---
title: 'Sweeper (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joseph Merhi'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweeper-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114590/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sweeper (1996)

1996 · 90 min · Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Sweeper is a 1996 American action film produced and directed by Joseph Merhi, starring C. Thomas Howell, Ed Lauter, Kristen Dalton, Janet Gunn and Jeff Fahey. Howell plays a cop haunted by the early loss of his father (Fahey), whose unhinged behavior makes him a prime recruit for the vigilante unit assembled by a hardline LAPD veteran (Lauter).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joseph Merhi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-merhi)

## Cast

- [C. Thomas Howell](https://cinepixo.com/people/c-thomas-howell)
- [Steve Eastin](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-eastin)
- [Christopher Allport](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-allport)
- [Michael Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-edwards)
- [Cynda Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/cynda-williams)
- [Ed Lauter](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-lauter)
- [Kathrin Middleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathrin-middleton)
- [Felton Perry](https://cinepixo.com/people/felton-perry)
- [Max Elliott Slade](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-elliott-slade)
- [John Saint Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-saint-ryan)
- [Kristen Dalton](https://cinepixo.com/people/kristen-dalton)
- [Michael Shamus Wiles](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-shamus-wiles)
- [Jeff Fahey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-fahey)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sweeper-1996
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