Edison (2005)

Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

Director:

David J. Burke

Writer:

David J. Burke

Stars:

Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Justin Timberlake

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morgan Freeman	...	Ashford
Kevin Spacey	...	Wallace
Justin Timberlake	...	Pollack
LL Cool J	...	Deed
Dylan McDermott	...	Lazerov
John Heard	...	Tilman
Cary Elwes	...	Reigert
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Maria
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Isiaha
Garfield Wilson	...	Rook
Marco Sanchez	...	Reyes
Darryl Quon	...	Wu
Andrew Jackson	...	Ives
Tim Perez	...	Butler (as Tim Paul Perez)
Piper Perabo	...	Willow

Storyline

Josh Pollack, a naive and ambitious reporter, is convinced the F.R.A.T., an elite force within the Edison Police Department, is corrupted. Working on a homicide case, he begins to unearth evidence which suggests that the entire justice system is willingly turning a blind eye to the abuses of the this force. When his life and that of his girlfriend are threatened from his research, he join forces with his editor, a once-famous reporter, and a renown private detective to bring down the F.R.A.T. and every one behind it.

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Plot Keywords:

stabbed in the stomach | fbi federal bureau of investigation | reporter | justice | detective | 

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Taglines:

Corruption, Righteousness, Lawless, In this city, only the cops are above the law.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language, and brief drug use

Did You Know?

Trivia

When a Twitter user asked his followers for a bad Kevin Spacey movie, Kevin Spacey himself replied, "Edison".

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Goofs

After Moses and Josh have been to see the DA there is a scene down a walkway where a female extra walks past in one shot and again when the angle is changed and then disappears for the third angle.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Deed: You're a big venue now. Global commerce, sports franchises, chit chat cafés. But you don't get it, because you don't see it. Life is not what you think it is. Because of guys like us, you can go on thinking it, 'til reality sets in. Reality's a motherfucker.

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Connections

Referenced in Entourage: Give a Little Bit (2009)

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Soundtracks

Hum Diggy
Written and Produced by Marcus Brown & Adam Schiff @ Machine Head
Mixed by Jake Davies
Vocals by Marcus Brown & Karissa Noel
Published by Brevity Music, Inc. (BMI)

User Reviews

Hey... it wasn't THAT bad!

Oh please... the worst movie ever?? Not even close. Any movie with Spacey and Freeman can't be all that bad. McDermott was actually pretty good. His 'bad boy cop' routine worked and LL Cool Jay was even OK as his partner. Nothing special but come on. Worst movie? You obviously don't see that many!

Bad cops vs cub reporter / aging veteran reporter. Not the most original story but there were enough action scenes to keep me interested and with the exception of Timberlake, the acting was good and the directing was quick and clean.

The worst part of the movie was Spaceys wig.

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Edison Force

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,165,675

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films (EFO Films), VIP 3 Medienfonds

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min 97 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White (flashback scenes) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1