The Glass Shield 30 years old
In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
J.J. is a rookie in the Sheriff's Department and the first black officer at that station. Racial tensions run high in the department as some of J.J.'s fellow officers resent his presence. His only real friend is the other new trooper, the first female officer to work there, who also suffers similar discrimination in the otherwise all-white male work environment. When J.J. becomes increasingly aware of police corruption during the murder trial of Teddy Woods, whom he helped to arrest, he faces difficult decisions and puts himself into grave personal danger in the service of justice.
Credits
The Glass Shield Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Julio Oscar Mechoso He was 40, 62 years old when he died | as Assistant D.A. |
| Ice Cube He was 25, now 55 years old | as Teddy Woods |
| Richard Anderson He was 68, 91 years old when he died | as Watch Commander Clarence Massey |
| Elliott Gould He was 56, now 86 years old | as Greenspan |
| Michael Ironside He was 45, now 74 years old | as Detective Gene Baker |
| Don Harvey He was 35, now 64 years old | as Deputy Jack Bono |
| Michael Gregory He was 50, now 79 years old | as Deputy Roy Bush |
| M. Emmet Walsh He was 60, now 89 years old | as Detective Jesse Hall |
| Lori Petty She was 31, now 61 years old | as Deputy Deborah Fields |
| Wanda De Jesus She was 36, now 66 years old | as Carmen Munoz |
| Victoria Dillard She was 24, now 55 years old | as Barbara Simms |
| Natalija Nogulich She was 44, now 74 years old | as Judge Helen Lewis |
| Erich Anderson He was 4, now 24 years old | as District Attorney Ira Kern |
| Monty Bane | as Coroner |
| Tommy Redmond Hicks He was 33, now 62 years old | as Reverend Banks |
| Joseph Walsh He was 57, now 87 years old | as Councilman Ross |
| Michael Boatman He was 30, now 60 years old | as Deputy J.J. Johnson |
| Linden Chiles He was 62, 80 years old when he died | as Sergeant Berry Foster |
| Sy Richardson He was 54, now 83 years old | as Mr. Taylor |
| Thomas Babson | as U.S. Marshall |
| Bernie Casey He was 55, 78 years old when he died | as James Locket |
| Ernie Lee Banks | as Mr. Woods |
The Glass Shield Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Elliot Davis as Director of Photography. He was 47 (now 76) years old | Camera |
| Charles Burnett as Director. He was 51 (now 80) years old | Directing |
| Charles Burnett as Writer. He was 51 (now 80) years old | Writing |
| Patrick Peach as Co-Producer. | Production |
| Michael D. Aglion as Associate Producer. | Production |
The Glass Shield (30 years)
In a world filled with violence... his only weapon is the truth!
- Release day: Friday, September 16, 1994
- Runtime: 109 minutes