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The Onion Field

An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.

Director

Harold Becker

Year

Genre

Box Office

$9,890,597

Production

Black Marble Productions,AVCO Embassy Pictures

Awards

1 win & 3 nominations

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Karl Hettinger

Gregory Powell

Jimmy Smith

Franklyn Seales

Ian Campbell

Pierce Brooks

District Attorney Phil Halpin

Jailhouse Lawyer

Christopher Lloyd

Helen Hettinger

Chrissie Campbell

Priscilla Pointer

Greg's Woman

Beat Cop

Emmanuel McFadden

Glenn Bates

Richard Venture

Billy

Jimmy's Lawyer #2

Mrs. Powell

Mr. Powell

Nana

Lillian Randolph

LAPD Captain

IAD Captain

Red Haired Cop

Bradford English

Greg's Lawyer #2

District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

Prison Guard #1

CHP Officer Odom

Young Man

Vincent Caristi

Judge #1

Liquor Store Owner

Prison Guard #2

Judge #2

Pawnbroker

Judge #3

Kenneth Patterson

Oscar

Young Con

William Sanderson

Jimmy's Lawyer #3

Bakerfield Detective

Robert Lee Jarvis

Poker Playing Cop

CHP Officer Chris

Court Reporter

Lawyer #1

LAPD Lieutenant #2

LAPD Sergeant

Bailiff

Richard E. Kalk

Gunrail Guard

Adah Campbell

Maggie Sullivan

Drag Queen

Chaplain

Charles Cyphers

Boy Piper

Clerk

Gamblin' Man

Jessie Lawrence Ferguson

Death Row Convict

Dawn Hettinger

District Attorney Marshall Shulman

Phillip R. Allen

Radio Voice

Bagpiper

Bruce T. Huntley

Police Officer

Roll Call Sergeant

Charles Siebert

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Jimmy Smith Gregory Ulas Powell Det. Ian Campbell Gregory Powell Lapd Captain Dist. Atty. Phil Halpin Det. Karl Hettinger Boy Piper Chrissie Campbell

Campbell! - The Onion Field

I don't know how you can stand it. - The Onion Field

I don't know how you can stand it.

Hey! Youngblood! - The Onion Field

Hey! Youngblood!

Lollipop? - The Onion Field

Okay, Billy, this is the job I cased. - The Onion Field

Okay, Billy, this is the job I cased.

Watch it, Harry.
Grab that son of a bitch! - The Onion Field

Watch it, Harry. Grab that son of a bitch!

Daddy! - The Onion Field

- Can I have some money for popcorn?
- Yes, you can. - The Onion Field

- Can I have some money for popcorn? - Yes, you can.

- Toodle-oodle.
- Toodle. - The Onion Field

- Toodle-oodle. - Toodle.

The liquor store's back on Hollywood Blvd.,
for Christ's sake. - The Onion Field

The liquor store's back on Hollywood Blvd., for Christ&...

- We should check these two.
- Yeah. - The Onion Field

- We should check these two. - Yeah.

- What's our probable cause?
- Try no brake lights. - The Onion Field

- What's our probable cause? - Try no brake lights.

- Cops.
- Take it easy. - The Onion Field

- Cops. - Take it easy.

- What's the trouble, Officer?
- Stay right there. - The Onion Field

- What's the trouble, Officer? - Stay right there.

Take his piece. - The Onion Field

Take his piece.

Put your hands down. - The Onion Field

Put your hands down.

Shut the door. - The Onion Field

Yeah I think we can do that - The Onion Field

Yeah I think we can do that

Come on, let's go. - The Onion Field

Come on, let's go.

- Where does that road go?
- I don't know. - The Onion Field

- Where does that road go? - I don't know.

Is this gun hurting your ribs? - The Onion Field

Is this gun hurting your ribs?

Remember the Lindbergh Law. - The Onion Field

Remember the Lindbergh Law.

I've decided not to take your money.
I won't need it. - The Onion Field

I've decided not to take your money. I won't need ...

Big man... - The Onion Field

Jimmy. - The Onion Field

This is farm country. - The Onion Field

This is farm country.

See that farmhouse in the distance? - The Onion Field

See that farmhouse in the distance?

That's the onions They make your eyes water - The Onion Field

That's the onions They make your eyes water

That's the onions.
They make your eyes water. - The Onion Field

That's the onions. They make your eyes water.

We told you we were going to let you go - The Onion Field

We told you we were going to let you go

What's wrong with you?
He's getting away! - The Onion Field

What's wrong with you? He's getting away!

All right. Here.
Listen. Don't waste bullets. - The Onion Field

All right. Here. Listen. Don't waste bullets.

