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A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 87%, Metacritic 67/100. Scores higher than 90% of the 1,032 1990s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes87%
Metacritic67/100
276 audience votes
Key crew
- Bill DukeDirector
- Michel ColombierOriginal Music Composer
- Henry BeanScreenplay
- Michael TolkinScreenplay
Cast
- Laurence FishburneRussell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
- Jeff GoldblumDavid Jason
- Victoria DillardBetty McCutcheon
- Gregory SierraFelix Barbosa
- Clarence Williams IIITaft
- René AssaGuzman
- Alex ColonMolto
- Roger Guenveur SmithEddie
- Sydney LassickGopher
- Kamala LopezBelinda Chacon
- Julio Oscar MechosoHernandez
- Glynn TurmanRussell Stevens Sr.
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Themes
policeundercoverdrug traffickinginvestigationmurderundercover copdrug tradedrugsblack copinfiltrateneo-noir
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