Colors (1988)

 

Release Date: April 29, 1988

Director: Dennis Hopper

Writer(s): Michael Schiffer

Starring: Robert Duvall, Sean Penn

Estimated budget: $10,000,000

U.S. Box office: $46,616,067

 

In this gritty police drama from director Dennis Hopper, street-wise cop Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall) and hotheaded rookie Danny McGavin (Sean Penn) grapple with their new partnership on the gang-ridden streets of Los Angeles. Although Danny finally lets Hodges show him the ropes, his adrenaline-fed brutality earns him a reputation with the very gangs they want to help. With a gang war ready to explode, Danny confronts his own racism even as he falls in love with Louisa (Maria Conchita Alonso).