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Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin star in this romantic thriller The Big Easy, a box office hit that captivated audiences with its blend of New Orleans nightlife, steamy romance and sultry surprise. When a hood's murder triggers a bloody gangland drug war, detective Remy McSwain (Quaid) is on the scene. He's a smooth-talkin' cop who fits right in with the easy style of Cajun country. Remy meets his match in Anne Osborne (Barkin), a no-nonsense Assistant District Attorney in town to investigate police corruption. At odds from the moment they meet, their electrically charged attraction keeps the sparks flying.
| "One of the Year's 10 Best." - Roger Ebert |
Editor's Note
In this steamy, spicy mystery a prosecutor is sent to New Orleans to investigate police corruption. All the evidence points to a Cajun detective she falls in love with immediately, and though the trial forces him temporarily off the squad it doesn't stop him from investigating the case or from seeing her.
Plot Summary
A hood's murder triggers a bloody gangland drug war, and a smooth-talking New Orleans detective is assigned to find out who's behind it. A tangled web of evidence, half-truths, and family secrets begins to point to higher-ups in his own department, but he refuses to believe it -- that is, until he meets his match in an assistant district attorney from the north. | She's in town to investigate allegations of police misconduct and quickly senses what's going on. Repeatedly clashing with the detective, she urges him to face the truth and stand up to his responsibilities as an officer of the law. Sparks fly almost immediately between the two, and a romance follows soon thereafter. Once he has come around to her way of thinking, they join forces and solve the crime together.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Single Side - Single Layer | | Full Frame - 1.33 | | Additional Release Material:
| Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Interactive Features:
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Trimark |
| Release Date: 5/20/2003 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1987 | | Catalog ID: 7002 - D | | UPC: 00031398700234 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
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"...THE BIG EASY is a snappy, sassy battle of the sexes..." 12/03/1986Los Angeles Times
"...Screenwriter Daniel Petrie Jr. sets up the conflict, and director Jim McBride fleshes it out with devastating, sexy assurance..." 08/21/1987 p.C1 Total Film
"Teeming with sultry sex appeal....Always enjoyable." 04/01/2004 p.132 Premiere
"[Quaid] brims with charisma..." 06/01/2005 p.122 |
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