Blue City

1986
R
1h 23m

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4.4/10

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Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy in Blue City (1986)

A drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was mysteriously murdered during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his father's death, he starts his own investigation.

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A drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was mysteriously murdered during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his father's d... Read allA drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was mysteriously murdered during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his father's death, he starts his own investigation.A drifter returns to his Florida hometown only to discover that his father, the local mayor, was mysteriously murdered during his absence. Vowing to find the killer and avenge his father's death, he starts his own investigation.

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IMDb RATING

4.4/10

1.5K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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- 5 nominations

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Trivia
Jenny Wright originally was cast in the lead female role of Annie Rayford. Ally Sheedy replaced Wright after re-writes.

Quotes
Chief Luther Reynolds: I like you. And I liked your daddy too. So I'm not gonna get in your way.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Blue City/Home of the Brave (1986)

Soundtracks
Blue City Down
Written by Ry Cooder and Jim Dickinson
Performed by Ry Cooder, Bobby A. King (as Bobby King) and Terry Evans

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4/10

hardboiled Brat Pack

Billy Turner (Judd Nelson) returns to his hometown of Blue City, Florida. The family black sheep promptly starts a bar fight and expects to be bailed out by his mayor father. He is surprised to learn that his father had been murdered. Police Chief Luther Reynolds (Paul Winfield) is not eager to solve the case despite claiming to be his friend. The obvious suspect is his father's slimy business partner Perry Kerch (Scott Wilson) who is also now sleeping with his stepmother Malvina Kerch-Turner (Anita Morris). Billy recruits his former school friend Joey Rayford (David Caruso) to help force a confession out of Perry who had done Joey wrong previously. Joey's younger sister Annie Rayford (Ally Sheedy) helps and falls for Billy.

Director Michelle Manning produced The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles before taking her shot. There's nothing wrong with taking a shot when you get a chance, but there is no doubt that this shot completely missed the mark. First, Judd Nelson is wrong for the role. He's supposed to be hard, but I don't buy it. He is still the guy from Breakfast Club. In a way, Ally Sheedy suffers from something similar. She has no romantic chemistry with Judd. Looking back at her career, she never really had a great romance. Her best may be WarGames and those characters are not staying together. Above all that, I can't buy that nobody is willing to give Billy an alternate suspect. Perry could have thrown him a red herring, guilty or not. A mayor would have multiple enemies. After the dog track incident, Perry would force Luther to gin up some charges for the boys. The story really doesn't make much sense and it's hard to buy the hardboiled Brat Pack.