Gang Related

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Gang Related (1997)
Directed by Jim Kouf

Writing credits
Jim Kouf (written by)

Genre: Crime / Drama

Tagline: The Best Place To Hide Is Behind A Badge

Plot Summary: Two cops kill an undercover DEA agent by mistake, and frantically try to cover their tracks by framing a homeless man for the crime…

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Belushi ….   Det. Frank Divinci
Tupac Shakur ….   Det. Rodriguez
Lela Rochon ….   Cynthia Webb
Dennis Quaid ….   Joe Doe/William R. McCall
James Earl Jones ….  Arthur Baylor
David Paymer ….   Elliot Goff
Wendy Crewson ….  Helen Eden
Gary Cole ….   Richard Simms
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson Manny Landrew
Brad Greenquist ….  Richard Stein
James Handy ….   Capt. Henderson
Kool Moe Dee ….  Lionel Hudd
Victor Love ….   Hooper
Robert LaSardo ….  Sarkasian
Perry Anzilotti ….  Vic

Also Known As:
Criminal Intent (USA) (working title)
MPAA: Rated R for strong language, some violence and a scene with nudity.
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (DeLuxe)
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital
Certification: Argentina:13 / Canada:14A / South Korea:18 / UK:15 / USA:R

Trivia:
This was Tupac Shakur's last film, and the first one given full theatrical release after his death on 13 September 1996. His other film, Bullet (1996) made prior to this one only received a limited theatrical run late in 1996 before being released on home video, just before this film was released theatrically in August 1997.

The spiky onscreen relationship between James Belushi and Tupac Shakur was helped offscreen by the fact that Shakur liked to nail his scenes in one or two takes, and was annoyed by Belushi preferring to do it in multiple takes.