Internal Affairs

Internal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Internal Affairs Division. Directed by Mike Figgis, the film stars Richard Gere as Dennis Peck, a suave womanizer, clever manipulator and crooked cop who uses his fellow officers as pawns for his own nefarious purposes while showing a tender side as a devoted father. Andy García plays Raymond Avilla, the Internal Affairs agent who becomes obse... more

Internal Affairs is a 1990 American crime thriller film set in Los Angeles about the police department's Internal Affairs Division. Directed by Mike Figgis, the film stars Richard Gere as Dennis Peck, a suave womanizer, clever manipulator and crooked cop who uses his fellow officers as pawns for his own nefarious purposes while showing a tender side as a devoted father. Andy García plays Raymond Avilla, the Internal Affairs agent who becomes obsessed with catching Peck when he suspects that Peck is not the poster boy police officer that the precinct has made him out to be. Tagline: Trust him... he's a cop. The movie opens with a night-time drug bust where Patrolmen Dennis Peck (Richard Gere) and Van Stretch (William Baldwin) are arresting a drug pusher and his girlfriend. The girlfriend resists and Stretch starts assaulting both of them. Meanwhile, Patrolman Dorian Fletcher (Michael Beach) is outside and sees a man running towards him. He orders the man to stop then promptly shoots... less