| Colors | 
 enlarge | Director: Dennis Hopper
Actors: Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Randy Brooks, Grand L. Bush
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  35 reviews
Sales Rank: 11353
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 120
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD1002570D
ISBN: 0792851048
UPC: 027616867711
EAN: 9780792851042
ASIN: B00005N89M
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1988
Release Date: October 2, 2001
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Product Description
70000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops. Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 10/02/2001 Starring: Robert Duvall Maria Conchita Alonso Run time: 120 minutes Rating: R Director: Dennis Hopper
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Robert Duvall plays a veteran street cop assigned to a Los Angeles gang unit. He takes a headstrong young cop (Sean Penn) under his wing as a partner and shows him the ropes on Watts's mean streets. Penn soon realizes that his testosterone-fueled ways and hair-trigger temper won't get him very far when dealing with the gang-ridden neighborhoods of L.A. Colors is a landmark movie in several respects: it helped bring director Dennis Hopper back into the spotlight after years of self-induced obscurity. Its success at the box office forced Los Angeles's gang problems into the public consciousness and prefigured the next wave of "hood" movies (Boyz N the Hood, Menace II Society, New Jack City) by several years. Though the late-'80s milieu is a bit dated, Colors is still a vivid, absorbing film. Hopper and screenwriter Michael Schiffer give all the characters a very human dimension and go to great lengths to show gang life from both the cops' and the gangsters' points of view. Wisely, they stir in elements of the cop drama, buddy movie, and action genres, leavened with a bit of humor here and there, while keeping a social conscience. Duvall is excellent as always, as the sympathetic cop, and Penn brings a great deal of depth to what could be an unlikable character. Violent, unsettling, and highly recommended. --Jerry Renshaw
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 Never Received - Still Waiting for Refund/Movie September 5, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't received this item. I never received any response from the sellers regarding this Movie nor have I received the Movie or a refund to date. It is September 5th and I purchased it on July 31st.
 YO WHAT SET YOU CLAIM May 13, 2008
THIS IS A PIECE OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THE BEGANNING OF WHAT BECAME MEANSTREAM GANGS HERE IN THE USA. WHEN THE MOVIE FIRST AIRED IN DRIVE INS AND PICTURE SHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IT WOULD BE THE SAFE TO SAY NO CITY OTHER THEN ONES ON THE SOUTHERN WEST COAST KNEW HOW MUCH FUN,MONEY,TEARS,UNITY,WASTED LIFES, BETRIAL, AND WISDOM WOULD COME FROM THE DECADES OF US STREETS FILLED WITH CRIPS AND BLOODS, ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST HISTORIC MOVIE
Great Movie May 1, 2008
This movie really depicts the gang problem we are facing present time. Great movie with great actors. I enjoyed every minute!
VHS vs. DVD April 17, 2008
Can anyone provide info on the differences between the DVD and the longer VHS version, which is supposedly Dennis Hopper's cut?
One of the classics March 26, 2008
Colors is a classic hood movie. This is the one that still stands the test of time. But what makes Colors so good is that it fouces on the cops and not teenagers as the main characters. Sean Peen is great in the lead as is Robert Duvall as his partner.
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