DARK BLUE
Year: 2002
USA: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
UK: Momentum Pictures
Cast: Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Kurupt, Dash Mihok, Jonathan Banks, Khandi Alexander, Dana Lee, Lolita Davidovich, Marin Hinkle, Jim Cody Williams, Eloy Casados, Olivia Chang, Gilbert Rosales, Claudette James, Mary Torres, Graham Beckel, William Utay, Joe McChesney, Master P, Faleolo Alailma, Eddie Mui, Wayne A King, Cheryl Reeves, Peter Weireter, Nigel Gibbs, Michael Sahmus Wiles, Kieth Mackechnie, Tom Silardi, Jameson Jones, Victor Prince III, David Doty, Alan Davidson, Ted Marcoux, John Fadule Darrell Foster
Director: Ron Shelton
Country: USA
USA: 116 mins
UK: 118 mins
USA Rated: R for violence, language and brief sexuality
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language and moderate violence
USA Release Date: 21 February 2003
UK Release Date: 4 July 2003
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Synopsis
Over the course of four days, a brutal murder and a racially charged trial trigger a chain of events that resonate throughout Los Angeles.
DARK BLUE is a dramatic thriller set within the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots. Amidst this potentially charged atmosphere, the LAPD¹s elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide at a South Central liquor store.
As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell), known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough (Scott Speedman) in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland (Ving Rhames), the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry¹s brand of single handed "justice" on the Los Angeles streets. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central LA, Perry and Keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue.