He's a renegade who wipes the streets with the scum of the earth. She's a tough broad...but beautiful. They're cops! Stephen J. Cannell strikes again--or struck again, in 1984, with Hunter, which would become one of the most popular crime series' of the decade. Detective Sergeant Rick Hunter (Fred Dryer) is like a big-screen over-the-top action hero writ small, or as small as a six-foot-six former football player can be on TV. Detective Sergeant Dee Dee McCall (Stepfanie Kramer)--a.k.a. "The Brass Cupcake" *snort*--is a man's woman, as aggressive, assertive, and sarcastic as her partner. (In an unexpected switcheroo, Hunter wasn't stuck with the lady cop--he sought her out and asked her to team up with him.) Together, in these 19 episodes, they take on bounty hunters, hit men, drug lords, and snipers; solve crimes ranging from police corruption and gang warfare to kidnapping and arson; crash cars, beat up punks, and never, ever fire warning shots. And all while dealing with their own individual angst: Hunter's the white sheep in a mob family; McCall's husband was brutally murdered. But they can handle it: they're cops! Big-name guest stars include Brian Dennehy, Frances McDormand, Ed O'Neill, Dennis Farina, and Dennis Franz. Boasting a solid digital transfer and stereo sound, DVD extras here are limited to new interviews with Cannell and Kramer. Recommended. (M. Johanson)
Hunter: The Complete First Season
Anchor Bay, 6 discs, 953 min., not rated, DVD: $39.98 March 7, 2005
Hunter: The Complete First Season
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