Pride and Glory (2008)

A family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law. For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD.

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers:

Joe Carnahan (screenplay), Gavin O'Connor (screenplay)

Stars:

Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Noah Emmerich

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Farrell	...	Jimmy Egan
Edward Norton	...	Ray Tierney
Jon Voight	...	Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich	...	Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle	...	Abby Tierney
John Ortiz	...	Ruben Santiago
Frank Grillo	...	Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham	...	Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell	...	Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo	...	Tasha
Manny Perez	...	Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall	...	Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Carlos Bragon (as Maximiliano Hernandez)

Storyline

A family of police officers - patriarch, two sons, and a son-in-law - deals with corruption in a precinct in Washington Heights. Four officers die in an ambush at a drug dealer's apartment. It's brother Francis's precinct, so when the investigation led by brother Ray finds hints of police corruption, there's pressure to close ranks and save Frankie's career. Dad, a police brass, promises Ray that he and Frankie can clean things up, and Ray should focus on catching the drug dealer who killed the cops. Meanwhile, brother-in-law Jimmy, a hothead and an enforcer, is visited at home by a lowlife. Is Jimmy involved in the corruption? Where can this take the family?

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Plot Keywords:

police | drug dealer | corrupt cop | police officer | new york city | 

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Taglines:

Brother in Law or Brothers in Law

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language and brief drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [France] New Line Cinema [United States]

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pride & Glory

Filming Locations:

Broadway Stages, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$30,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,262,396, 26 October 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$15,709,385, 7 December 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$43,440,721, 11 December 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Solaris, O'Connor Brothers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nick Nolte was originally cast as Francis Tierney, Sr., but an old knee injury flared up and Nolte found himself unable to perform when he came to the set.

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Goofs

When Francis arrives at the initial crime scene, he tells Billy to hang on as the ambulance is wheeling him out. Billy has a non-re-breather mask on, but no oxygen is being administered because the bag on the mask is deflated.

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Quotes

Ray Tierney: [seeing his father enter his houseboat] Hey.
Francis Tierney Sr: Hey.
Ray Tierney: Come on in.
Francis Tierney Sr: [noticing Ray doing some repair work] What happened? My carpet! What happened to the carpet?
Ray Tierney: You're supposed to fix the leaks before you put the carpet down, Pop. You know that.
Francis Tierney Sr: Oh... Boats leak, Raymond. It's the nature of things.

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Crazy Credits

In memory of ERIC HERNANDEZ

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Connections

Features The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)

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Soundtracks

Eso Ehh...!
Written by Joel F. Martinez (as Joel Martinez Mendoza) and Raul 'Alexis' Ortiz (as Raul Alexis Ortiz Rolon)
Performed by Alex y Fido (as Alexis & Fido)
Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainmnet (US Latin) LLC
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

The cast made the movie

The plot of this movie is the fairly predictable (though always entertaining) idea of the corrupt cops against the good cops and the always-annoying injection of the nosy media. If it had been done by amateur actors, this movie wouldn't have been nearly as good.

Edward Norton was absolutely STUNNING, blew me away. He's always been a favorite of mine but every role he's in continues to amaze me. There a scene where he's talking to a Spanish woman and his expression throughout the scene is the main thing that stuck out to me in the whole movie. There's just something in his eyes that draws you and sucks you in.

Colin Farrell did an amazing job as well, as did Jon Voight. They managed to bring their characters more personality than I expected there to be. Especially Colin. Even though he played a such a bad character, there was something there in the way he was with his family and everything that still made me feel BAD for him.

And though the f-bombs were sometimes distracting and the ending could've had more punch, overall I really liked this movie.