Adam Baldwin, born in 1962 in Chicago, emerged in the early 1980s with a notable performance in Reckless (1984), where he embodies a young man caught in a whirlwind of youthful rebellion. He further solidified his presence in cult cinema with Cohen and Tate (1989), playing a hitman in a tense narrative that explores the dark side of loyalty and survival. Baldwin's roles often reflect his ability to navigate complex characters, making him a compelling figure in the realm of exploitation and grindhouse films.
Cohen and Tate
A suspenseful high tension thriller starring Roy Scheider, and Adam Baldwin about a boy that's been kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen. The boy tries to put them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an older no nonsense, straight laced, professional becomes increasingly irritated with his partner Tate, a young, brutish, hot tempered, psychopathic killer. When their prisoner uses unnatural guile and resourcefulness to play them off against each other the movie becomes filled with edgy, suffocating tension. Written and directed by Eric Red, who also brought us Near Dark and The Hitcher.
