A LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door.
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Neil LaBute
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| Patrick Wilson | ... | ||
| Kerry Washington | ... | ||
| Ron Glass | ... | ||
| Justin Chambers | ... | ||
| Jay Hernandez | ... | ||
| Regine Nehy | ... | ||
| Jaishon Fisher | ... | ||
| Robert Pine | ... | ||
| Keith Loneker | ... | ||
| Caleeb Pinkett | ... | ||
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In California, the Caucasian Chris Mattson and his African-American wife Lisa Mattson move to a house in a gated community. The racist and dysfunctional next-door neighbor is the abusive LAPD Officer Abel Turner who feels uncomfortable with the relationship of the newcomers and transforms their lives into Hell on Earth. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 September 2008 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Harcelés See more »Box Office
Budget:
$22,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$15,004,672 (USA) (19 September 2008)Gross:
$39,263,506 (USA) (31 October 2008)Company Credits
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Officer #1: [holding a gun on him] I don't care if you the Pope, asshole, get your hands up!
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Written by Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday (as Toni Haliday)
Performed by Curve
Courtesy of Hip-O Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Lakeview Terrace is the name of the area where Rodney King was beaten by L.A. police officers in 1991. The movie references his name and the famous line "Can't we all just get along?" See more »Goofs
When Chris talks to Abel at the bar, he has money in hand. When Chris sits down to accept his drink, the money is gone. See more »Quotes
Abel Turner: It's alright, I'm an officer.Officer #1: [holding a gun on him] I don't care if you the Pope, asshole, get your hands up!
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Hell Above WaterWritten by Dean Garcia, Toni Halliday (as Toni Haliday)
Performed by Curve
Courtesy of Hip-O Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
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Lakeview Terrace, what could have been a great thriller turned into a complete and total mess. I'm honestly surprised that this movie has the rating that it does, I'm trying not to insult anyone, just honestly, how could you take this seriously? It was so horribly written and I was actually looking forward to this film. My major problem was that the character development, there wasn't any, you go on this roller coaster ride where you think you might understand why Samuel L. Jackson's character is the way he is, but instead they go back into making you just brutally hate this guy. This is how beyond insane this movie is... Samuel L. Jackson goes from this stern, uptight guy to a bully, to a chainsaw maniac killer, to just plain psychotic, and honestly this guy is never given a solid reason why he turns this way, you're just left with five million questions and on of the worst endings I've ever seen.
Chris and Lisa, an inter-racial couple, the nicest couple you will ever meet, the couple you would love to be friends with finally got a home of their own in what seems like a very nice neighborhood... well, that is until they meet Able, their black widowed neighbor who also happens to be a police officer... who also happens to not approve of their relationship. From the get go Able is pretty much a rabid dog who threatens Chris off the bat saying to leave the neighborhood and that he doesn't like them. He just cannot be reasoned with, when Chris and Lisa have an unexpected surprise they were not ready for that gives their marriage a shake, Able isn't helping when he goes as far as to threatened their lives.
Honestly this is one of the worst films I have seen this fall season, it was beyond unrealistic and you have no compassion for some of the characters. Not to mention there is a constant rubbing in your face of the race issues, it's not just Samuel L. Jackson that doesn't approve of this relationship, all of the family and friends make some kind of disrespectful comment on it, I personally know 3 inter-racial couples and they don't receive that much hate or disapproval, it was hurtful on that level. I recommend you stay away from this movie, it's slow paced and the thrills are a let down. The story doesn't make much sense and I just found it to be pointless.
2/10