Broken City (2013)

Director:

Allen Hughes

Writer (WGA):

Brian Tucker (written by)

Release Date:

18 January 2013 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Proof Can Be a Powerful Weapon.

Plot:

In a city rife with injustice, ex-cop Billy Taggart seeks redemption and revenge after being double-crossed and then framed by its most powerful figure: Mayor Nicholas Hostetler. |

Plot Keywords:

Mayor | Policeman | Corpse | Rain | Demonstration

Cast

Mark Wahlberg	...	Billy Taggart
Russell Crowe	...	Mayor Hostetler
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Cathleen Hostetler
Jeffrey Wright	...	Carl Fairbanks
Barry Pepper	...	Jack Valliant
Alona Tal	...	Katy Bradshaw
Natalie Martinez	...	Natalie Barrow
Michael Beach	...	Tony Jansen
Kyle Chandler	...	Paul Andrews
James Ransone	...	Todd Lancaster
Griffin Dunne	...	Sam Lancaster
Odessa Sykes	...	Secretary - Hostetler
Britney Theriot	...	Valerie
Luis Tolentino	...	Mikey Tavarez
Tony Bentley	...	Judge
Andrea Frankle	...	Prosecutor
William Ragsdale	...	Mr. Davies (Billy's Lawyer)
Dana Michelle Gourrier	...	Cop - Courtroom
Aaron Zell	...	Staten Island Man
Stephen Fisher	...	Staten Island Neighbor
James M. Jenkins	...	Jimmy (voice)
Teri Wyble	...	Staten Island Woman
Sharon Angela	...	Amber (voice)
Anthony Thomas	...	Security Guard
Annika Pergament	...	Reporter at City Hall
Indigo Nichols	...	Valliant's Aide
Gregory Jbara	...	Post Columnist
Frank Fortunato	...	Body Man Kevin
Han Soto	...	YMCA Speaker
Rachel Wulff	...	Hospital Reporter
Ann Hamilton	...	Cathleen's Friend
Dustin Knockum	...	Doorman
Justin Chambers	...	Ryan
Jason Mitchell	...	Cast Friend #1
Chelsea Bruland	...	Cast Friend #2
John W. Houghtaling	...	Harris Sargent
Ric Reitz	...	Mitch Rappaport
Lydia Hull	...	Mitch Rapapport's Wife
Leslie Hippensteel	...	Four Season's Waitress
Chance Kelly	...	Murdock
Benjamin Kanes	...	Harvard Club Bartender
Greg Sproles	...	Crime Scene Cop
Reynaldo Piniella	...	Bolton Teen Alex
Fred Tolliver Jr.	...	2nd Bolton Teen
Shawn Elliott	...	Raul Barea
Millie Tirelli	...	Natalie's Mother
Eric Weinstein	...	Sam's Employee #1
Henry Penzi	...	Sam's Employee #2
J.D. Evermore	...	Sam's Employee #3
Benton Greene	...	Brooklyn Cop
Joseph Meissner	...	Hotel Bartender
Robert Larriviere	...	Debate Moderator
Rachael Taylor Arrington	...	Local Bartender
Veronica Berry	...	Sr. Center Reporter #1
Judd Lormand	...	Valliant's Office Reporter #2
Elizabeth Kaledin	...	NY1 Anchor on TV
Lori Campbell	...	Premiere PR
Janell Crispyn	...	Radio Announcer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rhonda Floyd Aguillard	...	Guest at Fundraiser (uncredited)
Brittney Alger	...	Premiere Cast Member (uncredited)
D'Arcy Allen	...	Mayor's Dinner Guest (uncredited)
John L. Armijo	...	Mayor Hostelter's Security (uncredited)
Solima Arnold	...	Casual Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tim Beckstrom	...	NYPD Officer (uncredited)
Tom Cain	...	Arresting Officer (uncredited)
Ambyr Childers	...	Mary (uncredited)
Tony Costa	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Haylie Creppel	...	Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Z. Dieterich	...	BMW Driver (uncredited)
Ryan Martin Dwyer	...	NY Policeman at X-Ray Machine (uncredited)
Kasey Emas	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Adrienne Esteen	...	Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
Marcia M Francis	...	City Hall Protestor / Casual Pedestrian (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kaitlin Hoychick	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Indigo	...	Valliant's Aide (uncredited)
Stephen T. Johnson	...	Protesters (uncredited)
Mark Joyce	...	Debate Attendee (uncredited)
Alex Kruz	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
Lucinda Lewis	...	Protestor - NY (uncredited)
Jakel Marshall	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Olan Montgomery	...	Construction Worker at Car Crash (uncredited)
Fernandez Osvaldo	...	Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
Catherine Kim Poon	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Jessica Poumaroux	...	Lunch Guest (uncredited)
James Rawlings	...	Mayor Hostelter's Security (uncredited)
Christopher Reeves	...	Premiere PR (uncredited)
James Ricker II	...	Theater Goer (uncredited)
Heather Robbins	...	Cast Member at Wrap Party (uncredited)
Shindo Ki Rodriguez	...	Protestor (uncredited)
John Santiago	...	Detective (uncredited)
Andy Sims	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Lindsey G. Smith	...	Premiere Cast Member (uncredited)
Charlotte Stein	...	Trial Attendee (uncredited)
Naeem Uzimann	...	News Shop Cashier (uncredited)
Rachel Vicknair	...	Premier Party Guest (uncredited)
Jaime Wallace	...	Hospital Cash Register Worker (uncredited)
Douglas Wilcox II	...	CSI Officer (uncredited)
James Wilcox	...	Construction Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Allen Hughes

