Cop Land (1997)

Director:

James Mangold

Writer (WGA):

James Mangold (written by)

Release Date:

15 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

No One Is Above The Law.

Plot:

The sheriff of a suburban New Jersey community populated by New York City policemen slowly discovers the town is a front for mob connections and corruption.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Nypd | Police | Internal Affairs | New York City

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sylvester Stallone	...	Freddy Heflin
Harvey Keitel	...	Ray Donlan
Ray Liotta	...	Gary Figgis
Robert De Niro	...	Moe Tilden
Peter Berg	...	Joey Randone
Janeane Garofalo	...	Deputy Cindy Betts
Robert Patrick	...	Jack Rucker
Michael Rapaport	...	Murray Babitch
Annabella Sciorra	...	Liz Randone
Noah Emmerich	...	Deputy Bill Geisler
Cathy Moriarty	...	Rose Donlan
John Spencer	...	Leo Crasky
Frank Vincent	...	PDA President Lassaro
Malik Yoba	...	Detective Carson
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frank Lagonda
Edie Falco	...	Berta
Victor Williams	...	Russell (as Victor L. Williams)
Paul Calderon	...	Hector - Medic
John Doman	...	Lassaro's Aide
Deborah Harry	...	Delores
Vincent Laresca	...	Medic #2
Oliver Solomon	...	Black Man
Terri Towns	...	Black Woman
David Butler	...	Thin Cop
Brad Beyer	...	Young Cop
Charles Dumas	...	TV Cyril Johns
John Johnson	...	News Anchor
Frank Pellegrino	...	Mayor
Robert John Burke	...	Officer B
John Ventimiglia	...	Officer V
Terry Serpico	...	Tony - Wincing Cop
Method Man	...	Shondel
Sean Cullen	...	Other Cop
Paul Herman	...	Game Operator
Mel Gorham	...	Monica
Graciela Lecube	...	Spanish Woman
Chris Conte	...	Gordon
Anthony Citro	...	Young Freddy
Alexandra Adi	...	Young Liz
Mark Casella	...	Fireman (as Mark Cassella)
Timothy Stickney	...	Window Yeller
William Kalaidjian	...	Police Chaplain (as Father William Kalaidjian)
Sean Runnette	...	IA Detective #1
Michael Gaston	...	IA Detective #2 - Rubin
Ben Ellerin	...	Little Kid with Gordon
David Díaz	...	Funeral Reporter (as David Diaz)
Tracy O. Emory	...	Video Camera Op - News Segment
Robert W. Castle	...	Chaplain at Joey's Funeral (as Robert Castle)
Bruce Altman	...	Counselor Burt Kandel
Carly Fordham	...	Liz's Daughter
Tony Giorgio	...	Ceremonial Officer
Kevin O'Sullivan	...	Head Pall Bearer / Flag Holder
Louis D'Alto	...	Exiting Cop
Sylvia Kahn	...	Deli Lady
Ronn Munro	...	Chief of Police
John Henry	...	Officer in Alleyway
Richard Lisi	...	Officer in Alleyway 'Charley'
Hans Moody	...	Sergeant in Alleyway
Garry Pastore	...	Core Cop 'Johnny B'
Tony Sirico	...	Toy Torillo
Peter Wise	...	Plaza Cop #1
P.J. Brown	...	Plaza Cop #2
Manuel Corrado	...	Plaza Cop #3
Jeffrey H. Kaufman	...	Plaza Cop #4 (as Jeffrey Kaufman)
Europe Harmon	...	Plaza Cop #5
Rene Ojeda	...	Plaza Cop #6
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
S. Michael Bellomo	...	Cop (uncredited)
David W. Butler	...	Davy - Scores Niteclub Customer (uncredited)
Christopher Del Gaudio	...	Cop at Funeral (uncredited)
Adrian Lee	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Marshall Dancing Elk Lucas	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Floyd Resnick	...	NYPD Sergeant (uncredited)
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
James Mangold

