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Director:
Ron Shelton
Writers (WGA):
James Ellroy (story)
David Ayer (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
21 February 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Tagline:
Sworn to protect / Sworn to serve / Sworn to secrecy more
Plot:
A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Good cop or bad cop, all heads will roll! more (104 total)

Cast

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Kurt Russell ... Eldon Perry

Scott Speedman ... Bobby Keough

Michael Michele ... Beth Williamson

Brendan Gleeson ... Jack Van Meter

Ving Rhames ... Arthur Holland
Kurupt ... Darryl Orchard

Dash Mihok ... Gary Sidwell
Jonathan Banks ... James Barcomb

Lolita Davidovich ... Sally Perry

Khandi Alexander ... Janelle Holland

Dana Lee ... Henry Kim
Chapman Russell Way ... Eldon Perry III

Marin Hinkle ... Deena Schultz

Jim Cody Williams ... Suspect

Eloy Casados ... Rico
Graham Beckel ... Peltz
William Utay ... Sapin

Joe McChesney ... Lefty

Master P ... Maniac

Faleolo Alailima ... Lucky 7 Bouncer

Eddie Mui ... Lucky 7 Bartender

Kaila Yu ... Lucky 7 Dancer
Wayne King Sr. ... Mr. Lewis (as Wayne A. King Sr.)
Cheryl Reeves ... Nurse
Peter Weireter ... SWAT Sergeant

Keith MacKechnie ... Interrogation Officer

Jamison Jones ... Frank
Victor Prince II ... Metro Cop
David Doty ... Judge Russo
Ted Marcoux ... J.R.
John Fadule ... Shooting Board Officer

Darrell Foster ... Sgt. Jakes
Heather Hutchins ... Stenographer

Gregg Marc Miller ... Officer Charlie (as Gregg Miller)

Nigel Gibbs ... Pastor Dennis

Carmen Twillie ... Church Choir Singer
Dorian Holley ... Church Choir Singer
Monalisa Young ... Church Choir Singer
Kudisan Kai ... Church Choir Singer
Julius Rizzotti ... New Lieutenant
Jordy Oakland ... Waitress Tina

Michael Bentt ... Officer Clay (as Michael A. Bentt)
Giovanni Antonio Guichard ... Rastas

Tom Todoroff ... Police Dispatcher
Bob Tur ... Helicopter Reporter (as Robert Tur)
Eric Spillman ... Newscaster
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Davidson ... Leon (uncredited)
Reginald Denny ... Himself - Truck Driver Assaulted During LA Riots (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rodney King ... Himself - Impaired Driver Bashed by LAPD Officers (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sean King ... Promoted Lieutenant (uncredited)

Pablo Lewin ... Police Officer (uncredited)

Renji Philip ... Swat Commander (uncredited)
Daniel Browning Smith ... Dead Guy in Freezer (uncredited)

Rosalinde Tropper ... Dead Call Girl (uncredited)

Michael Shamus Wiles ... Internal Affairs Detective (uncredited)
Timothy Wind ... Himself - LAPD Officer Bashing Rodney King (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ron Shelton 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
James Ellroy (story)

David Ayer (screenplay)

Produced by
David Blocker .... producer
Moritz Borman .... executive producer
Caldecot Chubb .... producer
Sean Daniel .... producer
Guy East .... executive producer
James Jacks .... producer
Nigel Sinclair .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Terence Blanchard 
 
Cinematography by
Barry Peterson 
 
Film Editing by
Patrick Flannery 
Paul Seydor 
 
Casting by
Francine Maisler 
 
Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington 
 
Art Direction by
Thomas T. Taylor 
 
Set Decoration by
John Leimanis 
David Smith 
 
Costume Design by
Kathryn Morrison 
 
Makeup Department
Romy Fleming .... key hair stylist (as Romy D. Fleming)
Melissa Forney .... key hair stylist
Dennis Liddiard .... makeup department head
Peter Montagna .... assistant makeup artist
Wynona Price .... makeup artist: Ving Rhames (as Wynona Y. Price)
 
Production Management
Brad Arensman .... post-production supervisor
David Blocker .... unit production manager
Beth DePatie .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hope Garrison .... second assistant director: additional photography
Hope Garrison .... second second assistant director
Danny Green .... second assistant director
Eric Fox Hays .... first assistant director (as Eric Fox 'Purple' Hays)
Eric Fox Hays .... first assistant director: additional photography (as Eric Fox 'Purple' Hays)
Cy Roscoe Strickland .... additional second assistant director
Chip Touhey .... additional second assistant director
 