Writing credits (WGA)
Brian Tucker		(written by)

Produced by
Brandt Andersen	....	executive producer
William S. Beasley	....	executive producer
Remington Chase	....	producer
Michael Corso	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
George Furla	....	producer
Brandon Grimes	....	co-producer
Anthony Gudas	....	executive producer
Allen Hughes	....	producer
Corey Large	....	executive producer
Stephen Levinson	....	producer
Fredrik Malmberg	....	executive producer
Stepan Martirosyan	....	executive producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Jeff Rice	....	executive producer
Scott Robinson	....	consulting producer
Teddy Schwarzman	....	producer
Adi Shankar	....	executive producer
Spencer Silna	....	executive producer
Ben Stillman	....	co-producer
Daniel Wagner	....	executive producer
Mark Wahlberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Atticus Ross
Leopold Ross
Claudia Sarne

Cinematography by
Ben Seresin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Cindy Mollo

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe

Production Design by
Tom Duffield

Art Direction by
Christina Eunji Kim		(as Christina E. Kim)

Set Decoration by
Leonard R. Spears		(as Leonard Spears)

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
John Caglione Jr.	....	makeup artist: Russell Crowe
Daina Daigle	....	key hair stylist
Daina Daigle	....	key hairstylist: New Orleans
Marcos Gonzales	....	additional hair stylist
Krystal Kershaw	....	key makeup artist
Ann Masterson	....	makeup department head
Kent Richard	....	additional hair stylist
Jami Ross	....	assistant makeup artist
Kerrie Smith	....	hair designer: Catherine Zeta-Jones
Johnny Villanueva	....	hair department head

Production Management
Denise Pinckley	....	production manager: New York
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kim Barnard	....	assistant director: second unit
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director
William Eubank	....	second unit director
Sarah Fairchild	....	additional second assistant director
Alex Finch	....	additional second assistant director
Zack Kibbee	....	second second assistant director
Dodd Loomis	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Mike McGuirk	....	dga trainee
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director
Brad Robinson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Spencer J. Abadie	....	painter
Richard Alonso	....	computer graphics artist
Christy C. Beshears	....	art department production assistant
Paul Blanchard	....	leadman
Jane Brewster	....	fine artist
Chris Britt	....	set dresser
Rick Broderman	....	paint foreman
Garf Brown	....	scenic charge
Katie Clinebelle	....	props
Carl Counts	....	art department coordinator
Miguel De Jesus	....	industrial shop person
George DeTitta Jr.	....	set decorator: New York
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	on-set dresser
Jack Flynn	....	construction buyer
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	key on-set dresser: New York
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic artist
Lindanne Lewis	....	painter
Brian Mccolgan	....	set dresser
Myron Meek	....	prop gang boss
Stephen P. Noell	....	assistant property master
John Richoux	....	on-set greens
Duke Scoppa	....	property master: New York Unit
Dylan Sheridan	....	graphic artist
Michael Sheridan Smith	....	scenic
Paul Stanwyck	....	paint lead
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Marisa Umsawasdi	....	props
Franz Wise	....	props
Brook Yeaton	....	property master
Stephanie Wittmann	....	set design intern (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	boom operator
Michael Barosky	....	sound mixer
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound effects editor
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Randall Guth	....	first assistant sound editor
Allen Hartz	....	dialogue and adr editor
Jacob Head	....	looper
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Daniel Kuzila	....	sound utility
Martin Lopez	....	sound designer
Mike Marino	....	foley mixer
Bill Meadows	....	mix technician
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Dean Minnerly	....	foley artist
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Jamey Osborne	....	sound utility
Derek Pippert	....	supervising foley editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Tom Ryan	....	adr mixer
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer
Billy Theriot	....	adr mixer
Wyatt Tuzo	....	utility sound

