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Gang Related (1997) 6.7
Two corrupt cops murder an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching ... See full summary » Director:Jim KoufWriter:Jim Kouf |
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| James Belushi | ... | ||
| Tupac Shakur | ... | ||
| Lela Rochon | ... | ||
| Dennis Quaid | ... | ||
| James Earl Jones | ... | ||
| David Paymer | ... | ||
| Wendy Crewson | ... | ||
| Gary Cole | ... | ||
| Terrence 'T.C.' Carson | ... | ||
| Brad Greenquist | ... | ||
| James Handy | ... | ||
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Kool Moe Dee | ... | |
| Victor Love | ... | ||
| Robert LaSardo | ... | ||
| Perry Anzilotti | ... | ||
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Two corrupt cops murder an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime. That involves juggling evidence, coaching witnesses, and improvising to keep their desperate scheme from unraveling. Written by <rozebud@compuserve.com>
Plot Keywords:
homeless man | murder | lead actor's last film | double life | deception |Taglines:
The Best Place To Hide Is Behind A Badge See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong language, some violence and a scene with nudity | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
8 October 1997 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Criminal Intent See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USABox Office
Opening Weekend:
$3,286,065 (USA) (10 October 1997)Gross:
£95,133 (UK) (21 August 1998)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Divinci: I don't know, I'm homicide, we don't learn that stuff.
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Written by JU C, Carl "Butch" Small, Ron Brent
Performed by JU C
Artist Courtesy of Gamedog Records / The "Untouchable" Death Row Records
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The film originally started out as a MPCA (Motion Picture Corporation of Amrica) production, but MPCA were briefly taken over by the newly re-established Orion Pictures and all of the MPCA's line-up were released as "Orion" pictures. See more »Goofs
When Det. Frank Divinci talks to Joe for the first time about the crime in the car we can clearly see the camera in the reflection of the window. As the scene progress the camera zooms in and a head can be seen next to the camera. See more »Quotes
Cynthia Webb: [seeing Divinci in her dressing room] Isn't this breaking and entering?Divinci: I don't know, I'm homicide, we don't learn that stuff.
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Dedicated to Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) See more »Soundtracks
Freak Sumthin'Written by JU C, Carl "Butch" Small, Ron Brent
Performed by JU C
Artist Courtesy of Gamedog Records / The "Untouchable" Death Row Records
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I didn't have very high expectations for this one (partly because I am not terribly keen on James Belushi) but actually, the film was pretty good.
The important thing is to understand the film as a thriller, rather than as a realistic or atmospheric piece. The subject matter and designated environment would point to noir, but the film fails to capture a sense of place or encapsulate an environment and way of life in a way that would justify such a designation. The environment is not actually unrealistic, but again it is not really captured either. Instead, the grit and indeed realism, tends to throw off the viewer, causing him to anticipate a different type of film. "Gang Related" is about plot, and there are a satisfactory number of twists and turns for the viewer. One could easily imagine a movie like this being adapted to the stage.
The acting is generally of a very high standard with strong performances by Shakur and Belushi. The weakness of this film is rather in the fact that the film fails to create or capture a set of especially nuanced characters, and similarly fails to create a strong sense of place. A different director and different cinematography could have done this without substantial alteration. The dramatic twists and turns in the plot also could be considered a weakness, but this would be due to a misunderstanding of the type of story being told, rather than because that story is in itself a bad one.