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Overview

User Rating:
6.3/10   5,095 votes
Director:
Mike Figgis
Writer (WGA):
Henry Bean (written by)
Release Date:
12 January 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Thriller | Drama more
Tagline:
Trust him... he's a cop.
Plot:
Keen young Raymold Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
A Dark and Fairly Entertaining Cop Movie more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Gere ... Dennis Peck

Andy Garcia ... Raymond Avilla

Laurie Metcalf ... Amy Wallace

Nancy Travis ... Kathleen Avilla
Richard Bradford ... Grieb

William Baldwin ... Van Stretch

Michael Beach ... Dorian Fletcher
Katherine Borowitz ... Tova Arrocas
Faye Grant ... Penny Stretch

John Kapelos ... Steven Arrocas

Xander Berkeley ... Rudy Mohr
John Capodice ... Chief Healy
Victoria Dillard ... Kee

Pamella D'Pella ... Cheryl
Susan Forristal ... Lolly
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Additional Details

Runtime:
115 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
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Continuity: About halfway through the movie, Dennis is waiting for Raymond outside his office. They have a conversation. Dennis crosses his arms, and keeps them crossed for the wide shot. When the camera cuts back to the two-shot, Dennis is now just holding his hands together. more
Quotes:
[conferring in private after Raymond offered immunity to Van Stretch]
Amy Wallace: You are not authorized to make this deal. It's a violation even to *offer* it!
Raymond Avila: Look at him. He wants to talk. If Peck were clean, there'd be nothing to talk about.
Amy Wallace: I am the senior partner. *Your* mistakes go on *my* file! Either you retract the offer to Van or *I will*!
[Raymond shakes his head]
Amy Wallace: All right. How about this then? Why don't you and Dennis Peck both *pull them out* and I'll decide which one's bigger!
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Featured in Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) more
Soundtrack:
ANAZIA'S DANCE more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A Dark and Fairly Entertaining Cop Movie, 18 October 2006
7/10
Author: moon110581 from United States

I was fairly entertained by Internal Affairs. It deals with an investigation led by Andy Garcia and Laurie Metcalfe, partners in the internal affairs department. They are investigating possible illegal activities by a really nasty character played by Richard Gere.

First, the good: Andy Garcia's acting was pretty good, Richard Gere was rather great as a total evil scumbag. I love Nancy Travis in everything she's been in. She does a wonderful job portraying Garcia's lovely wife. The plot was well crafted, dark, intense, tragic.

Now the bad: Garcia's partner could have benefited from a stronger actress than Laurie Metcalfe. She does a fine job, but it's hard to wrap your mind around this usually comedic woman in such a serious role. The plot is a little muddled in areas and I just don't enjoy William Baldwin that much. The movie also lacked a satisfying ending, in my opinion, and was doing pretty OK up until that point.

Regardless of its flaws, though, Andy Garcia and Richard Gere are perfect enemies in this rather enjoyable film.

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