Colors (1988)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Dennis Hopper

Writers:

Michael Schiffer (screenplay)
Michael Schiffer (story) ...

Release Date:

15 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

An experienced cop and his rookie partner patrol the streets of East Los Angeles while trying to keep the gang violence under control.

Plot Keywords:

Violence | Gang | Killed During Sex | South Central Los Angeles | Interracial Relationship

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Sean Penn	...	Officer Danny McGavin
Robert Duvall	...	Officer Bob Hodges
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Louisa Gomez
Randy Brooks	...	Ron Delaney
Grand L. Bush	...	Larry Sylvester (as Grand Bush)
Don Cheadle	...	Rocket
Gerardo Mejía	...	Bird
Glenn Plummer	...	Clarence 'High Top' Brown
Rudy Ramos	...	Melindez
Sy Richardson	...	O.S.S. Sgt. Bailey
Trinidad Silva	...	Leo 'Frog' Lopez
Charles Walker	...	Reed
Damon Wayans	...	T-Bone
Fred Asparagus	...	Cook
Sherman Augustus	...	Officer Porter

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Norway:18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 (uncut) (1996) | Finland:K-16 (cut) (1989) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) (1988) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Australia:R | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Producer Robert H. Solo hired real gang members as guardians as well as actors. Two of them were shot during filming.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The shadow of the camera mount can be seen on Hodges' car during the car chase scene.

Quotes:

[speaking to a gang member]
other: It's a cold world blood... No Mercy; ain't that what you write on the walls?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)

Soundtrack:

LET THE RHYTHM RUN

Penn & Duvall were Great Together

Viewed this film a few years ago and enjoyed it the second time around. Sean Penn, (Officer Danny McGavin) was a rookie who started out knowing just how to handle the various gangs in Los Angeles and even got all hot and bothered about a nice looking gal who could Tease and Please without any problems. His old time partner was, Robert Duvall,(Bob Hodges), who was married and had a family and tried to take Danny McGavin under his wing and calm him down. Bob Hodges was about to retire and had handled the various gangs a different way that most of the other Police officers and it seemed to work out very well. Bob got all kinds of information he needed by just treating the gangs and their leaders with a certain kind of respect. The film had plenty of action, but was entirely too long for a story we have seen many times on the Big Screen. However, Duval and Penn gave outstanding performances and were great working together.