Striking Distance


1h 41m 1993

Brief Synopsis

Tom Hardy is a maverick cop who's not afraid to rock the boat in pursuit of a sadistic serial killer. Demoted to river patrol after suggesting the killer may be a fellow police officer, he initiates an unauthorized investigation.

Film Details

Also Known As
PersecuciĆ³n mortal
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Synopsis

Tom Hardy is a maverick cop who's not afraid to rock the boat in pursuit of a sadistic serial killer. Demoted to river patrol after suggesting the killer may be a fellow police officer, he initiates an unauthorized investigation.

Crew

Paul Abascal

Hair Stylist

Mac Ahlberg

Director Of Photography

Danny Anglin

Transportation Captain

David A Arnold

Sound Editor

Steve Arnold

Set Designer

William David Arnold

Art Director

J H Arrufat

Sound Editor

Louis Barlia

Camera Operator

Paul Barrere

Song

David M. Barrett

Stunts

Stanton Barrett

Stunts

Sandy Berman

Sound Editor

Ronald Blackwell

Song

Staci Blagovich

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Raymond Boniker

Assistant Editor

Steve Bores

Sound Mixer

Sondra Dee Boyachek

Production Coordinator

Shelley Peterson Boyle

Stunts

Tim Boyle

Other

Pasquale Buba

Editor

Brian Callahan

Wardrobe

Paul Canterna

Other

Anthony Cappello

Assistant Camera Operator

Robert J Carlyle

Construction Coordinator

Chris Carpenter

Rerecording

Steve Cohagan

Best Boy

Noah Coleman

Assistant

Diane Collins

Wardrobe

Adam Colunga

Dolly Grip

Betsy Cox

Costume Designer

Christopher Cronyn

Unit Production Manager

Pat Curtin

Other

Bill Dalzell

Stunts

Chris David

Rerecording

Bill J Didonna

Boom Operator

Paul Disley

Song

Pam Dixon Mickelson

Casting

Fred Donatelli

Production Assistant

Gary Duncan

Other

Scott Eddo

Makeup

Brad Einhorn

Property Master

Andy Epper

Stunts

Frank Falvey

Assistant Director

John Feinblatt

Transportation Co-Captain

Brad Fiedel

Music

Glory Fioramonti

Stunts

Judee Flick

Adr Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick

Sound Editor

Gregg Fonseca

Production Designer

Charlie Francis

Song

Jennifer Freed

Production Accountant

Frankie Garbutt

Stunts

Eileen Garrigan

Other

Al Giddings

Director Of Photography

Lance Gilbert

Stunts

Mickey Gilbert

Stunt Coordinator

Tim Gilbert

Stunts

Troy Gilbert

Stunts

Dan Gilham

Lighting Technician

Andy Gill

Stunts

Gina Granham

Set Designer

Christopher C Haggard

Production Assistant

Allen L Hall

Special Effects

Ben Haller

Key Grip

Jeff Hand

Assistant Camera Operator

Jay R. Hart

Set Decorator

Richard Hartley

Lighting

Gordon Hayman

Camera Operator

Mark Helfrich

Editor

D. M. Hemphill

Rerecording

Rowdy Herrington

Screenplay

Chuck Hosack

Stunts

C Gordon Houser

Wrangler

Bobby Huber

Key Grip

Jessica Lawrence Jacob

Stunts

Joe Janusek

Dolly Grip

Keii Johnson

Stunt Man

William A Johnson

Production Supervisor

Thomas R Johnston

Script Supervisor

Jeannee Josefczyk

Makeup

Martin Kaplan

Screenplay

Martin Kaplan

Associate Producer

Nick Kenny

Song

Simon Kenny

Song

Louis M Kiss

Stunts

R. J. Kizer

Adr Editor

Caroline Korney

Assistant Production Accountant

Dana J Kuznetzkoff

Assistant Director

Jim Lewis

Stunts

Lexie Longstreet

Script Supervisor

David Lowry

Stunts

Hunt Lowry

Producer

Greg Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Clark J Maloof

Wrangler

Mark Mangini

Sound Editor

Bob Marshak

Photography

Nicholas C Mastandrea

Assistant Director

Linda Matthews

Wardrobe Supervisor

Matthew C. May

Assistant Sound Editor

Robert J Mccaughan

Technical Advisor

Thomas Titus Mccue

Production Assistant

Kathryn J. Mcdermott

Production Supervisor

Arnon Milchan

Producer

Bruce Alan Miller

Art Director

Chuck Miller

Location Manager

Harry Miller

Editor

Joe Montenegro

Effects Assistant

Bruce Moriarty

Assistant Director

Gary Muller

Assistant Camera Operator

David Nowell

Photography

Don Nygren

Lighting Technician

Walt Oggier

Consultant

Kitty Olisky

Other

Andrew G Patterson

Adr Editor

Bill Payne

Song

Susan Pickett

Assistant Director

Andrew Priestley

Assistant Camera Operator

Tom Priestley

Director Of Photography

Eric Ramsey

Storyboard Artist

Steven Reuther

Executive Producer

Allan K Rosen

Music Editor

Debbie Lynn Ross

Stunts

Jeffrey Rubis

Hair Stylist

Stephen A Schwartz

Property Master

Bob Seger

Song

Andy Shaw

Song

Loren Shertzer

Production Assistant

Andrew M Siegel

Assistant Property Master

Spike Silver

Stunts

Rick Simms

