directorial debut   bar   based on novel   beating   ex convict   fired from the job   punctuation in title   marriage   character name in title   urination   dancing   police corruption   face slap   father son relationship   new york city   organized crime   cult comedy   fainting   manhattan new york city   bus   dancer   divorcé   answering machine   convertible   mugging   drugged drink   bank   taxi   african american   heist   dead policeman   helicopter   cia agent   apartment   police officer shot   london england   crime boss   title based on song   dress   telephone booth   policeman   disco   waiter   dating   bombing   office   partner   central park manhattan new york city   terrorism   bomb   safecracker   computer   tape recorder   frying pan   truth serum   justice   spy   new jersey   breakup   twin towers   world trade center manhattan new york city   black american   cousin cousin relationship   el train   disappearance   mannequin   apostrophe in title   character's point of view camera shot   horse racing   disguise   dance studio   crippled man   elevator shaft   maitre d'   plastic surgery   repairman   british   diplomat   media coverage   computer cracker   unwed pregnancy   locksmith   tow truck   progressive rock   anti terrorism   mugger   roosevelt island tram   interpol   punching bag   cross dresser   man in woman's clothes   studio 54 manhattan new york city   kgb   cable car   foreign diplomat   dragging someone   racetrack   tranquilizer dart   reference to frank sinatra   police officer shot in the chest   street vendor   greenwich village manhattan new york city   bank clerk   toll booth   severed thumb   stickball   fancy dress ball   cold war era   reference to diana ross   funeral   intrigue   death   escape   decoy   hospital   murder   shot to death   restroom   gay slur   explosion   held at gunpoint   knife   street life   subway   undercover   mother son relationship   rooftop   pregnancy   violence   restaurant   police officer killed   terrorist   slow motion scene   title spoken by character   pursuit   gun   shot in the chest   hostage   undercover agent   police   loss of son   shooting   phone booth   paris france   stable   police officer   united nations   police detective