"70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops."

1988

2h 0m

6.5(507 votes)

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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.

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80 members

Acting

Sean Penn

Danny McGavin

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Robert Duvall

Bob Hodges

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María Conchita Alonso

Louisa Gomez

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Randy Brooks

Ron Delaney

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Grand L. Bush

Larry Sylvester

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Don Cheadle

Rocket

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Gerardo Mejía

Bird

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Glenn Plummer

High Top

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Rudy Ramos

Melindez

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Sy Richardson

Bailey

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Trinidad Silva

Frog

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Charles Walker

Reed

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Damon Wayans

T-Bone

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Fred Asparagus

Cook

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Sherman Augustus

Officer Porter

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Bruce Beatty

Spanky

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Paula Bellamy

Woman in Recreation Center

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Brandon Bluhm

Tommie Hodges

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Mark Booker

Young Crip #1

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Ron Boyd

Cop at Sharon's

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Verda Bridges

C.R.A.S.H. Secretary

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R. D. Call

Rusty Baines

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Steven Camarillo

Gato

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Seymour Cassel

Sullivan

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Gary Carlos Cervantes

Diaz

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Eugene Collier

Young Crip #2

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Lawrence Cook

Officer Young

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Nick Corello

Phil

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Troy Curvey Jr.

Preacher

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Gregg Dandridge

Young Crip #3

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Brian Davis

Robert Craig

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Romeo De Lan

Felipe

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Marianne Díaz-Parton

Rita Gallegos

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Nay K. Dorsey

2nd Man at Recreation Center

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Fabian Escobedo

Flacco

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Dennis Fanning

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

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Virgil Frye

Sheriff Foster

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Courtney Gains

Whitey

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Tomás Goros

Philip

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C.E. Grimes

Oso

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Trysh Jefferson

Young Girl

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Vaughn Tyree Jelks

Roy

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Annie-Joe Edwards

Shouting Woman

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Clark Johnson

Lee

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Kenia

Maria

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Leon

Killer-Bee

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Tina Lifford

Mrs. Craig

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Mario López

Felipe's Friend

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Lawrence Lowe

Cop at Car Wreck

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Ted Markland

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

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Roberto Martín Márquez

Grieving Husband

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Shawn McLemore

Willie Wright

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Margaret Medina

Angie

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Micole Mercurio

Joan Hodges

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Nigel Miguel

Snakedance

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Karla Montana

Locita

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Allan Moore

Shooter

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Howard Mungo

Man at Recreation Center

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Jack Nance

Officer Samuels

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Frances E. Nealy

Neighbor Woman

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Roy A. Nunez

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

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Ray Oriel

Homeboy

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Roger Vernon Pamplin Jr.

Fighting Inmate

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Jo Marie Payton

2nd Woman in Recreation Center

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Kim Pawlik

Female Officer

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Anthony Pena

Traffic Officer

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Daniela Piquet

Bird's Girlfriend

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David Raynr

J.C.

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T. Rodgers

Dr. Feelgood

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Richard Rust

Hearing Officer

Crew

Sharon Schaffer

Crip Girl

Writing

Geoffrey Thorne

Lewis

Acting

Ara Thorpe

Sharon Robbins

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Tony Todd

Vietnam Vet

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Peter Vasquez

Veterano

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Jeffrey Washington

Dog-Man

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Dion Williams

Spooky

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John Zenda

Officer Rutley

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David Felker

LAPD Police Officer (uncredited)

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Juney Smith

Blood (uncredited)

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