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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Hamner (characters)
Ron Mita (story) ...
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Release Date:
8 August 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
Even cops dial 911 more
Plot:
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
Awards:
4 wins & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(48 articles)
Hollywood Film Festival to Honor Carey Mulligan and Jeremy Renner
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S.W.A.T. Good-bye more (321 total)
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 |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.
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Runtime:
117 min
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Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | India:A (cinema release) | 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-13
Filming Locations:
Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA more
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Michael Bay, Tony Scott, John Woo, Antoine Fuqua, Rob Cohen, Joel Schumacher, and Michael Mann were all offered to direct the movie before Clark Johnson. They passed because they were all busy with other projects. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Hondo and Fuller are going over who to induct into S.W.A.T., Fullers' American flag pin constantly changes positions. more
Quotes:
Hondo:
The reason we're gathered here on our God-given, much-needed day of rest is that we have a Polish hostage.
Deke:
So what if he's Polish?
Hondo:
No, no. Means he's one of those: "Anyone comes in, I'll blow my head off" type of guys.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Guns, Guts and Justice: An Inside Look (2003) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Figure.09 more
FAQ
How well does the film corrospond with how the S.W.A.T. act in real life?What gun does Hondo use in the film?
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Nothing much original and too predictable. The S.W.A.T. was apparently designed from a movie formula and the twists and turns were projected way ahead of time. Not a terrible movie, but not that much interesting either. No character development, except the usual cliches, no real depth to relationships, just scenes just for the sake of scenes (picked up probably from some other movie outline. I found the trailers before the movie more involving, more action oriented. Just didn't seem like an intelligent, innovative movie - it just uses the S.W.A.T. premise and makes it into the same police action I've seen before. Even "The Negotiator" had more dramatic energy and tension. Four out of ten stars.