Movie
Colors
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1988-04-15
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Orion Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Sean Penn as Danny McGavin
- Robert Duvall as Bob Hodges
- María Conchita Alonso as Louisa Gomez
- Randy Brooks as Ron Delaney
- Grand L. Bush as Larry Sylvester
- Don Cheadle as Rocket
- Gerardo Mejía as Bird
- Glenn Plummer as High Top
- Rudy Ramos as Melindez
- Sy Richardson as Bailey
- Trinidad Silva as Frog
- Charles Walker as Reed
Crew
- Dennis Hopper - Director
- Michael Schiffer - Screenplay
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