Don't waste bullets - The Onion Field

Don't waste bullets

Jumpin' Jesus - The Onion Field

Jumpin' Jesus. - The Onion Field

Look, Officer, here he comes.
He's on foot. - The Onion Field

Look, Officer, here he comes. He's on foot.

There's a farmhouse. - The Onion Field

There's a farmhouse.

Jimmy! Goddamn you, Jimmy! - The Onion Field

Jimmy! Goddamn you, Jimmy!

Suspect may be driving 1967 Plymouth,
four-door, white over red... - The Onion Field

Suspect may be driving 1967 Plymouth, four-door, white over ...

Good evening. Can I see your license
and registration, please? - The Onion Field

Good evening. Can I see your license and registration, pleas...

No, but this is a registration
for a Chevy wagon, Mr. Powell. - The Onion Field

No, but this is a registration for a Chevy wagon, Mr. Powell...

What for? - The Onion Field

The license said you lived
in Oceanside, Mr. Powell. - The Onion Field

The license said you lived in Oceanside, Mr. Powell.

Order arms. - The Onion Field

Left march. - The Onion Field

You know, Jimmy... - The Onion Field

You know, Jimmy...

The big problem, Jimmy,
is you left out a very significant detail. - The Onion Field

The big problem, Jimmy, is you left out a very significant d...

Like how Has your conscience ever bothered you - The Onion Field

Like how Has your conscience ever bothered you

- Hello, Sgt. Brooks. How are you today?
- Greg. - The Onion Field

- Hello, Sgt. Brooks. How are you today? - Greg.

Anybody who gives up his gun to some punk is a coward - The Onion Field

Anybody who gives up his gun to some punk is a coward

- Your Honor, may I approach the witness?
- You may. - The Onion Field

- Your Honor, may I approach the witness? - You may.

Officer Hettinger? - The Onion Field

Officer Hettinger?

Karl, wake up! Karl! Stop! - The Onion Field

Karl, wake up! Karl! Stop!

They're just nerves. They'll go away. - The Onion Field

They're just nerves. They'll go away.

I'm not those men. I know, but... - The Onion Field

I'm not those men. I know, but...

It'll go away. - The Onion Field

I'm going to grant Mr. Powell's motion
to act as his own counsel. - The Onion Field

I'm going to grant Mr. Powell's motion to act as h...

We have now seen
what the onion field looked like... - The Onion Field

We have now seen what the onion field looked like...

Get back! Back off! - The Onion Field

Get back! Back off!

Fuck off, you. I'll kill you! - The Onion Field

Fuck off, you. I'll kill you!

Here, kiss daddy. - The Onion Field

Here, kiss daddy.

Welcome back to The Dating Game,
Connie, you now must make a decision, - The Onion Field

Welcome back to The Dating Game, Connie, you now must make a...

Guard said I'm gonna die tomorrow. - The Onion Field

Guard said I'm gonna die tomorrow.

I'm gonna die to save you. - The Onion Field

I'm gonna die to save you.

Greg, please. - The Onion Field

Do you finally understand
that you shot that cop when he was down? - The Onion Field

Do you finally understand that you shot that cop when he was...

Just a minute, sir. - The Onion Field

Just a minute, sir.

I don't know a lot. - The Onion Field

I don't know a lot.

Maybe you could talk to someone else.
Maybe... - The Onion Field

Maybe you could talk to someone else. Maybe...

Campbell's forgotten He may as well never have lived - The Onion Field

Campbell's forgotten He may as well never have lived

I better get going. - The Onion Field

I better get going.

Trial will never end. - The Onion Field

Trial will never end.

Yes, darling? I'm here. - The Onion Field

Yes, darling? I'm here.

Call Gregory Ulas Powell. - The Onion Field

Call Gregory Ulas Powell.

Do you solemnly swear
that the testimony you shall give... - The Onion Field

Do you solemnly swear that the testimony you shall give...

Mr. Powell, how many times
did you shoot Officer Campbell? - The Onion Field

Mr. Powell, how many times did you shoot Officer Campbell?

Based on the Fifth Amendment
to the Constitution of the United States... - The Onion Field

Based on the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the Unit...

Do you ever play that game? - The Onion Field

Do you ever play that game?

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An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guilt.

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Director: Harold Becker

Writer: Joseph Wambaugh, Eric Roth

Production: Black Marble Productions,AVCO Embassy Pictures

Genre: crime, drama

Year: 1979

MetaScore: 57/100

ImdbRating: 6.8

BoxOffice: $9,890,597

Released: 28 Feb 1980

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

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