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Hollywood Homicide

  • 20032003
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
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Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
38K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,002
394
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    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writers
      • Robert Souza
      • Ron Shelton
    • Stars
      • Harrison Ford
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Isaiah Washington
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writers
      • Robert Souza
      • Ron Shelton
    • Stars
      • Harrison Ford
      • Josh Hartnett
      • Isaiah Washington
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    • 255User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Hollywood Homicide
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    Hollywood Homicide

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    Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
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    Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, and Lou Diamond Phillips in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Lou Diamond Phillips in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Master P in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Harrison Ford in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Josh Hartnett and Master P in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Harrison Ford in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Harrison Ford in Hollywood Homicide (2003)
    Harrison Ford in Hollywood Homicide (2003)

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    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Sgt. Joe Gavilan
    Josh Hartnett
    Josh Hartnett
    • Det. K.C. Calden
    Isaiah Washington
    Isaiah Washington
    • Antoine Sartain
    Lena Olin
    Lena Olin
    • Ruby
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Lt. Bennie Macko
    Lolita Davidovich
    Lolita Davidovich
    • Cleo Ricard
    Keith David
    Keith David
    • Leon
    Master P
    Master P
    • Julius Armas
    Gladys Knight
    Gladys Knight
    • Olivia Robidoux
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    Lou Diamond Phillips
    • Wanda
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    Meredith Scott Lynn
    • I.A. Detective Jackson
    Tom Todoroff
    Tom Todoroff
    • I.A. Detective Zino
    James MacDonald
    James MacDonald
    • Danny Broome
    Kurupt
    Kurupt
    • K-Ro
    André 3000
    André 3000
    • Silk Brown
    • (as Andre Benjamin)
    Alan Dale
    Alan Dale
    • Commander Preston
    Clyde Kusatsu
    Clyde Kusatsu
    • Coroner Chung
    Dwight Yoakam
    Dwight Yoakam
    • Leroy Wasley
    • Director
      • Ron Shelton
    • Writers
      • Robert Souza
      • Ron Shelton
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Gavilan is based on Robert Souza, who was a homicide detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division and moonlighted as a real estate broker in his final ten years on the job. The scene where a cuffed crook steals the gun from a patrol officer's belt and starts shooting it off in the parking lot actually happened during Souza's tenure.
    • Goofs
      When the handcuffed prisoner steals a gun and shoots up the parking lot, KC and Gavilan agree that he fired 15 shots; he actually fired 18, which, according to them, is more than the gun holds.
    • Quotes

      Joe Gavilan: Don't call me sir. I work for a living.

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits, Joe and K.C. arrive at the location of their new crime scene investigation.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Hollywood Homicide/2 Fast 2 Furious/Love the Hard Way (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      I Love Cali (In the Summertime) The Hollywood Version
      Written by Roscoe and Fingazz

      Produced by Laylaw and D-Maq (as D-Maq)

      Performed by Roscoe

      Roscoe appears courtesy of Priority/Capitol Records

    User reviews255

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    Top review
    Not exactly what I expected, but an enjoyable action/comedy nonetheless.
    *** out of ****

    Hollywood Homicide had the misfortune of being released alongside bigger, "f/x" oriented blockbusters, so it unfortunately got lost in the box office shuffle of summer 2003, putting up some rather disappointing numbers. The reviews weren't kind (though a number of reliable critics, including Ebert & Roeper, Rob Blackwell, and David Cornelius gave it positive marks), so undoubtedly low expectations on my part made this a more enjoyable venture for me, or maybe it's just a solid action/comedy. Either way, this continues my personal Harrison Ford streak (dating back to Star Wars, there hasn't been a movie of his I've seen that I've genuinely disliked, not even the strictly mediocre Random Hearts).

    Ford stars as Joe Gavilan, a Hollywood detective moonlighting as a real-estate broker who's desperate to sell a house just to pay off his mortgage and alimony payments. His partner, the much younger K.C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), is also a yoga instructor/aspiring actor. Their latest case involves the murder of a group of rappers, a hit possibly called by producer Antoine Sartain (Isaiah Washington). But their attempts to solve the crime are hindered by an I.A. investigation led by Bennie Macko (Bruce Greenwood), an old rival of Gavilan's who's determined to make his life a living hell.

    For about the first twenty minutes, Hollywood Homicide stumbles and sputters with awkwardly placed jokes involving food orders and real estate deals. But the randomness of the jokes and the situations improved and grew on me. It's part of the movie's appeal, basically focusing on two cops who have more pressing concerns on their minds than the homicide case they're on. As a matter of fact, the "main" plot is barely given any genuine development, it's just there to provide the movie with a frame with which the leads can interact and get into some physical action.

    The movie's success lies mainly with leads Ford and Hartnett, who, surprisingly, aren't the typical mis-matched buddy pairing I was expecting (they actually get along pretty well). Ford's talent with comedy is not a surprise, his gruff manner and deadpan approach is perfect for this material. The running cell phone and real estate gag would normally feel out of place and probably fall flat, but in Ford's capbable hands, the gags are often hilarious. Hartnett is just right as the playboy movie star-wannabe, not exactly a stretch for the young actor, but still a decent performance.

    Despite virtually no action in the opening hour, the movie climaxes with a twenty-minute, non-stop action sequence that's filled with car and foot chases, shootouts, and a couple of scuffles and fistfights. It's a thrilling segment that's easily the movie's highlight. There are several memorable comic setpieces: a chase involving a paddleboat, an I.A. interrogation constantly interrupted by cell phone calls, Ford chasing a villain with a girl's bike (actually my favorite scene of the whole film), Hartnett commandeering an SUV with a family of passengers still inside, and a bloodied Ford brandishing a gun and making the finishing touches on a real estate deal in an elevator full of frightened women. Incidentally, three of those scenes are set in the final half-hour, accompanying the action sequences.

    Hollywood Homicide's not without its fair share of flaws. The film boasts one subplot too many, mainly in Ford's underdeveloped romance with a psychic (Lena Holin), Hartnett's acting goals, and a silly "father who was a cop, but was killed in the line of duty" cliche storyline that should have been completely excised. The Gavilan-Macko rivalry is lazily resolved, more of an afterthought on the filmmaker's part than an actual conclusion. One scene involving a handcuffed prisoner with a loaded gun is just pointless; I said before the movie's random storylines were part of its charm but this is a little too random.

    But the movie succeeds at what it intends to be, a buddy-cop comedy where the cops actually feel like buddies and not hot-headed partners always at each other's throats over trivial matters. Such an approach may be what you're expecting, but believe me, the movie feels much fresher the way it is and is all the more enjoyable for that reason.
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    • Oct 10, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 13, 2003 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Columbia Tristar (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Two Cops
    • Filming locations
      • Parker Center - 150 North Los Angeles Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revolution Studios
      • Pitt-Shelton Productions
      • The Pitt Group
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $75,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,940,691
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,112,632
      • Jun 15, 2003
    • Gross worldwide
      • $51,142,659
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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