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Synopsis: Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers 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, known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland, the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry's brand of singlehanded "justice" on the Los Angeles streets. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., Perry and Keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Ron Shelton
Production: MGM Distribution Company
  4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
57
Rotten Tomatoes:
58%
R
Year:
2002
118 min
$9,059,588
Website
298 Views


No word on when the jury

might reach a decision.

Reporters and photographers

and the news media

have been covering this case.

They are sitting around outside

in the parking lot of the courthouse,

waiting until we get word

that there is a verdict.

Reporting live from

the Simi Valley courthouse...

Man, they should have wasted

that worthless motherf***er's ass.

- Here. Settle your stomach.

- Thanks, Jack.

- So, how did my nephew perform?

- Well, he aced it.

Say hello to the department's

new poster boy.

No, I'm telling you,

I'm going to get suspended.

I'm going to end up being

a f***ing security guard at Taco Bell.

Bobby, you go down, I go down.

I go down, Jack goes down.

And Jack isn't going down. So have

some faith in the system, will you?

A man is supposed to be nervous

in front of his first shooting board.

Listen, kid, here's my advice,

for what it's worth.

- Live with it!

- Jesus Christ.

Good hands! Good hands!

I'm never going to live it down, am I?

Don't go getting sad

and weepy on us.

One mistake means you're human.

Two mistakes means you're fired.

Holy sh*t! It's a royal visit.

Look what descended from the sixth floor.

- Hey, Jimmy.

- Jack.

- How are you holding up, son?

- Oh, I'm good, sir. I'm good.

Jack, you should have seen this kid.

He was outstanding.

You ever thought about doing a tour

with Public Affairs?

We could use

a good-looking son of a b*tch like you.

He is a good young cop, Jimmy.

And he's mine.

Well, I tried. So, the board voted.

In policy.

- You're off the hook, kid.

- There you go!

Congratulations. Have a cigar.

The report will be ready in the morning.

You guys can get back into the field.

So, the vote...

- The vote... The vote was four to one.

What?

Oh, come on,

who the f*** pissed backwards. Holland?

Affirmatron.

I would like to see his bald-headed,

black ass

back in a radio car in South Central.

Hell, we don't need that sh*t.

- No, I just...

He actually said, "Out of policy"?

Holland began contacting

outside agencies a month ago.

He is undergoing civil service testing

with the City of Cleveland.

He's leaving to run their PD.

You didn't hear it from me.

- Didn't hear it from you.

F*** Holland. Good riddance.

But you watch, you are going to

have to pin his stars on another brother

or the community will go apeshit.

Jesus, Eldon, you sound like your old man.

- It's true.

It is not such a bad thing, Jimmy.

Everything I know... His old man.

A toast to Bobby. Right between the eyes.

Well, thank you. Thank you, guys.

I mean it.

Thank you for giving me the chance

to prove myself in SIS.

- Amen, Bobby. To Jack's squad.

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David Ayer

David Ayer (born January 18, 1968) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for being the writer of Training Day (2001), and the director and writer of Harsh Times (2005), Street Kings (2008), End of Watch (2012), Sabotage (2014), Fury (2014), and Suicide Squad (2016). more…

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