This film is about the adventures of a 1940's special anti-gangster police squad in Los Angeles, the infamous 'Hat Squad.' The four members of this squad are big, tough, no-nonsense cops who don't hesitate to break the law, if it suits their purposes.
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Nick Nolte | Max Hoover |
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Melanie Griffith | Katherine Hoover |
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Chazz Palminteri | Elleroy Coolidge |
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Michael Madsen | Eddie Hall |
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Chris Penn | Arthur Relyea |
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Treat Williams | Colonel Nathan Fitzgerald |
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Jennifer Connelly | Allison Pond |
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Daniel Baldwin | McCafferty |
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Andrew McCarthy | Jimmy Fields |
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John Malkovich | General Thomas Timms |
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Kyle Chandler | Captain |
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Ed Lauter | Earl |
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Melinda Clarke | Cigarette Girl |
| Ernie Lively | Foreman | |
| Suzanne Solari | Perino's Girl | |
| Alisa Christensen | Spaghetti Girl | |
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Bruce Dern | The Chief |
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Louise Fletcher | Esther |
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Rob Lowe | Hoodlum |
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William Petersen | Jack Flynn |
Camera |
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| Haskell Wexler | Director of Photography |
Directing |
| Lee Tamahori | Director |
Editing |
| Sally Menke | Editor |
Sound |
| Dave Grusin | Music |
Writing |
| Floyd Mutrux | Screenplay |
| Peter Dexter | Story |