Dirty (2005 film)

Dirty
Dirty
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chris Fisher
Written by	Chris Fisher; Gil Reavilsxl; Eric Saks
Produced by	David Hillary; Timothy Wayne Peternel; Ash R. Shah
Starring	Cuba Gooding Jr.; Clifton Collins Jr.; Keith David; Wyclef Jean; Wood Harris; Robert LaSardo; Lobo Sebastian; Judy Reyes; Chris Mulkey; Khleo Thomas; Aimee Garcia; Nick Gonzalez; Brian White; Tory Kittles; Jim Ortlieb; Taboo; Cole Hauser
Cinematography	Eliot Rockett
Edited by	Tom Sanders; Miklos Wright
Music by	Ryan Beveridge
Production; companies	Silver Nitrate Pictures; Destination Films; Deviant Films
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	November 9, 2005;
Running time	97 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English; Spanish
Budget	$3 million
Box office	$274,245

Dirty is a 2005 American crime drama film directed by Chris Fisher. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr. and Clifton Collins Jr.^[2] The film was released in the United States on November 9, 2005.^[3]

Plot

Armando Sancho (Clifton Collins Jr.) is a former Los Angeles gang member who has transitioned into law enforcement. Sancho, however, who is surrounded by corruption, finds that life as a police officer is just as morally bankrupt as life as a gangster. After being implicated in the shooting of an innocent man himself, Sancho is then pressured to testify against his loose-cannon friend and partner, Salim Adel (Cuba Gooding Jr.), who has a history of abusing citizens.

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Officer Salim Adel
Clifton Collins Jr. as Officer Armando Sancho
Keith David as Captain Spain
Wyclef Jean as Damian Baine
Wood Harris as Brax
Robert LaSardo as Roland
Lobo Sebastian as Manny
Judy Reyes as Bryant
Chris Mulkey as Carlson
Khleo Thomas as Splooge
Aimee Garcia as Rita
Nick Gonzalez as Officer Rodriguez
Brian White as Officer Sayed
Tory Kittles as Officer Wallace
Jim Ortlieb as Husband
Taboo as Ramirez
Cole Hauser as Lieutenant
Brittany Daniel as Tatiana
Kevin Grevioux as Daddy
Terry Kennedy as Terry
Jen Martinez as Jen
Maurice "Mo" McRae as Tiptoes
Nate Parker as Duster
Tracy Phillips as Dancer
Dax Ramgoolam as Elijah Adel
Nichole Robinson as Boom Boom
Tre Rogers as Pee Wee
Telisha Shaw as Judith
Soledad St. Hilaire as Sancho's Mom
Gates McFadden as Wife

Production

It is set and filmed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Venice Beach, California on January 4 and February 1, 2005.

Home media

DVD was released in Region 1 in the United States on April 4, 2006, and also Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2006, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Reception

The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 21%, based on 28 reviews, with an average rating of 4.4 out of 10. The website's consensus reads, "Dirty is an unoriginal L.A. cop drama that wears its tired influences on its sleeves."^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Dirty (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
^ Beale, Lewis (February 19, 2006). "Steering a Lost Career Back to the 'Hood". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ Holden, Stephen (February 24, 2006). "Dirty Cops and Street Gangs, Both Violent and Out of Control". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
^ "Dirty". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

External links

[BOM-1] "Dirty (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[2] Beale, Lewis (February 19, 2006). "Steering a Lost Career Back to the 'Hood". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[NYT-3] Holden, Stephen (February 24, 2006). "Dirty Cops and Street Gangs, Both Violent and Out of Control". The New York Times. Retrieved April 3, 2014.

[4] "Dirty". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

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