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]

Dirty
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Fisher
Written byChris Fisher
Gil Reavilsxl
Eric Saks
Produced byDavid Hillary
Timothy Wayne Peternel
Ash R. Shah
StarringCuba 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
CinematographyEliot Rockett
Edited byTom Sanders
Miklos Wright
Music byRyan Beveridge
Production
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Silver Nitrate Pictures
Destination Films
Deviant Films
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • November 9, 2005 (2005-11-09)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Budget$3 million [1]
Box office$274,245 [1]

Plot

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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.

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Production

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

Home media

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  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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