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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Ayer (written by)
Release Date:
5 October 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
Boom Ba-Boom, Boom, Boom... more
Plot:
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears as. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Drugs
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Detective
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Rookie
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Drug Dealer
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Russian Mafia
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 13 wins
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12 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(212 articles)
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First day on a new job, can be stressful...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Denzel Washington | ... | Alonzo | |
| Ethan Hawke | ... | Jake | |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Roger | |
| Tom Berenger | ... | Stan Gursky | |
| Harris Yulin | ... | Doug Rosselli | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Lou Jacobs | |
| Cliff Curtis | ... | Smiley | |
| Dr. Dre | ... | Paul | |
| Snoop Dogg | ... | Blue | |
| Macy Gray | ... | Sandman's Wife | |
| Charlotte Ayanna | ... | Lisa | |
| Eva Mendes | ... | Sara (as Eva Mendez) | |
| Nick Chinlund | ... | Tim | |
| Jaime Gomez | ... | Mark (as Jaime P. Gomez) | |
| Raymond Cruz | ... | Sniper |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
122 min
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Netherlands:12 |
Denmark:15 |
USA:R (certificate #38489) |
Iceland:16 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:18 |
Canada:18A (Ontario) |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
New Zealand:R18 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Singapore:M18 (re-rating) |
Singapore:R(A) (original rating) |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:18
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Trivia:
Famous crime novelist and LAPD specialist James Ellroy described the movie as "a complete waste of time".
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Goofs:
Continuity: The pipe that is taken from the kids and that Hoyt smokes out of changes - in some scenes it has a contoured center, and in others it's just a cylinder
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Quotes:
Alonzo Harris:
You disloyal, fool-ass, bitch-made punk.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "High Chaparall: (#2.5)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Cry Freedom
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Why did Hoyt go to such trouble to stop a corrupt police officer but then keep the stolen money for himself?more
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Enter Ethan Hawke's character, officer Jake Hoyt. With the allure of a new job, a transfer to the division that he has been working hard to reach. He is at the top of his game.
The Call, from the department head, Alonzo Harris, congratulating him on his promotion, sort of. Denzel Washington, takes on a character, like none other that he has had so far. Sounds like a big business wall street type scenario aye? Not even close, down of skid-row street maybe. This is a story set in Los Angeles, that even when it's daylight, this is the darkest 'beat' in the whole department's city.
From the moment that the meet was set at the coffee shop, something is just, slightly skewed. There seems an absence of real concern for Jake's situation and a lot more mechanical rogue cop, trainer 'Doggin' going on here. Alonzo is dangerous, because he doesn't care, anymore. His soul has departed, and it's simply a matter of time before, he is too. As they departed from the coffee shop, by way of a black Monte Carlo. The director, Antoine Fuqua wanted to show a more real and brutal side of the crime busting business. The place where lines are so blurred...if they even exist anymore. Denzel Washington, should be applauded for the part that he became ' wholly ' involved in. Scary in some ways, it appeared as if there was no acting, just this over the edge ' Narc ' who you just gotta watch like a hawk!
Ethan, was the ' newbie ' but a very likable, "Just wanting to do the right thing" type of guy. Some what confused at times about the way in which Harris attended to his profession. Curious about why he would do what he would do. Alonzo, always explaining away the point to a nervous rookie, who in the back of his mind just knew, that there is something here, that won't let him rest until he does the right thing. It almost costs him his life, in the end, Hoyt is a master in his career field...a true Wolf, amongst the dogs. It seemed as though, Hoyt had an awakening. He had to go down into that alley-way because his 'gut' wouldn't let it alone. And in the end, this is what saved his very existence, now that is reasoning with razor sharpness. Plus he needed to get home to that hot wife of his....
Recommended, but not for those with weaker film story constitutions. (*****)