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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781558908420
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 1558908420
Label: Walt Disney Video
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Walt Disney Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 20, 1998
Running Time: 104 minutes
Sales Rank: 69324
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Theatrical Release Date: August 15, 1997
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
After making a critically acclaimed debut with the low-budget independent drama Heavy, writer-director James Mangold took on this gritty crime drama, which was highly touted as Sylvester Stallone's long-awaited return to a serious dramatic role. With an illustrious cast of costars, including GoodFellas alumni Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, and Ray Liotta, Stallone plays Freddy Heflin, the ineffectual sheriff of a New Jersey suburb that a group of corrupt New York cops have turned into their own off-duty criminal empire. Deaf in one ear and desperate to prove his worth, the sheriff takes on the cops with standoffish assistance from an Internal Affairs cop (De Niro), resulting in an explosive climactic showdown. The stellar cast can't be beat, and Stallone is quite good as the overweight cop whose pride is on the line. Mangold's script is wildly uneven, but the film still packs a white-knuckled punch. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sly holds his own among some of the finest actors out there
Sly plays a human being for a change--and I dug the hell out of it. He only raises his voices once--during a shouting match with the always convincing Ray Liotta.
Entire cast is amazing. You know who they are, so there is no need to list all the names.
Smartly written and directed by the talented James Mangold. This is a real movie (for grownups) and not some mindless shoot-'em up.
Mangold, as writer, first and foremost, understands the importance of strong character development ... Read More
Rating:  - Sly
If you like Sly you might not like this one. If you like Film, and dislike Sly for the most part, you might want to check this one out. Copland is a fresh flick with a strong cast. Special Features are good, soundtrack is kinda fresh too.
Buy used at least.
Rating: - Stallone's finest
Mr Stallone is fantastically successful and, I'm sure, needs no praise from me. But for me, this is his best work. The all-star support cast are good and easily dislikeable, and Liotta is on form, but although the film is not perfect, that is precisely what makes it so good. Stallone's regretful, never-quite-good-enough Sheriff is the best character of all. Well worth a look. I wish he'd made more films like this. Take it for what it is and you won't be disappointed.
Yours,
Baby ... Read More
Rating: - Copland review
If I were not a Stallone fan, this might have been a good movie. Stallone's character in this film doesn't have the edge most of us love in his other films. Here, his character is less aggressive and less intelligent. Still, it was an okay movie. It reminded me of t.v. cop shows/t.v. movies in the late 70's and 80's. My mom is not a Stallone fan. I lent her the movie and she really enjoyed it. She didn't have the Sly expectations going into it that I did, and I think that made the difference. It was ... Read More
Rating: - Fantastic urban drama backed by an all-star cast
Cop land seems to be under appreciated now after being out on the shelves a few years, and it is truly a shame. This movie has some shock value in a couple of areas, and those dynamics were crucial for its initial success in telling a compelling, character driven story that is wrought with suspense and action. The first of these things is the performance of Sylvester Stallone as Sheriff Freddy Heflin. Despite dominating screen presence as a muscle bound brute, Stallone's character in this film is a laid ... Read More
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