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The Mod Squad

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Movie propaganda

First they broke the law. Now they are the law.

They were on their way to jail. One black. One white. One blonde. One from the hood - Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), arson. One from money - Pete Cochrane (Giovanni Ribisi), robbery. And one from the streets - Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), assault. Three kids with nothing in common but the fact that Captain Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) needs them to go where the cops can't, infiltrating the seedy, drug-infested LA streets and nightlife. Working undercover. Mixing in with the hip crowd. Busting the parasites preying on the young. They have a few rules: no badges. No guns. No turning in other kids.

There's only one problem. A cache of drugs has disappeared from the police evidence locker and all signs point to dirty cops. Everyone is a suspect and the kids are outsiders in their own precinct. Now it's down to the adolescent squad to take it to the streets and solve the case their way. Solid.

The Mod Squad contemporises the premise of Aaron Spelling's successful television series - which debuted in 1968 and ran for four years, encompassing 100 episodes - with a 1970s sensibility.

Theatrical propaganda posters

Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film crime police drugs TV

Persons of interest

Claire Danes .... Julie Barnes
Giovanni Ribisi .... Peter Cochran
Omar Epps .... Lincoln Hayes
Dennis Farina .... Captain Adam Greer
Josh Brolin .... Billy Waites
Steve Harris .... Detective Briggs
Richard Jenkins .... Detective Bob Mothershed
Larry Brandenburg .... Detective Tom Eckford
Lionel Mark Smith .... Detective Earnie Lanier
Sam McMurray .... Detective Tricky
Michael O'Neill .... Detective Carl Greene
Bodhi Elfman .... Gilbert "Skinny Freak" O'Reiley
Holmes Osborne .... Mr Cochrane
Dey Young .... Mrs Cochrane
Buddy Ruskin .... Creator
Stephen T Kay .... Screenwriter
Kate Lanier .... Screenwriter
Scott Silver .... Screenwriter
Scott Silver .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

The Mod Squad official movie site
Studios and distributors:

MGM * United Artists

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

First they were on TV. Now they are in a movie that looks like it was made for TV.

The Mod Squad, despite its best intentions, never gets up past the TV level. The characters are ciphers, the situations are clichéd, the sets look like they're about to fall down. The squad are as cool and hip as The footy show. There are no surprises, no twists and only one tense moment. There are a couple of funny bits, mostly where the cast are talking about how clichéd it all is. It would be ironic if it wasn't true. But what else can you expect from a movie based on a TV show created by Aaron spelling?

Media intelligence (DVD)

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Picture: Widescreen 16:9
Disc: Dual layer single side
Languages: English
Features:

Exciting booklet containing cool insider info

Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, English captions, French, Finnish, Portuguese, German, German captions, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish
Trailer: Theatrical