Street Kings (2008)

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the recent murder of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

Director:

David Ayer

Writers:

James Ellroy (screenplay), Kurt Wimmer (screenplay),

Stars:

Keanu Reeves, Forest Whitaker, Hugh Laurie

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Keanu Reeves	...	Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker	...	Captain Jack Wander
Hugh Laurie	...	Captain James Biggs
Chris Evans	...	Detective Paul Diskant
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Scribble (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles)
Jay Mohr	...	Sgt. Mike Clady
Terry Crews	...	Detective Terrence Washington
Naomie Harris	...	Linda Washington
Common	...	Coates
Game	...	Grill (as The Game)
Martha Higareda	...	Grace Garcia
John Corbett	...	Detective Dante Demille
Amaury Nolasco	...	Detective Cosmo Santos
Cle Shaheed Sloan	...	Fremont (as Cle Sloan)
Noel Gugliemi	...	Quicks (as Noel G.)

Storyline

An undercover cop, disillusioned by the recent murder of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.

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Plot Keywords:

death | lapd | jail | hit with a shovel | twin | 

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Taglines:

Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language

Details

Official Sites:

20th Century Fox [fr] Fox Searchlight [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Turkish

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

King's X

Filming Locations:

48th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£619,647 (UK) (18 April 2008)

Gross:

$26,415,649 (USA) (11 July 2008)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Regency Enterprises, 3 Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the funeral scene for Det. Washington (Terry Crews), 43-year LAPD veteran, Chief 'Daryl Gates' (I) makes a cameo. He can be seen saluting prior to the gun salute and again as he's walking away with Capt. Wander (Forest Whitaker).

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Goofs

When Captain Biggs sits across from Ludlow at Ludlow's desk and begins conversing with him, Biggs' necktie alternates from being outside of his lapel to under it, even though he does not move.

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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?

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Connections

References Star Wars (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Piano Bar"
Written by Steve Marvin
Courtesy of Killer Tracks

User Reviews

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