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Director:
Writers:
Michael Schiffer (screenplay)
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Release Date:
15 April 1988 (USA) more
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Tagline:
70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops. more
Plot:
An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Great Acting, Great Directing more (40 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Penn ... Officer Danny McGavin

Robert Duvall ... Officer Bob Hodges

Maria Conchita Alonso ... Louisa Gomez
Randy Brooks ... Ron Delaney
Grand L. Bush ... Larry Sylvester (as Grand Bush)

Don Cheadle ... Rocket
Gerardo Mejía ... Bird

Glenn Plummer ... Clarence 'High Top' Brown

Rudy Ramos ... Melindez

Sy Richardson ... O.S.S. Sgt. Bailey
Trinidad Silva ... Leo 'Frog' Lopez
Charles Walker ... Reed

Damon Wayans ... T-Bone
Fred Asparagus ... Cook

Sherman Augustus ... Officer Porter
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Critics complained that the scene showing the funeral being disrupted by gang gunfire was unrealistic. According to the filmmakers, shortly after the scene wrapped, a church service a short distance away actually was disrupted by gang gunfire. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the chase of the female driver by police, she crashes head on into a car parked on the street, propped up on blocks, which brings her car to a full stop, but when they cut to a different angle her car is shown only side-swiping the park car and then she continues speeding down the road. more
Quotes:
Dr. Feelgood: Hey man, these handcuffs are too tight.
Danny McGavin: Well they ain't built for comfort, pal.
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Referenced in Resident Alien (1990) more
Soundtrack:
LOW RIDER more

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Great Acting, Great Directing, 25 June 2001
Author: Pete Davis from Arkansas

Until I checked this out on IMDB, I had no idea that Dennis Hopper was the director. Wow, that says a lot about his directing ability.

In a void, this movie might not be great. Someone from the UK complained about it. I'm not from Compton but, this movie rates up there with the other true-to-lifers like Boyz in the Hood, and other gang related "classics" (as they deserve to be called).

This is a great movie with great acting and a great plotline. It's a pretty realistic view (again, I'm not a gang banger, so maybe my view is skewed) of the gang life in L.A. And it was the first to really portray it... I'm still a big fan of Boyz in the Hood (not for excitement, but for a good story about a tough life). But this was the first (as I recall) and Hopper deserves a great deal of credit for that. Penn and Duvall are fantastic actors and both come through in a big way in this movie.

My personal opinion: This movie has been, by far, underrated...

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