Sean penn is an american actor and director often considered to be one of the finest of his generation. Duvall had hoped to spend more time with his family, but hes pulled back into active service because of a stepup in gang activity. In this gritty police drama from director dennis hopper, streetwise cop bob hodges robert duvall and hotheaded rookie danny mcgavin sean penn grapple with their new partnership on the gang. Sean penn, robert duvall in colors dennis hopper, 1988. Blogs robert duvall, shirley maclaine, sean penn and seven.
Feb 06, 2017 in june 1987, he was busted for a dui and days later arrested for allegedly attacking an extra who he believed tried taking a picture of him and his colors 1988 costar robert duvall on set. He was then seen in movies like taps 1981, and risky business 1983. That helplessness of the police is the central subject of dennis hoppers colors, which stars sean penn and robert duvall as two cops, one newly assigned to the gang unit, one a veteran. Chicago crime kid mick obrien is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rivals kid brother. Sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso, randy brooks, grand l. He is most known for his roles in the films to kill a mockingbird 1962, bullitt 1968, true grit 1969, thx 18 1971, the godfather 1972, the godfather part ii 1974, apocalypse now 1979, the natural 1984, colors 1988, days of thunder 1990, newsies 1992, the scarlet letter 1995 something. Most actors have a long crawl to the top of the marquis.
The double feature format gives double bang for the buck by providing side by side action movie excitement backed up by the powerhouse actor and american icons robert duvall and. Colors sean penn and robert duvall spoilers just in case. Michael douglas starred in falling down, and sean penn stars in this film. He has won two academy awards, for his roles in the mystery drama mystic river 2003 and the biopic milk 2008 penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of little house on the prairie on december 4, 1974, and directed by his father leo penn. He has won two academy awards, for his roles in the mystery drama mystic river 2003 and the biopic milk 2008. Sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso, don cheadle. Sean penns 10 best movies robert duvall, randy brooks, grand l. The following is the filmography for actor and director robert duvall. Sean justin penn born august 17, 1960 is an american actor, director, and filmmaker. With sean penn, reni santoni, jim moody, eric gurry. Robert duvall, shirley maclaine, sean penn and seven other stars with impressive debuts. Eddigi karrierje soran olyan filmeket tudhat maga mogott, mint a carlito utja, a jatszma, az orulet hataran, a titokzatos folyo vagy a milk. Need i say more get the bluray, great picture quality, 1.
Early sean penn, a couple of classic 80s films for any library. Blogs robert duvall, shirley maclaine, sean penn and. Before new jack city and the decade of hardhitting urban cop dramas that followed, there was 1988s colors, starring penn and robert duvall as a pair of lapd officers out to purge the streets of gang activity when they arent clashing with one another over their conflicting methods of serving and protecting the public, that is. A new york cop is recruited to return to his hometown and infiltrate the mob ran by his best friends brother. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the colors movie add it here. Sean penn underwent a substantial physical transformation for his role as andrew daulton lee. This film represents a serious effort to throw some light on the appalling carnage of l. Sort sean penn movies how they were received by critics and audiences. Extensive immersion by schifer and penn et al with the lapd to get a first hand look at the precincts, the streets, and the c. This page will rank 45 sean penn movies from best to worst in six different sortable columns of information. With sean penn, ed harris, gary oldman, robin wright.
Colors by dennis hopper dennis hopper, sean penn, robert. Shanghai surprise 1986, is the worst movie of sean penn s career earning him a golden raspberry award nomination. All actors sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso, randy brooks, grand l. But what makes colors special is not the portraits of the cops but the movies willingness to look inside the gangs.
Mar 03, 2019 colors trailer directed by dennis hopper and starring sean penn, robert duvall, randy brooks, grand l. And like any man in blue worthy of his shield, penn takes time out from. Colors is a 1988 american police procedural action crime film starring sean penn and robert duvall, and directed by dennis hopper. Dennis hopper did an excellent job in directing this movie.
