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The Hurricane

  • 19991999
  • RR
  • 2h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
96K
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Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
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The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

IMDb RATING
7.6/10
96K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Norman Jewison
  • Writers
    • Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter(book "The 16th Round")
    • Sam Chaiton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
    • Terry Swinton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Vicellous Shannon
    • Deborah Kara Unger
Top credits
  • Director
    • Norman Jewison
  • Writers
    • Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter(book "The 16th Round")
    • Sam Chaiton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
    • Terry Swinton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
  • Stars
    • Denzel Washington
    • Vicellous Shannon
    • Deborah Kara Unger
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 295User reviews
    • 68Critic reviews
    • 74Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 18 nominations total

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    Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    Denzel Washington, Liev Schreiber, Deborah Kara Unger, and Vicellous Shannon in The Hurricane (1999)
    Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    Denzel Washington stars as Rubin Carter
    Denzel Washington stars as Rubin Carter
    Lisa, Sam & Terry
    Deborah Kara Unger co-stars as Lisa Peters
    Denzel Washington stars as Rubin Carter
    Lisa & Lesra
    Denzel Washington stars as Rubin Carter
    Lesra & Rubin
    Guy Ale (Arthur Bradley) on the set of "The Hurricane" with Vincent Pastore (Alfred Bello).

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    Denzel Washington
    Denzel Washington
    • Rubin Carteras Rubin Carter
    Vicellous Shannon
    Vicellous Shannon
    • Lesraas Lesra
    Deborah Kara Unger
    Deborah Kara Unger
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Liev Schreiber
    Liev Schreiber
    • Samas Sam
    John Hannah
    John Hannah
    • Terryas Terry
    Dan Hedaya
    Dan Hedaya
    • Della Pescaas Della Pesca
    Debbi Morgan
    Debbi Morgan
    • Mae Thelmaas Mae Thelma
    Clancy Brown
    Clancy Brown
    • Lt. Jimmy Williamsas Lt. Jimmy Williams
    David Paymer
    David Paymer
    • Myron Bedlockas Myron Bedlock
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • Leon Friedmanas Leon Friedman
    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
    • Judge Sarokinas Judge Sarokin
    Badja Djola
    Badja Djola
    • Mobutuas Mobutu
    Vincent Pastore
    Vincent Pastore
    • Alfred Belloas Alfred Bello
    Al Waxman
    Al Waxman
    • Wardenas Warden
    David Lansbury
    David Lansbury
    • U.S. Court Prosecutoras U.S. Court Prosecutor
    Garland Whitt
    Garland Whitt
    • John Artisas John Artis
    Chuck Cooper
    Chuck Cooper
    • Earl Martinas Earl Martin
    Brenda Denmark
    • Alma Martinas Alma Martin
    • (as Brenda Thomas Denmark)
    • Director
      • Norman Jewison
    • Writers
      • Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter(book "The 16th Round")
      • Sam Chaiton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
      • Terry Swinton(book "Lazarus and the Hurricane")
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed. —Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
    • toronto ontario
    • reference to fyodor dostoyevsky
    • reference to w.e. b. dubois
    • reference to richard wright
    • reference to victor hugo
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    • Taglines
      • Based on the inspirational true story of a champion.
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
      • Sport
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for language and some violence
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Denzel Washington trained for over a year with a boxing coach.
    • Goofs
      After the shootings in the bar are shown the first time, the exterior shot shows the traffic light at Madison Ave. In the later flashback, there is no traffic light.
    • Quotes

      Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter: [to Lesra] Hate put me in prison. Love's gonna bust me out.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Any Given Sunday/Fantasia 2000/Galaxy Quest/The Talented Mr. Ripley/The Hurricane (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Hurricane
      Performed by Bob Dylan

      Words by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy

      Music by Bob Dylan

    User reviews295

    Review
    Top review
    St. Carter
    Why was this man not canonized? Granted, he wasn't Catholic but wasn't Reuben Carter just about the greatest guy on the planet? Or at least, this movie would have you believe.

    What could have been a great, Oscar worthy film about a flawed, tortured HUMAN being is given the "Men of Honor" treatment. Contrary to what the filmakers would want you to believe, Carter was NO saint. He was a thug, a low life and from some accounts, quite a dangerous person. He may or may not have been guilty of murder (the film leaves no doubt he wasn't) but that is beside the point, because there was not enough evidence to convict him (notice he was never pardoned, never exonerated he was retried and the case was thrown out)and as regards to his boxing career, this "warrior-poet" was a journeyman at best (go see his record at cyberboxingzone.com) and he NEVER beat Joey Giardello decisively, it never happened! He was not robbed, it was a close fight. Perhaps this is the films greatest injustice. Good acting from Denzel though as usual. He almost saves this over hyped piece of tripe.
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    • fugu_286
    • Dec 17, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 14, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lazarus and the Hurricane
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Azoff Entertainment
      • Beacon Communications
      • Beacon Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,699,241
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $384,640
      • Jan 2, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,956,241
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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