Deadly Hero

Officer Lacy is an 18-year veteran of the New York City Police Department who finds himself demoted from detective back to patrol duty for his violent tendencies and trigger-happy behavior.<ref name="nyt761016"/><ref name="bdn761105"/> Responding to a call on Manhattan's West Side (Manhattan), he finds a young musician named Sally has been abducted by a mugger named Rabbit.<ref name="var76"/><ref name="tcmdb"/> Rabbit has Sally at knifepoint in a hostage standoff but is persuaded to release her and surrender by Officer Lacy, who kills the unarmed Rabbit anyway. A grateful Sally is convinced by Lacy to lie to detectives to make Lacy seem like a hero. She later changes her mind and tells the truth about the shooting. This drives Lacy to try to silence Sally with escalating threats and violence before his career is ruined and he's tried for Rabbit's murder.<ref name="ll771119"/>

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 41539
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide December 14, 1975
  • Runtime 102 minutes
  • Genres Drama Thriller Crime
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages English
  • Production Company AVCO Embassy Pictures City Time Partners
  • Production Countries United States of America
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