A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.A corrupt lieutenant in the homicide division is threatened by the righteous DA while trying to solve a string of mysterious murders.
- Awards
- 4 wins & 7 nominations
Edward Saint Pe'
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- (as Edward St. Pe)
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- TriviaBoth Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid consider this the favorite of all the films they've made.
- GoofsTugboats are powered by diesel engines. Diesel fuel is incapable of exploding. (Actually diesel can explode fine, it's just not as volatile as petroleum . Plenty of diesel trucks in accidents have both caught fire and exploded.)
- Quotes
Lamar Parmentel: New Orleans is a marvelous environment for coincidence.
- Alternate versionsWhile the UK theatrical release ends with the boat exploding, a fade out and cutting to Remy and Anne dancing around on their wedding night, the UK video release has an extra scene which features Anne talking Remy out of resigning and Remy proposing marriage.
- SoundtracksZydeco Gris Gris
Performed by Beausoleil
Composed by Michael Doucet
Flat Town Music
Courtesy of Swallow Records
Featured review
"The Big Easy" is a lot of fun for native New Orleanians. I've never seen this film until yesterday, and it delighted me to see some of my former colleagues in the NOPD Detective Bureau play cops in the movie. Gus Krinke (now retired) actually did a very credible job as portraying an Internal Affairs Detective.
Yes, the 'accents' as portrayed here are unbelievable...many tourists are astonished to learn that most New Orleanians talk almost exactly like they're from Brooklyn, not some backwater swamp.
I understand Quaid enjoyed himself in New Orleans while making this movie, and it clearly shows. Grace Zabriskie (who was actually born in N.O.) was the most believable character. John Goodman liked the place so much he bought a home in the Crescent City.
Quaid and Barkin definitely put some spice in their roles...their chemistry was apparent and believable (unlike Quaid's accent), and their romance was really the only thing believable in this 'police movie'.
BTW, real New Orleans cops don't work out of 'Precinct Houses', sports fans, they're referred to as 'Districts'...New Orleans has 8 (eight) Police Districts. And I was delighted to see that the official ("unofficial") NOPD 'Vulture/star-and-Crescent' Homicide 'badge' was shown so often.
All in all, this film is a lot of fun despite its numerous technical flaws, and I give it 6 out of 10.
Yes, the 'accents' as portrayed here are unbelievable...many tourists are astonished to learn that most New Orleanians talk almost exactly like they're from Brooklyn, not some backwater swamp.
I understand Quaid enjoyed himself in New Orleans while making this movie, and it clearly shows. Grace Zabriskie (who was actually born in N.O.) was the most believable character. John Goodman liked the place so much he bought a home in the Crescent City.
Quaid and Barkin definitely put some spice in their roles...their chemistry was apparent and believable (unlike Quaid's accent), and their romance was really the only thing believable in this 'police movie'.
BTW, real New Orleans cops don't work out of 'Precinct Houses', sports fans, they're referred to as 'Districts'...New Orleans has 8 (eight) Police Districts. And I was delighted to see that the official ("unofficial") NOPD 'Vulture/star-and-Crescent' Homicide 'badge' was shown so often.
All in all, this film is a lot of fun despite its numerous technical flaws, and I give it 6 out of 10.
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Box office
- Budget
- $8,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,685,307
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $353,259
- Aug 23, 1987
- Gross worldwide
- $17,685,307
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