MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 835 this week

The Mod Squad (1999)

4.0
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 4.0/10 from 6,370 users   Metascore: 16/100
Reviews: 98 user | 62 critic | 21 from Metacritic.com

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above ... See full summary »

Director:

Writers:

(characters), , 2 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 10000 titles created 2 months ago
 
a list of 251 titles created 15 May 2011
 
a list of 4252 titles created 21 May 2012
 
a list of 51 titles created 6 months ago
 
a list of 5035 titles created 11 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Mod Squad (1999)

The Mod Squad (1999) on IMDb 4/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Mod Squad.
3 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.

Director: F. Gary Gray
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), a murderer and robber.

Director: Stuart Baird
Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes, Robert Downey Jr.
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

An undercover cop infiltrates an underworld subculture of Los Angeles street racers looking to bust a hijacking ring, and soon begins to question his loyalties when his new street racing friends become the prime suspects.

Director: Rob Cohen
Stars: Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez
Shaft (2000)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.8/10 X  

New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.

Director: John Singleton
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright
S.W.A.T. (2003)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.9/10 X  

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

Director: Clark Johnson
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez
Spy Game (2001)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors.

Director: Tony Scott
Stars: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt, Catherine McCormack
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

This film is about a man whose job is to deliver packages without asking any questions. Complications arise when he breaks those rules.

Directors: Louis Leterrier, Corey Yuen
Stars: Jason Statham, Qi Shu, Matt Schulze
Ronin (1998)
Action | Crime | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians.

Director: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone
The Score (2001)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.

Director: Frank Oz
Stars: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

John McClane and a Harlem store owner are targeted by German terrorist Simon Gruber in New York City, where he plans to rob the Federal Reserve Building.

Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Bruce Willis, Jeremy Irons, Samuel L. Jackson
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

With personal crises and age weighing in on them, LAPD officers Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with a deadly Chinese crimelord trying to get his brother out of prison.

Director: Richard Donner
Stars: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci
Swordfish (2001)
Action | Crime | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A secretive renegade counter-terrorist co-opts the world's greatest hacker (who is trying to stay clean) to steal billions in US Government dirty money.

Director: Dominic Sena
Stars: John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Lionel Mark Smith ...
...
...
...
Bald Dude (as Stephen T. Kay)
...
Gilbert - Skinny Freak (as Bodhi Pine Elfman)
...
...
Edit

Storyline

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor. Written by J. D. Keith <jkeith@compunet.net>

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

They did the crime, They paid the time, Now they're...undercover? See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, violence and some sexuality | See all certifications »
Edit

Details

Official Sites:

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

26 March 1999 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Mod Squad - O Filme  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$6,064,716 (USA) (26 March 1999)

Gross:

$13,260,050 (USA) (25 June 1999)
 »

Company Credits

Production Co:

 »
Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sarah Michelle Gellar and Milla Jovovich were among the actresses considered for the role of Julie Barnes. See more »

Goofs

Pete doesn't have a watch when he's in the club but as he leaves the club he is wearing a digital watch. See more »

Quotes

Det. Tricky: Hey ma mere. Where you going with that fine little ass baby? Why don't ya get out on the street earn a real living huh, start hustling (laughing)
Julie: What?
Det. Tricky: She digs me. You have your hall pass young lady?
Julie: Yeah you wanna see my hall pass?
Det. Tricky: Yeah and I wanna see you in detention.
Pete: Hey hey, why do you have to be such a pussy huh, leave her alone alright.
Det. Tricky: Who are you calling a pussy? Pussy!
See more »

Connections

Remake of Mod Squad (1968) See more »

Soundtracks

"Goin' Crazy"
Written by Senen Reyes (as Sen Dog), Jeremy Fleener and Andy Zambrano
Performed by SX10
Produced by Phil Nicolo
Remixed by The Butcher Bros.
SX10 appears courtesy of Flip Records/Elektra Entertainment Group
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

A confusing screenplay, disappointingly directed, with performances only as good as the writing allowed.
23 July 1999 | by See all my reviews

I was extremely disappointed with Mod Squad as a movie. There were a number of points which were never explored fully in respect to the character development. The script jumped from point to point without ever clearly explaining the real direction of the plot or the characters. Neither I nor the three people with me ranging from 18 to 85, could work out why the three young 'Mod Squad' members were recruited. We had no idea what they'd done to land themselves in hot water to begin with so they could have been murderers (no sympathy there). The action was minimal the highlight being an old car crashing through a metal door. "When was that film set?" my eighteen year old daughter asked me. The clever young actor from the "Other Sister" relied on the most basic of performance tricks such as shouting, to even be noticed. Long lingering shots of the female lead became dull. The young black actor had little to work on in his scripted characterisation. I found myself confused between the good and the bad cops and why a call to the police precinct, which had set up the criminal "bust" finale , was so obligingly received and acted on so promptly. The police were called to the scene as backup for our hero who was then an escaped felon (or was he????). The direction in my opinion was experimental to the point of distraction. One scene had our three protagonists in the front seat of a car plotting their next move. This was the bench mark. We saw the camera pan left, right, right, left, right, left then left again so continuously I became dizzy. The recording quality of the hand held reporters cassette recorder, the contents of which wrapped up the entire Mod Squad case was "studio quality" amazing!!! I see a minimum of sixty films a year. This was one of the least effective in a decade. my vote is 2 out of 10.


5 of 6 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Giovanni Ribisi's Performance johnny_33
i liked it sayantan007
Who was that dancing on the car? (in the trailer) Carmelina
Where can I watch the trailer? johny_suave
weird sex scene laceandsnow
Have to give an extra star just for some of the tunes oldmotem
Discuss The Mod Squad (1999) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?