Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.Two affluent suburban girls clash with the Latino gang culture of East Los Angeles.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
Jose Vasquez
- Manuel
- (as Johnny Vasquez)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe original writer, Jessica Kaplan, died at age 24 in a small plane crash over Los Angeles' Fairfax district (June 6, 2003), just before filming started. The plane was piloted by her uncle. The film is dedicated to her.
- GoofsWhen the girls go back to East LA and see the man receiving oral sex on the sidewalk, the mirror in the shot is clearly not the correct mirror for the SUV they are riding in.
- Quotes
Emily: What if it's like we're on our death beds and looking back at our lives... and looking at all the guys we've liked, loved and just fucked... and it turns out, that the whole time, like we were supposed to be together.
Allison: [Pushes Emily over and gets on top of her] I don't think I could go down on you.
- Alternate versions"R" rated theatrical and international version running time is 86 minutes. Unrated and extended DVD version running time is 93 minutes. The unrated and extended DVD version was edited by New Line Home Entertainment.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Normal Adolescent Behavior (2007)
Featured review
Ruinous Damage
'Havoc' is pretty much like any other teen-rebel film but it's not that bad for a one-time watch. The late Jessica Kaplan wrote the screenplay as a teenager and with that regard it's pretty impressive. However, as a stand alone there isn't much that stays after the rolling of the end credits. Some scenes are well executed and the dialogues are interesting. The scenes with the gangsters and the two girls were also well handled. I also liked how the gangster characters were written. They were bad people but not devils. The dark humour also works for the most parts. Anna Hathaway and Freddy Rodriguez do a find job. Bijou Philips too does a decent job. Most of the rest of the younger cast, especially the actors that play 'wiggers' are quite awful. For a one time watch, I didn't mind 'Havoc'. In parts, the film doesn't do a bad job in presenting the dark themes such as teenagers bored with a 'safe' life and pretending to be what they're not, but, it could have developed it further as towards the end, 'Havoc' does appear patchy and rushed.
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- Chrysanthepop
- Nov 13, 2009
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- Also known as
- The Powers That Be
- Filming locations
- Santa Monica, California, USA(Santa Monica Pier parking lot)
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Box office
- Budget
- $9,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $371,000
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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