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"The Onion Field" quotes

The Onion Field poster
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
Writer: Joseph Wambaugh, Eric Roth
Production: N/A
Genre: crime, drama
Year: 1979
MetaScore: 57/100
ImdbRating: 6.8
BoxOffice: $9,890,597
Released: 28 Feb 1980
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations

8 video clips

Jimmy SmithGregory Ulas PowellDet. Ian CampbellGregory PowellLapd CaptainDist. Atty. Phil HalpinDet. Karl HettingerBoy PiperChrissie Campbell
Jumpin' Jesus - The Onion Field 00:04 Jumpin' Jesus Like how Has your conscience ever bothered you - The Onion Field 00:48 Like how Has your conscience ever bothered you We told you we were going to let you go - The Onion Field 00:09 We told you we were going to let you go Anybody who gives up his gun to some punk is a coward - The Onion Field 00:23 Anybody who gives up his gun to some punk is a coward Campbell's forgotten He may as well never have lived - The Onion Field 00:39 Campbell's forgotten He may as well never have lived That's the onions They make your eyes water - The Onion Field 00:07 That's the onions They make your eyes water Yeah I think we can do that - The Onion Field 00:35 Yeah I think we can do that Don't waste bullets - The Onion Field 00:05 Don't waste bullets

Cast

Karl Hettinger - John Savage
Gregory Powell - James Woods
Jimmy Smith - Franklyn Seales
Ian Campbell - Ted Danson
Pierce Brooks - Ronny Cox
All Cast