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Q & A
Why this pick
A relentless internal investigation pits an idealistic officer against a magnetic, deeply compromised cop, with the same tense moral chess game and institutional rot.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1990 1h 54m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
During a drug bust, Los Angeles Police Department patrolmen Dennis Peck and Van Stretch assault a dealer and his girlfriend. Outside, fellow patrolman Dorian Fletcher shoots a man running towards him, only to discover that he was unarmed. While Fletcher is distraught by the incident, Peck plants a knife on the body to get Fletcher off the hook. Soon afterwards, Raymond Avila joins the LAPD's Internal Affairs Division (IAD) and is assigned to investigate the drug bust with partner Amy Wallace.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Richard Gere
Dennis Peck
Andy Garcia
Raymond Avilla
Nancy Travis
Kathleen Avila
Laurie Metcalf
Amy Wallace
Annabella Sciorra
Heather Peck
Richard Bradford
Grieb
William Baldwin
Van Stretch
Michael Beach
Dorian Fletcher