IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.4K
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Two cops become compelled to act against corruption and discrimination within their police precinct.Two cops become compelled to act against corruption and discrimination within their police precinct.Two cops become compelled to act against corruption and discrimination within their police precinct.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
3.4K
YOUR RATING
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Burnett
- John Eddie Johnson(screenplay "One of Us")
- Ned Welsh(screenplay "One of Us")
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Charles Burnett
- John Eddie Johnson(screenplay "One of Us")
- Ned Welsh(screenplay "One of Us")
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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- Director
- Writers
- Charles Burnett
- John Eddie Johnson(screenplay "One of Us")
- Ned Welsh(screenplay "One of Us")
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
- All cast & crew
Storyline
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white-male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, who he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into great personal danger in the service of justice. —Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
- Taglines
- In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for intense dramatic material
- Parents guide
Did you know
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film Johnson's training officer, Chuck Gilmore, gets upset with him for not ticketing the woman in the red convertible for speeding and Gilmore decides to take over the wheel himself. Immediately after that we see their car chasing the red convertible again with a brief shot during the chase of Gilmore sitting in the passenger seat.
- Quotes
Detective Gene Baker: Save your judgements for when you make detective. In the meantime, just keep the traffic flowing.
- ConnectionsFeatured in At the Movies: Congo/The Glass Shield/Pocahontas/Fluke (1995)
- SoundtracksBlack Man Sings the Blues
Performed by Lance Eaton and Ernie Lee Banks (as Ernie Banks)
Music and Lyrics by Stephen James Taylor, BMI
Top review
A film that tackles blackmail and race relations in the LA sheriffs office
This was a great low budget police film about corruption in the LA sheriffs office. The film revolves around a young black cop, who stumbles onto a corruption case invovling police brutality towards minorities. The film also highlights just how easy it is to get blackmailed by people who are supposed to be on your side. THE GLASS SHIELD while lacking the stigma of bigger films like LETHAL WEAPON, tells a human tale about a cop and his female partner, however, I feel Lori Petty's role could have been bigger. There was another part of this film that touched on something briefly, sexism on the law enforcement circuit. The trailers for thisa movie suggest it was edited heavily and that the character played by Ms. Petty played a significantly larger role in that version. The logical direction for this film would to have been having the black cop and the woman police officer piercing the layer of corruption together in lA. A great film that tells a stroy from a african american point of view. The film also highlights the conflict within the african american/black community towards police and police brutality and how it is hard for even them to sometimes accept black police officers. An interesting film with a interesting and powerful premise. Don't expect a 600 rd. shoot out with "yuck yuck" laughter and Riggs and Murtaugh in this one...expect substance.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Polisbrickan ger inget skydd
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,291,163
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,146,748
- Jun 4, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $3,291,163
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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