Pride and Glory (2008)

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (screenplay) &
Gavin O'Connor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The last thing you want to uncover...is the truth.

Plot:

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney, investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Corruption | Drugs | Police Corruption | Drug Dealer

Cast

Edward Norton	...	Ray Tierney
Colin Farrell	...	Jimmy Eagan
Jon Voight	...	Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich	...	Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle	...	Abby Tierney
John Ortiz	...	Sandy
Frank Grillo	...	Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham	...	Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell	...	Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo	...	Tasha
Manny Perez	...	Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall	...	Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Carlos Bragon

Also Known As:

Das Gesetz der Ehre (Germany)
Pride & Glory (USA) (closing credits title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content.

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43320) | UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | South Korea:18 | South Africa:16LV | Taiwan:R-12 | Norway:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | France:U (with warning) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Gavin O'Connor did rewrites on the script throughout the filming process.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Ray is staking out the junkie informant in the Santa hat to find Tezo, when he he jumps out of the car and starts running, he has an empty, unsnapped and flapping holster on his left hip (rear view) but is not carrying a weapon in his hand. When we next see him, he has the holster on his right hip, gun in it and snapped closed. He then un-holsters his weapon from that left hip holster when he readies to enter the building.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Jimmy Egan: If my guys were doing something, I would know about it, trust me.

Soundtrack:

Raza Hoodia

The cast made the movie

The plot of this movie is the fairly predictable (though always entertaining) idea of the corrupt cops against the good cops and the always-annoying injection of the nosy media. If it had been done by amateur actors, this movie wouldn't have been nearly as good.

Edward Norton was absolutely STUNNING, blew me away. He's always been a favorite of mine but every role he's in continues to amaze me. There a scene where he's talking to a Spanish woman and his expression throughout the scene is the main thing that stuck out to me in the whole movie. There's just something in his eyes that draws you and sucks you in.

Colin Farrell did an amazing job as well, as did Jon Voight. They managed to bring their characters more personality than I expected there to be. Especially Colin. Even though he played a such a bad character, there was something there in the way he was with his family and everything that still made me feel BAD for him.

And though the f-bombs were sometimes distracting and the ending could've had more punch, overall I really liked this movie.