The Onion Field (1979)

Based on real events, Los Angeles police detectives John Savage and Ted Danson are held hostage and taken to a Bakersfield onion field by criminals James Woods and Franklyn Seales. Danson is shot and killed while his partner barely escapes. The criminals are punished for their crimes, but Savage is also held responsible for somehow not doing enough during that night. James Woods is his usual sleazy self and it’s interesting to see Danson in his first film role, looking the same as in his Cheers days. The story is a frustrating one as those around him turn on Savage, ignoring the very real PTSD he suffers in the aftermath.