Bright (2017)

Set in a world where fantasy creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.

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

Fogteeth is the name for an Orc clan. At the end of the movie credits, it reads copyright 2017 Fogteeth Productions.

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Goofs

Altamira's truck was on the right side of the road during their pursuit of the officer's vehicle, which was on the left side of the road. After Ward shoots the gang's driver with a taser, Jakoby turns right to smash into it, but the cut scene shows the vehicles switched, with the Altamira's truck on the left side and turning right to smash into the police SUV.

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Quotes

Dorghu: You know how you know if you're a Bright? When you touch a Wand... with your bare hand... and don't explode. Would you do that?

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Crazy Credits

They hold you up to keep us down.

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Connections

Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Will Smith/Jenna Coleman/Jamie Oliver/Tom Chaplin (2017)

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Soundtracks

Campfire
Written by D.R.A.M. (as Shelley Massenburg-Smith), Gabriel Niles and Joe London (as Joe Spargur)
Produced by Joe London
Co-Produced by Gabriel Niles and D.R.A.M. (as Dram)
Performed by D.R.A.M. (as Dram) and Neil Young
Dram appears courtesy of Empire/Atlantic Recoring Corporation
Neil Young appears courtesy of Reprise Records

User Reviews

The critics were wrong...

After reading about how poorly this movie was made and how much of a flop it was, I wasn't very surprised to find that it was much better than the reviews were admitting to. While the world is vast and leaves some questions unanswered, that by no means makes the movie hard to follow or less enjoyable to watch. The action was fantastic, the characters were portrayed very well, and the humor was spread throughout to break the tension. I could see how much older viewers who aren't accustomed to a fantasy setting might have a hard time to follow, but if you're like me and prefer the fantasy genre you will most likely enjoy watching this movie.