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Fort Apache, The Bronx (1981)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 3/18

3/18: Fort Apache, The Bronx is a fair but gritty film that's about the police (cowboys) handling black and Hispanic criminals (Indians) in the Bronx where the 41st Precinct (Fort Apache) is located.

If it wasn't for Paul Newman who's 56 at that time, the movie, having a made-for-TV feel, would have died at the box office. He's mostly okay, but there isn't a strong plot to begin with. If I'm surprised by anything, it's Rachel Ticotin's character who's a heroin addict. Why would a pretty girl like her dabble in something like that? Go be a model for a living.

All in all, Fort Apache, The Bronx is strictly for die-hard Paul Newman fans.

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