Colors

Colors

70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops.

1988•2h 0m•6.5/10

ActionCrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

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6.5/10(532)

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.

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Production

Orion Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Danny McGavin

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Bob Hodges

María Conchita Alonso

María Conchita Alonso

Louisa Gomez

Randy Brooks

Randy Brooks

Ron Delaney

Grand L. Bush

Grand L. Bush

Larry Sylvester

Don Cheadle

Don Cheadle

Rocket

Gerardo Mejía

Gerardo Mejía

Bird

Glenn Plummer

Glenn Plummer

High Top

Rudy Ramos

Rudy Ramos

Melindez

Sy Richardson

Sy Richardson

Bailey

Trinidad Silva

Trinidad Silva

Frog

Charles Walker

Charles Walker

Reed

Damon Wayans

Damon Wayans

T-Bone

Fred Asparagus

Cook

Sherman Augustus

Sherman Augustus

Officer Porter

Bruce Beatty

Bruce Beatty

Spanky

Paula Bellamy

Woman in Recreation Center

Brandon Bluhm

Tommie Hodges

Mark Booker

Young Crip #1

Ron Boyd

Cop at Sharon's

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