Gang Related (1997)

Director:

Jim Kouf

Writer (WGA):

Jim Kouf (written by)

Release Date:

8 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

How do you solve a murder when YOU'RE the killer?

Plot:

Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime...

Plot Keywords:

Homeless Man | Homeless | Police | Federal Agent | Loan Shark

Cast

James Belushi	...	Det. Frank Divinci
Tupac Shakur	...	Det. Rodriguez
Lela Rochon	...	Cynthia Webb
Dennis Quaid	...	Joe Doe / William
James Earl Jones	...	Arthur Baylor
David Paymer	...	Elliot Goff
Wendy Crewson	...	Helen Eden
Gary Cole	...	Richard Simms
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Manny Landrew
Brad Greenquist	...	Richard Stein
James Handy	...	Capt. Henderson
Kool Moe Dee	...	Lionel Hudd
Victor Love	...	Hooper
Robert LaSardo	...	Sarkasian
Perry Anzilotti	...	Vic
Gregory Scott Cummins	...	Clyde David Dunner
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Cutlass Supreme
Thomas Mills	...	Patrolman Mahomey
Rick LaFond	...	Desk officer
Anthony C. Hall	...	James
Catero Colbert	...	Cortez
Steve Wilcox	...	Dave
Alexander Folk	...	Reverend
Paul Gold	...	Lineup suspect
Douglas Bennett	...	Guard
David Weisenberg	...	Doctor
Will Jeffries	...	Attorney
Jason Bagby	...	Young man
Chris Hendrie	...	Judge Weinberg
Robert Apisa	...	Bailiff
Terrance Ellis	...	Gun seller
Todd Patrick Breaugh	...	Steven J. Allen
Yuri Ogawa	...	Jury forewoman
Joseph Hieu	...	Asian man
Deborah Rennard	...	Caroline Divinci
Edward Edwards	...	Sgt. Gardner
Fred Ornstein	...	Officer
Taylor Anderson	...	Butler
Tom Ormeny	...	Nathan McCall
Tony Perez	...	Judge Pine
Ron Cummins	...	Bailiff
Elizabeth Maynard	...	Newscaster
Charlene Simpson	...	Manny's secretary
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Duncan
Leonard O. Turner	...	Guard at Cynthia's jail
Andrea C. Robinson	...	Reporter
Dafidd McCracken	...	Reporter
Nellie Sciutto	...	Reporter
Donald Craig	...	Sinclair
Lisa Dinkins	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Christy	...	Detective
Myles DiRussy III	...	Officer
Jesse J. Donnelly	...	Detective
Teddy Lane Jr.	...	Guard at county jail
Reginald W. Miller	...	Detective

Directed by
Jim Kouf

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Kouf		(written by)

Produced by
John Bertolli	....	producer
Lynn Bigelow	....	executive producer (as Lynn Bigelow-Kouf)
Jeffrey Downer	....	line producer
Jeffrey D. Ivers	....	co-producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
Steven Stabler	....	producer
Jim Kouf	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Mickey Hart

Cinematography by
Brian J. Reynolds

Film Editing by
Todd C. Ramsay

Casting by
Carol Lewis

Production Design by
Charles Breen

Set Decoration by
Stephanie Ziemer

Costume Design by
Shari Feldman

Makeup Department
Diana Brown	....	assistant makeup artist
Iraina Gibson	....	hair stylist: Ms. Rochon
Whitney James	....	makeup department head
Michael Mills	....	makeup designer: Mr. Quaid
Elizabeth Rabe	....	hair stylist
Craig Reardon	....	makeup artist: Mr. Quaid
Arturo Rojas	....	key hair stylist
Adam Christopher	....	personal makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Eric Bergman	....	post-production supervisor
Jeffrey Downer	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Amundson	....	assistant director
David Fudge	....	second assistant director
Stephen E. Hagen	....	second assistant director (as Stephen Hagen)
Louis Paul Tocchet	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Belshe	....	set dresser
Dan Caplan	....	storyboard artist
Philip Chapnick	....	property master
Kenneth Dessele	....	painter
Bruce Fuselier	....	set dresser
Derrick Harper	....	paint foreman
Regina Lee Herve	....	on-set dresser
Tracy Hudak	....	on-set painter
Christopher Kennedy	....	set dresser
George Charles Kiapos	....	carpenter
Jeffrey Kushon	....	lead person
Jana Lehman	....	art department coordinator
Jill McGraw	....	painter
Kevin Pullen	....	assistant property master
Johnny Ruiz	....	propmaker
Jared Scardina	....	set dresser
Steven Schalk	....	property master
Benjamin Steingart	....	art department researcher
Daniel Turk	....	construction coordinator (as Daniel E. Turk)
Laura Von Bergman	....	labor foreperson

