Colors
“70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops.”
A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enforced by the colors the members wear.
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Cast
82 people
Sean Penn
Danny McGavin
Known for
Mystic River
The Game
J. Anthony Pena
traffic officer
Leonard Robinson
killer-bee
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Blockbuster
Insecure
Robert Duvall
Bob Hodges
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
María Conchita Alonso
Louisa Gomez
Known for
El Señor de los Cielos
The Running Man
Randy Brooks
Ron Delaney
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
The West Wing
Grand L. Bush
Larry Sylvester
Known for
Demolition Man
Street Fighter
Don Cheadle
Rocket
Known for
Iron Man 3
Crash
Gerardo Mejía
Bird
Known for
Can't Buy Me Love
Glenn Plummer
High Top
Known for
Saw II
Gifted
Rudy Ramos
Melindez
Known for
Yellowstone
The Driver
Sy Richardson
Bailey
Known for
Pushing Daisies
They Live
Dennis Hopper Director · Michael Schiffer Screenplay Herbie Hancock Composer
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $6M · United States release April 15, 1988
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$46,616,067
Gross vs. budget
7.8×
Production
Orion Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · April 15, 1988
Premiere
United States · April 15, 1988
Limited theatrical
United States
April 29, 1988 · Theatrical
Australia
August 4, 1988 · Theatrical
Finland
August 26, 1988 · Theatrical
France
August 17, 1988 · Theatrical
May 30, 2026 · TV · Canal+ Grand Écran
August 30, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
November 24, 1988 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
May 7, 2007 · Physical · DVD Premiere
Ireland
November 11, 1988 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 16, 1998 · Theatrical
July 10, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Korea
January 12, 1991 · Theatrical
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