
Michael Boatman
Dep. J.J. Johnson


“In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!”
Overview
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
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Release Date
September 16, 1994
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
5.2 / 10
Votes
52
Budget
$5,000,000
Revenue
$3,291,163
Status
Released
Popularity
3.3
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Dep. J.J. Johnson

Dep. Deborah Fields

Theodore 'Teddy' Woods

D.A. Ira Kern

James Locket

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Barbara Simms

Det. Gene Baker

Judge Helen Lewis

Carmen Munoz

Dep. Roy Bush
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