The Presidio (1988)

You Wanna Die, Cop?

Realizing that he’s going away for good this time, desperate prisoner Howard (Don Calfa) gets his hands on a gun and tries to make a break for it, only to be faced down by Detective Austin (Mark Harmon).

Directed by Peter Hyams.

Released in 1988 by Paramount.

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  • character-type: Prisoner
  • character-type: Police Officer
  • action: Threaten
  • action: Grab
  • action: Yell
  • action: Fake
  • action: Arrest
  • editors-choice: So Bad It's Good
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Mystery
  • secondary-genre: Crime Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Suspense
  • secondary-genre: Thriller
  • mood: Tuff
  • mood: Exciting
  • prop: Coffee
  • prop: Handcuffs
  • prop: Gun
  • setting: Police Station
  • theme: Confidence
  • theme: Attitude
  • theme: Defeat
  • theme: Authority
  • theme: Life and Death
  • actor: Don Calfa
  • actor: Peter Kwong
  • actor: Mark Harmon
  • actor: Bob Delegall
  • director: Peter Hyams
  • producer: Jonathan A. Zimbert
  • producer: D. Constantine Conte
  • producer: Fred C. Caruso
  • cinematographer: Peter Hyams
  • composer: Bruce Broughton
  • editor: Beau Barthel
  • editor: Diane Adler
  • production-designer: Albert Brenner
  • role-name: Squad Room Officer
  • role-name: Jay Austin
  • role-name: Howard Buckely
  • role-name: Squad Room Lieutenant
  • screenwriter: Larry Ferguson
  • year: 1988
  • studio: Paramount