Internal Affairs (1990)

• Year: 1990
• Released: 12 Jan 1990
• Country: United States, Canada
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099850/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/internal_affairs
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/internal-affairs
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: R
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 115 min
• Writer: Henry Bean
• Director: Mike Figgis
• Cast: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis
• Keywords: los angeles, california, police corruption, undercover agent, lapd, internal affairs,

	6.5/10
	63/100
	88% – Critics
	59% – Audience

Internal Affairs Storyline

Earnest Raymond Avilla has just begun his assignment in the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD) partnered with capable and bright Amy Wallace, the IAD arguably the most hated division by the non-IAD officers in its members being seen as opportunistic in getting ahead in the force investigating their “brothers”. To show that he is above board, Raymond agrees as his and Amy’s first case as partners that of Van Stretch, Raymond wanting to seem impartial despite he and Van going back to their days together in the academy. Although there does seem to be improper conduct by Van, Raymond begins to believe a bigger, more dangerous fish is Van’s partner Dennis Peck, who outwardly is seen as the model officer by the force’s highers-up. What Raymond sees in Dennis is a bright officer too content in his relatively low position within the force, he who is able to live beyond his means, especially in having to pay alimony and child support to several ex-wives. In reality, Dennis is not only a womanizer and chronic philanderer in still fooling around with other women despite again being married, but is a master manipulator in working every situation to his benefit and often illegal end goals, that manipulation often of crime scenes and of his fellow officers, including Van and by association Van’s occasionally battered wife, Penny Stretch. What ensues is a game of cat and mouse between Raymond and Dennis which becomes personal in both sides using the other’s family – Dennis’ wife Heather Peck and Raymond’s contemporary art gallery curator wife Kathleen Avilla – to achieve their respective end goals, which may be more dangerous for Raymond and Kathleen as Dennis has and will kill to protect his way of life.

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One Amoral Cop

In Internal Affairs LAPD cop Andy Garcia finds himself transferred there and finds out despite the snow job given him, it’s quite true nobody likes these people in the department. He’s going to be even less popular because his first assignment with new partner Laurie Metcalf is to investigate William Baldwin, a guy he went through the Academy with.

Baldwin’s got a load of brutality complaints against him. He suspects his wife Faye Grant of being unfaithful which turns out to be the case. However Garcia’s and Metcalf’s investigation of Baldwin leads to uncovering a hole host of illegal activities linked to his partner Richard Gere.

Gere in this film has one of the most amoral characters ever put on celluloid. His corruption goes way beyond just taking a few dollars to fix parking tickets. In fact he’s corrupted a whole slew of his fellow officers without a bit of remorse.

Garcia also has a lot of issues and might not be the best guy in the world to take Gere down. Gere presses a lot of Andy’s buttons, one of the things that makes him so dangerous is that he is a master psychologist without a degree.

Although Internal Affairs gets a bit too melodramatic at times, the cast performs well in their roles and fans of Richard Gere and Andy Garcia should definitely see this.

