by the buddy cop film genre, primarily examples such as RunningScared (1986) and Lethal Weapon (1987), Dippold set out to write a film in which the leads
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Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle also gave a negative review, finding the political commentary and tone unvaried, and criticizing the film's length
location in 1986's RunningScared. It also served as the exterior for Gotham Square Garden in 2022's The Batman, though interior shots were filmed at London's