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Release Date:
11 April 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
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. | full synopsis
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Well Written Throwback Cop Thriller!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | |
| Martha Higareda | ... | Grace Garcia | |
| John Corbett | ... | Detective Dante Demille | |
| Amaury Nolasco | ... | Detective Cosmo Santos | |
| Noel Gugliemi | ... | Quicks (as Noel G.) | |
| Michael Monks | ... | Pathologist | |
| Daryl Gates | ... | The Chief (as Daryl F. Gates) |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
South Korea:18 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Ireland:16 |
Finland:K-15 |
UK:15 |
Norway:15 |
Malaysia:18PL |
Australia:MA |
USA:R (certificate #44158) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Canada:13+ (Québec) |
Sweden:15 |
Iceland:16 |
South Africa:16LV |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Argentina:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
France:-12 |
Denmark:15 |
Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Germany:18 (cut) |
Italy:VM14 |
Taiwan:R-12 |
Ireland:15 (video rating) |
Austria:16 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Spain:18 |
Brazil:16
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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. Belgian director Erik Van Looy was set to direct this film according to various interviews, but these plans were scrapped in preproduction, upon which Van Looy went on to direct Loft (2008/I) in his home country.
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Goofs:
Continuity: After getting into the fight with the two Korean men, Ludlow has blood on his forehead. During the scenes where he bust into their house, in some shots he is seen with the blood on his forehead but in other scenes there is nothing on his forehead.
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Quotes:
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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?
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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?
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Just saw it at a sneak preview and really enjoyed it. Keanu Reeves was fantastic in this film and it really showed me what a great actor he is. I have had a hard time imagining him in anything since The Matrix, but he really pulled this character off and showed me what he is made of.
The rest of the cast is solid as a rock too, but the thing that really stood out to me was the writing. This film is a throwback to the cop thrillers of the 1970's, but with MUCH better writing and bigger budgets. There are even a few genuine laughs to go with all of of the action and it is great to see Jay Mohr doing something other than "The Ghost Whisperer!" The audience reaction in this movie was refreshing as well. It is quite easy to get absorbed in this one.
Prediction: Street Kings is the number one film on it's opening weekend.