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.
- 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
Storyline
Did you know
- 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)
Featured review
A Hollywood jewel
Behind (or maybe in place of) what the trailer advertises - an
exciting thriller about an escalation of violence triggered by a minor
car accident involving two high-strung men - is a far-reaching
portrait of two men, or maybe just of men, in their daily choices
and shifts between good and evil. The impeccable acting outlines
a subtle, well-balanced script which touches (ever so slightly) on a
variety of subjects involving fate and guilt, revenge and
acceptance, miscommunication and mischief, loyalty and
honesty... all neatly wrapped up in an otherwise unobtrusive,
apparently formulaic story of "men getting even".
Go see it with an open mind and you're in for a really good
surprise.
exciting thriller about an escalation of violence triggered by a minor
car accident involving two high-strung men - is a far-reaching
portrait of two men, or maybe just of men, in their daily choices
and shifts between good and evil. The impeccable acting outlines
a subtle, well-balanced script which touches (ever so slightly) on a
variety of subjects involving fate and guilt, revenge and
acceptance, miscommunication and mischief, loyalty and
honesty... all neatly wrapped up in an otherwise unobtrusive,
apparently formulaic story of "men getting even".
Go see it with an open mind and you're in for a really good
surprise.
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- Pierrot-10
- Apr 28, 2002
Details
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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