The Onion Field
Greg Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Smith (aka Jimmy Youngblood), a petty thief, as his partner in crime. Powell panics one night when the two of them are pulled over by a pair of cops for broken brake-lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith, as always, reluctantly goes along with Powell's crazy scheme. The group drives out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, California and one officer is shot while the other escapes. The remainder of the film explores the nature of the American justice system, as well as the devastating psychological effects of this event and the trial on the surviving officer.
R
HD
Crime, Drama
1979
122 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : The Onion Field
- Duration : 122 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Joseph Wambaugh (book), Joseph Wambaugh (screenplay)
- Directors : Harold Becker min
- Imdb : 7 (3291 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.4 (1933 votes)
- Actors : John Savage, James Woods, Franklyn Seales, Ted Danson
Movie Storyline
Greg Powell is a disturbed ex-con who recruits Jimmy Smith (aka Jimmy Youngblood), a petty thief, as his partner in crime. Powell panics one night when the two of them are pulled over by a pair of cops for broken brake-lights. Powell decides to kidnap the cops and Smith, as always, reluctantly goes along with Powell's crazy scheme. The group drives out to a deserted onion field in Bakersfield, California and one officer is shot while the other escapes. The remainder of the film explores the nature of the American justice system, as well as the devastating psychological effects of this event and the trial on the surviving officer.