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The Mod Squad (film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Mod Squad' is a 1999 American action thriller film directed by Scott Silver and starring Claire Danes, Omar Epps and Giovanni Ribisi. Based on the television show of the same name, actors Peggy Lipton and Clarence Williams III (Julie and Linc in the series) make cameo appearances.
Plot
Julie Barnes (Claire Danes), Pete Cochran (Giovanni Ribisi) and Lincoln Hayes (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.
Cast
*Claire Danes as Julie Barnes
*Giovanni Ribisi as Pete Cochran
*Omar Epps as Lincoln "Linc" Hayes
*Dennis Farina as Capt. Adam Greer
*Josh Brolin as Billy
*Steve Harris as Briggs
*Michael Lerner as Howard
*Richard Jenkins as Bob Mothersed
*Larry Brandenburg as Eckford
*Lionel Mark Smith as Lanier
*Sam McMurray as Tricky
*Michael O'Neill as Greene
*Stephen Kay as Bald Dude
*Bodhi Elfman as Gilbert
*Holmes Osborne as Mr. Cochrane
*Dey Young as Mrs. Cochrane
*Eddie Griffin as Sonny
*Clarence Williams III as Linc's Grandfather
*Peggy Lipton as Julie's aunt
Production
Sarah Michelle Gellar, Melissa Joan Hart and Milla Jovovich were considered for the part of Julie Barnes, but they all passed until Claire Danes eventually got cast. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris were offered the chance to direct the film, but turned it down in order to concentrate on making music videos instead; Scott Silver got the job.
Reception
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C" on an A+ to F scale.
The film was nominated for a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay, but lost out to another television show turned movie: 'Wild Wild West'. At the 1999 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the film was nominated for four awards: Worst Picture, Worst Actress (Danes), Worst Supporting Actor (Ribisi), and Worst Resurrection of a TV Show. It was also a box office bomb, grossing only $15.4 million out of its $50 million budget.
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