Writing credits (WGA)
James Mangold		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Goode	....	associate producer
Cathy Konrad	....	producer
Richard Miller	....	associate producer
Kerry Orent	....	co-producer
Meryl Poster	....	executive producer
Ezra Swerdlow	....	producer
Kevin King Templeton	....	associate producer (as kevin king)
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer
Cary Woods	....	producer

Original Music by
Howard Shore

Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards		(director of photography) (as Eric Edwards)

Film Editing by
Craig McKay

Casting by
Todd M. Thaler		(as Todd Thaler)

Production Design by
Lester Cohen

Art Direction by
Wing Lee

Set Decoration by
Karin Wiesel

Costume Design by
Ellen Lutter

Makeup Department
Joseph Coscia	....	hair stylist: Mr. Stallone (as Joe Coscia)
Scott H. Eddo	....	makeup artist: Sylvester Stallone (as Scott Eddo)
Judi Goodman	....	hair stylist
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Lori Hicks	....	key makeup artist
Steven Lawrence	....	makeup artist
Judy Lovell	....	makeup artist: Mr. Liotta
Francesca Paris	....	key hair stylist
Michele Paris	....	key makeup artist (as Michele Paris-Catanzarite)
Jay McClennen	....	key prosthetics (uncredited)

Production Management
Michele A. Carmel	....	assistant production supervisor: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Michelle A. Carmel)
Christopher Goode	....	unit production manager
Anthony Gore	....	post-production supervisor (director's cut)
Craig Markey	....	production supervisor: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Tracy McGrath	....	executive in charge of production
Andrew Zolot	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marlene Arvan	....	additional second second assistant director
Roger M. Bobb	....	dga trainee (as Roger Bobb)
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Amy Lynn	....	second second assistant director
Rebecca Strickland	....	second assistant director: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Christopher Swartout	....	second assistant director
Henry Alex Rubin	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Donald R. Aurnhammer	....	construction carpenter
Julia Barraclough	....	master scenic
James R. Bilz	....	assistant property master
Adam Braid	....	buyer: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Russell Bullock	....	scenic
John Döepp	....	additional scenic
Chris Ferraro	....	second lead person
David Scott Gagnon	....	set dresser (as David Gagnon)
Glenn Gertsen	....	construction carpenter (as Glen Gertsen)
Don Alfred Geyra	....	additional scenic (as Don Geyra)
Tom Gilligan	....	construction grip
Sam Greto	....	construction carpenter
Nancy Griffith	....	additional props
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master
Fry Karins	....	scenic
Shauna Kellin	....	additional scenic
Michael Leather	....	set dresser (as Mike Leather)
Melissa P. Lohman	....	art department coordinator
Nicholas Lundy	....	assistant art director
Michael Mancuso	....	art department assistant
Charles E. McCarry	....	assistant art director (as Charles McCarry)
Alex Mera	....	art department assistant
Eric M. Metzger	....	additional props (as Eric Metzger)
Alan Muzeni	....	set dresser
Catherine Nasch	....	additional scenic
Lisa Nilsson	....	assistant set decorator (as Lisa K. Nilsson)
Glen Pangione	....	construction coordinator
Gus Papadopoulos	....	lead person
Michael Parmelee	....	on-set dresser
Addison Pettit	....	graphic designer
James A. Reilly	....	construction grip
Steven Richetts	....	additional scenic (as Steve Richetts)
Sam Z. Rogers	....	additional shop person (as Sam Rogers)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	on-set dresser (as Jeff Rollins)
Alex Rubin	....	storyboard artist
Chinyere Ryan	....	shop coordinator
Amy Safhay	....	greensperson
Leslie Salter	....	camera scenic (as Leslie Salter-Yacuk)
Margot Therre	....	scenic
Richard Yacuk	....	construction grip best boy
Thomas Yacuk	....	key construction grip
Harriet Zucker	....	assistant set decorator
Rosalie Russino	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steven J. Balzarini	....	cable puller (as Steve Balzarini)
Ron Bochar	....	sound effects designer
Joseph Bonn	....	assistant sound editor
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound effects recordist (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Dustin DuPilka	....	foley assistant
Chris Fielder	....	transfer assistant
Howell Gibbens	....	sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Julie Lindner	....	first assistant sound editor (as Julie Linder)
Adam Lipsius	....	assistant sound editor
Tommy Louie	....	cable puller
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	....	assistant sound editor (as Kimberly McCord)
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Mike Poppleton	....	sound apprentice
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	foley editor
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor (as Phil Stockton)
Steven Ticknor	....	sound mixer
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Magdaline Volaitis	....	dialogue editor
Deborah Wallach	....	group adr editor
Allan Zaleski	....	sound apprentice
