▁Ell ington . ▁ ▁The ▁U nt ouch ables ▁premier ed ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁and ▁went ▁into ▁general ▁release ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁film ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 0 6 . 2 ▁million ▁world wide ▁and ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁It ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁four ▁Academy ▁Awards ; ▁Con n ery ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Support ing ▁A ctor . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁during ▁Pro hib ition , ▁reign ing ▁crime ▁king pin ▁Al ▁Cap one ▁supplies ▁illegal ▁liqu or ▁and ▁has ▁nearly ▁the ▁entire ▁city ▁of ▁Chicago ▁under ▁his ▁control . ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Pro hib ition ▁agent ▁Eli ot ▁N ess ▁has ▁been ▁task ed ▁with ▁bringing ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁Cap one ' s ▁activities , ▁but ▁his ▁first ▁attempt ▁at ▁a ▁liqu or ▁ra id ▁fails ▁due ▁to ▁cor rupt ▁polic emen ▁t ipping ▁Cap one ▁off . ▁He ▁has ▁a ▁chance ▁meeting ▁with ▁a ▁veter an ▁Irish - American ▁officer , ▁Jim ▁Mal one , ▁who ▁is ▁fed ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁r amp ant ▁cor ruption ▁and ▁offers ▁to ▁help ▁N ess , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁they ▁find ▁a ▁man ▁from ▁the ▁police ▁a cademy ▁who ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁come ▁under ▁Cap one ' s ▁influence , ▁and ▁still ▁bel ieves ▁in ▁the ▁" do ing ▁some ▁good " ▁aspect ▁of ▁law ▁enfor c ment