An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse. There are however forces at work trying to stop prevent them from making it.
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...
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Continuity:
After Eddie gets back on the bus, and Jack smashes through parked police cars down the alley, you clearly see that the tyres which had previously been shot out and had come loose have returned and are fully inflated.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Jack Mosley:
[tape recording]
This is Detective Jack Mosley, Shield number 227. I guess this will be my last will and testament. This is for Diane. Now, they're gonna come talk to you and they're gonna tell you things. But what they tell you isn't really what happen. So Diane, I think you should know what really happened. I was trying to do a good thing. See more »
Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits save the title "16 BLOCKS".
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"Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe"
Written and Performed by Barry White Published by Unichappell Music, Inc. obo Itself and Sa-Vette Music Courtesy of the Island Def Jam Music Group Under License from Universal Music Enterprises
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