James Marchione	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Nicholas Renbeck	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Wyatt Sprague	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects supervisor
Art Cantin	....	special effects technician: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Greg Gootsan	....	effects assistant/swing
Lee Howard	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Kathy Kelehan	....	visual effects producer
Daniel Leung	....	digital compositing supervisor
Matt McDonald	....	3D animator
Matt McDonald	....	digital artist
Eric Person	....	digital compositor
Janos Pilenyi	....	opticals: Cineric, Inc. (as János O. Pilenyi)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Harold Baines	....	stunts
Howard 'Stick' Baines	....	stunts (as Howard 'Sticks' Baines)
Scott Blake	....	stunts
Michael Broughton	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Al Cerullo	....	stunts
Ashley Cusato	....	stunts (as Ashley Love Cusato)
Mark Dillahunt	....	stunts
Norman Douglass	....	stunts (as Norman Douglas)
Andy Duppin	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don J. Hewitt)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Hubbell	....	underwater stunt coordinator
Kris A. Jeffrey	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts (as John McLaughlin)
Joe Orrach	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Andy Redmond	....	stunts
Floyd Resnick	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunt double: Sylvester Stallone (uncredited)
Scott Hubbell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Robert	....	stunts (uncredited)
Anthony Sinopoli	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Austin	....	video assist operator: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Wayne Baker	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Wayne D. Baker)
Bob Balzarini	....	video assist operator
Michael Berg	....	gaffer
Renzo Spirit Buffalo	....	additional second assistant camera (as Renzo Spirit-Buffalo)
Anne Chu	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Phil Cohen	....	Steadicam assistant
Anthony Joseph Duchesne	....	best boy grip: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Kris Enos	....	second assistant camera: uncredited
Michael Gallart	....	best boy electric (as Mike Gallart)
Adam Gilmore	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Grimaldi	....	best boy electric (as Joe Grimaldi)
Kris Guthrie	....	third grip: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Douglas C. Hart	....	first assistant Steadicam
Timothy Healy	....	third electric
Pedro Hernández	....	best boy grip (as Pedro Hernandez)
Gary Hildebrand	....	third electric
Blake Hill	....	third electric: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Kevin Janicelli	....	genny operator
Miguel Jimenez	....	genny operator
Lukasz Jogalla	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Suza Kohlstedt	....	camera trainee
Tom Levy	....	key grip: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Rick Maddux	....	best boy electric: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Rick Marroquin	....	third grip
Gary Martone	....	key grip
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Pat Murray)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
John L. Oates	....	genny operator: base camp (as John Oates)
Nicholas M. Orlando	....	third grip: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Tom Potoskie	....	third electric
Patrick Quinn	....	assistant camera
Rick Raphael	....	Steadicam operator
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Richard Rutkowski	....	first assistant camera
Anthony Santos	....	genny operator: base camp (as Tony Santos)
Mark Schwentner	....	third electric (as Mark Schwetner)
Dustin Smith	....	dolly grip (as Dusty Smith)
Josh Steinberg	....	third grip
Igor Sunara	....	director of photography: second unit
Eric Swanek	....	Steadicam assistant
Carl A. Vidnic	....	third electric: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Carl Vidnic)
Howard Weiner	....	24 frame video playback operator
Richard Yacuk	....	best boy / grip
Franz Yeich	....	third grip
Peter Hawkins	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Laela Kilbourn	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert Lau	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kristine Bulakowski	....	extras casting: in-house
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting (as Meredith Jacobson-Marciano)
Gayle Keller	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brad Anderson	....	costumer: Mr. Stallone
Lynne Maureen Curtis	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Lynne Curtis)
Denise T. Davidson	....	wardrobe assistant
Thomas Lee Keller	....	assistant wardrobe designer (as Thomas Keller)
Jennifer Lax	....	costume supervisor: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Jenny Lax)
Estella Marie	....	seamstress
Suzanne McCabe	....	assistant wardrobe designer
Winsome G. McKoy	....	costumer (as Winsome McKoy)
Roseann Milano	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Roseann M. Milano)
Meghan Murray Collins	....	costume assistant (as Meghan Murray)
Karen Koula Sossiadis	....	wardrobe assistant (as Koula Sossiadis)
Amy Westcott	....	wardrobe assistant
Kim Wilcox	....	shopper

