Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Release Date: 02/01/2005
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD4.0/DD1/DDS/DD2
Run Time: 109 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox
Stuart Rosenberg's taut police thriller, based on the
Martin Beck novel by
Maj Sjowall and
Per Wahlöö, concerns a serial killer who is targeting bus riders. When a bus full of innocent commuters are killed on a San Francisco street,
Jake Martin (
Walter Matthau) is assigned to track down the killer.
Jake has a personal stake in the killings because his partner was one of the victims. Teamed up with new partner
Leo Larsen (
Bruce Dern),
Jake investigates the back alleys of San Francisco to find the serial killer. The trail leads to a tour of the underbelly of the city's gay subculture.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide