Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Director:

Neil LaBute

Writers (WGA):

David Loughery (screenplay) and
Howard Korder (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What could be safer than living next to a cop?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Lapd | Neighbor | Interracial Couple | House Party | Pregnancy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Abel Turner
Patrick Wilson	...	Chris Mattson
Kerry Washington	...	Lisa Mattson
Ron Glass	...	Harold Perreau
Justin Chambers	...	Donnie Eaton
Jay Hernandez	...	Javier Villareal
Regine Nehy	...	Celia Turner
Jaishon Fisher	...	Marcus Turner
Robert Pine	...	Captain Wentworth
Keith Loneker	...	Clarence Darlington
Caleeb Pinkett	...	Damon Richards
Robert Dahey	...	Jung Lee Pak
Ho-Jung	...	Sang Hee Pak
Dallas Raines	...	TV Weatherman
Michael Sean Tighe	...	Manager
Valeri Ross	...	Old Woman
Dartenea Bryant	...	Woman (as Dartanea Dee Bryant)
Bitsie Tulloch	...	Nadine
Dale Godboldo	...	Dale
Lynn Chen	...	Eden
Wiley M. Pickett	...	First Officer (as Wiley Pickett)
Vincent Laresca	...	Second Officer
Paul Terrell Clayton	...	Officer #1 (as Terrell Clayton)
Jeff Cockey	...	Officer #2
Wrenna Monet	...	Stripper #1
Tabitha Taylor	...	Stripper #2
Khira Thomas	...	Stripper #3
Cassius Willis	...	Black Cop
Vanessa Bell Calloway	...	Aunt Dorrie
Cocoa Brown	...	Bartender
Marc Chaiet	...	Neighbor
Zorianna Kit	...	TV Reporter
Hiep Thi Le	...	Nurse (as Hiep Le)
Ajay Mehta	...	Doctor
Billy Brown	...	Patrolman
Sarah Lieving	...	Emergency Technician
Eva La Rue	...	Lt. Morgada (as Eva Larue)
Lonnie Moore	...	Bachelor (as Lonnie B. Moore Jr.)
Jamie Vandevert	...	Sheriff Deputy
Lisa Dewitt	...	Cop #4 (as Lisa DeWitt)
Michael Landes	...	Lt. Bronson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rio Ahn	...	Off Duty Cop (uncredited)
Cornelia Brown	...	Office Employee (uncredited)
Mark Alexander Herz	...	Off Duty Cop (uncredited)
Eva Loseth	...	Check Out Girl (uncredited)
Gabreon Womack	...	Javier Villareal's Son (uncredited)

Directed by
Neil LaBute

Writing credits (WGA)
David Loughery		(screenplay) and
Howard Korder		(screenplay)
David Loughery		(story)

Produced by
John Cameron	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Graup	....	executive producer (as Jeff Graup)
James Lassiter	....	producer
David Loughery	....	executive producer
Joe Pichirallo	....	executive producer
Will Smith	....	producer
Orin Woinsky	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jeff Danna
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Rogier Stoffers

Film Editing by
Joel Plotch

Casting by
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Bruton Jones

Art Direction by
Paul Sonski
Thomas T. Taylor		(as Tom Taylor)

Set Decoration by
Don Diers

Costume Design by
Lynette Meyer

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup department head (as Allan Apone)
Marc Boyle	....	hair stylist
Susie DeLeon	....	additional hair stylist
Barry R. Koper	....	makeup artist
Rhonda O'Neal	....	key hair stylist
Lygia Orta	....	additional makeup artist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair stylist: Mr. Jackson (as Robert Stevenson)
Linda Stevenson-Khan	....	hair stylist
Sara Vaughn	....	key makeup artist
Linda Villalobos	....	hair department head
Adam Brandy	....	key makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Eric Bergman	....	post-production supervisor
John Cameron	....	unit production manager
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production supervisor
Bill Wohlken	....	production organization

