Bob Clark follows his dysfunctional populist anti-hero Jimmy (Timothy Hutton) into harm’s way when Jimmy tries to get redress for the shameful treatment of his fireman brother, Terry (Robert Urich), after he was seriously injured rescuing a child from a burning building. Jimmy has his own personal obstacles of drug and alcohol abuse to contend with. But these liabilities only fuel his rebellious streak as he starts a progressively escalating graffiti campaign against New York City’s corrupt Mayor Tyler (Robert Culp). Anonymously dubbing his alter ego Turk 182, he hits the ground running, trying to dodge the brutal tactics of Tyler’s strong arm cop, Ryan (Peter Boyle) and the wiles of soon-to-turn sympathetic detective Kowalski (Darren McGavin). Aided secretly by social worker, Danielle (Kim Cattral), Jimmy’s evermore outrageous antics as Turk become a hit with the general populace, but there are still a couple of final hurdles he must overcome.
“Besides its compelling storyline, Turk 182! features outstanding performances across the board, with Hutton perfect in the role of the determined unassuming hero.” – Variety
Marc Edward Heuck discusses Turk 182! on the New Beverly blog.
