Colors (1988)
| Release Date | 15 April 1988 |
| US Box Office | $47,000,000 |
| Tagline | 70,000 gang members. One million guns. Two cops. |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Police Drama, Urban Drama, Buddy Film |
| Mood | Tough Guys |
| Themes | Street Gangs, Drug Trade, Rookie Cops, Drug Addiction |
| Tones | Gritty, Harsh, Tense, Visceral |
| Tags | Gang Leader, Gang War, Gangster, Inner City, Organized Crime, Police, Police Corruption, Racial Tension, Rival, Robbery, Rookie |
Colors is a 1988 police procedural crime film starring Sean Penn and Robert Duvall and directed by Dennis Hopper. The story takes place in South Central Los Angeles, and is about Bob Hodges (Duvall), an experienced LAPD Community Resources Against Street Hoodlums Police Officer III, and his rookie partner, Danny McGavin (Penn) who try to mitigate the gang violence between the Bloods and Crips. It relaunched Hopper as a director 18 years after Easy Rider and stirred some controversy over its depiction of gang life and gang violence.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Charles Walker
Reed
Fred Asparagus
Cook
Sherman Augustus
Officer Porter
Bruce Beatty
Spanky
Paula Bellamy
Woman #1 at Recreation Center
Brandon Bluhm
Tommie Hodges
Mark Booker
Young Crip #1
Ron Boyd
Cop at Sharon's
Steven Camarillo
Gato
Gary Carlos Cervantes
Diaz
Eugene Collier
Young Crip #2
Lawrence Cook
Officer Young
Nick Corello
Phil
Troy Curvey Jr.
Preacher
Gregg Dandridge
Young Crip #3
Brian Davis
Robert Craig
Romeo De Lan
Felipe, Bird's Brother
Marianne Díaz-Parton
Rita Gallegos
Nay K. Dorsey
Man #2 at Recreation Center
Fabian Escobedo
Flacco
Dennis Fanning
C.R.A.S.H. Officer #2
Virgil Frye
O.S.S. Sheriff Foster
Tomas Goros
Philip
C.E. Grimes
Oso
Trysh Jefferson
Young Girl
Vaughn Tyree Jelks
Roy
Annie Joe Edwards
Shouting Woman
Kenia
Maria
Lawrence Lowe
Cop at Car Wreck
Ted Markland
C.R.A.S.H. Officer #3
Roberto Martín Márquez
Grieving Husband
Shawn McLemore
Willie Wright
Margaret Medina
Angie
Micole Mercurio
Joan Hodges
Nigel Miguel
Snakedance
Karla Montana
Locita
Allan Moore
Shooter
Howard Mungo
Man #1 at Recreation Center
Frances E. Nealy
Neighbor Woman
Roy A. Nunez
C.R.A.S.H. Officer #1
Ray Oriel
Homeboy
Roger Vernon Pamplin Jr.
Fighting Inmate
Kim Pawlik
Female Officer
Daniela Piquet
Bird's Girlfriend
David Raynr
J.C.
T. Rodgers
Dr. Feelgood
Sharon Schaffer
Crip Girl
Ara Thorpe
Sharon Robbins
Peter Mark Vasquez
Veterano
Jeffrey Washington
Dog-Man
Dion Williams
Spooky
John Zenda
Officer Rutley
Frank Aragon
Gangmember
Tony Moreno
CRASH Officer
Director
Writer
Michael Schiffer
,
Richard Di Lello
Producer
Paul Lewis
co-producer
Robert H. Solo
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Haskell Wexler
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Casting Director
Lauren Lloyd
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Production Designer
Ron Foreman
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Art Director
Chas. Butcher
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Set Decorator
Ernie Bishop
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Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn
assistant makeup artist
James Lee McCoy
makeup artist
Peter Tothpal
key hair stylist
Linle White
assistant hair stylist
Production Manager
Paul Lewis
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elie Cohn
first assistant director
Willie E. Simmons Jr.
second assistant director
Eric Wall
second second assistant director
Art Department
David Alvarado
mural artist, graffiti artist
Clifford Coleman Baynes Jr.
mural & graffiti artist
Andrew Berentis
construction labor
Edwin Bogar
propmaker
Richard Carr
mural & graffiti artist
Ray Christl
propmaker
Raymond E. Cox
propmaker
Steven Dirksen
labor foreman
Ron Frazier
carpenter foreman
Louis Frederico
stand-by painter
William Johnson
mural & graffiti artist
John Kaufman
swing gang
Airick Kredell
leadman
Daniel Martinez
mural & graffiti artist
Frank Medina
propmaker
Ron Moser
construction coordinator
Virgil Pierce
mural & graffiti artist
Warren Pierce
mural & graffiti artist
James Porter
mural & graffiti artist
T. Rodgers
mural & graffiti artist
John A. Scott III
assistant property master
Jesse Simon
mural & graffiti artist
Wayne Smith
painter
Scott Snyder
propmaker
Charles Spratley
mural & graffiti artist
Jeff Washington
mural & graffiti artist
Rick Young
property master
Craig Zimmerman
swing gang
Galo Make Canote
graffiti
Victor M. Shannon
plasterer
Sound Department
Sandina Bailo-Lape
dialogue editor
Richard Bock
assistant sound editor
Ken Fischer
sound effects editor
Clare C. Freeman
assistant sound editor
Ronald Jacobs
supervising sound editor
Jack Leahy
sound re-recording mixer
William F. MacPherson
cable person
Douglas Murray
dialogue editor
Larry Oatfield
assistant sound editor
Dawn Oltman
assistant sound editor
Gary Rydstrom
sound designer
Robert Shoup
sound effects editor
Randy Thom
sound re-recording mixer, sound designer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Ethan Van der Ryn
assistant sound editor
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
James E. Webb
sound mixer
Gary Weimberg
dialogue editor
Marian Wilde
sound effects editor
Ray Alba
sound editor
Special Effects
D.L. Martin
special effects foreman
William Purcell
assistant special effects
Joseph C. Sasgen
assistant special effects
Stunts
Mary Albee
stunts
Ann Chatterton
stunts
Eugene Collier
stunts
Paula Crist
stunts
Gregg Dandridge
stunts
Jadie David
stunts
Vince Deadrick Sr.
