Internal Affairs (1990)

An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writer:

Henry Bean

Stars:

Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Richard Gere	...	Dennis Peck
Andy Garcia	...	Raymond Avilla
Nancy Travis	...	Kathleen Avilla
Laurie Metcalf	...	Amy Wallace
Richard Bradford	...	Grieb
William Baldwin	...	Van Stretch
Michael Beach	...	Dorian Fletcher
Katherine Borowitz	...	Tova Arrocas
Faye Grant	...	Penny
John Kapelos	...	Steven Arrocas
Xander Berkeley	...	Rudy Mohr
John Capodice	...	Chief Healy
Victoria Dillard	...	Kee
Pamella D'Pella	...	Cheryl
Susan Forristal	...	Lolly

Storyline

Keen young Raymond Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

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Plot Keywords:

internal affairs | corrupt cop | neo noir | shoulder holster | uzi | 

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Taglines:

Trust him... he's a cop.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

12 January 1990 (USA)

Also Known As:

Internal Affairs - Trau' ihm, er ist ein Cop

Filming Locations:

Ventura Blvd./Corbin Ave, Woodland Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$27,734,391

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures,Image Organization,Malofilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The red car that Gere's character drove in the film was a 1963 chevrolet stingray corvette.

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Goofs

About halfway through the movie, Dennis is waiting for Raymond outside his office. They have a conversation. Dennis crosses his arms, and keeps them crossed for the wide shot. When the camera cuts back to the two-shot, Dennis is now just holding his hands together.

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Quotes

Amy Wallace: You know all your friends from the force? You don't have them anymore.

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Connections

Referenced in Talking with Chris Hardwick: Elijah Wood (2017)

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Soundtracks

INTERNAL AFFAIRS END CREDITS
Written by Mike Figgis, Anthony Marinelli & Brian Banks
Performed by Jorge Strunz & Darlene Koldenhoven
Produced by Anthony Marinelli

User Reviews

A top-of-the-line Gere performance.

The subject here (police corruption) is banal, but it gains extra value and weight by Figgis' atmospheric direction and, especially, by Richard Gere's powerful performance in perhaps his most atypical role (and as far as I know, his only truly villainous one). After watching him in this film, I don't know how some people can still doubt that he's a talented actor as well an attractive star. The rest of the cast is also good. The finale, however, is somewhat disappointing. (**1/2)