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Albert Cho	....	first assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second assistant director
Renee Hill	....	second second assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director
Marc Newland	....	day player second second assistant director

Art Department
Will Blount	....	property master
Mick Cukurs	....	set designer
Jay Dupuy	....	plaster department head
Meg Harker	....	art department coordinator
Todd Harris	....	storyboard artist
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Lyle Maves	....	plasterer
Bob Renna	....	set dec buyer
Jon Reynolds	....	art department production assistant
Eric S. Saperstein	....	paint supervisor
Andre Sowards	....	props
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman

Sound Department
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
David A. Cohen	....	supervising adr editor
Ronald Eng	....	supervising sound editor
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	first assistant sound editor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Lee Orloff	....	production sound mixer
Willard Overstreet	....	supervising foley editor
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Philip A. Schwartz	....	second boom operator
Philip A. Schwartz	....	utility sound
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Steve Tushar	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Richard Alonso	....	computer graphics
Sean Amlaner	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer
Erin Clark	....	visual effects
Sean Coonce	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
An H. Dang	....	technical consultant
Dick Edwards	....	visual effects supervisor: Invisible Effects
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor
Dawrath Phoue	....	rotoscope artist: Zoic Studios
Bryan Shepperd	....	digital artist
Sean Tompkins	....	visual effects coordinator
Mark Fletcher	....	screen graphics designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunt coordinator
Dartenea Bryant	....	stunt double: Kerry Washington
Richard Epper	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunt double: Jay Hernandez
Tony Lazzara	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts (as Richard Piemonte)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Tanoai Reed	....	stunts
Buddy Sosthand	....	stunt double: Samuel L. Jackson
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Thom Williams	....	stunt double: Keith Loneker
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunt double: Patrick Wilson

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Branam	....	key video assist operator
Robin Bursey	....	film loader
Adam Camacho	....	grip
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
Fred Cooper	....	dolly grip
Andrae Crawford	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Etheredge	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Greg Etherridge)
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kirk R. Gardner	....	steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardener)
Steve Gilbert	....	rigging grip (2007)
Lee Jordan	....	additional second assistant camera
Matt Kubas	....	rigging electrician
Rick Linkowski	....	dolly grip
Christopher Prampin	....	gaffer
Andre Ramirez	....	grip
Brian H. Reynolds	....	key grip
Patrick Rousseau	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
Duncan M. Sobel	....	chief rigging lighting technician
Tommy Tieche	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Hootly Weedn	....	lighting technician
Chris Weigand	....	lighting technician
Niel Williams	....	grip
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Kyle Burch	....	extras casting assistant
Lisa Essary	....	casting associate
Lauren Fernandes	....	casting associate
Rich King	....	extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Louise Brown	....	set costumer
Amelia Buhrman	....	set costumer
Carrie Dacre	....	costume department assistant
Bridgitte Ferry	....	set costumer
Stacy Horn	....	costume supervisor
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer: Mr. Jackson (as Askia Jacob)
Kimberly Johnson	....	key costumer
Lorie Shew	....	additional costumer

Editorial Department
Annie Arnette	....	editorial assistant
Keith Brachmann	....	additional editor
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor

Music Department
Susie Bench	....	score preparation
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Pilar McCurry	....	music supervisor
Jen Monnar	....	music editor
Amritha Vaz	....	music assistant (as Amritha Fernandes Bakshi)

