Street Kings (2008)

Regista:

David Ayer

Writers (WGA):

James Ellroy (screenplay) and
Kurt Wimmer (screenplay) ...

Data di uscita:

11 aprile 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Slogan:

Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.

Plot:

Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. |

Plot Keywords:

Twin | Widower | Rescue | Investigation | Captain

Recensioni degli utenti:

The critics must be crazy

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Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker	...	Captain Jack Wander
Hugh Laurie	...	Captain James Biggs
Chris Evans	...	Detective Paul Diskant
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Scribble (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles)
Jay Mohr	...	Sgt. Mike Clady
Terry Crews	...	Detective Terrence Washington
Naomie Harris	...	Linda Washington
Common	...	Coates
The Game	...	Grill
Martha Higareda	...	Grace Garcia
John Corbett	...	Detective Dante Demille
Amaury Nolasco	...	Detective Cosmo Santos
Cle Shaheed Sloan	...	Fremont (as Cle Sloan)
Noel Gugliemi	...	Quicks (as Noel G.)

Alias:

Night Watch (USA) (working title)
The Night Watchman (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Durata:

109 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese | Turkish

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Divieti:

Taiwan:R-12 | USA:R (certificate #44158) | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Denmark:15 | Germany:18 (cut) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Norway:15 | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Ireland:16 | Sweden:15 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | France:-12 | South Africa:16LV | South Korea:18 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16

Luoghi delle riprese:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Curiosità:

James Ellroy wrote the screenplay in the mid-1990's inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial. Over the years, Spike Lee, David Fincher, and Oliver Stone were attached to direct the film at various stages of pre-production. Sean Penn was once attached to star. John Ridley contributed to an early version of the screenplay.

Errori:

Personale o equipaggiamento visibile: When Ludlow and Diskant are at Grills’ house, just after beating him with the telephone book, someone disappears through a door in the background and in the next shot the door moves and closes. If there was supposed to be someone else in the house someone would have noticed and/or mentioned it...

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Boss Kim: Yo dawg.
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa.
Boss Kim: What?
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa. Konnichiwa. It means what's up. So what the fuck's up?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (#15.5)" (2008)

Colonna sonora:

More than i can take

The critics must be crazy

Here's another movie the critics dismissed that turned out to be a great movie. I was initially hesitant to go see the movie because of the negative reviews, but went to see Forrest Whittaker, Hugh Laurie and Keanu Reeves. I think most critics can't look at Reeves and not see Bill Preston Esq or Neo. However Keanu Reeves shows range in the movie and heads up the movie wonderfully.

This movie is a fast-paced LA Cop movie. It starts off great and never slows down. Money well spent at the Theater, and I'm the kind of guy who'd walk out of a movie that does not engage me. I would watch it again.