A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of L.A. about to explode in violence in this look at the gang culture enforced by the colors that members wear.
Written by Keith Loh <loh@sfu.ca>
Dennis Hopper directs Sean Penn in this movie without Hopper acting in it at all. Sean Penn would directed Dennis in The Indian Runner (1991) which Penn doesn't act in that film at all.
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Goofs
Continuity:
At the end of the movie, when the gang members are partying in the hills, the police conduct a raid. One of the police cars is seen pulling into the area from the background and turns on it's overhead lights. It is then seen arriving from the background and turning them on again 2 seconds later.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Diaz:
Hey Hodges, what do you think about all those hot shot jitter bugs, huh? Bob Hodges:
What about 'em? Diaz:
You never went for this shit, did you? Bob Hodges:
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"CRUMBLIN' DOWN"
Performed by John Mellencamp (as John Cougar Mellencamp) Written by John Mellencamp (as John Cougar Mellencamp) Published by Riva Music, Inc. Courtesy of PolyGram Special Projects, a Division of of PolyGram Records Inc.
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