Editorial Department
Naomi Geraghty	....	associate editor
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Michelle Harrison	....	assistant editor: avid
Tim Heyen	....	negative cutter (director's cut)
May Kuckro	....	first assistant editor
Joe Landauer	....	apprentice editor
Mark Nowicki	....	colorist (director's cut)
Deirdre Slevin	....	apprentice editor
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor

Music Department
David Carbonara	....	music editor
Robert Cotnoir	....	programmer: synclavier
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	second assistant music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Ann Kline	....	music coordinator (as Ann Karlin)
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Kevin Mahonchak	....	music preparation
Jill Meyers	....	music business affairs
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Nicole Ruffine	....	assistant music editor
Howard Shore	....	conductor
Howard Shore	....	orchestrator
Ryan Shore	....	music preparation
Dan Evans Farkas	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
John Moses	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bobby Alberga	....	driver (as Robert Alberga)
Frank Appedu III	....	driver
Henry S. Avelin	....	transportation co-captain (as Henry Avelin)
Henry Boyle	....	driver
Tom Buckman Jr.	....	driver (as Thomas Buckman Jr.)
Thomas Buckman	....	driver (as Thomas Buckman Sr.)
Richard Clark	....	driver
James Collins	....	driver
Edward Coonan	....	driver
Rocco Curatolo	....	driver
Edward Devereaux II	....	driver
Peter DiDomenico	....	driver
John Featherstone	....	driver
Robert Featherstone	....	driver
Kevin Flynn	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Foley	....	driver
Fred Forster	....	picture car wrangler (as Fred Foster)
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator: underwater unit, Los Angeles
James Heron	....	driver
John Hunt	....	driver (as John Hunt Jr.)
Joseph Irwin	....	driver
Evan M. Kavan	....	driver: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Evan Kavan)
Kevin Keefe	....	transportation captain
Kristopher Keefe	....	driver
Dennis Kelly	....	driver
Glenn Knowlton	....	transportation captain: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Robert Lansing	....	driver
Richard Maher	....	driver
Jerry McSpirit	....	picture car wrangler
George Moran	....	driver
Steve Nickolai	....	picture cars: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Gary Palmer	....	driver
Adam Pinkstaff	....	driver: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Bryan Place	....	driver
Ken Plumlee	....	driver: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Avie Shwartzbach	....	driver (as Avie Schartzbach)
Leo Stefanos	....	transportation captain
Kevin R. Wood	....	driver (as Kevin Wood)

