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Fort Apache, The Bronx. Fort Apache, The Bronx is a 1981 American crime drama film directed by Daniel Petrie. The film stars Paul Newman as Murphy, a hard-drinking, lonely veteran cop, and Ken Wahl as his young partner, Corelli, both of whom work in a crime-ridden precinct in the Bronx. Although Murphy's life takes a good turn when he falls in ...
Murphy : You fuckin' creep, I wish I was man enough to turn you in! Murphy : [Murphy and Isabella are playing the game of you-tell-me-about-me while on their first date. Murphy starts telling Isabella about herself] Poor family, you're the oldest. You've got a lot of brothers and sisters. You got a brother in the joint.
Feb 6, 1981 · Fort Apache the Bronx: Directed by Daniel Petrie. With Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl, Danny Aiello. In New York City, South Bronx's main police precinct is nicknamed Fort Apache by its employees who feel like troopers surrounded by hostiles in a wild west isolated outpost.
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- Crime, Drama
- Daniel Petrie
- 1981-02-06
Aug 24, 2011 · Paul Newman (center) as Murphy, ... When the film Fort Apache, The Bronx, starring Paul Newman as a conflicted cop patrolling a neighborhood ravaged by poverty and drugs, came out in 1981, it was ...
Aug 11, 2015 · Paul Newman and Danny Aiello were superb in this film which isn't mentioned enough in my opinion. I wish Scorcese would have given this the Color of Money tr...
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- Hank Moody
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) Last Updated: Oct 2014 At the 41st Police Precinct in the South Bronx 18-year veteran Murphy (Paul Newman) is pretty much on auto pilot, looking to be a good cop, but also determined to do it with as little aggravation as possible by combining good police work with a social conscience.
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Jun 21, 2012 · For example, early in the movie when Murphy and Corelli save a suicidal transvestite from jumping off a building, it is painfully obvious a dummy was used in the long shot. A huge hit in its day, Fort Apache, The Bronx gave Paul Newman a chance to shine despite a story filled with trite cop movie clichés and peopled with walking stereotypes.
