The Presidio
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Paramount Pictures  (1988) 97 mins R

5.7 (5,615 votes)
"…Connery and the chases will keep your pulse pounding!" - USA Today

Lt. Col. Caldwell (Sean Connery) and Police Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) don't like each other. Not even a little bit. That's because Caldwell helped run Austin out of the military police a few years back. And now these natural enemies are forced to team up to solve a brutal murder at The Presidio military compound.

To make matters worse, Inspector Austin has taken a sudden and passionate interest in a beautiful, feisty young woman (Meg Ryan), who just happens to be Lt. Col. Caldwell's daughter. First, sparks fly between the young lovers. Then fists and bullets start flying as this action-packed thriller kicks into high gear and tears up the streets of San Francisco....

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Cast and Crew
Sean Connery  ......  Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
Mark Harmon  ......  Jay Austin
Meg Ryan  ......  Donna Caldwell
Jack Warden  ......  Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
Mark Blum  ......  Arthur Peale
Dana Gladstone  ......  Col. Paul Lawrence
Director  .....  Peter Hyams
Producer  .....  D. Constantine Conte
Writer  .....  Larry Ferguson
Notes
Goofs:
Errors in geography: When Austin is given the address of Colonel Lawerence in Chinatown he is told its in Chinatown at 1412 Washington which is in the Nob Hill District of San Francisco. (more)

Trivia:
The shot of the aircraft carrier coming into San Francisco Bay at the beginning of the movie was completely unplanned. The entire crew were at the time on the Presidio's parade field, along with hundreds of off duty soldier, filming a staged parade. When director Hyams saw the fleet coming in, he stopped filming of the parade to get a shot of the ships going past. In the final cut of the movie only a few seconds of the parade are shown at the beginning, and the rest of the day's shoot was left on the proverbial cutting room floor. (more)

Filming Locations:
San Francisco, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Donna Caldwell: Say something.
Jay Austin: What?
Donna Caldwell: That's a start.
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