Deep Cover
1992 film directed by Bill Duke / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Deep Cover is a 1992 American crime thriller film directed by Bill Duke from a screenplay by Henry Bean and Michael Tolkin. The film stars Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Goldblum, and Charles Martin Smith. Its plot focuses on a Cincinnati-based police officer who goes undercover in a Los Angeles sting operation to bring down a West Coast drug cartel.
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Directed by | Bill Duke |
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Story by | Michael Tolkin |
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Cinematography | Bojan Bazelli |
Edited by | John Carter |
Music by | Michel Colombier |
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Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $8 million[1] |
Box office | $16.6 million |
Deep Cover was released in the United States on April 15, 1992, by New Line Cinema. The film received positive reviews, being likened by some critics to a modern film noir. It is also notable for its theme song of the same title, composed by Dr. Dre and released as his debut solo single, which also features then-newcomer Snoop Doggy Dogg making his studio debut.