Black and White (1999)

Chris O'Brien, devoted Catholic and rookie cop with LAPD, is assigned to partner with the hard-edged, street-smart Nora Hugosian. A serial killer is loose, and all the victims are low-life ... See full summary »

Director:

Yuri Zeltser

Writers:

Yuri Zeltser, Leon Zeltser

Stars:

Gina Gershon, Rory Cochrane, Ron Silver

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Gina Gershon	...	Nora 'Hugs' Hugosian
Rory Cochrane	...	Chris O'Brien
Ron Silver	...	Simon Herzel
Alison Eastwood	...	Lynn Dombrowsky
Ross Partridge	...	Michael Clemence
James Handy	...	Sergeant Wright
Carl Anthony Payne II	...	Ernie Pitts
Ashley Tucker	...	Bany Glover (as Ashley E. Tucker)
Joe Unger	...	Charlie Sanders
Lobo Sebastian	...	Pablo
Kamala Lopez	...	Carmela (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)
Boris Lee Krutonog	...	Peeping Tom
Michael Paul Chan	...	Witness (as Michael P. Chan)
Barry Primus	...	Priest
Marshall Bell	...	Toast

Storyline

Chris O'Brien, devoted Catholic and rookie cop with LAPD, is assigned to partner with the hard-edged, street-smart Nora Hugosian. A serial killer is loose, and all the victims are low-life guys whom Nora has dealt with. So, when the tire tracks of a police car are found at a murder scene, she's the prime suspect of internal affairs investigator Simon Hertzel. Chris and Nora start an affair, but meanwhile he has suspicions about her. Should he start his own investigation, which would be an act of betrayal, or trust her, as his partner and his lover? When a witness i.d.'s Nora's former partner, Michael Clemence, as the killer, Nora gives Mike an alibi, and things get complicated.

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Plot Keywords:

partner | rookie | trust | lapd | police | 

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Taglines:

If you can't trust your partner, who can you trust?

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Genres:

Action | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2001 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

Black & White

Filming Locations:

Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Kushner-Locke Company, Tapestry Films, Bergman Lustig Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character, Lynn Dombrowsky, scoffs, "Nora as Dirty Harry?" The actress playing Dombrowsky is the daughter of Clint Eastwood of the Dirty Harry movies.

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Quotes

Ernie Pitts: You know what they say about broads in uniform, don't you? They are either nymphos, lesbos or psychos!

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Soundtracks

Freak Out Man
Written by Frank Meyer
Performed by The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
Produced by Patrick Boissel & The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs (as The Cheetahs)
(p) + © Alive/Total Energy Records
All Rights Reserved

User Reviews

Black and white and mediocre all over

"Black & White" tells of a tough street-wise female cop (Gershon) and her rookie nice-guy partner (Cochrane) who become embroiled in an Internal Affairs investigation when the mounting evidence in a serial killer case begins to point to Gershon. With plotholes galore, this B-flick plays out like a dime novel on film as its make-it-up-as-you-go story serves up contrivance upon contrivance. Nonetheless, Gershon's character's psychodynamics are sufficiently intriguing to make this a suitable watch for the needy sofa spud into cop flix. (C-)