A Man Apart (2003)

A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers:

Christian Gudegast, Paul Scheuring

Stars:

Vin Diesel, Timothy Olyphant, Larenz Tate

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vin Diesel	...	Sean Vetter
Larenz Tate	...	Demetrius Hicks
Timothy Olyphant	...	Hollywood Jack
Geno Silva	...	Memo Lucero
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Stacy Vetter
Steve Eastin	...	Ty Frost
Juan Fernández	...	Mateo Santos
Jeff Kober	...	Pomona Joe
Marco Rodríguez	...	Hondo (as Marco Rodriguez)
Mike Moroff	...	Gustavo Leon
Emilio Rivera	...	Garza
George Sharperson	...	Big Sexy
Malieek Straughter	...	Overdose
Alice Amter	...	Marta
Jim Boeke	...	Bad Cop

Storyline

Sean Vetter and Demetrius Hicks are members of the DEA who are fighting an ongoing drug war on the California/Mexico border, they are most successful at it because of their edge of growing up on the street and being thugs converted to cops. The DEA busts one of the major players by the name of "Memo" Lucero and imprison him in the United States but then a major player named Diablo then takes over the business and now he is now the major player targeted by Vetter and his team. But when Vetter's wife is killed in a botched hit organized by Diablo, he seeks revenge against those responsible and in the process has to seek help from the imprisoned Lucero in order to catch Diablo. But in the process, Vetter and Hicks have to fight their way up the chain to get to Diablo but it's easier said than done when all Vetter can focus on is revenge...

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Plot Keywords:

bust | drug cartel | justice | tragic hero | murder of a nude man | 

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Taglines:

Nothing left to live for......everything to fight for

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

official website

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Diablo

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$36,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,019,224, 6 April 2003, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$26,183,197, 11 May 2003

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,350,926, 18 January 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG,Joseph Nittolo Entertainment,New Line Cinema

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The song played during the ending credits is "Touch", by Seal.

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Goofs

Vetter's Dodge truck clearly blocks Jack's Porsche preventing him from leaving, although later in the scene it is backed up giving plenty of room for Jack to leave.

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Quotes

Overdose: Get the fuck out of my house!
Demetrius Hicks: Listen man, you got to chill! All right?
Overdose: Chill? Fuck you!
[fires a couple of gunshots while Sean fires back]
Overdose: You want me to chill so you can ice me? Fuck you! Get the fuck out!

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: The Best of Tracy Morgan (2004)

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Soundtracks

Nothing to Lose
Written by Kellian James and Robert Smith
Performed by Buddy Klein
Produced by Jeruz
Courtesy of Race Tracks, Inc.

User Reviews

It's Narc meets XXX

This movie is alright for a gritty action film because it reminds me of the grittiness of Narc with the action sequences of XXX. The acting of Vin Diesel as a DEA agent is going out for revenge after his wife was murdered is good and alright and the acting Larenz Tate as his partner is alright as well.

Overall, I find this movie a good gritty action flick to entertain yourself any time.