He didn't want to share the murder investigation. There's no way he's going to share his daughter.
Jay Austin is now a civilian police detective. Colonel Caldwell was his commanding officer years before when he left the military police over a disagreement over the handling of a drunk driver. Now a series of murders that cross jurisdictions force them to work together again. That Austin is now dating Caldwell's daughter is not helping their relationship.
The Presidio (1988) is a action, crime, mystery and thriller film directed by Peter Hyams, released on June 10, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 37m. It stars Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan and Jack Warden. Viewers rate it 5.8 out of 10 across 383 ratings.
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Sean Connery
as Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell
Mark Harmon
as Jay Austin
Meg Ryan
as Donna Caldwell
Jack Warden
as Sgt. Maj. Ross Maclure
Mark Blum
as Arthur Peale
Dana Gladstone
as Col. Paul Lawrence
Jenette Goldstein
as Patti Jean Lynch
Marvin J. McIntyre
as MP Zeke
Don Calfa
as Howard Buckely
John DiSanti
as Det. Marvin Powell
Robert Lesser
as Sgt. Mueller
James Hooks Reynolds
as George Spota
Directed by Peter Hyams, written by Larry Ferguson, produced by D. Constantine Conte.
Average viewer score of 5.8/10 from 383 ratings.
Mark Harmon is "Jay", a former military policeman turned cop who is called upon to investigate a series of murders that reintroduce him to his former CO "Col. Caldwell" (Sean Connery) with whom he doesn't especially get along. It doesn't help when he starts to date the colonel's independently minded daughter "Donna" (Meg Ryan) but can they put their differences aside long enough to find out what's going on and stop…
Reviewed on July 4, 2022
Occasionally my mother would really get into a movie, choose a quote as a favorite, and then repeat it constantly in a cartoonish exaggeration of whoever said it in the film. The Persidio is one of those films she latched onto, and for years after we were subjected to her Sean Connery impression as she threatened to beat us up using only her thumb. So now every time I see it, heck, every time I'm in Frisco, that is…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
"The Presidio" is an interesting diversion that has an immediately intriguing and literally explosive opening gambit which is eye catching and it easily grabs your full attention, but then the pace quickly eases up out of pure necessity and the murder of Patti Jean Lynch loses all sense of urgency and it is eventually relegated to becoming a secondary consideration as the main focus of the film now concentrates…
Reviewed on September 13, 2024
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The Presidio (1988) is available to stream on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and MGM Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Presidio (1988) includes Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan, Jack Warden and Mark Blum. The film was directed by Peter Hyams. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Presidio was released on June 10, 1988 and runs for 1h 37m.
The Presidio (1988) holds an average rating of 5.8 out of 10 from 383 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, crime and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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