Hollywood Homicide (2003)

Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.

Director:

Ron Shelton

Writers:

Robert Souza, Ron Shelton

Stars:

Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Harrison Ford	...	Sgt. Joe Gavilan
Josh Hartnett	...	Det. K.C. Calden
Lena Olin	...	Ruby
Bruce Greenwood	...	Lt. Bennie Macko
Isaiah Washington	...	Antoine Sartain
Lolita Davidovich	...	Cleo Ricard
Keith David	...	Leon
Master P	...	Julius Armas
Gladys Knight	...	Olivia Robidoux
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Wanda
Meredith Scott Lynn	...	I.A. Detective Jackson
Tom Todoroff	...	I.A. Detective Zino
James MacDonald	...	Danny Broome
Kurupt	...	K-Ro
André 3000	...	Silk Brown (as Andre Benjamin)

Storyline

When not solving murders in Tinseltown, Detective Joe Gavilan and his rookie partner Kasey Calden both moonlight in other fields: Gavilan sells real estate (poorly), and Calden aspires to become an actor (Brando, namely). Assigned to the vicious in-club slaying of a promising young rap act, the two detective delve into the recording industry where they hope to find answers - ideally ones that also come with property buyers or auditions.

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Plot Keywords:

criminal investigation | murder investigation | usa | united states | murder | 

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Taglines:

When time is running out, one shot is all you get

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexual situations and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film seems to trace a parallel between the classical Motown phenomenon and the recent vigor of rap and hip-hop, contributing to the differences between the main characters. Examples of this may be that the cast includes celebrities from both worlds, such as Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Andre 3000 and Kurupt; the ring tone for Ford's character is "My Girl" while the one for Josh Hartnett's is "Funkytown"; and Gladys Knight words to Ford when telling about her character's son.

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Goofs

When K.C. commandeers the mini van during the chase, the girl with the white cap is on the passenger side and the boy is on the driver's side. During the chase the girl and boy switch places several times in long shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Shooting Practice Announcer: Shooters step up to the 20 yard line.
[K.C. has trouble shooting his target during shooting practice, so Joe shoots his and K.C.'s at the same time]
K.C.: Thanks Joe.

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Crazy Credits

Smokey Robinson plays the Taxi Cab driver of the Cab that Harrison Ford's Character commandeers towards the final chase scenes.

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Connections

Featured in Bad Movie Beatdown: Christmas with the Kranks (2009)

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Soundtracks

Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
(1854)
Written by Stephen Foster

User Reviews

Dead On Arrival

I'll have to admit that I found a tape of this film in the cabinet and since I'd never seen it I thought I'd give it a try. I knew it was going to be a loser when the credits took forever. It has something to do about rap music and murders. Harrison Ford is a detective and, get this, he sells real estate. His partner is Josh Hartnett who does, get this, yoga and is a health nut. I guess the film is supposed to be funny but it isn't. Harrison Ford looks truly bored and sometimes has the far away look actors get when they're looking at some babe on the set and not paying attention to their character. I watched only 35 minutes and it was so lame I quit on it.

Details

Official Sites:

Columbia Tristar [France]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 June 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Two Cops

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,112,632, 15 June 2003

Gross USA:

$30,940,691

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$51,142,659

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Pitt-Shelton Productions, The Pitt Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1