Special Effects by
Fred Buchholz	....	special effects coordinator
Edward Joubert	....	special effects technician
Brad Manis	....	special effects technician
Matt Stonish	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Juan Alvarez	....	visual effects artist
William Barkus	....	roto/paint: Hydraulx
Cody Brunty	....	visual effects artist
Patrick Canning	....	roto/paint: Hyrdaulx
Ed Chapman	....	visual effects supervisor: hydraulx
Damian Drago	....	additional visual effects
Anthony Fung	....	visual effects artist
Thomas Eugene Green	....	title designer
Sean Castle Hitchcock	....	junior compositor
Sun Lee	....	senior matte painter: Hydraulx
Jamison McCord	....	roto/paint: Hydraulx VFX
Jale Parsons	....	digital compositor
Chris Payne	....	flame artist
Jason Adam Schaefer	....	roto/paint: Hydraulx
Caitlin Thornton	....	visual effects coordinator
Evan Wake	....	rotoscope artist
Mark Wright	....	visual effects editor: Hydraulx
Michael Zavala	....	2D coordinator: Hydraulx
Raffaele Apuzzo	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Mark Fletcher	....	screen graphics designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunts
Hunter Baxley	....	stunt driver
Mark Chavarria	....	stunt performer
Clay Cullen	....	stunt driver
John T. Cypert	....	stunts
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Amanda Dyar	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt driver
Sean Graham	....	stunt double
Regis Harrington	....	stunt driver
Cassidy Hice	....	utility stunts
Tony Lazzara	....	stunt driver
Khristian Lupo	....	stunt driver
Mike Majesky	....	utility stunts
Holly O'Quin	....	stunt driver
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunt coordinator
Eric R Salas	....	stunt driver
Tim Schuebel	....	photo stunt double
Tim Schuebel	....	stunt driver
Matthew R. Staley	....	stunt double: James Ransone
Jimmy P. Wong	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Maceo Bishop	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York and New Orleans
Maceo Bishop	....	steadicam operator: New York and New Orleans
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Gary Cadow	....	rigging grip
Scott Calcagno	....	rigging grip
Pete Chiaramonte	....	electrician
Rowland Egerton	....	best boy rigging grip
Marc Ehrenbold	....	steadicam operator
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
Carter Lee Garrett	....	lighting technician
Kevin Gilligan	....	best boy grip
Mike Grace	....	lighting technician
Shane E. Gros	....	grip
John C. Hoffler Jr.	....	camera loader
John Holmes	....	first assistant camera
Joshua Huval	....	video utility
Lukasz Jogalla	....	director of photography: second unit
Nils Johnson	....	key digital video assist operator: New York unit
Franklin Jones II	....	key rigging grip
Larron Rome Julian	....	assistant camera
Michael D. Kennedy	....	scorpio head technician
Joshua Lilly	....	additional electric
Scott Lipkowitz	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Joe Lotuaco	....	grip
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer
Bradley Martin	....	lighting technician: second unit
Brian McClean	....	best boy electric
Janice Min	....	assistant camera: NYC additional
Tod Olivieri	....	electrician
George Patsos	....	key grip
Patrick Ready	....	digital workflow supervisor
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Louis Sabat	....	grip
Jacob Sauerbrey	....	electrician
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator
Trey Shaneyfelt	....	electrician
Blackford 'Boots' Shelton	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant b camera: second unit
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Remi Tournois	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Michael Trejo	....	grip
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	camera operator: second unit
Vanessa Viera	....	camera loader: New York
Kristopher Weaver	....	local best boy
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	grip

