Impulse (1990 film)

Impulse
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySondra Locke
Screenplay byLeigh Chapman
Story byJohn DeMarco
Produced byAndre Morgan
Starring
CinematographyDean Semler
Edited byJohn W. Wheeler
Music byMichel Colombier
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • April 6, 1990 (1990-04-06)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9 million[1]
Box office$2.4 million[2]

Impulse is a 1990 American neo-noir[3] film directed by Sondra Locke, and starring Theresa Russell, Jeff Fahey, and George Dzundza. It follows a female police officer who works as an undercover prostitute in Los Angeles, who unwittingly finds herself at the center of a murder investigation. The film also features a power ballad by singer Kim Carnes called "Everybody Needs Someone".

  1. ^ "Impulse". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Impulse". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ Silver & Ursini 1999, p. 361.