Movie Description In the idyllic bedroom community of Garrison, New Jersey, a community of NYPD officers takes refuge away from the big city's troubles while still enjoying all the kickbacks, cover-ups, and mob-owned banking privileges from across the river. But the code of silence is tested when an off-duty, drunk rookie cop from their ranks wrongfully kills two black men and the local sheriff begins to investigate. COP LAND is an ambitious ensemble drama notable for eliciting a strong performance (and a 40-lb weight gain) from Sylvester Stallone.
| Credits | | Producer: | Cary Woods, Cathy Konrad, Ezra Swerdlow | | Cast: | Anthony Citro, Arthur J. Nascarella, Carly Fordham, Charles Dumas, Chris Conte, Edie Falco, Europe Harmon, Hans Moody, Jeffrey Kaufman, John Henry, John Spencer, Kevin O'Sullivan, Louis D'Alto, Manuel Corrado, Mel Gorham, Method Man, Michael Gaston, Michael Rapaport, P.J. Brown, Peter Wise, Rene Ojeda, Robert Castle, Sean Cullen, Sean Runnette, Sylvia Khan, Terry Serpico, Timothy Stickney, Tony Giorgio, Tony Sirico, Tracy O. Emory, Victor L. Williams |
Editorial Reviews "...[COP LAND] satisfies the palates of those craving a drama without special effects, aliens or explosions but with story and characters..." Box Office - p.116 - Dwayne E. Leslie (09/01/1997)
"...It is tense. And it's almost eerie to see a self-effacing Stallone acting with co-stars of dramatic weight while delivering a performance of feeling..." -- 3 out of 4 stars USA Today - p.1D - Mike Clark
"...[Stallone] joins the dazzling ranks of James Mangold's COP LAND, dutifully holds the film together and emerges with a shrewdly revitalized career in store....COP LAND has talent to burn..." New York Times - p.C3 - Janet Maslin (08/15/1997)
"...Well-cast and looking especially woebegone with a bandage on his nose for most of the picture, Stallone gives a solid, capable performance..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (08/15/1997)
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