stunts
James Deeth
stunts
Sharie Doolittle
stunts
Greg Wayne Elam
stunts
Kirk Elam
stunts
Dana Dru Evenson
stunts
Ed Hamilton
stunts
Orwin C. Harvey
stunts
Harry Hauss
stunts
Larry Holt
stunts
Robert Keller
stunts
Wayne King
stunts
Julius LeFlore
stunts
Dwayne McGee
stunts
John Moio
stunts
Carol Neilson
stunts
Diane Peterson
stunts
Sherry Peterson
stunts
Spiro Razatos
stunts
Robby Robinson
stunts
Walter Robles
stunts
Pat Romano
stunts
John Sherrod
stunts
Paul Sherrod
stunts
Al Simon
stunts
Steve Solo
stunts
Jim Stephan
stunts
Jerry Summers
stunts
Stagg Summers
stunts
Cherie Tash
stunts
Mike Tillman
stunts
William Upton
stunts
Ceci Vendrell
stunts
Michael M. Vendrell
stunts
Alphonse Walter
stunts
Kym Washington
stunts
Chuck Waters
stunt coordinator
George P. Wilbur
stunts
James Winburn
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Cone Chamberlain
video assist operator
Michael A Chavez
first assistant camera
Mike Chevalier
additional camera operator
Jack Cooperman
special photography
Michael Ferris
additional camera operator
Jeff Gershman
first assistant camera
Douglas S. Holgate
second assistant camera
Steve Holgate
first assistant camera
Gary Holt
gaffer
Kenneth J. Holt
lighting technician
Danny Jimenez
dolly grip
Lee Jimenez
grip
Manny Jimenez
best boy grip
David King
lighting technician
Bill Krattiger
best boy electric
David J. McGraw
video assist operator
Merrick Morton
still photographer
Don Nesmith
lighting technician
Richard Redlin
grip
Scott M. Robinson
key grip
P. Scott Sakamoto
first assistant camera
Robert Samuels
second assistant camera
Steven H. Smith
additional camera operator
Ralph Stiers
lighting technician
Stephen St. John
camera operator
Mike Thomas
first assistant camera
Pernell Youngblood Tyus
additional camera operator
Richard Walden
additional camera operator
Lorna Wiley
camera loader
Casting Department
Billy DaMota
casting associate
Dan Parada
extras casting director: The Atmosphere Agency Inc.
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Greg Hall
set costumer
Nick Scarano
costume supervisor
Liza Stewart
set costumer
Editorial Department
Robert Estrin
supervising editor
Joan Giammarco
assistant editor
Wende Phifer Mate
assistant editor
Jan Wesley
associate editor
Music Department
Jeff Bowa
composer: additional score
Sharon Boyle
music consultant
Charlie Drayton
composer: additional score
Ole Georg
additional music courtesy of
Gary Goetzman
music consultant
Carlton Kaller
music editor
Natasha Kinne
playback singer
Joseph Love
musician
Tony Meilandt
composer: additional score
Patrick O'Sullivan
assistant music editor
Mark Wolfson
music recording engineer
Transportation Department
Joel Marrow
transportation coordinator
Mario Simon
transportation co-captain
Eddie Lee Voelker
transportation captain
Other Crew
Cedric Adams
stand-in
Patrick Alan
choreographer
Frank Ancone
first aid
Rene Botana
assistant location manager
Linda Brown
assistant: Mr. Solo
Steven F. Brown
stand-in
George Chavez
set security
Jan Clark
assistant accountant
Monica Clemens
production secretary
Frank Davis
production assistant
James Deeth
helicopter pilot
Satya De La Manitou
production associate
Dennis Fanning
technical advisor: LAPD Gang Division/CRASH
Mindo Ferraris
assistant: Ms. Alonso
Rhoda Fine
studio teacher
Linda Fitzwater
production assistant
Dwayne Hill
main security
Marin Hopper
assistant: Mr. Hopper
Gerald W. Ivory
technical advisor
Julie Jones
production accountant
Shane Kerwin
stand-in
Lisa Kirk
production assistant
Ray Kybartas
fitness trainer: Mr. Penn
Art Laboe
radio announcer: KRLA Radio
Bob Laird
set police coordinator
Kojo Lewis
location manager
Sean Mahoney
publicist
Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor
Roy A. Nunez
technical advisor: LA Country Sheriff's Department Gang Division "OSS"
Tony Ogaz
production assistant
Darryl Pryor
production assistant
Benjamin Rivera
extras set coordinator: The Atmosphere Agency, Inc.
Lenny Rogel
production assistant
Debra Scutari
production coordinator
Marina Simpson
stand-in
Robin Solo
production assistant
Paul Tyrulis
production assistant
Paul Wasserman
publicist
Gary Wills
craft service
Brad Wilson
assistant: Robert Duvall
John Zendejas
company security
Tony Moreno
police technical advisor
Production Company
Orion Pictures Corporation
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Distributor
Orion Pictures Corporation
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Orion Home Video
20th Century Fox
Globo Vídeo
Hoyts Distribution
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Image Entertainment
MGM Home Entertainment
RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video
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Miscellaneous
Cherokee Studios
music recorded and mixed at
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Films directed by Dennis Hopper
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Colors
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The Hot Spot (1990)
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