Deep Cover
There's a thin line between catching a criminal... and becoming one.
Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew.Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
- Director
- Bill Duke
- Worldwide
- $17M
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Cast
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Black police officer Russell Stevens applies for a special anti-drug squad which targets the highest boss of cocaine delivery to LA—the Colombian foreign minister's nephew. Russell works his way up from the bottom undercover, until he reaches the boss.
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Box Office & Release
Deep Cover returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $8M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $17M
- Release date
- Apr 15, 1992
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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