Off Limits (1988)
Being a cop is tough. But in Saigon, 1968, being a cop is crazy.
McGriff and Albaby are probably doing the worst law enforcement job in the world - they are plain clothes U.S. military policemen on duty in war-time Saigon. However, their job becomes even harder when they start investigating the serial killings of local prostitutes. Their prime suspect is high ranking U.S. Army officer which brings their lives in danger.
- Date of release
- 1988-03-11
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (71)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
- Director
- Christopher Crowe
Casting
- Willem Dafoe — Buck McGriff
- Gregory Hines — Albaby Perkins
- Fred Ward — Dix
- Amanda Pays — Nicole
- Scott Glenn — Colonel Dexter Armstrong
- Keith David — Maurice
- David Alan Grier — Rogers
- Lim Kay Tong — Lime Green
- Raymond O'Connor — Elgin Flowers
- Richard Brooks — Preacher
- Thuy An Luu — Lanh
- Wasan Uttamayothin — Rogersan
Interesting facts
Off Limits is a 1988 action-thriller film set during the Vietnam War starring Willem Dafoe and Gregory Hines and directed by Christopher Crowe. The term "off limits" referred to the area where the original crime took place, an area of Saigon off limits to military personnel. The name of the film was changed to Saigon or Saigon: Off Limits when it was released throughout the rest of the world.
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