Mod Squad - Temporary Cops
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mod Squad - Temporary Cops |
| Original title | The Mod Squad |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Scott Silver |
| script |
Stephen T. Kay , Scott Silver , Kate Lanier |
| production |
Tony Ludwig , Ben Myron , Alan Riche |
| music | BC Smith |
| camera | Ellen Kuras |
| cut | Dorian Harris |
| occupation | |
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Mod Squad - The Mod Squad is an American action thriller from 1999 . Directed by Scott Silver and written by Stephen T. Kay , Scott Silver and Kate Lanier .
action
Julie Barnes, Peter Cochran and Lincoln Hayes will face criminal charges such as theft, arson and drug offenses. They get the offer of exemption if they work as an undercover agent for the police in Los Angeles . You accept the offer and work under the supervision of Captain Adam Greer. The trio is put on a ring of drug dealers and pimps who operate in a club.
Greer is murdered, whereupon the three investigators look for the killer and track down a group of corrupt police officers. They discover that Greer was murdered because he was about to expose this group. The three investigators learn of a major drug deal; Cochran secretly takes up the conversation between the gangsters and the corrupt police officers. He wants to hand over the admission to the internal affairs department first, but Barnes says the trio would not be believed.
As an undercover agent, Hayes accompanies the gangsters who want to handle the drug business at a remote airport. His cover is blown, but at that moment the corrupt police officers in uniforms appear and arrest the gangsters. One of the policemen wants to kill Hayes; Barnes and Cochran save him at the last moment. The reinforcements of the police arrive, the gangsters are arrested, the corrupt police officers also arrest Barnes and Hayes and claim that they are accomplices of the gangsters. Cochran runs the recording through loudspeakers, whereupon the corrupt police officers are arrested. Barnes and Hayes are released; the trio receives an offer of further work for the police.
Reviews
Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 26, 1999 that the film had an “ amazing cast ”, a director who knew how to use the camera and a lot of “ sly humor ”. However, he is lame and the viewer is amazed at how little has been missing to make a better film.
Kevin Thomas wrote in the Los Angeles Times of March 26, 1999 that the three leading actors Danes, Ribisi and Epps - all " on the threshold of great careers " - would play their roles as well as the characters were developed (" as well-played as their characters are well-written "). The cameraman Ellen Kuras and the production designer Patrick Sherman would give the film a “ cool, intentionally impersonal big city feel ”. The soundtrack is remarkably lush.
Awards
The screenwriters were nominated for the Golden Raspberry in 2000. The film was nominated in 2000 for Best Teenage Film and for the soundtrack for the Hungarian Csapnivalo Award .
backgrounds
The film was shot in Los Angeles and Malibu ( California turned). It grossed approximately $ 13.26 million in US cinemas .
Web links
- Mod Squad - Cops on time in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mod Squad - Temporary Cops at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Mod Squad - Temporary Cops at Metacritic (English)