George Kuffs, 21, leaves a pregnant girlfriend. He visits his brother Brad to bum money off him. Brad's shot and George IDs the killer at SFPD but to no avail. He inherits Brad's patrol dist... Read allGeorge Kuffs, 21, leaves a pregnant girlfriend. He visits his brother Brad to bum money off him. Brad's shot and George IDs the killer at SFPD but to no avail. He inherits Brad's patrol district. He keeps it to get the killer.George Kuffs, 21, leaves a pregnant girlfriend. He visits his brother Brad to bum money off him. Brad's shot and George IDs the killer at SFPD but to no avail. He inherits Brad's patrol district. He keeps it to get the killer.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Hood
- (as Ric Waugh)
- Priest
- (as Father Kevin Leidich)
- Emergency Room Doctor
- (as E. Keith Polk MD)
- Emergency Room Nurse
- (as Susan Schelling)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe script was written specifically for Christian Slater in mind for the title role.
- GoofsAfter getting shot and showing the audience the bandage, the wound and stating that there was an exit wound, Kuff is soon dancing around his late brother's apartment with his shirt off and no wound.
- Quotes
[Kuffs and Bukovsky, armed with pump shotguns, are facing about a dozen hoods in the film's climactic confrontation]
Unidentified Hood: It's a twelve-gauge pump, boys. He's only got three shots. They can't get us all!
[He reaches for his gun, Ted blows him away]
George Kuffs: [gestures to dead hood] Well, now we know he can add...
[gestures to Ted]
George Kuffs: And he can subtract. So who wants to be next here?
- Alternate versionsThe German video version was cut for violence (ca. 4 minutes) to secure a 'Not under 12' rating. It remained cut for nearly 30 years until the censors decide to pass the film uncut at 'Not under 12'.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992)
- SoundtracksThe Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Written by Pat MacDonald (as Pat McDonald)
Performed by Timbuk 3
Courtesy of I.R.S. RECORDS
Something the film shows didn't make sense to us. It seems that in San Francisco certain precincts charge ordinary citizens for its protection, something one has never heard of. In fact, at the center of the film, is how one criminal makes an offer to the young Kuffs, who has inherited the job from his slain brother. That is the only thing we didn't quite get.
In the film, George Kuffs talks directly to the camera, taking the viewer into his confidence, which at the beginning feels strange, but after one gets over that, the film moves smoothly and one can see what the director intended. In the theater these moments are asides, and in the film it serves as George's way to explain what's going on in his mind.
Christian Slater made a good contribution to the film, although it appears he never liked the finished product. Milla Jovovich plays Milla, but she is only seen at the beginning, middle and at the end of the film, which is strange, but that's the way her part was written. Also in the cast, Tony Goldwyn who has some excellent moments and George de la Pena who plays the heavy Sam Jones.
"Kuffs" is more rewarding than other films of this genre.
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Box office
- Budget
- $10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,142,815
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,651,055
- Jan 12, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $21,142,815
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1