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Paha päivä

Original title: Changing Lanes
  • 20022002
  • K-11K-11
  • 1h 38m
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Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Affleck in Paha päivä (2002)
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.5/10
72K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,361
382
  • Director
    • Roger Michell
  • Writers
    • Chap Taylor(story)
    • Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Kim Staunton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Roger Michell
  • Writers
    • Chap Taylor(story)
    • Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ben Affleck
    • Samuel L. Jackson
    • Kim Staunton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 375User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 nominations

    Videos1

    Changing Lanes
    Trailer 2:24
    Changing Lanes

    Photos64

    Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek
    Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
    (Left to right) Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek and Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
    Sydney Pollack as Stephen Delano and Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek
    Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek and Toni Collette as Michelle
    Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
    Kim Staunton as Valerie Gipson and Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
    Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson and William Hurt as his sponsor
    Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
    Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson and Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek
    Amanda Peet as Cynthia Banek and Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek
    Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek and Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson

    Top cast

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Gavin Banek
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Doyle Gipson
    Kim Staunton
    Kim Staunton
    • Valerie Gipson
    Toni Collette
    Toni Collette
    • Michelle
    Sydney Pollack
    Sydney Pollack
    • Stephen Delano
    Tina Sloan
    Tina Sloan
    • Mrs. Delano
    Richard Jenkins
    Richard Jenkins
    • Walter Arnell
    Akil Walker
    • Stephen Gipson
    Cole Hawkins
    • Danny Gipson
    Ileen Getz
    Ileen Getz
    • Ellen
    Jennifer Dundas
    Jennifer Dundas
    • Mina Dunne
    • (as Jennifer Dundas Lowe)
    Matt Malloy
    Matt Malloy
    • Ron Cabot
    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Cynthia Delano Banek
    Myra Lucretia Taylor
    Myra Lucretia Taylor
    • Judge Frances Abarbanel
    Bruce Altman
    Bruce Altman
    • Terry Kaufman
    Joe Grifasi
    Joe Grifasi
    • Judge Cosell
    Lisa LeGuillou
    • Gina Gugliotta
    • (as Lisa Leguillou)
    Angela Goethals
    Angela Goethals
    • Sarah Windsor
    • Director
      • Roger Michell
    • Writers
      • Chap Taylor(story) (screenplay)
      • Michael Tolkin(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A 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.
    • Goofs
      When 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.
    • Quotes

      Sponsor: You know, booze isn't really your drug of choice anyway. You're addicted to chaos. For some of us, it's coke. For some of us, it's bourbon. But you? You got hooked on disaster.

    • Crazy credits
      Thanks to the staff and Militia Force members and veterans at the Marcy Avenue Armory, Brooklyn, New York.
    • Alternate versions
      There 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.
    • Connections
      Featured in Changing Lanes: The Writer's Perspective (2002)
    • Soundtracks
      Ode to Joy
      (1826)

      by Ludwig van Beethoven (as L. Beethoven)

      Arranged by Sidney Carlin

    User reviews375

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    Featured review
    8/10
    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.
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    • Apr 15, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2002 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Changing Lanes
    • Filming locations
      • Puffy's Tavern - 81 Hudson St, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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