Blue Steel is a 1989 action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow. The film is now 22 years old the film begins with Megan Turner (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a rookie New York City policewoman who shoots and kills a suspect (Tom Sizemore) with her police issue 38 Special Smith & Wesson Model 10 revolver while he’s holding up a neighborhood market. The suspect’s weapon lands on the floor of the market in the shopping area as the suspect is blown backward through the front window. As she continues to the checkout area, Turner nearly steps on the suspect’s gun directly in front of Eugene Hunt (Ron Silver) a commodities trader, who is also a latent psychopath. Hunt takes the gun and slips away, committing several bloody and brutal murders over the next few days using the gun. Because the robber’s weapon was not found at the scene, Turner is accused of killing an unarmed man. While tTurner attempts to clear her name with Chief Hoyt (Kevin Dunn) and her superiors, Hunt begins to romance the suspended Turner in a twisted love fetish. Turner arrests him but he is freed by his attorney Mel Dawson (Richard Jenkins) and continues to stalk Turner at her family home, an uncomfortable place where Turner remembers her mother being physically abused by her dad. Turner fights to keep her badge and solve the murders with the help of Detective Nick Mann (Clancy Brown) while trying to figure out her relationship with a killer. Eugene steps up his torment of Meg and turns up at her apartment later in the week and injures Meg and guns down and kills her best friend Tracy (Elizabeth Pena) and this causes Meg to have an emotional breakdown when she regains consciousness. Later that day Nick and Meg spend the night together, Eugene turns up again and while Nick goes to the bathroom he is shot by Eugene, Meg doesn’t hear the shot because it was muffled. Eugene attacks her and she shoots him but he runs off. Meg and Nick, who is unconscious are taken to the hospital. She wants to find Eugene and finish him off, after a long and violent confrontation and a bullet in the shoulder she finally shoots and kills Eugene and is taken away by paramedics for treatment.
Jamie Lee Curtis as Megan Turner
Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress her films include Halloween (1978), The Fog (1980), Prom Night (1980), Terror Train (1980), Road Games (1981), Halloween II (1981), Love Letters (1983), Trading Places (1983), Grandview U.S.A (1984), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Perfect (1985), Welcome Home (1986), A Man in Love (1987), Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987), Dominick and Eugene (1988), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Blue Steel (1989), Queens Logic (1991), My Girl (1991), Forever Young (1992), My Girl 2 (1994), Mother’s Boys (1994), True Lies (1994), Ellen’s Energy Adventure (1996), House Arrest (1996), Fierce Creatures (1997), Homegrown (1998), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Virus (1999), Drowning Mona (2000), The Tailor of Panama (2001), Daddy and Them (2001), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Freaky Friday (2003), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) and You Again (2010).  She has appeared in TV series such as Quincy M.E, Columbo, Operation Petticoat, Charlie’s Angels, The Love Boat, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Tall Tales & Legends and Anything But Love.

Ron Silver as Eugene Hunt
Ron Silver was an American actor his films include Tunnel Vision (1976), Semi Tough (1977), Silent Rage (1982), The Entity (1982), Best Friends (1982), Lovesick (1983), Silkwood (1983), Romancing the Stone (1984), The Goodbye People (1984), Garbo Talks (1984), Oh, God You Devil (1984), Eat and Run (1986), Blue Steel (1989), Enemies: A Love Story (1989), Reversal of Fortune (1990), The Good Policeman (1991), Married to It (1991), Live Wire (1992), Mr Saturday Night (1992), Timecop (1994), Deadly Outbreak (1996), Girl 6 (1996), Danger Zone (1996), The Arrival (1996), The White Raven (1998), Black and White (1999), Festival in Cannes (2001), Ali (2001), The Wisher (2002), Red Mercury (2005), Call It Fiction (2006), Find Me Guilty (2006), The Ten (2007) and My Father’s Will (2009).   He has appeared in TV series such as Big Eddie, McMillan & Wife, The Rockford Files, Dear Detective, Hill Street Blues, Wiseguy, Screen Two, Chicago Hope, Veronica’s Closet, The Practice, The West Wing, Law & Order and Crossing Jordan. Ron Silver died on March 15 2009 of esophageal cancer at the age of 62.
