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Even cops dial 911 morePlot:
An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
Sixth Street Bridge | Acronym In Title | Car Chase | Entire Title Is Capitalized Acronym | Shot moreAwards:
3 wins & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
One of the better tv-series-to-big-screen-adaptations moreUS TV Schedule:
| Sun. May 18 | 8:00 PM | FX | |||
| Sun. May 18 | 10:30 PM | FX |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson | |
| Colin Farrell | ... | Jim Street | |
| Michelle Rodriguez | ... | Chris Sanchez | |
| LL Cool J | ... | Deacon 'Deke' Kay (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J) | |
| Josh Charles | ... | T.J. McCabe | |
| Jeremy Renner | ... | Brian Gamble | |
| Brian Van Holt | ... | Michael Boxer | |
| Olivier Martinez | ... | Alex Montel | |
| Reg E. Cathey | ... | Lt. Greg Velasquez (as Reginald E. Cathey) | |
| Larry Poindexter | ... | Capt. Thomas Fuller | |
| Page Kennedy | ... | Travis | |
| Domenick Lombardozzi | ... | GQ | |
| James DuMont | ... | Gus | |
| Denis Arndt | ... | Sgt. Howard | |
| Lindsey Ginter | ... | Agent Hauser |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.Parents Guide:
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117 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Malaysia:18SG | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13MOVIEmeter: 
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Factual errors: The scene where the helicopter is shot down with a sniper rifle shows the sniper targeting the rotor mechanism, and firing an accurate shot into it. However, the wind generated from the rotors would interfere with the flight path of the bullet, making the shot very inaccurate. moreQuotes:
Hondo: Street. Don't beat him so badly I can't get a rematch, all right?Street: I won't make any promises.
Hondo: It's my money, man.
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S.W.A.T. (2003) *** Colin Farrell, Samuel L. Jackson, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt, Olivier Martinez, Reg E. Cathey, Larry Poindexter, Ashley Scott, Denis Arndt, Reed Diamond, Lucinda Jenney. Better than anticipated big-screen adaptation of the 1970s cult classic police drama about the elite Special Weapons and Techniques division of the LAPD skillfully directed by tv veteran Clark Johnson (who cut his chops on 'Homicide: Life on The Street' and 'The Shield) with the focus on an oily French baddie (Martinez) making a routine prison transfer a dicey situation when he proclaims to give $100 M for his release from the cops custody ensuing all sorts of pitfalls and unexpected turns along the way. The screenplay by Ron Mita, Jim McClain and Davids Ayer and McKenna keep things lively but allow the action to occur gradually after each new member is incorporated into the fold, and (finally) Farrell proves his worth as a leading man in a big Hollywood film as the head-strong yet by-the-book disgraced member looking for redemption and Jackson as his no-nonsense leader of the pack. Expertly choreographed action sequences and some needed humor add to the mix of the been-there-done-that histrionics that naturally unfold