Impulse

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Impulse

"It's easy to lose control."

1990

1h 49m

5.6(38 votes)

Thriller

Crime

Overview

A Los Angeles vice cop, caught between her undercover role as a sex worker and her personal relationships, is thrown into a web of murder and deceit.

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Cast & Crew

38 members

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Theresa Russell

Lottie Mason

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Jeff Fahey

Stan

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George Dzundza

Lt. Joe Morgan

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Alan Rosenberg

Charley Katz

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Nicholas Mele

Rossi

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Eli Danker

Dimarjian

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Charles McCaughan

Frank Munoff

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Lynne Thigpen

Dr. Gardner

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Shawn Elliott

Tony Peron

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Angelo Tiffe

Luke

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Christopher Lawford

Steve

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Nick Savage

Edge

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Dan Bell

Anson

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Tom Dahlgren

District Attorney

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Daniel Quinn

Ted Gates

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David L. Crowley

Trick in Car

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Mark Rolston

Man in Bar

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Russell Curry

Bartender Mills

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Pete Antico

Vice Cop in Bar

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Karl Anthony Smith

Gas Station Attendant

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Paul Acerno

Junkie in Apartment

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Maria Rangel

Maria

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Don Ruffin

Munoff's Bodyguard

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Cliff McLaughlin

Munoff's Bodyguard

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Paul Calabria

Man with Dog

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Valente Rodriguez

Doorman

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Ronald L. Colby

Liquor Store Clerk

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Robert Phalen

Coroner

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Douglas Rowe

Criminologist

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Wendy Gordon

TV Reporter

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Jerry Dunphy

TV Anchorman

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Jerry Martinez

Vice Cop at Motel

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Peder Melhuse

Vice Cop at Motel

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Sorin Serene Pricopie

Columbian Drug Dealer

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Thomas Rosales Jr.

Columbian Drug Dealer

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Elaine Kagan

Stan's Receptionist

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Michael McCleery

Punk Delivering Flowers

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James Edgcomb

Cop Behind Safe House

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