A young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.A young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.A young lawyer and a businessman share a small automobile accident, and their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.
- Director
- Writers
- Chap Taylor(story)
- Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Chap Taylor(story)
- Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 7 nominations
Jennifer Dundas
- Mina Dunne
- (as Jennifer Dundas Lowe)
Lisa LeGuillou
- Gina Gugliotta
- (as Lisa Leguillou)
- Director
- Writers
- Chap Taylor(story) (screenplay)
- Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaA day after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, director Roger Michell had the World Trade Center towers digitally removed from the opening main title sequence in the film. In the DVD commentary, he admitted that it was a mistake to erase them, and make it appear as if they did not exist. During the re-editing of the film, Michell reinserted them as a tribute.
- GoofsWhen Gavin Lights the paper on fire and raises it to the sprinkler head, that type of sprinkler head would only discharge the water. No other heads would spray water. The reason for this is to minimize damage.
- Crazy creditsThanks to the staff and Militia Force members and veterans at the Marcy Avenue Armory, Brooklyn, New York.
- Alternate versionsThere was an early review of the movie that contained a spoiler of the ending. The ending that was originally used involved Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson getting into a fist fight that leads onto the balcony. They talk about right and wrong and Affleck takes the file and tears it up and the movie fades to credits. This ending was most likely cut because test audiences did not like it. It will most likely appear on the DVD. Also a small clip shown in the TV ads shows Affleck and Jackson fighting on the balcony. This was part of the original ending which explains why it was cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Changing Lanes: The Writer's Perspective (2002)
Review
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Very entertaining and unpredictable
The movie does an excellent job of identifying the main characters and setting out their motivations for wanting to be in court on time . Their subsequent collision on the expressway as both are preoccupied with their respective priorities is both very abrupt and very realistic. This scenario is one that anyone of us could find ourselves in at any time. I found myself wondering what I would do in that situation.
What happens next would depend on the individuals involved and given the volatile nature of these individuals , it seems inevitable that one or both will blame the other for their problems that result from the collision and seek to strike back at the other to get revenge. This may sound immature and childish, but it is also frighteningly believable.
Most people may be very calm and rational most of the time, but when they believe that they have been provoked or wronged by another, reason and passion fly out the window and are replaced by anger, rage and throughts of revenge. Events quickly spiral out of control. Changing Lanes was very entertaining and very unpredictable in its depiction of the lengths that both characters go to in order to strike back at the other. Ben Affleck and Samuel Jackson give first rate performances.
What happens next would depend on the individuals involved and given the volatile nature of these individuals , it seems inevitable that one or both will blame the other for their problems that result from the collision and seek to strike back at the other to get revenge. This may sound immature and childish, but it is also frighteningly believable.
Most people may be very calm and rational most of the time, but when they believe that they have been provoked or wronged by another, reason and passion fly out the window and are replaced by anger, rage and throughts of revenge. Events quickly spiral out of control. Changing Lanes was very entertaining and very unpredictable in its depiction of the lengths that both characters go to in order to strike back at the other. Ben Affleck and Samuel Jackson give first rate performances.
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- Josh357ca
- Apr 15, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $45,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,818,548
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $17,128,062
- Apr 14, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $94,935,764
- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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