Dark Blue

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Dark Blue
Directed by	Ron Shelton
Produced by	David Blocker, Caldecot Chubb, Sean Daniel, James Jacks
Written by	James Ellroy (story), David Ayer (screenplay)
Starring	Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Dash Mihok Kurupt Khandi Alexander and Kaila Yu
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Distributed by	United Artists (USA) Universal Studios (Spain)
Release date(s)	February 21, 2003
Running time	118 min.
Language	English
Budget	$15,000,000
IMDb profile

Dark Blue is a 2003 film directed by Ron Shelton.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Details 4 External links

[edit] Plot

• Tagline: Sworn to protect / Sworn to serve / Sworn to secrecy.

Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, the movie is a thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four officers (three white and one Hispanic) in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially-charged climate, the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide. As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry (Russell), known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough (Speedman) in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Arthur Holland (Rhames) believes the SIS to be corrupt and is the only ranking officer in the department willing to stand up to the SIS and their corrupt commander Jack Van Meter (Gleeson). Holland has recently turned down a position as chief of the Cleveland Police Department in order to become Los Angeles' first African American police chief. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., Perry and Keough must track down two cold-blooded killers (Kurupt and Mihok) and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue.

[edit] Cast

• Kurt Russell – Det. Sgt. Eldon Perry
• Scott Speedman – Det. Bobby Keough
• Michael Michele – Det. Beth Williamson
• Brendan Gleeson – Cmdr. Jack Van Meter
• Ving Rhames – Assistant Chief Arthur Holland
• Kurupt – Darryl Orchard
• Dash Mihok – Gary Sidwell
• Jonathan Banks – James Barcomb
• Lolita Davidovich – Sally Perry
• Khandi Alexander – Janelle Holland
• Richard Dana Lee – Henry Kim
• Marin Hinkle – Deena Schultz

[edit] Details

• The film is based on a story written for film by crime novelist James Ellroy and takes place during the days leading to and including the Rodney King trial verdict.
• Actor Graham Beckel, who appears as a homicide detective, also appears in the film L.A. Confidential, itself based on the novel by James Ellroy.
• Story writer James Ellroy took the name Van Meter, the character played by Brendan Gleeson, from a character in his novel White Jazz.

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Dark Blue at the Internet Movie Database

v • d • e Films directed by Ron Shelton Bull Durham (1988) • Blaze (1989) • White Men Can't Jump (1992) • Cobb (1994) • Tin Cup (1996) • Play It to the Bone (1999) • Dark Blue (2002) • Hollywood Homicide (2003)