Policemen have always been the idols of Freddy Heflin. Due to being slightly deaf, Heflin could never pass the physical to become a police officer himself. However, because of his friendly, amiable nature, he's managed to get himself elected Sheriff of a small New Jersey county outside of New York City, and he lives in a town where many NYPD cops also live. Mo Tilden is an Internal Affairs investigator for the NYPD, and his investigation of some crooked cops leads him to this small town, and to Sheriff Freddy Heflin. Heflin begins to help Tilden, and discovers that some of his heroes may have feet of clay...

Sylvester Stallone gained 40 pounds to add realism to his portrayal of the police officer. He also was only paid SAG minimum wages. By the time that reshoots were required, he had lost the weight again.

Joey Randone:
What the fuck, Ray? You said PDA was gonna set this guy up, with a new life and everything.


Ray Donlan:
You think I'm all that, huh, Joey?

Errors in geography: At the end of the film, Heflin is standing under the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, NJ, not at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, which is five miles inland from the bridge.

Written by Roberto Arduini (as R. Arduini), Antonio Puntillo (as A. Puntillo), Massimo Persona (as M. Persona) and Max Aventino (as M. Aventino)
Performed by Mod 222
Courtesy of Media Records and Thump Records