Al Pacino stars as Frank Keller, an alcoholic New York homicide cop in the depths of a mid-life crisis.
Frank begins investigating a serial killer who finds her victims through the personal ads and kills them while the song Sea of Love plays on the stereo.
Responding to one of the ads himself, Frank finds himself falling in love with sultry blonde shoe store manager Helen (Ellen Barkin), who also happens to be the most likely suspect.
Pacino’s riveting performance – his first film in four years – was the first in many years to gain considerable critical acclaim and box office success, making the movie instrumental in his comeback in the late ’80s and early ’90s.
Detective Frank Keller
Al Pacino
Helen Cruger
Ellen Barkin
Detective Sherman
John Goodman
Terry Cruger
Michael Rooker
Frank Keller Sr.
William Hickey
Gruber
Richard Jenkins
Serafino
Paul Calderon
Struk
Gene Canfield
Dargan
Larry Joshua
Lieutenant
John Spencer
Gina Gallagher/Lonelyheart
Christine Estabrook
Miss Allen
Barbara Baxley
Raymond Brown
Michael O’Neill
Director
Harold Becker
