Summary
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 71Audiences 67GoodWatch 69
Tomatometer76%
Metascore66
Audience score71%
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 23 K ratings3.3/5
User score6.4
Box office
7.8×its budget
- Budget
- $6 M
- Worldwide
- $47 M
Worldwide it earned $41 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h
A typical length for action movies, +12 min on the typical 108
typical 108120Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 23 countries, rent or buy in 57 more
+13Released
1988
April 15, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ActionCrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Randy BrooksRon Delaney
Grand L. BushLarry Sylvester
Don CheadleRocket
Gerardo MejíaBird
Glenn PlummerHigh Top
Rudy RamosMelindez
Sy RichardsonBailey
Trinidad SilvaFrog
Charles WalkerReed
Damon WayansT-Bone- FAFred AsparagusCook
Sherman AugustusOfficer Porter
Bruce BeattySpanky- PBPaula BellamyWoman in Recreation Center
Brandon BluhmTommie Hodges- MBMark BookerYoung Crip #1
- RBRon BoydCop at Sharon's
Verda BridgesC.R.A.S.H. Secretary
R. D. CallRusty Baines- SCSteven CamarilloGato
Seymour CasselSullivan
Directing · 1
- Dennis Hopper Director
Writing · 1
- Michael Schiffer Screenplay
Production · 2
- Robert H. Solo Producer
- Lauren Lloyd Casting
Camera · 2
- Haskell Wexler Director of Photography
- Robert Samuels Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 1
- Robert Estrin Editor
Sound · 9
- Herbie Hancock Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gary Rydstrom Sound Designer
- Ronald Jacobs Supervising Sound Editor
- Tom Johnson Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ken Fischer Sound Effects Editor
Art · 1
- Ron Foreman Production Design
Lighting · 1
- Gary H. Holt Gaffer
Other crew · 5
- Diane Peterson Stunts
- Spiro Razatos Stunts
- Julius LeFlore Stunts
- Eugene Collier Stunts
- Kym Washington Longino Stunts
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