Brad Greenquist, David Paymer, Dennis Quaid

A classic example of a good idea ruined by Hollywood formulas. Jim Belushi and Tupac Shakur (in his last performance) are two corrupt cops with an effective scheme: they rob and kill drug dealers. Unf...( read more  read more... )ortunately, one of their victims turns out to be an undercover agent for the DEA, and the two bad cops have to scramble to find a suspect to pin the murder on. Soon they're caught in a web of missing evidence, false witnesses, and frayed nerves--Gang Related could have been a lean film noir, slowly tightening until the men break under the pressure. Unfortunately, this isn't the 1940s, and suddenly the plot takes an absurd twist into the most melodramatic coincidence imaginable. It's too bad. Also featuring the lovely Lela Rochon, James Earl Jones, David Paymer, and a surprise performance by Dennis Quaid. --Bret Fetzer

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7,894 ratings

R, 109 min.

Directed by: Jim Kouf

Release Date: October 8, 1997

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DVD Release Date: November 20, 2001

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  • November 23, 2009
    Regardless of the review Bret Fetzer gives, I'll take Roger Eberts, "Thumbs Up"
  • August 3, 2009
    love it and may 2pac rest in peace i wish i owned this
  • June 5, 2009
    tupac as a cop. not a very memorable story but it has tupac so its good
  • May 3, 2009
    I wouldn't consider wasting the valuable brain cells required to watch something ridiculous like Tupac attempting to be cool
  • January 23, 2009
    good but should be better
  • December 2, 2008
    aaaahhhhhh it was ok i guess. I'm not really a fan of James Belushi and not at all of Tupac so its not like this flick had the solid backing of actors i liked. Worth a watch i guess.
  • August 18, 2008
    believe it or not i liked this movie... think it has to do with the fact i love Dennis Quaid and enjoy the other actors such as Tupac Shakur, James Earl Jones and Jim Belushi but yea... ok movie i must say
  • August 6, 2008
    didn't like this movie at all...i know they were taking out the bad guys, but they weren't all that good themselves....very shady movie....
  • July 1, 2008
    any movie with tupac in it is killa he's so hot

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