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Director:
Charles Burnett
Writers:
Charles Burnett (writer)
John Eddie Johnson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 June 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
Plot:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Why can't we just all get along? more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Erich Anderson ... Dist. Atty. Korn

Richard Anderson ... Massey

Michael Boatman ... Johnny 'J.J.' Johnson
Bernie Casey ... Locket

Wanda De Jesus ... Carmen Munoz
Victoria Dillard ... Barbara

Elliott Gould ... Greenspan

Don Harvey ... Bono

Tommy Redmond Hicks ... Rev. Banks (as Tommy Hicks)

Ice Cube ... Teddy Woods

Michael Ironside ... Baker
Natalia Nogulich ... Judge Helen Lewis

Lori Petty ... Dep. Deborah Fields

Sy Richardson ... Mr. Taylor

M. Emmet Walsh ... Hal
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33023) | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:15 (video premiere)
Company:
CiBy 2000 more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the film Johnson's training officer, Chuck Gilmore, gets upset with him for not ticketing the woman in the red convertible for speeding and Gilmore decides to take over the wheel himself. Immediately after that we see their car chasing the red convertible again with a brief shot during the chase of Gilmore sitting in the passenger seat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Love and Death on Long Island (1997) more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Why can't we just all get along?, 19 June 2004
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Author: Michael O'Keefe from Muskogee OK

Try to fit in or decide to do the right thing? Ambition is one of the things that stands in the way of J.J. Johnson(Michael Boatman)...the other is that he is a rookie state trooper with the LA Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at his first assigned station. Who is he teamed with? The station's only female deputy Deb Fields(Lori Petty). This movie progresses with nonstop suspense and explosive decisions to be made. Johnson and Fields uncover mass corruption when they discover that a well known criminal(Ice Cube)has been framed and jailed for a vicious murder. Do they break the unwritten code of silence or do the right thing? Well...what makes for a better movie?

This gritty police yarn is filled with obligatory violence and an all-star cast of actors like: Richard Anderson, M. Emmet Walsh, Michael Ironside, Bernie Casey and Elliott Gould. I was really impressed with Boatman and Ice Cube. On the other hand I have never been or will be a fan of Petty. Overall the truth proves to be pretty damn powerful.

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