Gang Related

Gang Related is a 1997 American crime thriller film written and directed by Jim Kouf starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer and James Earl Jones. The film revolves around two corrupt cops who attempt to frame a homeless man for the murder of an undercover DEA agent they themselves had killed. The film, Shakur's last, was released over a year after his death.

For other uses, see Gang Related (disambiguation).
Gang Related
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJim Kouf
Produced byJohn Bertolli
Brad Krevoy
Steven Stabler
Written byJim Kouf
Starring
Music byMickey Hart
CinematographyBrian J. Reynolds
Edited byTodd C. Ramsay
Production
company
Kouf/Bigelow Productions
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
October 8, 1997
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5.9 million[1]

Synopsis

Vice police detectives Frank Divinci (James Belushi) and Jake Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) gun down narcotics dealer Lionel Hudd (Kool Moe Dee), after the two engage illegally in drug trafficking; this is in order to recover the cocaine Hudd purchased from them. When Divinci and Rodriguez find out Hudd was actually a "deep cover" DEA agent — because Hudd's partner, Richard Simms (Gary Cole) drops by their precinct for help sniffing out the killers — they try to frame anyone else with the murder.

Cast

Reception

Gang Related opened in North America in 1,260 theaters and made $2,443,237 with an average of $1,939 per theater, ranking at #10 at the box office. The film ended up earning $5,906,773.[1] The film received mixed reviews, and has the rating of 53% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on seventeen reviews, with an average rating of 5.4 out of 10.[2] The film was released in the United Kingdom on August 14, 1998, and opened on #11.[3]

About the movie's reception and box office results, Jim Belushi said: "Right around that time, when that movie came out, there was a gang related shooting at a movie theater in Los Angeles. That just ruined the opening of that movie. Everyone was afraid to go to the movie theatre, especially with the title Gang Related. Nobody went. Regardless, it’s become kind of a cult film since its release."[4]

Soundtrack
Year Title Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
U.S. U.S. R&B
1997 Gang Related – The Soundtrack 2 1
  • US: 2× Platinum

References
  1. "Gang Related (1997) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Gang Related (1997), retrieved 2019-05-19
  3. "Historical U.K. Weekend Box Office 14th August 1998 - 16th August 1998". www.25thframe.co.uk. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. https://cannatechtoday.com/jim-belushi-tupac-cannabis-more/
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