Internal Affairs

I missed this on television twice before, so I rented it on DVD, it was rated well by critics and I was told it was good, so I looked forward to it, directed by Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas, Timecode, Cold Creek Manor). Basically, one night, LAPD Sergeant Dennis Peck (Richard Gere) and Van Stretch (William Baldwin) are working a drug bust, when fellow officer Dorian Fletcher (Michael Beach) accidentally shoots an unarmed man who running towards him. Peck plants a knife on the body to get the distraught Fletcher off the hook. Raymond Avilla (Andy Garcia) joins the LAPD’s Internal Affairs Division (IAD) and is assigned to investigate the drug bust with partner Amy Wallace (Scream 2’s Laurie Metcalf). They learn that Stretch uses drugs, has been known to be racist, may be corrupt, and is abusive towards his wife Penny (Faye Grant). Avilla eventually begins to investigate Peck, who is seen as a role model in the department and socially, despite his lifestyle, including supporting three ex-wives and eight children. After an altercation with Peck, Fletcher agrees to help Avilla’s investigation. It is revealed that Peck is not only corrupt, dealing in extortion, favours to cops and criminals alike and complicit dealings with pimps, but he also works as a hitman. On one occasion, businessman Steven Arrocas (John Kapelos) offers Peck $15,000 to kill his own parents and it gets angry when he demands a higher sum. Avilla pressures Stretch to provide evidence against Peck in return for immunity from prosecution. Avilla becomes so obsessed with the case that it causes friction between him and his wife Kathleen (Nancy Travis). Peck insinuates he will make advances on Kathleen. Stretch calls Penny and tells her that he will testify, unaware that Peck is having sex with her at that very moment. During a routine patrol in Huntington Park, Peck has staged a hit and Stretch in the chest. Stretch is revealed to be alive; Peck strangles him with a chokehold, appearing as if he is holding his dead friend as his partners arrive. Avilla and Wallace set up a sting to catch Demetrio (Marco Rodríguez), who witnessed the Huntington Park incident. But two SWAT units arrive on the scene after the sting is leaked, Fletcher and Demetrio are killed in the resulting shootout. As he dies in Avilla’s arms, Demetrio identifies Peck as Stretch’s killer. Avilla is antagonised by Peck, who reveals that he met with Kathleen in a public place, posing as an IAD investigator. This becomes a fight in the office when Peck boasts that he seduced and pleasured her. Avilla also has a violent public confrontation with Kathleen and goes on a drinking binge. The two make up the following morning when Kathleen convinces Avilla that no infidelity happened. The IAD net is tightening around Peck, with revelations of his finances, and Wallace correctly guessing Van’s widow had an affair with Peck. Peck’s wife gives Avilla and Wallace information about two recent murder victims. Meanwhile, Arrocas walks in on Peck having rough sex with his wife. Peck casually confirms that the contract killing of Arrocas’ parents has been fulfilled and tries to goad Arrocas into killing his wife, but Arrocas shoots Peck in the foot instead. Avilla and Wallace show up shortly after, finding the dead bodies of the Arrocases. Peck ambushes and shoots Wallace, wounding her badly, and flees. Avilla rushes home to find Peck holding Kathleen hostage. As he is beaten and shot in the leg by Avilla, Peck proudly boasts his ability to manipulate and attributes his crimes to provide for his family. Unwilling to go to prison, Peck pulls a knife out of his boot and lunges at Avilla, who shoots him dead. Avilla tries to comfort his traumatised wife. Also starring Richard Bradford as Grieb, Katherine Borowitz as Tova Arrocas, Xander Berkeley as Rudy Mohr, John Capodice as Chief Healy, Heather Lauren Olson as Megan Peck, Annabella Sciorra as Heather Peck, Elijah Wood as Sean, and Mike Figgis as Hollander. Gere being a nasty character definitely did him favours getting away from his many pretty boy roles following An Officer and a Gentleman, and Garcia does well as the agent trying to catch him out. I will be honest and say that I was a bit in and out at times, but it got my attention at the right moments, from the corruption stuff to the moments of violence, overall, it is a gripping enough crime thriller. Worth watching!

Mind games. Manipulation. Corruption. Welcome to the world of Dennis Peck.

I have never quite seen a movie like this before. In it, Richard Gere plays his most sinister role and I think his best character in years. There are many disturbing elements in this film and most of them are perpetrated by Richard Gere’s Dennis Peck. He knows how to manipulate people to get what he wants and if that doesn’t work he uses other measures.

The story goes like this: Richard Gere plays a cop that everyone owes a favour to. He is everyone’s friend and everyone’s silent worst enemy. He also lives a little above his income should allow him too and this is why he is being investigated by internal affairs. Enter Andy Garcia as Raymond, in a mesmerizing performance. These two know they are going to square off in the film and Peck has fun tormenting him.

Peck is a charismatic, good looking, wealthy play boy. He knows how to use what he has to his advantage, and that eventually means playing with Raymond’s head to make him think that he is sleeping with his wife. Did I mention that he is intuitive? And this is established so brilliantly in one of their first meetings together that it makes you cringe.

Peck introduces himself to Raymond and at first he seems very co-operative assuring Raymond that he realizes Ray has a job to do just like he does. But the conversation takes an abrupt turn when Peck begins to hit too close to home when he begins to question how good Raymond’s love life is right now. He knows he spends too much time at the office and that he has a beautiful, young wife that may be neglected. The scene works beautifully and sets up the psychological battle that takes place between the two as the film goes on. The next scene they have with each other is enough to make every man cringe at the cruelty of it.

Internal Affairs is a character study at it’s finest. There are few films out there that can compare to this one and that can be attributed to the director, Mike Figgis. He hits every note perfectly and the performances he gets from his cast is such a joy to watch. I am surprised that Andy Garcia hasn’t gone on to be bigger than he is because he was outstanding here.

This is an absolute must see for anyone that hasn’t had the pleasure of doing so yet. But beware, there are some scenes that will get under your skin, especially if you spend too much time at the office and you have a beautiful woman waiting for you at home. What is she doing right now? Who is she with? Are you paranoid or are your concerns real? This film has fun with that paranoia.