Sea of Love

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Sea of Love is a 1989 neo-noir thriller film starring Al Pacino as a New York detective entangled in a dangerous romance while hunting a serial killer.

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Sea of Love canonical 9
Sea of Love reached the US Top 10 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film
basedOn original screenplay
characterPortrayedBy Frank Keller – Al Pacino
Helen Cruger – Ellen Barkin
Sherman Touhey – John Goodman
cinematographyBy Ronnie Taylor
countryOfOrigin United States
director Harold Becker
distributedBy Universal Pictures
editedBy David Bretherton
era 1980s American cinema
filmRating R
genre crime film
neo-noir
thriller
hasPoliceDetectiveProtagonist true
hasSerialKillerElement true
hasTagline “In the midst of a serial killer investigation, love is the most dangerous game of all.”
hasTheme dangerous romance
loneliness
serial killer investigation
leadActor Al Pacino
mainCharacter Frank Keller
Helen Cruger
Sherman Touhey
medium theatrical film
musicBy Trevor Jones
notableFor Al Pacino’s return to film after a four-year hiatus
originalLanguage English
plotSummary A New York detective investigates a series of murders linked to personal ads and becomes romantically involved with a prime suspect.
producer Louis A. Stroller
Martin Bregman
productionCompany Universal Pictures
releaseDate 1989-09-15
releaseYear 1989
runningTime 113 minutes
screenwriter Richard Price
setting New York City
starring Al Pacino
Ellen Barkin
John Goodman
Michael Rooker
William Hickey
timePeriodOfSetting late 1980s
workLocation New York City

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Ellen Barkin notableWork Sea of Love
Martin Bregman notableWork Sea of Love
Martin Bregman produced Sea of Love
Richard Price notableWork Sea of Love
Richard Price wroteScreenplayFor Sea of Love
The Honeydrippers notableWork Sea of Love
The Honeydrippers chartSuccess Sea of Love reached the US Top 10
linked to: Sea of Love
Harold Becker notableWork Sea of Love
Harold Becker directed Sea of Love