---
title: "Nasty Boys"
year: 1989
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/nasty-boys-1989"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 326562
imdb_id: null
status: "Released"
runtime_minutes: 100
community_rating: 7.3
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
---

# Nasty Boys (1989) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/nasty-boys-1989

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

Nasty Boys is a film first released in 1989. Catalogued under Crime, TV Movie. Current status: Released.

## The Hook & The Verdict

**The Hook**: "A secret police unit forms to take down drug dealers after a massacre."

### Why Watch
- Features a special undercover police unit
- Involves an internal investigation within the DEA

### Caveats & Content Note
- A narcotics team is massacred at the start
- Involves dangerous criminals and illegal automatic weapons
- Tone & Suitability: The film deals with crime and violence following the massacre of a narcotics team.

**Micro-Themes & Vibe Matrix**: crime, action, undercover, suspense

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Creative Credits

- **Directed by**: Rick Rosenthal

## Key Cast Continuity

- **Benjamin Bratt** as *Eduardo Cruz*
- **Don Franklin** as *Alex Wheeler*
- **James Pax** as *Jimmy Kee*
- **Nia Peeples** as *Serena Cruz*
- **Jeff Kaake** as *Paul Morrissey*
- **Melissa Leo** as *Katie Morrissey*
- **Whip Hubley** as *Mike Morrissey*
- **Sandy McPeak** as *Chief Bradley*
- **Craig Hurley** as *Danny Larsen*
- **Deke Anderson** as *Steve Michaels*

## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: What is the release date of Nasty Boys?
The film was released on 09/22/1989 in the US.

### Q: What is Nasty Boys about?
It is about a special unit of undercover police officers who fight crimes against drugs and illegal automatic weapons.

### Q: Who forms the special unit?
The police department forms the special unit of undercover cops whose identities are withheld from the brass.

### Q: Who do the undercover cops answer to?
They are only accountable to the leader, a Lieutenant.

### Q: What is the Lieutenant trying to find out?
The Lieutenant tries to find out who gave the dealers information about the bust and suspects someone in the DEA.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [Nasty Boys — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/326562)
- [Nasty Boys (film) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasty_Boys_(film))
- [Nasty Boys (1989) | ČSFD.cz](https://www.csfd.cz/film/73992-nasty-boys/prehled/)
- [Nasty Boys 60% [Brigade de choc à Las Vegas] (1989) | Kinobox…](https://www.kinobox.cz/film/234788-nasty-boys)
- [Nasty Boys (1989 - 1990)](https://www.sms.cz/serial/nasty-boys)

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*Generated by Archytele Open Intelligence Systems. Data verified against TMDB and JustWatch APIs.*