

Ricochet
1991-10-04 · 102 min · ★ 6.1
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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Production details
- Directors
- Russell Mulcahy
- Production companies
- Cinema Plus, Indigo Productions, Silver Pictures, HBO Films
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 19,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 21,760,000
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonNick Styles
John LithgowEarl Talbott Blake
Ice-TOdessa
Kevin PollakDet. Larry Doyle
Lindsay WagnerD.A. Priscilla Brimleigh
Mary Ellen TrainorGail Wallens
Josh EvansKim
Victoria DillardAlice
John AmosReverend Styles
John CothranCouncilman Farris
Linda DonaWanda
Matt LandersChief Floyd
Starletta DuPoisMrs. Styles
Sherman HowardKiley
Viveka DavisBabysitter
Jesse VenturaChewalski
Rick CramerJesseTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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