The Green Hornet (2011)

Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.

Director:

Michel Gondry

Writers:

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg

Stars:

Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz

4 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Seth Rogen	...	Britt Reid / The Green Hornet
Jay Chou	...	Kato
Cameron Diaz	...	Lenore Case
Tom Wilkinson	...	James Reid
Christoph Waltz	...	Chudnofsky
David Harbour	...	Scanlon
Edward James Olmos	...	Axford
Jamie Harris	...	Popeye
Chad L. Coleman	...	Chili (as Chad Coleman)
Edward Furlong	...	Tupper
Jill Remez	...	Daily Sentinel Reporter
Joe O'Connor	...	Daily Sentinel Reporter
Morgan Rusler	...	Daily Sentinel Reporter
Joshua Erenberg	...	Young Britt (as Joshua Chandler Erenberg)
Analeigh Tipton	...	Ana Lee

Storyline

Playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher of Los Angeles' "The Daily Sentinel" after the sudden death of his father. Britt's party life is about to change when he and his driver and kung fu expert, Kato (Jay Chou), stop a robbery. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero "The Green Hornet".

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Plot Keywords:

action hero | car accident | anti hero | car crash | car hit by a truck | 

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Taglines:

Protect the law by breaking it.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first screenplay for this reboot was written by Chuck Pfarrer back in the mid-1990s. Rich Wilkes then did a rewrite.

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Goofs

When Chudnofsky is about to shoot Kato at point blank range his gas mask is raised off his face resting on his forehead. An instant later as he flies backwards it is covering his face. An instant later as he stands it is gone completely.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Reid: [on the phone] Tell the Mayor, I'm insulted. I would never jeopardize the journalistic integrity of this newspaper for some rent-a-mayor's political agenda.
Jack Reid: [to his son] So Britt, here we are again. Sent home after another schoolyard fight. I know you miss your mother. So do I. But I have to take care of 750 employees, and you have to take care of yourself. Still that seems to be asking too much.
Young Britt: But I was trying to stop some bullies...

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Alternate Versions

Also released in a 3D version.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: The Worst Films of 2011 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Red Death At 6:14
Written by Jack White (as Jack White, III)
Performed by The White Stripes
Courtesy of Third Man Records

User Reviews

Funny action, but not going to blow you away

What I expected from a Seth Rogen film. I enjoyed the goofy humor mixed in with very cool weapons, and kick butt martial arts action. I would have to say this movie targets guys and people under the age of 30 or so. You have to take the movie for what it is worth, if you are a serious person looking for A+ acting with a top-notch storyline then you should skip this movie. However, if you still have a kid inside you that enjoys laughing, not taking things to seriously, and comic's/super hero action then you will enjoy this film. The villain Christoph Waltz who also starred in Inglourious Basterds also helped make the film worth seeing in my opinion, and he had one of the sweetest gun's I've seen in a movie. Other big actors in the film include Cameron Diaz & Tom Wilkinson.

Even though I liked this movie, I think most people would not feel liked they missed out on anything too special if they waited for DVD. It's a fun movie, with good special effects, fight scenes, and a laid back attitude, but nothing that will blow you away.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

14 January 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Green Hornet

Filming Locations:

10709 Hawthorne Blvd, Lennox, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$33,526,876, 16 January 2011

Gross USA:

$98,780,042

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$227,817,248

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Original Film, K/O Camera Toys

Technical Specs

Runtime:

119 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1