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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Salesrank: 4618
Released: October 2, 2001 |
| Our Price: $5.04 |
| Used Price: $2.91 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Academy Award® winner* Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies) and Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking) star in a film that captures the vivid mark that gang life has left upon Los Angeles (The New York Times). Directed by the legendary Dennis Hopper (Easy Rider) and based on a compelling story by Michael Schiffer and Richard DiLello Colors is grimy hard-edged heart-thumping action (Movieline)! Seasoned street cop Bob Hodges (Duvall) and his new young know-it-all partner Danny McGavin (Penn) are forced to work together in the L.A.P.D. s renowned C.R.A.S.H. anti-gang unit. Together they set out to investigate a murder between two rival gangs. Hated and hunted by both sides the cops get trapped in the middle of a turf war. With nowhere to turn they are ambushed double-crossed and shot at in a take-no-prisoners street battle. As the violence escalates these two diametrically opposed men must come to terms with one important fact -- to stay alive they must come together!System Requirements: Running Time 120 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 027616867711 Manufacturer No: 1002570
Description of Colors:
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
Colors Reviews:
Never Received - Still Waiting for Refund/Movie 
2008-09-05 - 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 
2008-05-13 - 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 
2008-05-01 - This movie really depicts the gang problem we are facing present time. Great movie with great actors. I enjoyed every minute!
VHS vs. DVD
2008-04-17 - 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
2008-03-26 - 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.
