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Colors
Colors

6.5

Colors

R·1988·120m

Summary

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.

Cast

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Danny McGavin

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Bob Hodges

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Louisa Gomez

Randy Brooks

Randy Brooks

Ron Delaney

Grand L. Bush

Grand L. Bush

Larry Sylvester

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Rocket

Gerardo Mejía

Gerardo Mejía

Bird

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

High Top

Rudy Ramos

Rudy Ramos

Melindez

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Bailey

Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Frog

Charles Walker

Charles Walker

Reed

Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

T-Bone

Fred Asparagus

Cook

Sherman Augustus

Sherman Augustus

Officer Porter

Bruce Beatty

Bruce Beatty

Spanky

Paula Bellamy

Woman in Recreation Center

Brandon Bluhm

Tommie Hodges

Mark Booker

Young Crip #1

Ron Boyd

Cop at Sharon's

Verda Bridges

C.R.A.S.H. Secretary

R. D. Call

R. D. Call

Rusty Baines

Steven Camarillo

Gato

Seymour Cassel

Seymour Cassel

Sullivan

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Diaz

Eugene Collier

Eugene Collier

Young Crip #2

Lawrence Cook

Lawrence Cook

Officer Young

Nick Corello

Phil

Troy Curvey Jr.

Preacher

Gregg Dandridge

Gregg Dandridge

Young Crip #3

Brian Davis

Robert Craig

Romeo De Lan

Felipe

Marianne Díaz-Parton

Rita Gallegos

Nay K. Dorsey

2nd Man at Recreation Center

Fabian Escobedo

Flacco

Dennis Fanning

2nd C.R.A.S.H. Officer

Virgil Frye

Virgil Frye

Sheriff Foster

Courtney Gains

Courtney Gains

Whitey

Tomás Goros

Tomás Goros

Philip

C.E. Grimes

Oso

Trysh Jefferson

Young Girl

Vaughn Tyree Jelks

Roy

Annie-Joe Edwards

Shouting Woman

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Lee

Kenia

Maria

Leon

Leon

Killer-Bee

Tina Lifford

Tina Lifford

Mrs. Craig

Mario López

Mario López

Felipe's Friend

Lawrence Lowe

Cop at Car Wreck

Ted Markland

Ted Markland

3rd C.R.A.S.H. Officer

Roberto Martín Márquez

Grieving Husband

Shawn McLemore

Willie Wright

Margaret Medina

Margaret Medina

Angie

Micole Mercurio

Micole Mercurio

Joan Hodges

Nigel Miguel

Snakedance

Karla Montana

Locita

Allan Moore

Shooter

Howard Mungo

Howard Mungo

Man at Recreation Center

Jack Nance

Jack Nance

Officer Samuels

Frances E. Nealy

Frances E. Nealy

Neighbor Woman

Roy A. Nunez

1st C.R.A.S.H. Officer

Ray Oriel

Ray Oriel

Homeboy

Roger Vernon Pamplin Jr.

Fighting Inmate

Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton

2nd Woman in Recreation Center

Kim Pawlik

Female Officer

Anthony Pena

Anthony Pena

Traffic Officer

Daniela Piquet

Bird's Girlfriend

David Raynr

J.C.

T. Rodgers

Dr. Feelgood

Richard Rust

Richard Rust

Hearing Officer

Sharon Schaffer

Sharon Schaffer

Crip Girl

Geoffrey Thorne

Geoffrey Thorne

Lewis

Ara Thorpe

Ara Thorpe

Sharon Robbins

Tony Todd

Tony Todd

Vietnam Vet

Peter Vasquez

Peter Vasquez

Veterano

Jeffrey Washington

Dog-Man

Dion Williams

Spooky

John Zenda

John Zenda

Officer Rutley

David Felker

LAPD Police Officer (uncredited)

Juney Smith

Juney Smith

Blood (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Dennis Hopper

Screenplay

Michael Schiffer

Reviews

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kevin2019

June 20, 2024

5

"Colors" primarily contents itself with concentrating upon the lethal gun and gang culture that permeates and blights the inner cities of America which young men and women devote their lives to as a means of survival on the streets instead of endeavouring to better themselves by accomplishing something more socially worthwhile. The instantly forgettable story and characters always seem to be languishing in second place and while this insight into America's dangerous gang culture can be periodically interesting and certainly extremely illuminating at times it is still a major and ultimately damaging miscalculation to make it the sole basis of the entire film unless it is your intention to produce a documentary exploring these socially critical issues otherwise you're left with what is essentially a long winded film which is not as important or incisive as it thinks and that is certainly the case here.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$6,000,000.00

Revenue:

$46,616,067.00

Keywords

police brutality
police
ghetto
delinquency
east los angeles
gang
gang member
mexican american
angry
aggressive
colleague
cautionary
arrogant
frightened
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