Colors

Colors stars Robert Duvall and Sean Penn as partners on the LAPD's gang crime division. Duvall had hoped to spend more time with his family, but he's pulled back into active service because of a step-up in gang activity. He makes no secret of his contempt for his novice partner Penn, but eventually ...more

A freewheeling slice of Los Angeles street life, Colors is a daring, horrifyingly vivid drama about police and street gangs in the modern urban trenches. Directed by veteran rogue Dennis Hopper, the film pairs an old hand (Robert Duvall) with a rookie cop (Sean Penn). The images are jarring, the rap music soundtrack pulsating, and the effect unsettling. The stunning visuals are courtesy of the renowned Haskell Wexler, and Hopper demonstrates his ability to work weird wonders on either side of ...more