Streets of Blood (Video 2009)

A police officer's partner has died during Hurricane Katrina, but he later discovers that his partner may have been murdered. An investigation follows, taking the officer and his new partner into the depths of the criminal underworld.

Director:

Charles Winkler

Writers:

Eugene Hess (screenplay), Eugene Hess (story),

Stars:

Val Kilmer, 50 Cent, Sharon Stone

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Val Kilmer	...	Det. Andy Deveraux
50 Cent	...	Det. Stan Johnson (as Curtis Jackson)
Sharon Stone	...	Nina Ferraro
Michael Biehn	...	Agent Michael Brown
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Det. Pepe Vasquez
Brian Presley	...	Det. Barney Balentine
Barry Shabaka Henley	...	Captain Friendly
Luis Rolon	...	Chamorro
Defecio Stoglin	...	Jambalaya Jake (as Deficio)
Davi Jay	...	Ray Delacroix
Dother Sykes IV	...	Downey Little
Pilar Sanders	...	Yolanda
Darcel White Moreno	...	Tanya
Shirly Brener	...	Selina
Tze Yep	...	Wu Kim

Storyline

In New Orleans after 'Katrina', the partner of Detective Andy Devereaux is found dead, so Devereaux is teamed up with Stan Green. During the investigation, an undercover DEA agent is murdered by two dirty police officers. A psychologist, Nina Ferraro, has successive interviews with Andy, Stan and the two detectives. Meanwhile, the FBI also investigates the corruption in the police force headed by Agent Brown.

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Plot Keywords:

police | investigation | hurricane katrina | corruption | hurricane | 

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Taglines:

The Big Easy is losing the fight.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, sexuality, drug content and pervasive language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

28 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Microwave Park

Filming Locations:

Louisiana Wave Studio, Sealy Slack Industrial Park, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla Films, Family Room Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the filming, 50 Cent became good friends with co-star Val Kilmer. The two actors bonded over their love of vintage cars and 50 Cent stunned Kilmer by giving him the keys of a 1965 Chevy Impala which the singer-turned-actor purchased for $100,000.

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Goofs

At the very end Val comes out of the building wearing white sneakers, but in the next fragment he walks away wearing black boots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Nina Ferraro: How do you feel about taking another human being's life?
Andy Devereaux: Well, like my daddy always said, it's better to be judged by 12 than carried by six.

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Connections

References Shaft (1971)

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Soundtracks

"My Josephine"
Traditional
Performed by Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Courtesy of North Star Media

User Reviews

Has Potential, but Is Very Confused

In New Orleans after the Katrina, the partner of Detective Andy Devereaux (Val Kilmer) is found dead and he teams up with Stan Green (50 Cent) that becomes his new partner. During the investigations, am undercover DEA agent is murdered by two dirty police officers, and the psychologist Nina Ferraro (Sharon Stone) has successive interviews with Andy, Stan and the two detectives. Meanwhile, the FBI also investigate the corruption in the police force leaded by Agent Brown (Michael Biehn).

"Streets of Blood" is a police story that has potential, but fails since it is very confused. The theme of corruption in the police is also interesting, but the messy screenplay of this movie ruins the story. The camera and the cinematography are poor and the edition of the DVD is awful with a terrible framing. Sharon Stone is unrecognizable. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Ruas de Sangue" ("Streets of Blood")