Clancy Brown as Nick Mann
Clancy Brown is an American actor his films include Bad Boys (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), Thunder Alley (1985), The Bride (1985), Highlander (1986), Extreme Prejudice (1987), Deadly Pursuit (1988), Season of Fear (1989), Blue Steel (1989), Waiting for the Light (1990), Ambition (1991), Past Midnight (1991), Pet Sematary II (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995), Female Perversions (1996), The Moravian Massacre (1996), Starship Troopers (1997), Flubber (1997), Claire Makes It Big (1999), The Hurricane (1999), Chump Change (2000), The Laramie Project (2002), The Making of Daniel Boone (2003), Finding Neo (2004), Gambling (2004), Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth (2005), The Guardian (2006), Pathfinder (2007), Parker (2007), The Burrowers (2008), The Express (2008), NASA Seals (2008), The Twenty (2009), Slap (2009), The Informant (2009), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) and Cowboys & Aliens (2011). He has appeared in TV series such as The Dukes of Hazzard, Tales from the Crypt, Mighty Ducks, ER, Star Trek: Enterprise, Lost, Law & Order and Medium.  Clancy Brown also works extensively as a voice actor for animated TV series such as Street Sharks, Gargoyles, Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series, The Incredible Hulk, Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm, The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Secret Files of the SpyDogs, Godzilla: The Series, Superman: The Animated Series, Voltron: The Third Dimension, Roughnecks: The Starship Troopers Chronicles, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command, Batman of the Future, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, Jackie Chan Adventures, Justice League Unlimited, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Batman, Biker Mice from Mars, The Spectacular SpiderMan, American Dad, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and G.I Joe: Renegades.

Louise Fletcher as Shirley Turner
Louise Fletcher is an American actress best known for her role as Nurse Ratched in One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress and as Kai Winn Adami in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.  Her films include Thieves Like Us (1974), Russian Roulette (1975), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975), Exorcist II (1977), The Cheap Detective (1978), The Lady in Red (1979), The Magician of Lublin (1979), Natural Enemies (1979), The Lucky Star (1980), Mama Dracula (1980), Strange Behavior (1981), Strange Invaders (1983), Brainstorm (1983), Talk to Me (1984), Firestarter (1984), Overnight Sensation (1984), Invaders from Mars (1986), The Boy Who Could Fly (1986), Nobody’s Fool (1986), Grizzly II: The Concert (1987), Flowers in the Attic (1987), Two Moon Junction (1988), Blue Steel (1989), Best of the Best (1989), Shadowzone (1990), On Deadly Ground (1994), Giorgino (1994), Tollbooth (1994), Virtuosity (1995), Return to Two Moon Junction (1995), Mulholland Falls (1996), Blind Vision (1996), Edie & Pen (1996), 2 Days in the Valley (1996), High School High (1996), Tryst (1996), Frankenstein and Me (1997), Gone Fishin’ (1997), The Girl Gets Moe (1997), Breast Men (1997), Johnny 316 (1998), Love Kills (1999), Cruel Intentions (1999), A Map of the World (1999), Silver Man (2000), Big Eden (2000), Very Mean Men (2000), More Dogs Than Bones (2000), Touched by a Killer (2001), After Image (2001), The Contract (2002), Manna from Heaven (2002), Finding Home (2003), Clipping Adam (2004), Dancing in Twilight (2005), Aurora Borealis (2005), Fat Rose and Squeaky (2006), The Last Sin Eater (2007), The Genesis Code (2010) and Mistaken Identity (2011).  She has appeared in TV series such as Bat Masterson, Lawman, Maverick, The Untouchables, Wagon Train, The Millionaire, Perry Mason, The Twilight Zone, Tales from the Crypt, Dream On, The Practice, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 7th Heaven, ER, Heroes, Shameless, Private Practice and Bones.
