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Training Day (2001)

R  122 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller   -  5 October 2001 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writer:

David Ayer
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Training Day -- 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. Training Day -- 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.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington ...
Ethan Hawke ...
Scott Glenn ...
Tom Berenger ...
Harris Yulin ...
Raymond J. Barry ...
Cliff Curtis ...
Dr. Dre ...
Snoop Dogg ...
Macy Gray ...
Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna ...
Lisa
Eva Mendes ...
Sara Harris (as Eva Mendez)
Nick Chinlund ...
Tim
Jaime Gomez ...
Mark (as Jaime P. Gomez)
Raymond Cruz ...
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Storyline

In a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets. Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D. detective Alonzo Harris, a veteran narcotics officer whose methods of enforcing the law are questionable, if not corrupt. 'Training Day' follows Harris as he trains rookie Jake Hoyt over a 24-hour period. Ethical dilemmas arise for Hoyt as well as the audience as questions present themselves as to whether or not Harris' methodology for ridding the streets of South Central Los Angeles of drugs is right or wrong. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Narc | Lapd | Narcotics | Drugs | Training  | See more »

Taglines:

Boom Ba-Boom, Boom, Boom... See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros (France) | Warner Bros. | See more »

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Russian | Spanish | Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Día de entrenamiento See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,550,788 (USA) (7 October 2001) (2712 Screens)

Gross:

$76,261,036 (USA) (23 December 2001)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The coffee shop in the beginning of the movie (which was, incidentally, the first scene shot) is the same shop that was used in Se7en in the scene where Morgan Freeman meets Gwyneth Paltrow to talk. In the window in both movies, the writing reads "Quality Cafe". The Quality Cafe is also used in Gone in Sixty Seconds, Ghost World and Catch Me If You Can. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: On the roof top, Alozno throws Jake through a window. In the reverse shot, the glass has disappeared from the upper unbroken section of the window. When Alonzo goes back to the window a few moments later he knocks off bits of glass that reappeared. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jake: It's time.
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Crazy Credits

There are no opening credits after the title is shown. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in "Chappelle's Show: Episode #2.12" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"American Dream"
Written by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs (as Sean Combs), David Bowie, Mario Winans,
Tommie Gibson, Kain Cioffe, Black Rob (as Robert Ross), Mark Curry, Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays
Produced by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs and Mario Winans (as Mario "Yellow Man" Winans)
Performed by Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs (as P. Diddy), David Bowie, Big Azz Ko, Kain,
'Mark Curry (IV)' and Black Rob
P. Diddy and The Bad Boy Family appear courtesy of Bad Boy Entertainment See more »