Art Department
Kelly Berry .... assistant set decorator
Jenny DeArmitt .... art department assistant
David E. Duncan .... storyboard artist
Dana McCall .... assistant property master
Dana McCall .... props assistant
Margo F. Newman .... art department coordinator
Hope M. Parrish .... property master
David Ronan .... on-set dresser
Kevin Shanks .... set dresser
Jim Wardell .... lead man
Larry J. White II .... set dresser
Ronald L. Woodward .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Bob Beher .... foley supervisor
Matthew C. Beville .... adr mixer
Gary Blufer .... additional sound effects recordist
Lance Brown .... sound designer
Lance Brown .... sound supervisor
Lance Brown .... supervising sound editor
Robert Carr .... sound recordist
Michael C. Casper .... sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Tom Caton .... boom operator
Patrick Cicero .... first assistant sound editor
Robert Eber .... production sound mixer
John Michael Fanaris .... sound effects coordinator
Bruce Fortune .... sound designer
Bruce Fortune .... sound supervisor
Bruce Fortune .... supervising sound editor
Frank A. Fuller Jr. .... sound effects editor
Amy Hammer .... mix facility coordinator
Glenn Hoskinson .... sound effects editor
Chris Navarro .... adr recordist
Michael Payne .... sound effects editor
Andy Peach .... sound recordist
David Raymond .... second boom operator
Becky Sullivan .... adr editor
Mario A. Vitale .... apprentice sound editor
Jonathan Wales .... sound re-recording mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr. .... dialogue editor
Aaron D. Weisblatt .... dialogue editor
Martin Schloemer .... sound recordist (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Jay Combs .... special effects technician (as J.T. Combs)
Larry Fioritto .... special effects coordinator
Wes Mattox .... special effects technician (as Wesley Mattox)
Virgil Sanchez .... special effects foreman
Virgil Sanchez .... special effects technician
Doyle Smiley .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Johnathan R. Banta .... digital supervisor: Sassoon Film Design (as Johnathan Banta)
Chris Brown .... visual effects supervisor (as C.B.)
Anthony Longman .... CG artist
Tim Sassoon .... visual effects producer
Chie Toshi .... CG artist
 
Stunts
Ben Bray .... stunts
Olivia Chang .... stunts
Darryl .... stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw .... stunt coordinator (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Keith Davis .... stunt double
Brennan Dyson .... stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald .... stunts
Conrade Gamble .... utility stunts
Henry Kingi Jr. .... stunts
Robert Powell .... utility stunts
Darryl Reeves .... stunts
Ron Stein .... stunt cocoordinator
Mary Torres .... stunts
Gary Toy .... stunts
David Wald .... stunts
Bill Young .... precision driving coordinator
Marcus Young .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Ault .... grip
Michael Bauman .... gaffer
Mike Bonnaud .... assistant chief lighting technician
Thomas M. Dangcil .... electrician
Donald D. Davidson .... electrician
Jeffrey De La Rosa .... electrician
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana .... rigging key grip
Frank Endewardt .... electrician
Steven Frohardt .... rigging grip best boy
Kurt Grossi .... key grip
Steven A. Guerrero .... grip
Aundre Johnson .... videographer
Dan Kneece .... additional camera operator
Jesse Mather .... lighting technician
Jim McComas .... best boy electric: second unit
Chris McNellis .... best boy grip
Brad Peterman .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tony Rivetti .... first assistant camera
David D. Scott .... video assist operator
Alec Shepherd .... grip
Vich Thiensuwana .... rigging grip
Mark Vargo .... director of photography: additional photography
 
Casting Department
Tina Kerr .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Toby Bronson .... costumer
Susan Saldutti .... set costumer
 
Editorial Department
Patrick Flannery .... additional editor
Dan Muscarella .... color timer
Clay Rawlins .... assistant editor
Charlotte Spencer .... assistant editor
Paul Tanzillo Jr. .... negative cutter (as Paul Tanzillo)
 