Philip Bosco as Frank Turner
Philip Bosco is an American actor his flms include A Lovely Way to Die (1968), Trading Places (1983), The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984), Heaven Help Us (1985), Walls of Glass (1985), The Money Pit (1986), Children of a Lesser God (1986), Suspect (1987), 3 Men and a Baby (1987), Another Woman (1988), Working Girl (1988), The Luckiest Man in the World (1989), The Dream Team (1989), Blue Steel (1989), Quick Change (1990), True Colors (1991), F/X2 (1991), Shadows and Fog (1991), Straight Talk (1992), Angie (1994), Milk Money (1994), Nobody’s Fool (1994), Safe Passage (1994), It Takes Two (1995), Apologies to Bunuel (1996), The First Wives Club (1996), My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997), Deconstructing Harry (1997), Critical Care (1997), Brooklyn Sonnet (2000), Wonder Boys (2000), Shaft (2000), Kate & Leopold (2001), Abandon (2002), Hitch (2005), Freedomland (2006), The Savages (2007) and When the Evening Comes (2009).  He has appeared in TV series such as The Defenders, The Doctors and the Nurses, Hawk, N.Y.P.D, Spenser: For Hire, The Equalizer, The Civil War, Against the Law, Spin City, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Damages.

Richard Jenkins as Dawson
Richard Jenkins is an American actor his films include Silverado (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), On Valentine’s Day (1986), The Manhattan Project (1986), Courtship (1987), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Rachel River (1987), Little Nikita (1988), Stealing Home (1988), How I Got Into College (1989), Blue Steel (1989), Sea of Love (1989), Blaze (1989), Undercover Blues (1993), Wolf (1994), It Could Happen to You (1994), Trapped in Paradise (1994), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), A Couch in New York (1996), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Eddie (1996), Absolute Power (1997), Eye of God (1997), The Impostors (1998), There’s Something About Mary (1998), The Confession (1999), The Mod Squad (1999), Outside Providence (1999), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), Random Hearts (1999), What Planet Are You From (2000), Me, Myself & Irene (2000), Say It Isn’t So (2001), One Night at McCool’s (2001), The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), Changing Lanes (2002), Stealing Harvard (2002), The Mudge Boy (2003), The Core (2003), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), I Heart Huckabees (2004), Shall We Dance (2004), North Country (2005), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005), Rumor Has It (2005), The Kingdom (2007), The Visitor (2007), The Broken (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Burn After Reading (2008), Happythankyoumoreplease (2010), Dear John (2010), Waiting for Forever (2010), Norman (2010), Eat Pray Love (2010), Let Me In (2010), Hall Pass (2011) and Friends with Benefits (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as Spenser: For Hire, Miami Vice, Against the Law, Crossroads, Ally McBeal and Six Feet Under.
Elizabeth Pena as Tracy
Elizabeth Peña is an American actress her films include El Super (1979), Times Square (1980), They All Laughed (1981), Crossover Dreams (1985), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), La Bamba (1987), batteries not included (1987),Vibes (1988), Blue Steel (1989), Jacob’s Ladder (1990), The Waterdance (1992), Dead Funny (1994), Across the Moon (1995), Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), Lone Star (1996), Recon (1996), Gridlock’d (1997), The Pass (1998), Rush Hour (1998), Strangeland (1998), Seven Girlfriends (1999), Things Behind the Sun (2001), Tortilla Soup (2001), Old Love (2001), On the Borderline (2001), Impostor (2001), ZigZag (2002), Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002), How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer (2005), Transamerica (2005), Down in the Valley (2005), Keep Your Distance (2005), The Lost City (2005), Sueño (2005), Adrift in Manhattan (2007), Dragon Wars: D-War (2007), Goal II: Living the Dream (2007), Love Comes Lately (2007), A Single Woman (2008), Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), Down for Life (2009), Mother and Child (2009) and Becoming Eduardo (2009).  She has appeared in TV series such as Cagney & Lacey, T.J Hooker, Hill Street Blues, Tough Cookies, Shannon’s Deal, Dream On, L.A Law, The Outer Limits, Dead Man’s Gun, Boston Public, CSI: Miami, NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Without a Trace, Numb3rs, Ghost Whisperer and Off the Map.

