Lakeview Terrace (2008)

Based on a true story, a troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.

Director:

Neil LaBute

Writers:

David Loughery (screenplay), Howard Korder (screenplay)

Stars:

Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Wilson, Kerry Washington

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Abel Turner
Patrick Wilson	...	Chris Mattson
Kerry Washington	...	Lisa Mattson
Ron Glass	...	Harold Perreau
Justin Chambers	...	Donnie Eaton
Jay Hernandez	...	Javier Villareal
Regine Nehy	...	Celia Turner
Jaishon Fisher	...	Marcus Turner
Robert Pine	...	Captain Wentworth
Keith Loneker	...	Clarence Darlington
Caleeb Pinkett	...	Damon Richards
Robert Dahey	...	Jung Lee Pak
Ho-Jung	...	Sang Hee Pak
Dallas Raines	...	TV Weatherman
Michael Tighe	...	Manager (as Michael Sean Tighe)

Storyline

In California, the Caucasian Chris Mattson and his African-American wife Lisa Mattson move to a house in a gated community. The racist and dysfunctional next-door neighbor is the abusive LAPD Officer Abel Turner who feels uncomfortable with the relationship of the newcomers and transforms their lives into Hell on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

interracial couple | neighbor | suburb | double standard | suburbia | 

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Taglines:

What could be safer than living next to a cop?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Sony Pictures [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lakeview Terrace

Filming Locations:

1100 N. Deer Creek Drive, Walnut, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,004,672, 21 September 2008, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$39,263,506, 2 November 2008

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Overbrook Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot for this movie is loosely based on real-life events that happened in Altadena, California, involving an interracial couple and an African-American Los Angeles Police Officer.

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Goofs

When Abel responds to the domestic disturbance, he responds to a radio call with "10-4". The LAPD does not use "10" codes; he would've said "Roger."

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Quotes

Chris Mattson: Did you see anybody?
Abel Turner: No. I just see you.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: James Franco/Kings of Leon (2008)

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Soundtracks

The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)
Written and Performed by Black Sheep
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Lakeview Terrace - Pacific Heights no- entertaining...yes

When i saw the trailer for this movie i immediately compared it to "pacific heights" which stars Michael Keaton and is a favorite movie of mine, i am not a fan of Samuel L Jackson i have never really enjoyed his work and the few movies he has been in lately including "the cleaner" did not help my view on his acting, so going into this movie i was determined i would not like it and i was wrong , the first thing i want to clear up is this isn't like the movie i compared it to, it deals with racism but from the other end which i have never seen before in a movie, And secondly Samule L Jackson does great in this role as a cop with a grudge, the story is more than what you would think and the trailers did not give anything away, it is not a complicated movie with twists but it is a movie that is different from previous films with this type of aim. the fact that i am not a fan of Samuel L Jackson yet i praise him for this role shows how much quality this movie has. Patrick Wilson also does a great job , he is a good actor and its a good warm up role for people to know his face in his next role in "watchmen".

The rest of the cast do a good job in there supporting roles. This by far is not a movie that will win any Oscars but it is a movie that will entertain, i recommend it for a Saturday night in with drinks. A very entertaining thriller with great acting from its two leading actors. I hope my review was help full and if you get the chance to see this take it, because it will not disappoint.