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Colors (1988)

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DVD Release Date
• R1: Oct 2, 2001
• R2: 9 Jul 2001

MPAA Rating
R

Running Time
2 hours, 0 minutes

Country USA

Studio Orion

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Other Titles
• Colors
• Colors - Farben der Gewalt (1988)



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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Police, Thieves, Disturbing, Urban, Gangsters, Cult Classic, Drugs, Suspense, Buddies, Prison, Mistaken Identity

Tagline: 70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops.

Plot: After the events of the previous decade in Los Angeles, this 1988 film about L.A. street gangs as seen through the eyes of the LAPD represented a serious effort to throw some light on the appalling carnage of that world in which, for example, 400 gangbangers were killed in 1987, the year the film was in production. It stars Robert Duvall as Mike Hodges and Sean Penn as Danny McGavin, veteran/rookie cop partners attached to CRASH, the LAPD's gang-supression unit. Hodges has been working South Central for years and has the gangbangers' respect for his low-key, quid pro quo demeanor. Despite his partner's admonitions, McGavin wants to play Rambo, bringing the hammer down on gang members at every opportunity. Ultimately the rage that drives the younger man destroys his relationship with his girlfriend, Louisa Gomez (Maria Conchita Alonso), and raises questions as to whether he should even be allowed to wear a badge. While considerable attention is paid to the complicated rubrics of gang culture, the gangbangers remain shadowy, nearly anonymous figures, especially compared to later portrayals. COLORS is a solid film, featuring superb performances by Penn and Duvall, excellent photography by Haskell Wexler, and a killer soundtrack.

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 Directed by
Dennis Hopper
The Hot Spot, Apocalypse Now, Speed
 Written by
Richard Di Lello
Bad Boys, Riot
Michael Schiffer
Crimson Tide, The Four Feathers, Lean on Me
 Cast
Sean Penn
Mystic River, The Game, The Thin Red Line
Robert Duvall
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now
Maria Conchita Alonso
The Running Man, Predator 2, The House of the Spirits
Don Cheadle
Ocean's Eleven, Crash, Traffic
Damon Wayans
The Last Boy Scout, Roxanne, Look Who's Talking Too
Randy Brooks
Reservoir Dogs, 8 Million Ways to Die, Assassination
Grand L. Bush
Die Hard, Demolition Man, Lethal Weapon 2
[more]
 Music By
Herbie Hancock
Blowup, Harlem Nights, Death Wish



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