Fatal Beauty (1987): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1987, Fatal Beauty is an action, comedy, thriller and adventure film directed by Tom Holland, running about 104 minutes. “An earthquake is about to hit L.A. It's called Detective Rita Rizzoli.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Detective Rita Rizzoli is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug, called "Fatal Beauty." With the help of her partner and a former bodyguard for a local cartel, Rita will do whatever it takes to find out who's dealing Fatal Beauty and stop them.

Who’s in it. Fatal Beauty stars Uhm Jung-hwa, Shin Sung-woo as Min Ji hwan, Whoopi Goldberg as Rita Rizzoli and Kim Nam-jin as Park Jung Woo, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.5/10, Fatal Beauty has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo and MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Fatal Beauty page.

If you liked it. Fans of Fatal Beauty tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.