Music Department
Terence Blanchard .... orchestrator
Todd Bozung .... music editor
Robin Burgess .... music session coordinator
Erika Duffee .... music session assistant
John Finklea .... music editor: temp music
Edward Rogers .... music scoring assistant (as Ed Rogers)
Joel Sill .... executive music producer
Madeleine Smith .... music supervisor
Tomica Wright .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Jim Chesney .... transportation coordinator
Aundre Johnson .... driver: cast
Brian Joseph Moore .... transportation co-captain
Mark Valdez .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Gregory Barchie .... assistant production coordinator
Slade Barnett .... production assistant: Ron Shelton
Ericka Bryce .... production medic
Michael J. Burmeister .... location manager
Michele A. Carmel .... production coordinator
Dorian Cirillo-Murray .... additional production assistant
J.J. Dalton .... production assistant
Scott Devine .... assistant: Caldecot Chubb
Marcel Donea .... production assistant
Ava DuVernay .... unit publicist
Jon E. Edwards .... production assistant
Roger D. Faires .... location assistant
Manuel Figueroa .... production assistant
Rachel Flackett .... set production assistant
Amy Heidish .... assistant: Caldecot Chubb
Craig Hosking .... helicopter pilot
Patrick Ingram .... office production assistant
M. Evan Jensen .... helicopter ground coordinator
Alex Kivlen .... key assistant location manager
Bonnie Kolber .... assistant: Bordertown Pictures
Jeanine Lalone .... assistant: Cheryl Nelson
Doug Marshall .... assistant: Ron Shelton
Karen Evette Martin .... production secretary
Shannon Mcdonald .... stand-in
David Morisaki .... script researcher
India Neilan .... production assistant
Don Orlando .... production accountant
Chris Palmer .... assistant: Sean Daniel
James Pomichter .... stand-in: Kurt Russell
William Ramirez Jr. .... key craft service
Zena Shteysel .... second assistant accountant
Robert Souza .... consultant
Jim Swidarski .... payroll accountant
Tom Todoroff .... dialect coach: Brendan Gleeson
Sandra Tomita .... clearance
Sandra Tomita .... researcher
Marc J. Ventimiglia .... location manager: second unit
Andrew Chitko .... production assistant (uncredited)
George Holliday .... footage: Rodney King (uncredited)
Tom Todoroff .... acting consultant (uncredited)
Peter Weireter .... technical advisor (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Dan Reardon .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
4-29-92 (USA) (working title)
The Plague Season (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
118 min
Country:
USA | UK | Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
La Verne, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This was an original screenplay written by James Ellroy entitled "The Plague Season". It was in development for eight years. One time the film was set up at Universal Pictures. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Perry goes to 12657 Juliet, the number of shotgun shells remaining in the storage clip on his shotgun after he loads it alternates between two and three between shots. more
Quotes:
Jack Van Meter: Your whore's dead. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Film Geek (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Latin Lingo more

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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Good cop or bad cop, all heads will roll!, 13 June 2006
8/10
Author: (Vomitron_G) from the Doomed Megalopolis of Blasphemous Technoids

I'm not the biggest fan of police/crime drama's (with or without some action and thrills thrown in the mix). Most of the time (especially the direct-to-DVD ones) those movies are simply below average. DARK BLUE, however, rightfully received a theatrical release. This movie's got a good story to tell (written by James Ellroy), supported by more than decent acting performances. Kurt Russell delivers one of his best performances yet as Eldon Perry, a middle aged unsympathetic loud-mouth cop on the verge of promotion. He doesn't question his orders given by corrupt superiors, and that's how he was able to follow in his father's footsteps and climb the ranks of the LAPD. I haven't seen Scott Speedman in many movies yet, but from the looks of it he's a decent actor too, who holds strong when acting aside Kurt Russell.

Given this is a James Ellroy story, one quickly is led to believe that there are way more corrupt cops out there than good ones. And even the honest ones (in pursuit of justice) have a few skeletons in the closet. All characters have a lot of flesh on their bones, which make them all very interesting. And because of the many fluent dialogues that demand your attention, you tend to forget that all the things going on the way they do, can't last forever. So when things do go wrong, it's a bit of a surprise for who it goes bad and for who it gets even worse.

The whole background story with the lawsuit against the cops who beat up Afro-American Rodney King is cleverly used to stage the 90's setting. And the riots in the street, caused by the decision of the jury near the end of the movie, add a lot to the exciting climax of DARK BLUE. This one's as decent as L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, only, maybe, a bit less intriguing. But still, an excellent movie with solid acting and a good story.

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