Main Cast: Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps, Dennis Farina, Josh Brolin
Release Year: 1999
Country: US
Run Time: 94 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Police Capt. Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) needs some new cops who can go where other cops can't. Greer finds three young people on their way to jail: Lincoln Hayes (Omar Epps), the black one, is up for arson; Pete Cochrane (Giovanni Ribisi), the white one, is up for robbery; and Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), the blonde one, is up for assault. The three are given a choice: go to jail, or become a special undercover unit that will infiltrate L.A.'s underbelly and bring down the drug dealers and parasites that are preying on the young. Their only rules: no badges, no guns, and no turning in other kids. This "mod squad" encounters a major problem when a cache of drugs disappears from the police evidence locker. All clues point to dirty cops, while the cops want to close ranks and blame the new kids. With their first big case, the squad realize they'll receive no help from the L.A.P.D. and must solve it their own way. ~ Ron Wells, All Movie Guide
Andrew Cahn - Art Director, Christine Sheaks - Casting, Michael Bennett - Co-producer, Richard Stenta - Co-producer, Arianne Phillips - Costume Designer, John Hockridge - First Assistant Director, Scott Silver - Director, Shane Dixon - Second Unit Director, Dorian Harris - Editor, David Ladd - Executive Producer, Aaron Spelling - Executive Producer, B.C. Smith - Composer (Music Score), Randy Gerston - Musical Direction/Supervision, Patrick Sherman - Production Designer, Ellen Kuras - Cinematographer, Ben Myron - Producer, Tony Ludwig - Producer, Alan Riche - Producer, Patricia Elias - Set Designer, Cat Smith - Set Designer, Darin Knight - Sound/Sound Designer, Andrew DeCristofaro - Sound Editor, Shane Dixon - Stunts Coordinator, Stephen Kay - Screenwriter, Scott Silver - Screenwriter, Kate Lanier - Screenwriter, Sandi Sissel - Second Unit Director Of Photography
Julie (played by Claire Danes), Peter (Giovanni Ribisi) and Lincoln (Omar Epps) are three minor delinquents who choose to become undercover cops in place of serving their jail terms. When their superior Capt. Adam Greer (Dennis Farina) is murdered, the trio set out to find the real culprits.
Reception
The Mod Squad has received negative reviews by critics.[1]Rotten Tomatoes reported that 4% of critics had given the film positive reviews, based upon a sample of 48.[2] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the film has received an average score of 16, based on 21 reviews.[1]
