MVD Entertainment Group's Next "Marquee Collection" Release Will Be Director Bruno Barreto's One Tough Cop On June 24

Word has arrived that MVD Entertainment Group has a new addition to it “Marquee Collection” — too new to be cult, but not old enough to be shuffled off to the catalog category — lined up for delivery on June 24.

This would be none other than director Bruno Barreto’s 1998 film adaptation of Bo Dieti and Ken Gross’ 1988 tell-all autobiography, “One Tough Cop: The Bo Dietl Story,” which was shorten to One Tough Cop for its theatrical release.

Stephen Baldwin stars as detective “Bo” Dietl (Richard A. Dietl), a no-nonsense member of the New York City Police Department who was credited with over 1,400 felony arrests during his 15 years on the force.

Barreto’s One Tough Cop focuses on his 1981 investigation of the beating and rape of a young nun — known as the “Harlem Convent Rape Case.”   Not only is it a nasty bit of business, but Dietl is in the middle of dealing with a partner, Duke Finnerly (played by Chris Penn), who has a drinking and gambling problem, which makes him more of a liability than a crime-solver.

“This problem” also ties Dietl to his childhood friend, Richie La Cassa (played by Michael McGlone — The Bone Collector, The Brothers McMullen, Dirty Work, etc.), a known member of one of the city’s notorious “organized crime” families (aka: mobsters).   

How do walk the line between saving your partner’s ass, keeping peace with a friend on the wrong side of the law and solving a crime that even the bad guys want solved?  

This connection between Dielt and La Cassa draws heat from not only Dielt’s fellow detectives (and superiors), but the FBI as well (yes, that’s Amy Irving as an FBI investigator … she was married to Barreto at the time)!   

To complicate things even further, Gina Gershon stars as Joey, who “shares” more than just a friendship with both Dielt and La Cassa … how many lines can be crossed before there is no turning back?

The Blu-ray debut of One Tough Cop — MVD Entertainment Group’s newest “Marquee Collection” entry — on June 24 will give you all the answers!!