Double Trouble

"Twin brothers. Ones a good cop. The other is bad news."

1992 1h 26m EN

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★4.7TMDB · 63

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Synopsis

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Two beefed-up twins operating on opposing sides of the law, team up to stop a nefarious crook in this actioner. Peter Jade is a notoriously arrogant burglar who ends up with the key to an enormous underground cache of diamonds. David Jade is a cop who joins forces with Peter after greedy Philip Chamberlain, wanting the diamonds for himself, kills David's partner

“Twin brothers. Ones a good cop. The other is bad news.”

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Cast

Peter Paul
Peter Jade
David Paul
David Jade
Roddy McDowall
Phillip Chamberlin
David Carradine
Mr. C
Steve Kanaly
Kent
Troy Donahue
Leonard
A.J. Johnson
Danitra
Bill Mumy
Bob

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Paragon
Writers: Kurt Wimmer, Charles Osburn, Kurt Wimmer
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Paragon, shot by Richard Michalak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kevin Nadeau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonas Thaler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Peter Paul and David Paul and Roddy McDowall carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Twin brothers. Ones a good cop. The other is bad news.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0104135 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

John Paragon directs. Richard Michalak behind the camera. Kevin Nadeau scores. Jonas Thaler cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
234 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by John Paragon, shot by Richard Michalak. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kevin Nadeau. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jonas Thaler shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Peter Paul and David Paul and Roddy McDowall carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Twin brothers. Ones a good cop. The other is bad news.".
8IMDB entry: tt0104135 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 63 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Michalak
Original score: Kevin Nadeau
Editing: Jonas Thaler
Production design: Johan le Tenoux
Costume design: Greg LaVoi
Makeup / hair: Linda Hardy
Sound: John Brasher
Stunt coordinator: Patrick J. Statham
Runtime: 86 min · 1h 26m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Double Trouble (1992)

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moard2023-11-20
This is an example of taking a well written script and shredding it, and writing a screenplay as you film the movie. As ridiculous as this film might be, the actors tried their best to make up for it. The twins had the personality to make anything work, but they didn’t have any help. 4-10.

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