The Big Easy
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
TriMark  (1987) 102 mins R

6.5 (5,235 votes)
District Attorney Anne Osborne (Ellen Barkin) is sent to News Orleans to investigate corruption within the police department. There she meets the charismatic and cocky Detective Remy McSwain (Dennis Quaid). An uneasy tension forms between the two as Remy investigates the murder of a local drug dealer and Anne investigates him. Anne soon discovers that Remy has been accepting bribes but proving it isn't easy. Add in Remy's fellow police officers Jack and Andre (Ned Beatty and John Goodman) who resent the beautiful outsider sticking her nose in their city and there's bound to be trouble. Set against the backdrop of quaint New Orleans, action, intrigue, and romance naturally follows....

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Cast and Crew
Dennis Quaid  ......  Det. Remy McSwain
Ellen Barkin  ......  Anne Osborne
Ned Beatty  ......  Jack Kellom
John Goodman  ......  Det. Andre DeSoto
Lisa Jane Persky  ......  McCabe
Ebbe Roe Smith  ......  Ed Dodge
Director  .....  Jim McBride
Producer  .....  Stephen Friedman; Mort Engelberg; Stephen J. Friedman
Writer  .....  Daniel Petrie Jr.; Daniel Petrie, Jr.
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: Both times - on different days - when Ann and Remy are talking on the phone, it is either sunset or sunrise outside her office, but it's cloudy, say mid-day, outside Remy's office (more)

Trivia:
Both Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid consider this the favorite of all the films they've made. (more)

Filming Locations:
Antoine's Restaurant - 713 St. Louis Street, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (more)

Quotes:
Remy McSwain: Oh, man, now they're killing retards.
McCabe: Then why ain't you dead?
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Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations (more)