"Sweating Bullets" (1991) TV series 1991-1993

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creator:

Sam Egan

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

8 April 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Nick Slaughter, an ex-RCMP and DEA agent, who had dropped out of society after being fired from his job...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Bar | Canadian Expatriate | Ex Cop | Tropical Resort

Cast

Rob Stewart	...	Nick Slaughter (75 episodes, 1991-1993)
Carolyn Dunn	...	Sylvie Girard (75 episodes, 1991-1993)
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.	...	Lt. Carillo (75 episodes, 1991-1993)
Ian Tracey	...	Spider Garvin (43 episodes, 1992-1993)
John David Bland	...	Ian Stewart (39 episodes, 1991-1993)

Also Known As:

"Tropical Heat"

Runtime:

USA:60 min (66 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Eilat, Israel

Company:

IO International

Movie Connections:

Followed by Criss Cross (1996/I)

Not bad at all - brings a smile to my face

As a male Canadian, I have to be blunt and say the best thing about this show was the combination of tropical scenery and very good looking female actresses. To me, it has a kind of B grade feel to it, but never goes into complete and utter mediocrity. The acting is okay, for its genre. The main actor, Rob Stewart (aka "Nick Slaughter") plays a hard-core detective with a chip on his shoulder and always has his eye open for a cute female customer (although distrustful of women). Dunn (aka Sylvie) plays the stereotypical smart secretary who attempts to keep Nick Slaughter from going over the line and losing the business. You'd think there would be a type of sexual tension, but only in a few episodes I've seen were there hints of innuendo between Nick and Sylvie. Overall, I really did enjoy this TV show when it ran. I was very disappointed when they cancelled it (although not surprised, because of its sheer amount of unoriginal detective-show bunk). As I said before, the photography of the tropical and beach scenes are quite good, and almost make you feel like 'you're there'. Just on this aspect alone, you should at least try to see this show once for yourself - it cheers you up if you 'got the winter blues'. If you get a chance, see the first episode for the humourous entrance of Sylvie into Nick's life as a secretary. I remember lizards being quite a focus. :) I really liked it when they showed it in Canada back from 1990-1993 (on CITV, Edmonton), when I was a teen-ager.

On a final note, I also thought it was interesting that Dunn was born in Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia, Canada, which is only 15 minutes away from where I was born. There was a write-up on her in a local TV guide some years ago (which I have saved somewhere).