After making a comeback of sorts with the relaxed, atmospheric to sleep with anger, veteran independent filmmaker charles burnett applied his skills to issueoriented cop melodrama with the glass shield. It is now a category b listed building owned personally by elizabeth ii. The glass shield was inspired by a true story, but one suspects that drama overtook its sense of realism. In this film viewers will see a story that is quite interesting. The glass shield may be the prime example of how a work of arts time and place can have as much an effect on it as whoever is behind the camera. The glass shield is a 1994 american crime drama film cowritten and directed by charles burnett. It was backed by miramax in the days just following their success with pulp fiction. Rent the glass shield 1994 starring erich anderson and richard anderson on dvd and bluray. The glass shield 1994 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
A rookie cop uncovers widespread corruption and must decide whether to break the departments code of silence or send an innocent man to jail. The glass shield combines nonstop suspense with an explosive story to keep you riveted to the edge of your seat. Burnetts tendencies toward the ponderous and philosophical add depth to what could have had the tone of a tv movieoftheweek. It stars michael boatman and lori petty as rookie police officers who uncover a conspiracy around the arrest of a suspect ice cube. Ll cool j, omar epps, ice cube, forest whitaker, michael rymer, charles burnett, bill duke. Invisibleshield is setting the industry standard for screen protection. Ice cube, lori petty, michael boatman and michael ironside. Urban triple feature in too deep, glass shield, a rage in harlem. The glass shield 1994 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This movie consists of sheriff deputies that need to deal with racial discrimination and corruption.
Overview of glass shield, the, 1994, directed by skye dent, with bernie casey, don harvey, elliott gould, at turner classic movies. The glass shield is a 1994 american crime drama film cowritten and directed by charles. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the glass shield near you. The glass shield is a wellexecuted movie that touches on many moral issues. Invisibleshield protects your phone and your digital wellness. The glass shield struggles under the weight of its worthy themes, but emerges as a flawed yet powerful look at systemic racism in modern america. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Nonton the glass shield 1994 subtitle indonesia seremovie. Released june 2nd, 1995, the glass shield stars michael boatman, lori petty, ice cube, michael ironside the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. The glass shield streaming full movie online 1994 english.
Rent the glass shield 1994 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Watch the glass shield 1994 full movie free online. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of j. The glass shield full movie ice cube full movies youtube. Glasalltshiel is a lodge on the balmoral estate by the shore of loch muick in aberdeenshire, scotland. I liked the combination of crime thriller with a message that leaves you feeling better about life, without whacking you in the head with a bible. Two shady concert promoters cube and epps get into hot water when their chance to book a superstar rapper goes awry. Glass shield is an intriguing film, starring michael boatman, icet, bernie casey, and lori petty. The movie was produced by thomas byrnes, written by charles. Ive watched all of burnetts previous narrative films, from several friends to to sleep with anger, relatively recently, and the glass shield looks and feels much more like boyz n the hood, short.
His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female. Charles burnett, the writerdirector of the glass shield, doesnt make movies like anybody else. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise allwhite male work environment. With michael boatman, lori petty, erich anderson, richard anderson. Watch the glass shield online stream full movie directv.
Check out glass and hybrid glass screen protection and colormatched bumpers. The glass shield 1995 stream and watch online moviefone. Director charles burnett discusses his film the glass shield following a screening at the film society of lincoln center. Released june 2nd, 1995, the glass shield stars michael boatman, lori petty, ice cube, michael ironside the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 48 min, and received a score of out of 100. Watch the glass shield 1994 full movie openload movies. Its good drama a taut morality tale of police corruption and an. Initially turning a blind eye to hints of racism in order to fit in, j. On paper, 1995s the glass shield seems to have the makings of a modest hit. Two cops become compelled to act against corruption and.
The marriage is an odd one, but it ultimately works. Its one of those films you need to watch several times to understand all of the details. The glass shield struggles under the weight of its worthy themes, but. The glass shield full movie online, watch free 4k hd, the glass shield watch movie full movie 1994 j. All invisibleshield screen protectors come with a limited lifetime warranty. It stars michael boatman and lori petty as rookie police.
In its present form it was built in 1868 by queen victoria, who called it glassalt, to be what she called her widows house where she could escape from the world following the death of her husband albert. The glass shield is a 1994 crime drama about deputy john johnson michael boatman, often known by j. Ice cube, michael boatman, ernie lee banks, bernie casey, victoria dillard, jean hubbardboone, richard anderson. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of the glass shield with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. And since his new film is a police drama, his uniqueness, at least initially, is doubly. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. The glass shield is a crime drama movie that came out in the year 1995. The glass shield 1994 directed by charles burnett genres drama subgenres message movie, police drama release date jun 2, 1995 usa limited run time 109 min. The movie is more likely to hit home for someone who is female andor a minority who has had some indepth exposure to law enforcement. Charles burnett followed up to sleep with anger with this sorely underrated l. The cast was enjoyable, especially boatman, who brought back memories of magnum p. Michael ironside, ice cube, elliott gould, lori petty, charles burnett. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers.
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