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	extras casting coordinator
Danielle Colli	....	casting associate
Justin Coulter	....	local casting assistant
Alex Franklin	....	casting assistant
Brittany Gischner	....	extras casting assistant
Jason Landry	....	extras casting
Patty Majorczak-Connolly	....	adr voice casting
Mia Nguyen	....	additional casting
Marcy Punch	....	extras casting assistant
Mark Sussman	....	adr voice casting
David M. Waldron	....	extras casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lori Castano	....	costume production assistant
Doré Cermak	....	additional costumer
Lorraine Crossman	....	costumer: Mr. Wahlberg
Maggie Dick	....	key tailor
Maria Douglas	....	wardrobe production assistant
Megan Ehrling	....	costume production assistant
Benj Gibicsar	....	additional costumer
Peter Habbit	....	costume production assistant
Michelle M. Hebert	....	costume production assistant
Renee Ragucci	....	costumer: Russell Crowe
Megan Richardson	....	costumer
Autumn Saville	....	assistant costume designer
Hartsell Taylor	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
J. Cody Baker	....	color assistant
Jason Barnes	....	first assistant editor
Stephen Ceci	....	colorist: dailies
Kenny Dodson	....	editorial production assistant
Beau J. Genot	....	post production consultant
Joe Guzman	....	digital intermediate producer
Matthew W. Johnson	....	digital intermediate editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Lindsay Tessier	....	digital lab coordinator

Music Department
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	music editor
Geoff Foster	....	score engineer
Season Kent	....	music supervisor
Pedro Marques	....	second assistant composer
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Shawn Pierce	....	scoring assistant
Scott Vener	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Morris Aroesti	....	driver
Kirk Baptiste	....	driver
Mark L. Basler	....	driver
Mark L. Basler	....	transportation
Donald Burdett	....	driver
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator
Mitchell Greg	....	driver
Gregory 'Stepper' Jones	....	driver: honeywagon
Gregory 'Stepper' Jones	....	picture car mechanic
Deborah Muscarello	....	picture car coordinator
Jack J. Terranova	....	driver (as Jack Terranova)

Other crew
Robert Abramoff	....	production legal
Shawn Aguilar	....	production assistant
Joaquin Aragon	....	locations production assistant
Giuseppe Ardizzone	....	set production assistant: New York
Arusha Baker	....	set production assistant: new york
Alexander Barrow	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Katie Becker	....	production assistant
Steve Berman	....	completion bond
Melanie A. Bonhomme	....	set production assistant
Janice Brabaw	....	payroll accountant
Beau Brasseaux	....	photo double/stand in: Mark Wahlberg
Ashley Bunge	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Natalia Castellanos	....	voice actor
Natalia Castellanos	....	voice actress
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Amanda Cheng	....	production assistant
Bo Cleary	....	trainer
Paul Conti	....	computer screen artist/animator
Angel De La Vina	....	additional set production assistant
Alicia Dean	....	production assistant
Evan Eastham	....	assistant location manager
Debbie Estay	....	script supervisor: second unit
Sarah Fairchild	....	staff production assistant: background: new york
Bryan Foster	....	assistant: Allen Hughes
Joshua Fritel	....	key set production assistant
Pam Fuller	....	script supervisor
Gregory Allen Gabroy	....	stand-in
Jeff Galpin	....	dog trainer
David Scott Gaudin	....	stand-in
Dave Ginsberg	....	assistant location manager
Sherri Robin Goldman	....	first assistant accountant
Katie Groves	....	stand-in: Alona Tal
Mark Hagerman	....	production coordinator: New York
P.J. Haines	....	chef
Jeremiah Hansen	....	production secretary
Andrew Hendrix	....	production assistant
Zachary Holmes	....	computer/video playback operator
John Jabaley	....	location manager: second unit
James Jenkins	....	technical advisor
James M. Jenkins	....	technical advisor
Kirk W. Johnson	....	assistant production office coordinator
Chris Kibler	....	second assistant accountant
Ashlee Kilchrist	....	production assistant
John C. Kruize	....	production accountant
Brandi Lamarque	....	accounting assistant
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	post-production accountant
Grace LaRocca	....	stand-in
Andy Luce	....	production assistant
Sean Lynn	....	chef
Dan Majkut	....	key production assistant: new york
Jason Makman	....	production assistant
Rich Moody	....	office production assistant: new york
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant
Phillip Noorani	....	assistant to producer
Alexander Norton	....	production assistant
Jay William Osterman	....	assistant to producer
Sean Perry	....	production assistant: New York
Capri Pizani	....	locations production assistant
Ana Laura Pulido	....	production assistant: New York
Michael Randolph	....	key crafts service
Matthew Rignanese	....	accounting clerk
Win Riley	....	location scout
Tanaya Rivers	....	producer intern
Morgan Roche	....	production secretary: New York
Brian Roedel	....	production assistant
Rick Rosenthal	....	production counsel
Anthony Rossi III	....	production coordinator
Adam Ryan	....	construction paramedic
Bret Slater	....	associate producer
Diane Slattery	....	unit publicist
Kim Smelter	....	assistant to producer
Andrew R. Smith	....	production assistant
Garin Sparks	....	on set medic
Garin Sparks	....	on-set medic: second unit
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Timothy C. Sullivan	....	development executive
Jared Swidzinski	....	production assistant
Matthew Carson Taylor	....	second assistant accountant
Lauren Thomas	....	stand-in
Kia W. Thompson	....	set production assistant: new york
David Thornsberry	....	location manager
Kai Thorup	....	assistant location manager
Nicole Tiernan	....	set production assistant: second unit/New Orleans
Michael J. Urann	....	post production consultant
Angelo Vacco	....	voice actor
Stacee Vatanapan	....	assistant: Allen Hughes
Orlando M. Vazquez	....	production assistant
Steven Weisberg	....	location manager
Mark Welch	....	location associate
Nicole Williams	....	office production assistant
Eric Scott Williamson	....	on set production assistant
Jen Winterbotham	....	set production assistant
Geraldine Glenn	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Michael D. Nes	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema (uncredited)
Mindy Silberman	....	set production assistant: new york unit (uncredited)
Preston Trahan	....	uncredited

