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Director:
Jim Kouf
Writer (WGA):
Jim Kouf (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
8 October 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
How do you solve a murder when YOU'RE the killer? more
Plot:
Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Emphasis on plot over realism...... more (19 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Belushi ... Det. Frank Divinci

Tupac Shakur ... Det. Rodriguez

Lela Rochon ... Cynthia Webb

Dennis Quaid ... Joe Doe / William

James Earl Jones ... Arthur Baylor

David Paymer ... Elliot Goff

Wendy Crewson ... Helen Eden

Gary Cole ... Richard Simms

Terrence 'T.C.' Carson ... Manny Landrew

Brad Greenquist ... Richard Stein
James Handy ... Capt. Henderson
Kool Moe Dee ... Lionel Hudd

Victor Love ... Hooper

Robert LaSardo ... Sarkasian

Perry Anzilotti ... Vic
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Criminal Intent (International: English title) (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, some violence and a scene with nudity.
Runtime:
102 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #35072) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | UK:15

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Trivia:
This was Tupac Shakur's last film, and the first one given full theatrical release after his death on 13 September 1996. His other film, Bullet (1996) made prior to this one only received a limited theatrical run late in 1996 before being released on home video, just before this film was released theatrically in August 1997. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Det. Frank Divinc talks to Joe for the first time about the crime in the car we can clearly see the camera in the reflection of the window. As the scene progress the camera zooms in and a head can be seen next to the camera. more
Quotes:
Divinci: We're the teachers, and in our classroom two and two can add up to five if we say it does. more
Movie Connections:
Features "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985) more
Soundtrack:
Can't Fix It more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
Emphasis on plot over realism......, 17 March 2007
6/10
Author: D. B. from Nebraska, United States

I didn't have very high expectations for this one (partly because I am not terribly keen on James Belushi) but actually, the film was pretty good.

The important thing is to understand the film as a thriller, rather than as a realistic or atmospheric piece. The subject matter and designated environment would point to noir, but the film fails to capture a sense of place or encapsulate an environment and way of life in a way that would justify such a designation. The environment is not actually unrealistic, but again it is not really captured either. Instead, the grit and indeed realism, tends to throw off the viewer, causing him to anticipate a different type of film. "Gang Related" is about plot, and there are a satisfactory number of twists and turns for the viewer. One could easily imagine a movie like this being adapted to the stage.

The acting is generally of a very high standard with strong performances by Shakur and Belushi. The weakness of this film is rather in the fact that the film fails to create or capture a set of especially nuanced characters, and similarly fails to create a strong sense of place. A different director and different cinematography could have done this without substantial alteration. The dramatic twists and turns in the plot also could be considered a weakness, but this would be due to a misunderstanding of the type of story being told, rather than because that story is in itself a bad one.

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