Long the bad boy of hollywood, sean penn is also among the most fiercely talented actors of his generation. Duvall had hoped to spend more time with his family, but hes. Sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso colors dvd movie 1988. This movie is an intense, powerful movie that takes you to the streets in an extremely realistic way. He makes no secret of his contempt for his novice partner penn, but eventually comes to rely on the younger man as a valuable. Directed by veteran rogue dennis hopper, the film pairs an old hand robert duvall with a rookie cop sean penn. T elevision shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released. Two white cops, bob uncle bob hodges a respected, 19year lapd veteran and rookie officer danny mcgavin are partners on the lapds gang crime division. Chicago crime kid mick obrien is sent to reform school after. In june 1987, he was busted for a dui and days later arrested for allegedly attacking an extra who he believed tried taking a picture of him and his colors 1988 costar robert duvall on set.
Colors movie 1988 sean penn, robert duvall, randy brooks. Sean penn, jude law, kate winslet, anthony hopkins. He won academy award for best actor in a leading role for mystic river 2003 and milk 2008. Penn began his acting career in television, with a brief appearance in episode 112 of little house on the prairie on december 4, 1974, and. Sean penn and robert duvall are right on the mark as the two officers on the beat. Colors has many different plot levels that all come together very nicely. He was born august 17, 1960, in burbank, ca, the second son of actress performerp62365eileen ryaneileenryan and director. The life of populist southerner willie stark, a political creature loosely based on governor huey long of louisiana. With sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso, randy brooks. Colors 1988 allmovie movies and films database movie.
Robert duvall gives sean penn some more great advice about being a cop and making it 20 years. Penn wore deep blue contact lenses, trimmed his eyebrows back in a straight line with his eyes, used a set of dentures to make his teeth identical to lees, used nose spreaders to make his nose broader, grew a mustache. In this gritty police drama from director dennis hopper, streetwise cop bob hodges robert duvall and hotheaded rookie danny mcgavin sean penn. He started his career when he first appeared in a small role on the tv series little house on the prairie 1974.
Duvall had hoped to spend more time with his family, but hes pulled back into active service because of a. In this gritty police drama from director dennis hopper, streetwise cop bob hodges robert duvall. Ironically, duvall earned his oscar in the best actor category tender mercies 1983, while most of his quite memorable performances have been in. Released 1988, colors stars sean penn, robert duvall, maria conchita alonso, randy brooks the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 0 min, and received a score of 66 out of 100 on metacritic. Sean penn robert duvall colors dvd for sale online ebay. Colors is a solid film, featuring superb performances by sean penn and robert duvall, as veteranrookie cop partners attached to crash, the lapds gangsupression unit. Sean penn l and robert duvall r in colors movie screengrab glenn plummer recalled the scene in colors, where police officers, pacman and hodges beat the brakes off of him and what he did next. Better yet, penn then went from the young cadet here to stoner jeff spicoli in fast times at ridgemont high the year after. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the colors movie on.
The consensus opinion among actors is that robert duvall is the most audacious, wild, free spirited character in hollywood. Directed by dennis hopper and starring sean penn, robert duvall. In 1978 pennsylvania, an absentee father is reacquainted with his estranged teenage sons who become intrigued with his romanticized life of crime. With sean penn, christopher walken, mary stuart masterson, chris penn. At close rangecolors dvd, 2010 for sale online ebay. Robert duvall sean penn mafia gangster movies dennis hopper alonso canada goose jackets motorcycle jacket going out.
Glenn plummer reveals why he was about to kick sean penn. Colors sean penn and robert duvall spoilers just in. These days, penns versatility makes him one of the most respected in the biz. The double feature format gives double bang for the buck by providing side by side action movie excitement backed up by the powerhouse actor and american icons robert duvall and christopher walken in his scary best. Sort sean penn movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost in millions sort sean penn movies by yearly domestic box office rank. The house where robert craig brian davis was shot in the beginning was filmed only one half mile threefourths kilometer from where dfens michael douglas fired the rocket launcher. A buddycop action flick with a social conscience, as conceived by multitalented director dennis hopper and starring academy award winners robert duvall and sean penn, colors keeps it real with a huge supporting cast made up of some of the baddest brothers on the streets. Sean penn, taps 1981 timothy hutton may have been bigger in the 80s but newcomer sean penn stole the show.
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