The Big Easy

The Big Easy is a crime film set in New Orleans, where police lieutenant Remy McSwain works a murder case involving a local mobster and a drug ring. When assistant district attorney Anne Osborne arrives to investigate corruption within the police department, the two clash over his loose approach to the rules. As Remy looks into the killing, he begins to suspect that other officers may be involved, and the case becomes entangled with his growing involvement with Anne. Directed by Jim McBride, it followed his 1983 film Breathless and preceded Great Balls of Fire! in 1989. Daniel Petrie Jr. wrote the screenplay, and Stephen J. Friedman produced. Dennis Quaid and Ellen Barkin star, with Ned Beatty, John Goodman, Lisa Jane Persky and Ebbe Roe Smith in supporting roles.

The film was released in November 1986 and runs 102 minutes. Made for about 9 million dollars, it returned roughly 18 million worldwide, a solid result for its budget. On IMDb it holds a 6.5 rating from around 15,000 votes, while on TMDB it sits at 6.2 from about 221 votes. A critics' rating of 7.5 from 38 reviews places it above the audience scores.