Cop (1988) (DVD)

A killer on the loose! A cop on the edge! James Woods (The Onion Field) stars as a brilliant maverick police detective in this exciting, violent thriller with a hint of film noir. Police detective Lloyd Hopkins (Woods) doesn't like to be told what to do, or what not to do. Stripped of his badge and gun, he pursues a killer no one thinks exists. By uncovering a secret hidden in a high-school yearbook, he will piece together seemingly unrelated clues to expose crimes dating back two decades. Based on the James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) Best Seller, Blood on the Moon with a screenplay by producer and director James B. Harris (Fast-Walking). The strong supporting cast includes Lesley Ann Warren (Life Stinks), Charles Durning (The Rosary Murders), Charles Haid (TV s Hill Street Blues) and Raymond J. Barry (Year of the Dragon).