A uniformed police officer is recruited by the DEA to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring looking to expand its operation.A uniformed police officer is recruited by the DEA to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring looking to expand its operation.A uniformed police officer is recruited by the DEA to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring looking to expand its operation.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Laurence Fishburne
- Russell Stevens Jr.
- (as Larry Fishburne)
- …
Bruce Paul Barbour
- Policeman
- (as Bruce Barbour)
Alex Colon
- Molto
- (as Alex Colón)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe last film where Laurence Fishburne was credited as Larry.
- GoofsWhen Carver is reviewing Stevens' police personnel file, it shows he is divorced, and the reason is shown as "Infedility"
- SoundtracksDeep Cover
Performed by Dr. Dre
Introducing Snoop Dogg (as Snoop Doggy Dogg)
by Dr. Dre, Colin Wolfe
Courtesy of Death Row Records
Featured review
A lot better than I was expecting, very good.
Going into seeing this movie, I wasn't sure about what I was going to see. I was expecting something kind of good (because of Roger Ebert's review), but not great (because of some other reviews). But I was not expecting such a good film. Laurence Fishburne (Boyz in the Hood, What's Love Got To Do With It) stars as a cop who has avoided drugs and the crime life because of his father's involvement and death in it. Soon he is offered a job going undercover as a drug dealer. He accepts it. After a little while he gets himself deep into it. He forms partnerships with high ranked drug dealers, which includes Jeff Goldblum (Jurassic Park, Nine Monthes). Soon he becomes less of an undercover cop, but more of a drug dealer. He soon realizes that he is betraying his cause and joining up with them. This presents a problem for him, because he likes the power as a drug dealer and the money, but he also vowed he would never become like his dad. This is a very well done movie, with a great script. Laurence Fishburne is excellent in the lead role. Jeff Goldblum (who I have never seen in such a deep role) is also strong delivering a surprisingly good performance. A good, but violent film.
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- Brad K.
- Oct 30, 1998
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,639,799
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,451,356
- Apr 19, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $16,639,799
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