''One Tough Cop'' is a 1998 American action

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. It was directed by

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and written by Jeremy Iacone. The movie stars Stephen Baldwin as the protagonist and first-person narrator Bo Dietl, a real-life

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who wrote the book that the film is based on.

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costars as Dietl's partner. Gina Gershon, Mike McGlone and

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also play key roles.

Plot summary

Detective Bo Dietl and his partner investigate the rape and murder of a nun. Meanwhile, Dietl learns that his partner has a gambling problem, and is in debt to

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Cast

* Stephen Baldwin as Detective Bo Dietl *

as Duke Finnerly * Gina Gershon as Joey O'Hara * Mike McGlone as Richie La Cassa *

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as "Papi", Gunman * Harvey Atkin as Rudy *

as Frankie "Hot" Salvino *

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as FBI Agent Burt Payne *

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as FBI Agent Jean Devlin * Jason Blicker as Philly Nose * Bo Dietl as Detective Benny Levine * Frank Pellegrino as Lieutenant Frank Raggio *

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as Lieutenant Denny Reagan * Paul Calderón as Sergeant Diaz * Jean Paul as Juano * Larry Gilliard Jr. as Curtis Wilkins * Philip Akin as Inspector Cheney * Karen Robinson as Sherene * Nigel Bennett as Inspector Bassie

Reception

''One Tough Cop'' was poorly received by critics. On

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, the film holds a rating of 24% from 21 reviews with the consensus: "An aimless vanity piece starring a miscast Stephen Baldwin, this limp thriller tries too hard to portray the real-life Bo Dietl as ''One Tough Cop'' for him to be a believable one, too."

References

External links

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' at the TCM Movie Database * {{Bruno Barreto 1998 action thriller films 1998 films American action thriller films Films scored by Bruce Broughton Films directed by Bruno Barreto Films produced by Martin Bregman American police detective films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language action thriller films