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Deep Cover

1992 108 min ★ 6.8 Action, Thriller, Crime

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.

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Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull

Jeff Goldblum

David Jason

Victoria Dillard

Betty McCutcheon

Gregory Sierra

Felix Barbosa

Clarence Williams III

Taft

René Assa

Guzman

Alex Colon

Molto

Roger Guenveur Smith

Eddie

Sydney Lassick

Gopher

Kamala Lopez

Belinda Chacon

Details

Director

Bill Duke

Screenplay

Henry Bean

Tagline

"There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$16,600,000

Production

Image Organization, New Line Cinema

Reviews

John Chard

August 15, 2015

★ 8/10

Two 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 intervie...