Kevin Dunn as Hoyt
Kevin Dunn is an American actor his films include Mississippi Burning (1988), Blue Steel (1989), Ghostbusters II (1989), Marked for Death (1990), The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990), Only the Lonely (1991), Hot Shots (1991), 1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992), Chaplin (1992), Dave (1993), Beethoven’s 2nd (1993), Little Big League (1994), Mad Love (1995), Nixon (1995), Chain Reaction (1996), The Sixth Man (1997), Picture Perfect (1997), Godzilla (1998), Almost Heroes (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), Snake Eyes (1998), Stir of Echoes (1999), Confessions (2002), I Heart Huckabees (2004), The Darwin Awards (2006), Live Free or Die (2006), The Black Dahlia (2006), All the King’s Men (2006), Gridiron Gang (2006), Transformers (2007), Lions for Lambs (2007), Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009), Unstoppable (2010) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011).   He has appeared in TV series such as Jack and Mike, Cheers, 21 Jump Street, L.A Law, Family Ties, Roseanne, JAG, Bette, The Practice, Dragnet, Law & Order, 7th Heaven, Lost, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Closer, Prison Break and Boston Legal.
Tom Sizemore as Robber
Tom Sizemore is an American actor his films include Blue Steel (1989), Lock Up (1989), Rude Awakening (1989), Penn & Teller Get Killed (1989), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), A Matter of Degrees (1990), Flight of the Intruder (1991), Guilty by Suspicion (1991), Point Break (1991), Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), Love Is Like That (1992), Passenger 57 (1992), Watch It (1993), Heart and Souls (1993), True Romance (1993), Striking Distance (1993), Wyatt Earp (1994), Natural Born Killers (1994), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Strange Days (1995), Heat (1995), The Relic (1997), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Enemy of the State (1998), The Florentine (1999), The Match (1999), Bringing Out the Dead (1999), Play It to the Bone (1999), Red Planet (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Ticker (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), Welcome to America (2002), Big Trouble (2002), Swindle (2002), Dreamcatcher (2003), Paparazzi (2004), No Rules (2005), The Nickel Children (2005), Born Killers (2005), Shut Up and Shoot! (2006), Splinter (2006), The Genius Club (2006), White Air (2007), Bottom Feeder (2007), Protecting the King (2007), Furnace (2007), A Broken Life (2008), American Son (2008), Red (2008), The Flyboys (2008), The Last Lullaby (2008), Stiletto (2008), Bad Ass (2009), The Grind (2009), Commute (2009), Super Capers (2009), Good God Bad Dog (2009), Angels and Fire (2009), 21 and a Wake Up (2009), Double Duty (2009), Big Money Rustlas (2010), Shadows in Paradise (2010), Toxic (2010), The Auctioneers (2010), Chlorine (2011), The Saints of Mt. Christopher (2011), Through the Eye (2011), Radical (2011), Black Gold (2011), White Knight (2011), Contractor’s Routine (2011), Collar (2011), Suing the Devil (2011), The Speak (2011) and Visible Scars (2011).  He has appeared in TV series such as Gideon Oliver, China Beach, Against the Law, Robbery Homicide Division, Dr Vegas, CSI: Miami and Crash.

Matt Craven  as Howard
Matt Craven is a Canadian actor his films include Bravery in the Field (1979), Meatballs (1979), Hog Wild (1980), Happy Birthday to Me (1981), That’s My Baby (1984), Agent on Ice (1986),Tin Men (1987), Smokescreen (1988), Blue Steel (1989), Chattahoochee (1989),Jacob’s Ladder (1990),K2 (1991),A Few Good Men (1992), Indian Summer (1993),Double Cross (1994),Killer (1994), Crimson Tide (1995), Breach of Trust (1995),The Juror (1996), The Final Cut (1996), White Tiger (1996), Never Too Late (1997), Masterminds (1997), Paulie (1998), Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (1999), Dragonfly (2002), The Life of David Gale (2003), Timeline (2003), The Statement (2003),The Clearing (2004), Bandido (2004), Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), A Simple Curve (2005), Deja Vu (2006), Disturbia (2007),American Venus (2007),The Longshots (2008), Public Enemies (2009), Devil (2010) and X-Men First Class (2011). He has appeared in TV series such as The Littlest Hobo, Tough Cookies, Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, Comedy Factory, Harry, American Playhouse, The Outer Limits, American Gothic,High Incident,L.A Doctors, ER, Without a Trace,The Pacific, Justified and NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
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