Transportation Department
Roy Beville	....	driver
Gregory Dultz	....	driver
Edward Lassak	....	transportation co-captain
Doug S. MacLean	....	driver
Jeremy Morgan	....	transportation captain
James Nordberg	....	driver generator operator
William R. Peck	....	driver
Irv Press	....	generator operator/driver
Timothy P. Ryan Jr.	....	driver
Sean Shepherd	....	production driver
Noel Edwin Silva	....	driver
Jerry Smith	....	transportation coordinator
Andy Spilkoman	....	driver
David Torgerson	....	driver: honeywagon
Luther Trotter	....	driver: Patrick Wilson
Jay Wylie	....	transportation co-captain
Marcus Wynnycky	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Christian Abella	....	production staff
Holly Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Pichirallo
Joe Burns	....	key assistant location manager
Angel Cook	....	set production assistant
Paulette Dauber	....	unit publicist
Beth Diamond	....	assistant: Ms. Washington
Marcel Donea	....	stand-in: Abel Turner
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Chase Fein	....	production intern
Enrique Figueroa	....	office production assistant
Kevin Funston	....	location manager
Matthew J. Gannon	....	set assistant
Jillian Giacomini	....	script supervisor
Gary Glushon	....	assistant: Mr. Lassiter
Teresa Gonzalez	....	office production assistant
Tim Harms	....	assistant: Mr. LaBute
Steve Irwin	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Valerie Johnson	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Kennedy	....	key assistant location manager
Mike MacCuish	....	key second assistant accountant
Terrence Martin	....	production coordinator
Volney McFarlin	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson
George Mims	....	stand-in
Daniel A. Parker	....	production secretary
Paul Pawlowski	....	post-production accountant
Kirsten Robinson	....	additional script supervisor (as Kirsten Pope)
Chris Romberg	....	production accountant
Taylor Saxon	....	key medic
Stacy Solomon	....	assistant production office coordinator
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Mike Suh	....	accounting clerk
Duffy Taylor	....	assistant location manager
Luther Trotter	....	assistant: Patrick Wilson
Clinton Trucks	....	assistant: Mr. Cameron
Ryan Whan	....	first assistant accountant
Amy Denning Winfrey	....	payroll accountant
Michael Zamboni	....	key assistant location manager
Christina Hwang	....	title producer (uncredited)

Thanks
Craig White	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Screen Gems (presents)
• Overbrook Entertainment

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Klass Security and Investigations  anti-piracy film security (uncredited)
• Klass Security and Investigations  screening services
• Madison Gate Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Australia:MA | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | Denmark:15 | Malaysia:U | France:U | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44057) | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Hawthorne, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

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?"

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the film, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department responds to calls in Lakeview Terrace. In real life, Lakeview Terrace is part of the city of Los Angeles, so the LAPD would respond.

Quotes:

Harold Perreau:The way it seems to me, the man never made an actual threat against your life or property. So it's his word against yours. And he has, let's say, the color issue on his side. And that color happens to be blue.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: James Franco/Kings of Leon (#34.2)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Shut 'Em Down

Superior, old fashioned thriller with a few neat touches of it's own

STAR RATING: ***** Saturday Night **** Friday Night *** Friday Morning ** Sunday Night * Monday Morning

Chris (Patrick Wilson) and Lisa (Kerry Washington) are a young, mixed race couple who have brought their first house in a nice little suburb in Los Angeles. However, one of their neighbours is strict single father and veteran police officer Abel Turner (Samuel L. Jackson) who is one of a few who takes oddly to their inter-racial coupling and who is also carrying his own demons. As he becomes increasingly aggressive and anti-social towards them, it plunges them all into a deadly game which could destroy all their lives.

This suburban thriller by Neil LaBute appeared out of nowhere towards the end of last year with little in the way of publicity. But it's made an impression on a lot of other critics and I was pleasantly surprised too. It's an old fashioned sort of thriller, in the vein of films like Pacific Heights with Michael Keaton or Single White Female, that of the warped stranger who starts to interfere psychotically with the lead characters. Blissfully free of any modern fast cuts or flashy editing, it takes you back to a time when thrillers had a dash of inspiration and flair.

As the man carrying the film, Samuel L. Jackson turns in an excellent performance as the protagonist of the tale, constantly giving his victims flourishes of false hope then unnervingly reverting back to his unpleasantness and conceitedness. This may not make it the most pleasant of films to watch, but the film never lets up on the suspense and keeps you hooked till the end, eager for a revelation of what motivates Jackson's hatred and how it will impact on his victims and what it will drive them to do. ****