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Lakeview Terrace (2008)

PG_13 110 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller  -   19 September 2008 (USA)
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Reviews: 123 user | 158 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com

An LAPD officer will stop at nothing to force out the interracial couple who just moved in next door.

Director:

Neil LaBute

Writers:

David Loughery (screenplay), Howard Korder (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson ...
Patrick Wilson ...
Kerry Washington ...
Ron Glass ...
Justin Chambers ...
Jay Hernandez ...
Regine Nehy ...
Jaishon Fisher ...
Robert Pine ...
Keith Loneker ...
Caleeb Pinkett ...
Robert Dahey ...
Ho-Jung ...
Dallas Raines Dallas Raines ...
TV Weatherman
Michael Sean Tighe ...
Manager
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Storyline

In California, the Caucasian Chris Mattson and his African-American wife Lisa Mattson move to a house in a safe compound. 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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Plot Keywords:

Lapd | Neighbor | Interracial Couple | Slashed Tire | Suburbia  | See more »

Taglines:

What could be safer than living next to a cop?

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Harcelés See more »

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,004,672 (USA) (21 September 2008) (2464 Screens)

Gross:

$39,263,506 (USA) (2 November 2008)
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point Abel jokingly asks Chris if he's a superhero. Patrick Wilson will go on and play one in Watchmen. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: The wildfires come closer to the neighborhood, with no ash. The air close to a fire could be very toxic, and should be extremely ashen, especially towards the end of the film. See more »

Quotes

[last lines]
Chris Mattson: I love you.
Lisa Mattson: I know... I love you too.
Chris Mattson: The rest isn't important.
Lisa Mattson: [whispering] Shhhhh...
Chris Mattson: We're going to have a family.
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Connections

References The French Connection (1971) See more »

Soundtracks

"Shut 'Em Down"
Written by Chuck D., Gary Rinaldo, Hank Shocklee
Performed by Public Enemy
Courtesy of Bring The Noize Music, Inc.
By Arrangement with Reach Global, Inc. See more »