
Movie · thriller, crime
Impulse
1990 · 1h 49m · R
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What is it about? Impulse
It's easy to lose control.
A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.
Genres: thriller, crime. Themes: drug dealer, policewoman, vice squad, female police officer, neo-noir.
Cast and crew Impulse
AllCreators
- Directed bySondra Locke
- ScreenplayLeigh Chapman
- ScreenplayJohn DeMarco
- MusicMichel Colombier
- CinematographyDean Semler
- EditingJohn W. Wheeler
Full cast and crew38 cast members, 37 crew
Cast:
- Theresa Russell · Lottie Mason
- Jeff Fahey · Stan
- George Dzundza · Lt. Joe Morgan
- Alan Rosenberg · Charley Katz
- Nicholas Mele · Rossi
- Eli Danker · Dimarjian
- Charles McCaughan · Frank Munoff
- Lynne Thigpen · Gardner
- Shawn Elliott · Tony Peron
- Angelo Tiffe · Luke
- Christopher Lawford · Steve
- Nick Savage · Edge
- Dan Bell · Anson
- Tom Dahlgren · District Attorney
- Daniel Quinn · Ted Gates
- David L. Crowley · Trick in Car
- Mark Rolston · Man in Bar
- Russell Curry · Bartender Mills
- Pete Antico · Vice Cop in Bar
- Karl Anthony Smith · Gas Station Attendant
- Paul Acerno · Junkie in Apartment
- Maria Rangel · Maria
- Don Ruffin · Munoff's Bodyguard
- Cliff McLaughlin · Munoff's Bodyguard
- Paul Calabria · Man with Dog
- Valente Rodriguez · Doorman
- Ronald L. Colby · Liquor Store Clerk
- Robert Phalen · Coroner
- Douglas Rowe · Criminologist
- Wendy Gordon · TV Reporter
- Jerry Dunphy · TV Anchorman
- Jerry Martinez · Vice Cop at Motel
- Peder Melhuse · Vice Cop at Motel
- Sorin Serene Pricopie · Columbian Drug Dealer
- Thomas Rosales Jr. · Columbian Drug Dealer
- Elaine Kagan · Stan's Receptionist
- Michael McCleery · Punk Delivering Flowers
- James Edgcomb · Cop Behind Safe House
Crew:
- Sondra Locke · Director
- Dan Kolsrud · Executive Producer
- Albert S. Ruddy · Producer
- William A. Elliott · Production Design
- Leigh Chapman · Screenplay
- John DeMarco · Screenplay
- Glenn Daniels · Casting
- Michel Colombier · Original Music Composer
- Dean Semler · Director of Photography
- John DeMarco · Story
- John W. Wheeler · Editor
Trailer Impulse
ENImpulse (Original Theatrical Trailer)November 27, 2012Movies like this Impulse
Details Impulse

- First theatrical release
- April 6, 1990
- Release in the US
- April 6, 1990
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- R
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Numbers and release
- Budget
- $9M
- Worldwide gross
- $2.5M
Frequently asked questions
How long is Impulse?
1h 49m (109 minutes).
Who’s in Impulse?
Theresa Russell, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alan Rosenberg, Nicholas Mele, Eli Danker, Charles McCaughan, Lynne Thigpen, Shawn Elliott, and Angelo Tiffe. Directed by Sondra Locke.
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