
Jimmy Lynch is angry because his older brother, who was injured as a result of an off duty fire rescue, is denied benefits by the city. At the same time, Mayor Tyler is embroiled in a political scandal that he denies all previous knowledge of. Jimmy begins painting "Tyler Knew, Turk 182" as an embarrassment to the mayor. The mayor is furious at this grafitti appearing all over the city and orders the police to find the artist. Jimmy's "Turk 182" spraypaints continue to appear... (Full plot summary below)
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Jimmy Lynch is angry because his older brother, who was injured as a result of an off duty fire rescue, is denied benefits by the city. At the same time, Mayor Tyler is embroiled in a political scandal that he denies all previous knowledge of. Jimmy begins painting "Tyler Knew, Turk 182" as an embarrassment to the mayor. The mayor is furious at this grafitti appearing all over the city and orders the police to find the artist. Jimmy's "Turk 182" spraypaints continue to appear.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jay ScottA movie with a sloppily sentimental heart that's as big as the city in which its story takes place. |
| VarietyVariety StaffBesides its compelling storyline, Turk 182! features outstanding performances across the board, with Hutton perfect in the role of the determined unassuming hero. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrIt seems deliberately designed to drive you screaming from the theater. |
| Miami HeraldLaurie HornThe sad thing about Turk 182! is that, the whole project sounds like a High Concept movie, in which the idea of the Turk was allowed to substitute for a story about him. Sure, it would be neat to see a movie about a guy like this. But not this movie. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertSure, it would be neat to see a movie about a guy like this. But not this movie. |
| Washington PostPaul AttanasioThe material is nothing but a mass of programmed emotions and bumptious rabble rousing, but that isn't enough for Clark—he's got to make it even dumber by filling it with gross caricatures, incoherent action, and Irish music. And what this man does to actors, I wouldn't do to cockroaches. |
| Chicago TribuneGene SiskelA laughably bad, offensive movie with holes in its story that you could drive a truck though. |
| User ReviewSean TThis is like slicing the finest, fluffiest, most icing-laden slice off of the magnamonious cake that is American cinema. Indeed, no film has compared or will yet compare to this cinematic masterwork. The film details a young man's quest to avenge injustice done to a sibling. Without spoiling too much of the film's inner workings, a crisis occurs, a man acts on impulse and with a deep passion, and he is swiftly punished by and grinded through the complex and wicked machinery of indifference and dissolutide, represented by the government of New York City. A young and brash Timothy Hutton whole-heartedly embraces his "Jimmy Lynch" role as defender, as domestic cultural refugee, and as the unmoved mover of a over-compulsive generation of fiery, eloquent whippersnappers. The performance sent shockwaves to the foundation of American Values, causing the multitudse to look at the foundation, become disenchanted with what they had constructed, grab their pick axes, and begin to reinforce the core of Americana, one swipe at a time. Robert Urich, "Terry Lynch", turns in a performance both anti-septic and gritty. Anti-septic in that his emotive and soul-churning offering as re-fused with a good-humored and existentialist re-configuring of his human core cleanses the viewer of all past self-transgression, like a good bit of Purell on your hands after cleaning the cat box. Gritty, in that before Terry can embrace the Purell, he must overcome a woeful struggle with an injury, with as great physicality as mental uneasiness. There are times when the viewer may wish to turn away from their viewing screen, because Urich fills the screen with blinding, abrasive agony. Kim Cattrall plays a female, a role she has grown accustomed to over the last few years. Overall, worth a watch. |
| User ReviewSteve SThis movie really Rocks. Guarenteed to make you feel good when its done. |
| User ReviewJeremyawsome movie.zimmerman flew and tyler knew! |