Best 80’s cop movie?

[blues]

@LittleLebowski.....I think what we have definitively learned here, is that the '80s were the greatest decade for cop movies....ever.

It was a pretty good decade to begin a career in LE as well. (In my biased opinion.)

[Casual Friday]

I have a hard time picking a favorite. Some of my favs are:

Colors
To Live and Die in LA
The Untouchables
Black Rain(not initially one I liked but it grew on me)
Beverly Hills Cop
48 Hours
Manhunter
Lethal Weapon
Flashpoint(Kris Kristofferson plays a Border Patrol agent)
Cobra(so bad it's good)
Tango and Cash
Code of Silence
Stakeout

And I know I'm gonna get shit for this and that's fine, but Above the Law is a great movie. It's a shame he made 496 versions of the same movie, with each one getting progressively worse for the most part, but Above the Law being a good 80s cop/action movie is a hill I'm willing to die on.

[Stephanie B]

In the Seagal classic, Above the Law, my favorite scene and line.. at the 50- 55 second mark.. "Maybe you're right, but I'll get an A for effort"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyApjm70LL0

I've never seen it, but it's kind of funny. I had a dream, once, where I was facing down four bad guys with a K-frame. One guy said "there's four of us and you have only six shots." I shot him in the head and said "there's three of you and I have five shots." I don't remember where it went from that.

I loved Sharkey's Machine. Haven't seen it since. But definately Naked Gun.

[Caballoflaco]

Blue Thunder might not have been a great movie, but it has one of the best LA River chase scenes ever filmed. That’s some impressive flying.

[lwt16]

To Live and Die in L.A. and Blade Runner tied for favorites.

Lethal Weapon after that. I had most of the movies mentioned on VHS.

[Erick Gelhaus]

Gawd, I'd forgotten about Blue Thunder ...

Colors would still be number one, hands down for street cops doing street cop stuff.

A lot of the others are good, but ...

[SD]

POLICE ACADEMY

[Le Français]

The Untouchables followed by Lethal Weapon for me. For one thing, Sean Connery's "who would claim to be that, who was not?" line is f-ing hilarious. But then again, I wasn't alive in the 80s, so I'm not sure I'm qualified to opine.

[Lon]

I never understood the fascination with Blade Runner. I thought it sucked.

Anyway, The Untouchables would be at the top of my list.

Blue Thunder
48 Hours
Running Scared
Robocop
Beverly Hills Cop
Cobra
Tango & Cash

All get honorable mentions, but don’t come close to The Untouchables. Sir Sean at his best.

[Lyonsgrid]

The Road Warrior
I mean, Max was a cop so it's my pick. Don't try to sway me.