Dirty (2005)

Two gangbangers-turned-cops try and cover up a scandal within the LAPD.

Director:

Chris Fisher

Writers:

Chris Fisher, Gil Reavill,

Stars:

Frank Alvarez, Clifton Collins Jr., Brittany Daniel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frank Alvarez	...	Gangster #1
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Officer Armando Sancho
Brittany Daniel	...	Tatiana
Keith David	...	Captain Spain
Roberto 'Lil Rob' Flores	...	Gangster #4 (as Robert Flores)
Aimee Garcia	...	Rita
Cesar Garcia	...	Gangster #3
Nicholas Gonzalez	...	Officer Rodriguez
Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Salim Adel
Kevin Grevioux	...	Daddy
Wood Harris	...	Brax
Cole Hauser	...	Lieutenant
Wyclef Jean	...	Baine
Pat Healy	...	Ronnie
Tory Kittles	...	Wallace

Storyline

In a Los Angeles dominated by violent gangs and a corrupt LAPD Precinct, the dirty Officer Armando Sancho is haunted by his guilty since an innocent old man was accidentally killed in an operation with his also dirty partner Salim Adel. The Internal Affairs is pressing Sancho, who feels split between the loyalty to his mates and his conscience, and he has to make a statement at 6:00 PM. When his superiors Captain Spain and his Lieutenant assign the two cops for an operation dealing drugs apprehended by the police and stored as evidence with a powerful drug dealer, Sancho feels that something is wrong and they have been framed.

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Plot Keywords:

police | partner | internal affairs | drug dealer | gang | 

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Taglines:

Violence Is A Language People Understand

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Silver Nitrate Pictures [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Prljavi policajci

Filming Locations:

Arclight Cinemas - 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$41,638 (USA) (27 January 2006)

Gross:

$162,191 (USA) (27 January 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

2710 Inc., Deviant Films, Silver Nitrate Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Chris Fisher wanted to convey a sense of Los Angeles being a dry, desolate place where people aren't supposed to live, which was a challenge since shooting took place during early 2005, one of the rainiest seasons in Los Angeles history.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Officer Armando Sancho: You see things more clearly when you're dead.

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Connections

Referenced in Gettin' Dirty (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Como Las Noticias"
Written by Jose Jimenez Jr., Richard Contreras and George Contreras
Performed by Loyalty & Honor
Courtesy of Dragon Mob Records

User Reviews

Rare thoughtful action movie

I saw this movie at the AFI Festival in Hollywood, and it struck me as an incredibly sophisticated work of film-making. Chris Fisher took what could be a tired genre -- the corrupt cop story -- and by focusing on the psychology of the characters, breathed new life into it. Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s portrayal of a cop who has lost his moorings is mesmerizing, funny, heartbreaking, very engaging. But it is Clifton Collins, Jr. who represents the moral center of this movie. An incredible performance, the best I've seen in years. A gang-banger stricken with an attack of conscience. Fisher sets up a brutal world and then finds a glint of light in it. I mean, it's easy to behave morally in a sheltered, safe, middle-class environment. But these cops -- the movie is based on the L.A. Rampart scandal -- must confront a violent, deadly, compromised landscape at every turn. What I most liked about Dirty is that it was an action movie that didn't require you to leave your brains at the door.