Craft Service

Lori Stilson

Costumes

John Sutton

Sound

Fred Tackett

Song

Tony Thomopoulos

Producer

Shirley Walker

Music Conductor

Michael S Walter

Stunt Man

Ricky Waugh

Stunts

Michael S Wertz

Apprentice

Thomas Whalen

Video Playback

Glenn Wilder

Stunts

Jennifer Wilkinson

Dga Trainee

Sherry Coleman Wilson

Stunts

Michael Winterburn

Grip

Naomi Yoelin

Casting Associate

Robert Zajonc

Helicopter Pilot

Emily Zolten

Production Assistant

Carmine Zozzora

Coproducer

Film Details

Also Known As
PersecuciĆ³n mortal
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Crime
Thriller
Release Date
1993
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 41m

Articles

Robert Pastorelli (1954-2004)


Robert Pastorelli, the rough and ready actor best known to television viewers for his portrayal of the devilish but lovable house painter Eldin on the long-running CBS comedy Murphy Brown (1988-97), was found dead on March 8 in his Hollywood Hills home. Authorities believe the cause of death was a drug overdose. He was 49.

Born on June 21, 1954 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Pastorelli had dreams of becoming a boxer, but when he was just 19, he was involved in a near fatal car accident that forced him to choose another career. By the late '70s, he chose acting. After doing some theater in New York, Pastorelli found work on both television: Barney Miller, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues; and film: Outrageous Fortune, Beverly Hills Cop II (both 1987), where his beefy frame and Runyonesque demeanor almost always had him play thugs and hoodlums.

In 1988, he found fame when he was cast opposite Candice Bergen as Eldin, the house painter who could never quite finish the job in Murphy Brown. Pastorelli's likable raffishness countered well with Bergen's icy charms, and he stayed on for six seasons.

After Murphy Brown, Pastorelli continued to play variations of the streetwise character, but this time to considerable comic effect in films like: Sister Act 2 (1994), Eraser, and Michael (both 1996). He returned to television impressively when he starred in the short-lived, but critically lauded Americanized version of the British Television hit Cracker. Pastorelli had just completed work on the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool with John Travolta, which is scheduled for release later this year. He is survived by a daughter.

by Michael T. Toole
Robert Pastorelli (1954-2004)

Robert Pastorelli (1954-2004)

Robert Pastorelli, the rough and ready actor best known to television viewers for his portrayal of the devilish but lovable house painter Eldin on the long-running CBS comedy Murphy Brown (1988-97), was found dead on March 8 in his Hollywood Hills home. Authorities believe the cause of death was a drug overdose. He was 49. Born on June 21, 1954 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Pastorelli had dreams of becoming a boxer, but when he was just 19, he was involved in a near fatal car accident that forced him to choose another career. By the late '70s, he chose acting. After doing some theater in New York, Pastorelli found work on both television: Barney Miller, Cagney & Lacey, Hill Street Blues; and film: Outrageous Fortune, Beverly Hills Cop II (both 1987), where his beefy frame and Runyonesque demeanor almost always had him play thugs and hoodlums. In 1988, he found fame when he was cast opposite Candice Bergen as Eldin, the house painter who could never quite finish the job in Murphy Brown. Pastorelli's likable raffishness countered well with Bergen's icy charms, and he stayed on for six seasons. After Murphy Brown, Pastorelli continued to play variations of the streetwise character, but this time to considerable comic effect in films like: Sister Act 2 (1994), Eraser, and Michael (both 1996). He returned to television impressively when he starred in the short-lived, but critically lauded Americanized version of the British Television hit Cracker. Pastorelli had just completed work on the Get Shorty (1995) sequel Be Cool with John Travolta, which is scheduled for release later this year. He is survived by a daughter. by Michael T. Toole

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Fall September 17, 1993

Released in United States on Video March 2, 1994

Began shooting June 8, 1992.

Completed shooting September 8, 1992.

Some additional filming took place Winter late 1992 and early 1993.

Released in United States on Video March 2, 1994

Released in United States Fall September 17, 1993