Gang Related, alternatively known as Criminal Intent,[2] is a 1997 American action crime film written and directed by Jim Kouf, and starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer, and James Earl Jones.

It follows two corrupt cops, attempting to frame a homeless man for the death of an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent that they killed.

Having recovered the cocaine Hudd purchased from them, the detectives return both that and the murder weapon (a customized .44 magnum) to the evidence room at their headquarters.

The detectives finally frame a homeless drunk named "Joe Doe", by tricking him into confessing to the crime.

Rodriguez records a conversation with Divinci in which the latter admits to Hudd's killing and McCall's setup.

Investigating Rodriguez's death, the police find the damaged tape which contains Divinci's confession.

Baylor questions Webb about Hudd's murder, playing back the plan by Divinci to kill her as a loose end.

The driver is revealed to be recently-acquitted serial killer Clyde David Dunner, who murders Divinci and then abandons the limousine in an alley.

It’s about a couple cops who think they have a handle on how to clean up the streets by taking down drug dealers, making a little profit on the side, and blaming it on a "gang related" murder".

[9] Roger Ebert appraised the film more positively in an episode of At the Movies: The screenplay shows a lot of nerve in making the central characters into villains.