6.9
“There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.”
Deep Cover (1992)
April 15, 19921h 48mEN
6.8
256 votes
Overview
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
Director
Bill DukeWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8.0M
Revenue
$16.6M
Production Companies
Image OrganizationNew Line Cinema
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User Reviews
John Chard
8.0Two Masks. Deep Cover is directed by Bill Duke and written by Michael Tolkin and Henry Bean. It stars Larry Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Charles Martin Smith, Victoria Dillard and Gregory Sierra. Music is by Michel Colombier and cinematography by Bojan Bazelli. Traumatised as a youngster by the death of his junkie father, Russell Stevens (Fishburne) becomes a police officer. Passing an interview with DEA Agent Gerald Carver (Smith), Stevens goes undercover to bust a major drug gang that has links to high places. But the closer he gets in with the targets, the deeper he gets involved - emoti…
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