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Director:
Charles Burnett
Writers:
Charles Burnett (writer)
John Eddie Johnson (screenplay)
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Release Date:
2 June 1995 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Tagline:
In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
Plot:
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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Remarkable Depiction of what has, and what can happen more (14 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Erich Anderson ... Dist. Atty. Korn

Richard Anderson ... Massey

Michael Boatman ... Johnny 'J.J.' Johnson
Bernie Casey ... Locket

Wanda De Jesus ... Carmen Munoz
Victoria Dillard ... Barbara

Elliott Gould ... Greenspan

Don Harvey ... Bono

Tommy Redmond Hicks ... Rev. Banks (as Tommy Hicks)

Ice Cube ... Teddy Woods

Michael Ironside ... Baker
Natalia Nogulich ... Judge Helen Lewis

Lori Petty ... Dep. Deborah Fields

Sy Richardson ... Mr. Taylor

M. Emmet Walsh ... Hal
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Runtime:
109 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33023) | Norway:15 (video premiere) | UK:15 (video premiere)
Company:
CiBy 2000 more

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Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning of the film Johnson's training officer, Chuck Gilmore, gets upset with him for not ticketing the woman in the red convertible for speeding and Gilmore decides to take over the wheel himself. Immediately after that we see their car chasing the red convertible again with a brief shot during the chase of Gilmore sitting in the passenger seat. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Love and Death on Long Island (1997) more

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Remarkable Depiction of what has, and what can happen, 22 December 2002
Author: anitatanky

The movie sends a good message. As clichéd as it sounds: Absolute power corrupts absolutely. As other viewers have noted, this movie is low budget and not overtly action packed. But it does showcase very well what can happen when trying to fit in: Loosing sight of what is right and wrong, then trying to do what is right and getting penalized for it from different directions. Many movies do an awesome job in telling a tale. This is one of them. The message of being drunk with power and corruption among peers is something that is not only seen in the law enforcement institutions, but in the corporate and higher education areas as well. It just appears that corruption is more harmful in law enforcement because there is the higher probability that people may become physically and psychologically damaged (on the deepest level) as a result of corrupt people misusing their guns, badges, and utmost authority). The movie is more likely to hit home for someone who is female and/or a minority who has had some in-depth exposure to law enforcement. While many police officers are, for the most part, decent and on the level, I would say that EVERY law enforcement agency has some level of corruption occurring. The corruption can be a lone officer or two belittling citizens unjustifiably (and getting away with it), or a group of them who systematically abuse power. Perhaps a film like this would be worth mandatory viewing for new police recruits. There is something in it for everyone. Not only is there the lesson of how wrong and nasty discrimination is (especially in groups), but there is also the lesson of your own well meaning, however wrong actions, coming back to haunt you. And finally there is the lesson of how harassment, alienation and adversity are often used as cruel weapons in attempts get others to conform to wrongdoing.

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