Gang Related

1997 "Some cops play by the rules. Their own."
6.4| 1h42m| R| en| More Info
Released: 08 October 1997 Released
Producted By: Orion Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Two corrupt cops have a successful, seemingly perfect money making scheme- they sell drugs that they seize from dealers, kill the dealers, and blame the crimes on street gangs. Their scheme is going along smoothly until they kill an undercover DEA agent posing as a dealer, and then try to cover-up their crime.

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Director

Jim Kouf

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Orion Pictures

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Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.
SnoopyStyle Corrupt cops Frank Divinci (James Belushi) and Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) kill a drug dealer to rob him with stripper Cynthia Webb (Lela Rochon). Rodriguez owes a large gambling debt to a loan shark. Divinci and Rodriguez are assigned to investigate the murder of the drug dealer who turns out to be an undercover DEA agent. They frame a homeless man (Dennis Quaid) for the crime. The cover-up becomes more and more complicated.This is an interesting little crime drama. The Dunner trial should be extended because that provides some of the tension. He gets off and is never heard from again. The various story threads should combine and cross until the whole thing blows up at the climax. Belushi does bombastic but he needs more desperation. Tupac is pretty good and shows that he could have been an interesting actor if he lived.
eduderocks182 I thought this movie was OK. I watched it thinking it would be really good because it has an interesting storyline but when I actually watched it I was a bit bored at some parts. I enjoyed some parts of the film but I expected too much. Tupac and James belushi were very good in it but I still didn't think it was great. I wish Tupacs last movie could have been better. I thought the court scenes were a bit boring but the killing scenes were pretty good. I like the way in this movie Tupac is the one who doesn't want to kill people or do bad things for once. I enjoyed some parts of the film but other parts were a bit boring
Luca Orsetti I'm a big fan of Tupac Shakur and listen to his music a lot. One thing is for sure, and that's that he is one of the best rappers ever. I was starting to become curious if his acting was as good as his rapping so I wanted to watch this movie. At first, I dind't really expect much from it but it turned out to be a really good movie instead!Tupac plays as a street thug/criminal in most his movies except for this one where he plays as a police officer. This adds what I personally think, a very nice twist to the movie.Tupac and James argue a lot because their opinions differ pretty much, this is what actually makes the movie funny in a way. The movie can be very unpredictable in some moments too.I really recommend this movie to the people who like movies from the Crime genre and of course to Tupac fans like me.
Libretio GANG RELATED Aspect ratio: 2.39:1Sound format: DTSJames Belushi lifted himself out of his career doldrums just long enough to appear in this hard-bitten cop thriller alongside gangsta rapper Tupac Shakur, wherein they play rogue cops who supplement their income by murdering drug dealers and stealing their cash, passing off each crime as 'gang related' incidents. However, this nasty little scam goes pear-shaped when their latest victim (Gregory Scott Cummins) turns out to be an undercover DEA agent, and the guy on whom they try to pin the blame - an alcoholic vagrant (Dennis Quaid) - turns out to have a secret identity of his own. Then things become REALLY unpleasant...Writer-director Jim Kouf and cinematographer Brian J. Reynolds make little use of the widescreen format, but the film's lack of visual style is somewhat redeemed by its breakneck pace and impressive performances, most notably Belushi and Shakur in dark, multi-faceted roles, and Lela Rochon as their former accomplice, a frightened stripper whose involvement in Belushi's criminal misdeeds places her in mortal jeopardy. James Earl Jones is the famous defence attorney who takes up Quaid's case as soon as the latter's identity is confirmed, and a gaunt-looking Gary Cole provides solid back-up as a dedicated DEA agent determined to nail those responsible for Cummins' death. There's also a pretty fine twist in the tale, in which one of the characters gets what he/she richly deserves, though the wrap-up is perhaps a little too neat for its own good. Sadly, the movie is dedicated to the memory of Shakur, who was shot and killed in a drive-by incident during the film's post-production process; on this evidence, he was clearly a natural actor and had the makings of a major Hollywood star.