TY - BOOK AU - Ron Shelton AU - Gleeson,Brendan AU - Kurupt Dash Mihok AU - Michael Michele AU - Scott Speedman AU - Ving Rhames AU - Kurt Russell TI - Dark Blue AV - DVD 001906 PY - 2002/// CY - USA, Germany PB - Alphaville Films KW - Crime KW - Drama KW - Thriller KW - Action N1 - A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics; James Ellroy N2 - Set in the Los Angeles Police Department in April 1992, Dark Blue is a dramatic thriller that takes place just days before the acquittal of four white officers in the beating of black motorist Rodney King and the subsequent L.A. riots. In this racially-charged climate,the LAPD's elite Special Investigations Squad (SIS) is assigned a high-profile quadruple homicide. As they work the case, veteran detective Eldon Perry, known for his tough street tactics and fiery temper, tutors SIS rookie Bobby Keough in the grim realities of police intimidation and corruption. Meanwhile, Assistant Chief Holland, the only man in the department willing to stand up to the SIS, threatens to end Perry's brand of singlehanded ""justice"" on the Los Angeles streets. While navigating through the tumultuous neighborhoods of South Central L.A., Perry and Keough must track down cold-blooded killers and face their own demons, which prove to be more ruthless than the criminals they pursue UR - http://akas.imdb.com/title/tt0279331/ ER -