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Who said you can't fight City Hall?

19851h 42mNo ratings yet

Action
Drama
Comedy

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.

Keywords

new york city
police
manhattan
subway
bridge
mayor
firefighter
news
politics
drinking
scandal
graffiti
manhattan, new york city

Details

Status: Released
Release date: February 15, 1985
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: 20th Century Fox,Interscope Communications,SLM Production Group
Cast: Bill Beutel,Sara Lee Kessler,David Wohl,Tom Dunn,Steven Keats,Norman Parker,Robert E. Walsh,Maury Chaykin,Rose Ann Scamardella,Timothy Huttonand 12 more
Director: Bob Clark
Writer: James Gregory Kingston,Denis Hamill,John Hamill
Producer: Peter Samuelson,René Dupont,Ted Field,Robert W. Cort
Cinematography: Reginald H. Morris
Music: Paul Zaza
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $1,900,000
IMDb: tt0090217