Bright (2017)

A detective must work with an Orc to find a powerful wand before evil creatures do.

Director:

David Ayer

Writer:

Max Landis

Stars:

Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Will Smith	...	Daryl Ward
Joel Edgerton	...	Nick Jakoby
Noomi Rapace	...	Leilah
Edgar Ramírez	...	Kandomere (as Edgar Ramirez)
Lucy Fry	...	Tikka
Veronica Ngo	...	Tien
Alex Meraz	...	Serafin
Happy Anderson	...	Montehugh
Ike Barinholtz	...	Pollard
Dawn Olivieri	...	Sherri Ward
Matt Gerald	...	Hicks
Margaret Cho	...	Sergeant Ching
Joseph Piccuirro	...	Brown
Brad William Henke	...	Dorghu
Jay Hernandez	...	Rodriguez

Storyline

In Los Angeles, humans live with orcs and elves in a world where fantasy creatures do exist. LAPD police officer Dayl Ward is the first human cop having the orc police officer Nick Jakoby as a partner. When Ward is shot by an orc and Jakoby does not capture the shooter, he questions whether Jakoby lets the fellow orc escape. During a patrol, Ward and Jakoby arrest a man that tells that there is a prophecy and Ward is blessed. Meanwhile, Internal Affairs press Ward to find the truth about the escape of the shooter so that they can fire Jakoby. The magic department of the FBI interrogates the man that belongs to the terrorist Shield of Light group which protects brights so that they can prepare for the return of the Dark Lord that will destroy the world. Ward and Jakoby are summoned to attend a disturbance and they stumble upon a Shield of Light safe-house where they arrest the elf Tikka and bag her magic wand. Soon they learn that Tikka is hunted down by the evil and powerful rogue elf...

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Plot Keywords:

wand | orc | buddy movie | elf | urban fantasy | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 December 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bright

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clubhouse Pictures (II),Overbrook Entertainment,Netflix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max Landis personally shut down all the false plot spoilers surfacing on the Internet, only giving away that the film would star a human and an orc as partners in a modern fantasy setting.

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Goofs

When Ward and Jakoby run out of the safe house to catch Tikka, their SUV is moved a car length forward than where they initially parked it.

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Quotes

[laying dazed and singed on the ground]
Daryl Ward: Hey. Nick, the firemen are here. We should've been firemen.
Nick Jakoby: Yeah.
Daryl Ward: Hey, can I get a aspirin?

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Crazy Credits

They hold you up to keep us down.

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Connections

References Aliens (1986)

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Soundtracks

FTW (F*ck the World)
Written by ASAP Rocky (as Rakim Mayers), DJ Khalil (as Khalil Abdul-Rahman) and Tom Morello
Produced by DJ Khalil
Performed by ASAP Rocky (as A$AP Rocky) and Tom Morello
A$AP Rocky appears courtesy of A$AP Worldwide/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records
Tom Morello appears courtesy of Mom + Pop/Sony Australia

User Reviews

A different take on the age old Buddy Cop movie

Just finished watching this movie on Netflix. I have to admit I actually loved it. It plays out along the lines of a buddy cop movie but with a new twist. The fantasy angle is quite good I thought and the humor was just right. If you have some time give it a shot, I don't think you'll be disappointed.