• StatusReleased
  • Release Date1985-02-15
  • Runtime102 minutes
  • TaglineWho said you can't fight City Hall?
  • Revenue1,900,000$
  • GenreAction, Comedy, Drama
  • Production
    CompaniesInterscope Communications, 20th Century Fox, SLM Production Group
  • Budget15,000,000$

Movie Overview

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.

Casts

Timothy Hutton

Robert Urich

Kim Cattrall

Robert Culp

Darren McGavin

Steven Keats

Paul Sorvino

Peter Boyle

James Tolkan

Thomas Quinn

Norman Parker

Dick O'Neill

Maury Chaykin

David Wohl

Roger Grimsby

Bill Beutel

Donna Hanover

Robert E. Walsh