In director William Friedkin's supercharged thriller, William L. Petersen plays a "hot dog" special agent of the Secret Service who's out to arrest and convict an arrogant counterfeiter (William Dafoe) who has eluded the law for years and who flaunts his success. Dafoe has been asking for a down payment on a sale of bogus bills, but the amount is larger than the secret can authorize Petersen, undercover, to pay to entrap Dafoe in a "sting" operation. Petersen is forced to set up a dangerous plan to steal the advance money from another crook (John Turturro) and use it to buy bogus bills and bust the counterfeiter.As the film winds to its dark and exciting resolution, the distinction between the pursuing law enforcers and the pursued criminals will continue to blur.
a man and women kiss passionately
Bare breasts are shown briefly
violence
Man is shot with shotgun in the face with bloody results.
Man is burn to death. Mildly graphic.
Man is blown to pieces, not graphic.
Some other bloody shootings
profanity
35+ uses of the F-word
alcohol
Frequent smoking and alcoholic consumption.
frightening
The car chase towards the end is very intense as well as the ending shootout.
