Street Kings (2008)

Director:

David Ayer

Writers (WGA):

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

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Hypocrisy | Gun Battle | Death | Meth | Cheating Wife

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Cast

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

Also Known As:

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

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ludlow and Diskant are at Scribble's 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...

Quotes:

[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:

References Serpico (1973)

Soundtrack:

More than i can take

Back To The Roots

Over the past few years, the Action genre has continued to leave film goers mad. We have returned to what made this genre so appealing in the first place. We have returned to the time of classic cop thrillers such as Serpico and Chinatown. A modern day classic...Street Kings.

Do not miss this gritty story of a rogue cop who is pushed past his limits by corruption, greed and violence. Keanu Reeves plays the role perfectly in his stunning performance as Tom Ludlow. Forest Whitaker gives an awesome supporting performance as Wander.

Although there are a few rap artists in this film, they each play street thugs, which is not a far stretch.

The best film I have seen in theaters for a LONG time, yet I feel it will be overlooked by most.

Street Kings is an instant classic!!!! -Mike