Other crew
Leon Adair Jr.	....	parking coordinator (as Leon Adair)
Michael Anthony	....	location scout (as Mike Anthony)
Carlos Azuncena	....	production assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Craig Bankey	....	unit publicist
Lyda Blank	....	location manager
Aneikit Bonnel	....	production assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Richard Bronskill	....	auricle operator
Joe Buda	....	payroll accountant
Betty Chin	....	production office coordinator
Alexander Cohen	....	location production assistant (as Alex 'Tiger' Cohen)
Wendy Cohen	....	carnival coordinator
Craig Collins	....	dive assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Eddy Collyns	....	location manager
Gary Compton	....	security consultant
Robert Cotnoir	....	synclavier programmer
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	assistant accountant
Robyn J. Davis	....	location coordinator (as Robyn Davis)
Carey DePalma	....	location assistant
Valerie Desjardins	....	daily script
Jean-Michel Dissard	....	set production assistant
Caylah Eddleblute	....	assistant visual consultant (as Caylah Eddle Blute)
John Fedynich	....	location assistant
Erin Feinberg	....	set production assistant
Cliff Fuller	....	office production assistant (as Clifton Fuller)
Liz Gaffney	....	production secretary
Christopher Gambale	....	assistant to Harvey Weinstein
Bill Garvey	....	unit production assistant
Gregory Donald Gateley	....	production assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles (as Greg Gateley)
Anthony Gigante	....	intern
Terry Ham	....	set production assistant
David Hayles	....	medic: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Arlene Hellerman	....	research consultant
Dan Huber	....	unit production assistant
Tina Johnson	....	product placement/clearances
Steve Joyner	....	underwater visual consultant
Danielle Katz	....	set production assistant
Erin Kittrell	....	production assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Buzz Koenig	....	assistant: Mr. Swerdlow (as Scott Koenig)
Jill Krupnick	....	office production assistant
Amanda Lasher	....	assistant: Mr. Mangold
Grace Lauro	....	caterer
Pam Leonte	....	script supervisor: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Loren Lockwood	....	assistant: Mr. Keitel
Patrick Mahoney	....	craft service
Keegan Martin	....	production assistant
Chip Matheson	....	dive assistant: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Steve McAuliff	....	animal wrangler
Kevin Meister	....	location production assistant
Kevin Milligan	....	set production assistant
Mo Milligan	....	assistant: Ms. Konrad
Meg Montagnino-Jarrett	....	office production assistant (as Meg Montagnino)
Danielle Montalbano	....	technical researcher
Emil Moscola	....	caterer (as Emil Muscola)
Jake Myers	....	unit coordinator
Stuart Nicolai	....	unit assistant
Gene Patterson	....	production assistant
Amy D. Peacock	....	set production assistant (as Amy Peacock)
Wayne Petrucelli	....	security coordinator: New York
Erin Reilly	....	caterer
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor (as Wendy Roberts)
Ron Rogers	....	production assistant
Tom Ross	....	assistant location manager
J. Max Ruschak	....	assistant accountant
Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro	....	production assistant
Sam Sanders	....	crew leader
Dania Saragovia	....	assistant: Mr. Cohen
Nicole Sarrocco	....	accounting clerk: underwater unit, Los Angeles
Andrew Saxe	....	location manager: second unit
Kathi Scharer	....	production accountant
Susan D. Schultz	....	food stylist
Philip Schulz	....	location scout (as Phil Schulz)
Lizzie Schwartz	....	assistant: Mr. Woods
John Soran	....	craft service
Sheryl Swann	....	second assistant accountant
Matt Walker	....	office production assistant
Michael L. Walker	....	set production assistant
Rick Washburn	....	weapons coordinator
Stan Wiencko	....	set production assistant
Eric 'Woody' Wood	....	crew leader
Andrew Zolot	....	production secretary (as Andy Zolot)
Michael Albanese	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chadbyrne R. Dickens	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
David H. Kramer	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Ante Novakovic	....	assistant: Harvey Keitel (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Thanks
Jeffrey Bass	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Kimberly Berman	....	special thanks (director's cut) (as Kim Berman)
Matthew Gore	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Jim Hardy	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Cathy Konrad	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Ray Liotta	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Tom McCarthy Jr.	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Shannon McIntosh	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Jeremy Miller	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Joe Rangel	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Arnold Rifkin	....	the filmmakers wish to thank
Scott Sapire	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Elizabeth Speckman	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Sylvester Stallone	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Bob Weinstein	....	special thanks (director's cut)
Harvey Weinstein	....	special thanks (director's cut)

