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 T. Scheuring (as 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:

When they took his love... they took his life. On April 4th. he's taking it back.

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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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Larenz Tate and Timothy Olyphant would later go on to co-star together in an episode of the television show Justified (2010), only with their roles reversed, as Olyphant plays a U.S. Federal Agent, and Tate on the opposite side of the law.

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Goofs

When he wakes up in the hospital, he has been there for quite sometime because they had already buried his wife. It looks as if his white socks are dirty, which means he was walking in them recently.

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Quotes

Hondo: Remember that cop who took down the big man? We took care of his stupid bitch wife.
Sean Vetter: So you took care of his stupid bitch wife?
Hondo: Yeah. Any bitch who marries a cop has got to be stupid. The keys are in the car. Take care.
Sean Vetter: You killed my wife, you motherfucker?
[Sean beats him to death]

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Conan Without Borders: Ghana (2019)

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Soundtracks

Gobinday
Written by Erin Kamler, Dan Powell and Adam Milo Smalley (as Adam Smalley)
Performed by Mantra Girl
Courtesy of ADAMAS Records

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.

Details

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:

$11,200,000, 6 April 2003

Gross USA:

$26,736,098

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$44,350,926

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