Directed by:
Bill DukeScreenplay:
Henry BeanCinematography:
Bojan BazelliComposer:
Michel ColombierCast:
Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Victoria Dillard, Charles Martin Smith, Clarence Williams III, Roger Guenveur Smith, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Joseph Ferro (more)Plots(1)
Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens/John Hull, a police officer who goes undercover as the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum) in order to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in LA. But the further Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes - and the harder to make out the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy, neon-soaked atmosphere and featuring Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, this unsung gem of the nineties’ Black cinema explosion delivers a riveting character study and sleek action thrills alongside a furious moral indictment of America and the devastating failures of the war on drugs. (Criterion)
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