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Woods Entertainment
• Across the River Productions

Distributors

• Miramax Films (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (1998) (Sweden) (DVD)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Laurenfilm (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Shochiku-Fuji Company (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Toshiba Digital Frontiers (TDF) (1999) (Japan) (DVD)
• VCL Communications (199?) (Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Balsmeyer and Everett (digital compositing)
• Wildgrass Productions (special effects: underwater unit, Los Angeles)

Other Companies

• All Saints Church  music recorded at (as All Saints Church, Tooting, England)
• Animal Actors  animals provided by
• Balsmeyer and Everett  title design
• C-5  sound post-production (as C5, Inc.)
• C5  post-production sound services
• Cineric  opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints (as Deluxe)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• High Technology Video (HTV)  special thanks (director's cut)
• J.G. Films  negative cutting
• J/KAM Digital  special thanks (director's cut)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• London Philharmonic Orchestra  music performed by
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Panavision  camera dollies (as Panavision New York)
• Panavision  cameras (as Panavision New York)
• Sound One  post-production facility
• Speakeasy  adr voice casting
• Technicolor  color
• Tomkats Catering  caterer (as Tomkats)
• Wescam USA  wescam provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, strong language and brief nudity

Runtime:

104 min | USA:116 min (director's cut) | 120 min (extended director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Belgium:KT | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Mexico:B | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/16 | USA:R (certificate #35498) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 (original rating) | South Korea:12 | UK:15 (original rating) | UK:18 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Sylvester Stallone gained the necessary weight for the role by eating a steady diet of giant pancakes served at a local pancake house.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Superboy comes to Freddy's house at night and Heflin and Figgs give chase into the woods, Ray Liotta's hairline is noticeably different, indicating a scene added in a re shoot.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Moe Tilden:[narrating] Every precinct has its cop bar - a private club - all blue. For the 3-7 it was the Four Aces, just across the river.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mirrors (2008/I)

Soundtrack:

I Can't Quit

not a bad turn for Stallone

Mangold's second film, the corruption drama "Cop Land" stars Sylvester Stallone as Freddy Heflin, the much-denigrated sheriff of tiny Garrison, New Jersey, a community which - thanks to a technicality - is populated almost entirely by members of the New York City Police Department.

When young cop Murray "Superboy" Babitch (Michael Rapaport) becomes embroiled in a controversial shootout which leaves two black youths dead, he apparently commits suicide rather than face the wrath of an official investigation. In reality, however, he flees to safety back home in Garrison. In the wake of the controversial events, NYPD Internal Affairs lieutenant Moe Tilden (Robert DeNiro) arrives in Garrison to uncover the truth. He attempts to enlist Freddy to watch the watchmen, including Superboy's uncle, veteran cop Ray Donlan (Harvey Keitel); coked-out Gary Figgis (Ray Liotta); and Joey Randone (Peter Berg), the husband of the woman (Annabella Sciorra) Freddy loved and lost. A rich, complex film about redemption, "Cop Land"'s portrayal of Freddy's struggles to prove his worth mirrors Stallone's own return to thoughtful, character-driven drama after years of vacuous action roles. Like Freddy, he faces an uphill battle, fighting for respectability in the face of a superb cast including Janeane Garofalo, Cathy Moriarty and Paul Calderon.