Downtown (1990): Cast & Box Office
Downtown is a 1990 action comedy directed by Richard Benjamin, starring Anthony Edwards as Alex Kearney, Forest Whitaker and Joe Pantoliano. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes and earned $2.3 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Richard Benjamin
- Original language
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English - Studio
- 20th Century Fox
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Downtown About?
The premise of Downtown without spoilers.
Officer Alex Kearney starts patrolling an affluent Philadelphia neighborhood, pulling over a well‑connected white‑collar executive who vows revenge. Quickly reassigned to the city’s most dangerous precinct, he partners with seasoned cop Dennis Curran. Despite early tension, Kearney proves he can match the street‑level brutality of the criminals they chase.
Downtown Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- male nudity
- detective
- police
- male rear nudity
- street gang
- ghetto
- public nudity
- police shootout
- police partner
- physical comedy
- gangster
- arrest
+38 more Show fewer
- handcuffs
- drugs
- bare chested male
- buttocks
- scene during opening credits
- police car
- lemonade stand
- man wears sunglasses
- 20th century fox
- buddy cop comedy
- man
- car
- vomiting
- opening action scene
- shootout in a police station
- one word title
- interracial relationship
- woodchipper
- body in a woodchipper
- hospital
- slapstick comedy
- pistol
- machine gun
- held at gunpoint
- hostage
- mexican standoff
- voice of god
- microphone
- f word
- profanity
- fistfight
- car chase
- gunfight
- shootout
- two man army
- neo noir
- urban decay
- shotgun
Downtown Cast & Characters
Anthony Edwards leads the cast as Alex Kearney, with Forest Whitaker as Dennis Curren and Joe Pantoliano as White. Directed by Richard Benjamin; 18 actors are credited in all.
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Director Richard Benjamin
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Anthony Edwards as Alex Kearney -
Forest Whitaker as Dennis Curren -
Joe Pantoliano as White -
Penelope Ann Miller as Lori Mitchell
Also Starring in Downtown
· 14 more- David Clennon Jerome Sweet
- Art Evans Henry Coleman
- Francis X. McCarthy Inspector Ben Glass
- Ron Canada Lowell Harris
- Roger Aaron Brown Lt. Sam Parral
- Kimberly Scott Christine Curren
- Stefanos Miltsakakis Wayne
- Rick Aiello Mickey Witlin
- Wanda De Jesus Luisa Diaz
- Danuel Pipoly Skip Markowitz
- Maurice Hill Man with Dog
- Gwen E. Davis Gloria Anderson
- Homeselle Joy Minnie
- Ryan McWhorter Ephraim Cain
More from Richard Benjamin
More films directed by Richard Benjamin: A Little Thing Called Murder, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Tourist Trap and Milk Money.
Downtown Box Office
Downtown grossed $2.3 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$2.3M
- US & Canada
- $2.3M
Downtown Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Downtown.
Cars in Downtown
58 cars on screen, including the 1986 Plymouth Gran Fury and the 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL W126.
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1986 Plymouth Gran Fury Main role -
1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL W126 Important role -
1986 Mercedes-Benz S-Klasse W126 Important role -
1986 Plymouth Gran Fury Important role
Downtown Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Deux flics à Downtown” and “Philadelphiai zsaru”.
- Also known as
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- Deux flics à Downtown
- Philadelphiai zsaru
- Участъкът
- Los cuasicops
- Pronti a tutto
- Dois Tiras Infernais
- Śródmieście
- Крутой район
- 黑白双雄
- 다운타운
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Downtown FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Downtown, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Downtown?
Downtown runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Downtown released?
Downtown was released on January 12, 1990.
Who directed Downtown?
Downtown was directed by Richard Benjamin.
More films by Richard Benjamin Who is in the cast of Downtown?
Downtown stars Anthony Edwards as Alex Kearney, Forest Whitaker as Dennis Curren and Joe Pantoliano as White, among 18 credited actors.
How much did Downtown make at the box office?
Downtown grossed $2.3 million worldwide.
Does Downtown have a post-credit scene?
No. Downtown has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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