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	boom operator
Beau Biggart	....	adr artist
Brent Brewington	....	boom operator
Ed Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Chornow	....	sound (as David B. Chornow)
Richard F.W. Davis	....	sound effects editor (as Richard Davis)
Gary S. Gerlich	....	supervising sound editor (as Gary Gerlich)
Marilyn Graf	....	foley mixer
Ron Harris	....	adr recordist
Doug Madick	....	foley artist
Bruce Nazarian	....	post-production sound supervisor
Stewart Nelson	....	adr editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Stewart Nelson	....	dialogue editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
Dennis Patterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Sewell	....	sound effects editor
Scott Sherline	....	boom operator
Gail Steele	....	foley artist
Robert Troy	....	adr editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Jeffray T. Wire	....	dialogue assistant
Cindy Jo Hinkleman	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Eddy Donno	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Humphreys	....	stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt coordinator
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts (as Irvin Lewis)
Chuck Norman	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Milena Albert	....	still photographer
David A. Cook	....	lamp operator
Jeffrey A. Cook	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Louis DiCesare	....	chief lighting technician
Jason C. Fitzgerald	....	electrician
Dana Gonzales	....	first assistant camera (as Dana W. Gonzales)
Harold Groshon	....	lamp operator
Bob Ivener	....	key grip
Tom Keefer	....	key grip
Michael Stewart Maahs	....	grip (as Michael Maahs)
Gary Molyneux	....	grip
Daryl 'Dazz' Reynolds	....	rigging gaffer
Peyton Skelton	....	lamp operator
Michael Stocks	....	grip
Michael Stone	....	camera operator
Randall H. Stone	....	camera loader
David Taylor	....	second assistant camera
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
Ronald Viveros	....	grip
Glenn Watson	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Jory Weitz	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Bilé	....	set costumer
Cynthia Flowers	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Jenifer Chatfield	....	post-production coordinator
Bradford L. Dean	....	second assistant film editor
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Anthony Miller	....	second assistant film editor
Stephen H. Sloan	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Marcus Barone	....	executive in charge of music
Howard Cohen	....	music editor
Bakithi Kumalo	....	musician
Manish Raval	....	music coordinator
Gary Todd	....	music editor
Happy Walters	....	music supervisor
Tom Wolfe	....	music coordinator
Roy Finch	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Anthony Alfonso	....	driver
Joel Renfro	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
William Atwell	....	set production assistant
Serena Baker	....	assistant location manager
Carol Banker	....	script supervisor
Greg Bird	....	stand-in: Mr. Shakur
A.J. Block	....	stand-in: Mr. Quaid
Sam M. Cobb	....	set medic
Curtis Collins	....	location manager
Leah Culton	....	production assistant
Warren Davis II	....	assistant: Mr. Ivers
Jesse J. Donnelly	....	stand-in: Mr. Belushi
Debra Fairweather	....	stand-in: Ms. Rochon
Brad Frank	....	production office intern
Jorge A. Gallego	....	production assistant
Carrie Gerlach	....	unit publicist
Bill Hermanns	....	assistant: Mr. Bertolli
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Dennis Quaid
Nancy Johnston-Walker	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
Rebecca Knowlton	....	production accountant
Catalina Lara-Carlin	....	assistant accountant
Lance Mancuso	....	key medic
David Mastron	....	post-production accountant
Patty Palmer	....	office production assistant
Danielle Parsons	....	assistant: Mr. Stabler
Jade Ramsey	....	assistant: Mr. Stabler
Stephanie Sain	....	assistant production coordinator
Susie Schelling	....	medical technical advisor
Kerry Shea	....	production coordinator
Amaryvis Sierra	....	production assistant
La'Keishia Simon	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Sloan	....	assistant: Mr. Belushi
Louis Paul Tocchet	....	key set production assistant
Patricia Baumann Vera	....	assistant: Mr. Kouf (as Patricia Baumann)
Holly Williamson	....	production assistant
Megan Wright	....	production office intern
John H. Wu	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
William E. Yarbro Jr.	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Kouf/Bigelow Productions
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (Australia) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Flashback Home Entertainment (????) (Australia) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (VHS)
• Image Entertainment (19??) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Indies Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (19??) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Video Film Express (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Also Known As:

Criminal Intent (International: English title) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, some violence and a scene with nudity.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #35072) | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | UK:15

Company:

Kouf/Bigelow Productions

Trivia:

This was Tupac Shakur's last film, and the first one given full theatrical release after his death on 13 September 1996. His other film, Bullet (1996) made prior to this one only received a limited theatrical run late in 1996 before being released on home video, just before this film was released theatrically in August 1997.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Det. Frank Divinc talks to Joe for the first time about the crime in the car we can clearly see the camera in the reflection of the window. As the scene progress the camera zooms in and a head can be seen next to the camera.

Quotes:

Bookie: ...So what can you do to assure me of your good intentions?
Detective Rodriguez: I can make your life miserable, that's what I can do.
Bookie: Look at me. Am I attractive? Do I have a wife and five kids? Have I got a job at IBM and a swanky bachelor pad? NO, NO, AND NO! I loan big money to people like you who can't control their urge to blow it all gambling; Then I stay awake half the night trying to convince them that I have needs, too... The point of which is, I ALREADY HAVE A MISERABLE LIFE! So don't threaten me, you lousy bag of used kitty-litter!

Movie Connections:

Features "Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985)

Soundtrack:

Joe's Nightmare

A gritty crime thriller.

Gang Related had a great premise, which was enough to get me to want to see it. James Belushi (K-9, Race the Sun) and the late Tupac Shakur (Gridlocked, Poetic Justice) play two corrupt cops. They sell stolen drugs, kill the guy they sold it to, take the drugs & money, and label the crime as gang related. This has worked for the first ten times, but the 11th doesn't. The 11th guy they killed, turned out to be an undercover cop. So the two are put in charge of finding the killer. So knowing that they themselves killed him and could be in huge trouble, they begin to look for possible candidates to take the fall. Eventually they decide on a homeless man, wonderfully played by an unrecognizable Dennis Quaid (Switchback, Dragonheart). They then get Belushi's girlfriend and stripper, Lela Rochon (Waiting to Exhale, The Chamber) to testify against him. Soon though things don't work out as Rochon starts to lose confidence and more evidence comes out about the mysterious homeless man. Belushi and Shakur start to lose their trust and confidence with each other. This is a well-written film with some great dialogue and an awesome ending. James Belushi is great as the mastermind behind the plot and the one who won't give up. Tupac Shakur is just as good (in his final role) as the partner who has at least some sort of a conscience. Rochon is good. Fine support work is turned in by James Earl Jones and David Paymer as Quaid's lawyers. I highly recommend this movie. Rated R: (violence, language, nudity)