Deep Cover
“There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.”
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
51 people
Laurence Fishburne
Russell Stevens Jr. / John Hull
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David Jason
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Betty McCutcheon
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Felix Barbosa
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Alex Colon
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Belinda Chacon
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Bill Duke Director · Michael Tolkin Screenplay Henry Bean Screenplay
Worldwide gross $17M · Budget $8M · United States release April 15, 1992
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$16,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Image Organization
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
New Line Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 15, 1992
Theatrical
United States · July 13, 2021
Physical · Bluray
Australia
July 22, 1993 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Czechia
May 6, 1994 · Theatrical
Finland
November 13, 1992 · Theatrical
France
April 7, 1993 · Theatrical
Germany
November 5, 1992 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 26, 1993 · Theatrical
Italy
May 14, 1993 · Theatrical
Japan
November 14, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
August 13, 1993 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 22, 1993 · Theatrical
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