| The Untouchables (1987),
				Director: Brian De Palma, rated R for language, 
				police violence 
				Never stop 
				fighting till the fight is done 
				
		  Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, 
				Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson 
				DML Rating: 
				★★★★★★★★★★ 
				- perfect "You 
				wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. 
				He sends one of yours
				to the hospital, you send one of his to 
				the morgue. That's the Chicago way!" – Jim Malone Why 
				watch this? A great, if romanticized, account of the 
				Elliott Ness story. 
				Plot Summary: 
				Federal Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Prohibition-era Chicago, 
				determined to bring down the notoriously powerful and corrupt 
				gangster Al Capone. Facing widespread corruption within the 
				city's police force, Ness realizes that traditional methods are 
				insufficient to tackle Capone's illegal empire. He assembles a 
				small team of trustworthy lawmen who are unburdened by fear or 
				bribes to confront the ruthless crime boss and his network of 
				organized crime. Dad's Preview: 
				Elliott Ness and his deputies (called Untouchables) went 
				after notorious gangster Al Capone in Chicago during the 1920's. 
				This film by Brian De Palma is superb - Connery finally won an 
				Oscar for his portrayal of beat cop, Jim Malone. Costner is 
				steady as Ness, but Robert De Niro, who gained weight to play 
				the part, steals the show as the brutal, tough Capone.  
				 Art Linson; 
				Paramount Pictures
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