Paul Newman stars as an ageing beat cop patrolling the most dangerous precinct in New York. Among the adventures that are all in a day's work for this cynical veteran are encounters with a drug-crazed killer, muggers, pimps, drug-dealers and corrupt fellow officers - but he still manages to find time to squeeze in a passionate affair with a nurse. Gritty urban drama, with Danny Aiello, Ed Asner and Kathleen Beller