Thanks
Tim Schuebel	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Emmett/Furla Films (presents)
• Inferno International (presents)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• Black Bear Pictures (in association with)
• New Regency Pictures (as New Regency)
• Closest to the Hole Productions
• Leverage Communications
• Envision Entertainment Corporation (in association with) (as Envision Entertainment)
• 1984 Private Defense Contractors (in association with)
• Relevant Pictures (Titles, Graphics & Animation)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2013) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2013) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Future Film (2013) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2013) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2013) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2013) (Switzerland) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Joyncontents Group (2013) (South Korea) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2013) (Denmark) (all media)
• Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARSONAL  poster design (uncredited)
• American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering  catering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Digilab Services  post-production
• Event Restroom  restrooms
• Henry's International Cuisine  catering
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Inner Media  tax credit brokering
• Mode HQ  Avid support
• POP Sound  ADR recording
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno Cranes
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Relevant Pictures  graphics
• Road Rebel  production travel
• Sakonnet Capital Partners  tax credit financing
• Silver Screen Supply  high end picture cars
• Silver Screen Supply  location equipment/rentals
• Silver Screen Supply  portable power systems and cables
• Stone Management  product placement
• Tunnel Post  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Datasat

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47737) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA15+ | India:A | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Denmark:11 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 | Switzerland:16

Filming Locations:

Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Emmett/Furla Films

Trivia:

As one of the producers, Mark Wahlberg offered the role of Billy Taggart to Michael Fassbender, but when he declined, Wahlberg ended up playing the part himself.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: We see a banner that marks the Chinese new year, however the film takes place around October 29th 2012. The Chinese new year is at February.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Prosecutor:Your Honor, it's murder. Even when the police do it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Gangster Squad (#1.100)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

You Let Me Down

Broken City - Unexpectedly Enjoyable, Suspenseful and Intriguing!

Detective Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is booted out of the NYC Police Force under mysterious circumstances relating to a shooting in a low-income housing project, which occurred before the movie begins. New York City Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe) hires Taggart to tail his wife, Cathleen Hostetler (the Beautiful Catherine Zeta-Jones. Needless to say, the Mayor believes his wife is bedding another man - aka cheating. Or is there a bit more to the quest? Along the way, Taggart uncovers a big-money, web of conspiracy involving corruption.

I liked Broken City movie because we don't know who did what and how many people did what to whom. In other words, while we're on edge waiting for the resolution, more perpetrators enter the game and as they say, "the plot thickens." An excellent performance by Russell Crowe; and a good showing from Wahlberg too. Zeta-Jones always shines through. I'm a fan of Alona Tal.

The unanswered questions expanded until the very end when resolution arrived. All in, Much More Suspenseful than I expected.

I did Not like the several times Carl Fairbanks, Police Commissioner (Jeffrey Wright) said "It's complicated" when asked who's involved by Taggert. Aren't most things complicated? Surely the writers could do better than that. A few times, the dialog was muffled, but then maybe it was the theater's sound system or my hearing.

I also liked Katy Bradshaw (Alona Tal) who plays Taggert's officemate and close friend and confidante. It wasn't clear to me the nature of their relationship - lovers, family members, friends or merely coworkers. Maybe I missed the connection. I wish the writers would have developed her character more. I first met Tal in the hit TV series "Leverage" (Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman) where she played Kaye Lynn Gold, country music singer, in The Studio Job (2010). I hope we see more of Tal. Wish Leverage didn't end at the end of Season 5.

See Broken City; You'll enjoy it! Arthur VanDam, film critic and author