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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2003 DVD Release: 06/24/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 58 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 62 Genres: Crime, Crime Drama, Police Drama See Also: Dark Blue [Blu-ray/DVD]

A cop's personal code of justice begins to change after a number of incidents lead his city to a tragic wave of violence in this police drama. Eldon Perry (Kurt Russell) is a veteran cop with the LAPD's Special Investigations unit, a man who isn't above bending the law if it means putting people behind bars who deserve the treatment. As Los Angeles waits on the verdict in the Rodney King police beating trial, Perry is presenting testimony to Assistant Chief of Police Arthur Holland (Ving Rhames), who is well aware of the corruption in the SIS unit and wants to stop it. Perry, however, twists some facts as he speaks in the defense of his new partner, Bobby Keough (Scott Speedman), who is being investigated for inappropriate use of deadly force. For lack of honest testimony, Keough is let off the hook, and soon he and Perry have a new case to investigate -- a robbery at a liquor store than turned into a quadruple homicide. Perry and Keough quickly track down two likely suspects, Orchard (Kurupt) and Sidwell (Dash Mihok), but Perry is surprised when the head of SIS, Van Meter (Brendan Gleeson), tells him to let Orchard and Sidwell go, and instead points the finger at two ex-cons who should be taken off the street, even though they're innocent of this crime. Perry follows Van Meter's orders, despite Keough's misgivings, but in the wake of the L.A. riots, Perry has a change of heart, and decides to start working with Holland against Van Meter's corrupt methods. In the midst of it all, Perry is trying to hold together his troubled marriage to Sally (Lolita Davidovich), while Keough finds himself romancing a fellow officer, Beth (Michael Michele). Dark Blue was adapted from an original screenplay by noted crime novelist James Ellroy; originally set against the backdrop of the 1965 Watts riots, the story was later updated to 1992. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Kurt Russell - Eldon Perry
Brendan Gleeson - Jack Van Meter
Scott Speedman - Bobby Keough
Michael Michele - Beth Williamson
Ving Rhames - Assistant Chief of Police Arthur Holland

Ron Shelton's 2003 gritty cop movie Dark Blue comes to DVD in a special edition from MGM with a widescreen transfer. Audio is presented in English 5.1 Surround Sound, Spanish Stereo, and French Stereo. Subtitles are also available in English, Spanish, and French. Director Ron Shelton provides an optional feature-length audio commentary track. The "Internal Affairs" section contains three tough-sounding featurettes: "Code Blue," "By the Book," and "Necessary Force." Other bonus features include a photo gallery, original theatrical trailer, and promotional clips of other action-oriented MGM releases. Recommended for fans of movies about mean guys with guns, especially when that mean guy is played by Kurt Russell. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide