Deep Cover (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Directed by: Bill Duke

Description

Film noir hits the mean streets of 1990s Los Angeles in this stylish and subversive underworld odyssey from veteran actor-director Bill Duke. Laurence Fishburne stars as Russell Stevens, a police officer who goes undercover as “John Hull,” the partner of a dangerously ambitious cocaine trafficker (Jeff Goldblum), to infiltrate and bring down a powerful Latin American drug ring operating in LA.

The deeper Stevens descends into this ruthless world of money, violence, and power, the more disillusioned he becomes—and the harder it is to see the line between right and wrong, crime and justice. Steeped in shadowy, neon-soaked atmosphere and featuring Dr. Dre’s debut solo single, Deep Cover is an unsung gem of the nineties’ Black cinema wave, delivering a riveting character study and sleek action thrills alongside a furious moral indictment of America and the devastating failures of the war on drugs.

Key Features

• Director-approved Blu-ray edition of Bill Duke’s 1992 crime thriller Deep Cover.
• Starring Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, Charles Martin Smith, Victoria Dillard, and Yvette Heyden.
• Stylish, neo-noir crime drama set in early 1990s Los Angeles.
• Features Dr. Dre’s debut solo single on the soundtrack.
• Media format: Blu-ray.
• MPAA rating: R (Restricted).
• Release date: July 13, 2021.
• Studio: The Criterion Collection.
• English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing included.

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