Acting
Collins Jr. carries the whole damn thing.
Direction
Fisher's LA feels authentically suffocating.
Cinematography
Bleach-bypassed ugliness that works.
Director
Chris Fisher
Clifton Collins Jr.
Officer Armando Sancho
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Salim Adel
Keith David
Captain Spain
Cole Hauser
Lieutenant
Wood Harris
Brax
Aimee Garcia
Rita
Gates McFadden
Wife
Nicholas Gonzalez
Officer Rodriguez
Cesar Garcia
Gangster #3
Brittany Daniel
Tatiana
Frank Alvarez
Gangster #1
Kevin Grevioux
Daddy
Wyclef Jean
Baine
Tory Kittles
Wallace
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was made for roughly $3 million and barely got a theatrical release, becoming a direct-to-DVD cautionary tale about post-Oscar career choices.
Released during the Rampart scandal's aftermath, it fictionalizes LAPD corruption that would later inspire 'Training Day' comparisons—unfairly, since this came first.
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