Street Kings (2008)

Director:

David Ayer

Writers (WGA):

James Ellroy (screenplay) and
Kurt Wimmer (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

11 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Their City. Their Rules. No Prisoners.

Plot:

Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of a fellow officer, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him. |

Plot Keywords:

Hypocrisy | Koreatown | Murder Investigation | Bullet Proof Vest | Video Surveillance

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Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Detective Tom Ludlow
Forest Whitaker	...	Captain Jack Wander
Common	...	Coates
Martha Higareda	...	Grace Garcia
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Scribble (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles)
Chris Evans	...	Detective Paul Diskant
Noel Gugliemi	...	Quicks (as Noel G.)
Kenneth Choi	...	Boss Kim
Hugh Laurie	...	Captain James Biggs
Naomie Harris	...	Linda Washington
Cle Shaheed Sloan	...	Fremont (as Cle Sloan)
Amaury Nolasco	...	Detective Cosmo Santos
John Corbett	...	Detective Dante Demille
Terry Crews	...	Detective Terrence Washington
The Game	...	Grill
Kevin Benton	...	Lt. Van Buren
Kate Clarke	...	Demille's Girlfriend
Daryl Gates	...	The Chief
Jay Mohr	...	Sgt. Mike Clady
Michael Monks	...	Pathologist
Angela Sun	...	Julie Fukashima
Patrick Gallagher	...	LAPD Captain
Kirstin Pierce	...	Clady's Wife
Walter Wong	...	Thug Kim
Clifton Powell	...	Sergeant Green
Emilio Rivera	...	OG Vato
Jernard Burks	...	Money Shirt
Garret Sato	...	Toilet Man (as Garret T. Sato)
Victor Kobayashi	...	Towel Man (as Victor E. Kobayashi)
Kerry Wong	...	Union Market Clerk (as Kerry Ph Wong)
Aaron MacPherson	...	Union Market Cop #1 (as Aaron Earl McPherson)
Paul Anthony Barreras	...	Union Market Cop #2
Michael D. Roberts	...	Older Black Man
Kami Jones	...	Black Woman
Carlos Amezcua	...	Co-Anchor
Joanne Chew	...	Park Twin #1
Kel Ann Hsieh	...	Park Twin #2
Amy Dudgeon	...	Assistant D.A.
Yonda Davis	...	Prostitute #1
Siobhan Parisi	...	Prostitute #2
Dorian Logan	...	Beating Victim
Michaela Pereira	...	News Anchor
Genesis Codina	...	Little Mexican Girl
Vance S. Bjorklund	...	Honor Guard Sergeant
Jaime Fitzsimons	...	Senior Captain
Kenyon Gilbert	...	Gang Banger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Prison Guard
Candice A. Buenrostro	...	Troubled teen (uncredited)

Directed by
David Ayer

Writing credits (WGA)
James Ellroy		(screenplay) and
Kurt Wimmer		(screenplay) and
Jamie Moss		(screenplay)
James Ellroy		(story)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Lucas Foster	....	producer
Alexandra Milchan	....	producer
John Ridley	....	co-producer
Erwin Stoff	....	producer
Julian Wall	....	associate producer
Michele Weisler	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Gabriel Beristain

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Ford

Production Design by
Alec Hammond

Set Decoration by
Hilton Rosemarin

Costume Design by
Michele Michel

Makeup Department
Dean Jones	....	makeup effects supervisor
Starr Jones	....	makeup designer
Nicole Michaud	....	special effects hair: American Make-up Effects
Timothy A. Miguel	....	additional makeup artist
Ken Niederbaumer	....	special makeup effects artist
Alicia M. Tripi	....	key hair stylist
Soo-Jin Yoon	....	hair stylist: Chris Evens
Clint Zoccoli	....	sculptor/painter

Production Management
Joan Kelley Bierman	....	post-production supervisor
Robert West	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frederic Roth	....	first assistant director: second unit
Julian Wall	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Richard Bloom	....	art department coordinator
Andrew Campbell	....	graphic designer
Sara Ghaffar	....	art department assistant
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Al Hobbs	....	set designer
Mark R. LaPresle	....	construction coordinator
Angela Simpson	....	construction estimator
Gary Tuers	....	property master

Sound Department
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Lori Dovi	....	sound mixer
Albert Gasser	....	sound effects editor
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Ross Levy	....	utility sound technician
Piero Mura	....	sound designer
Piero Mura	....	supervising sound editor
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	sound engineer
John Sievert	....	foley artist
David A. Smith	....	boom operator
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor

Special Effects by
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects coordinator
George Zamora	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Suzette Barnett	....	compositor
Danny Braet	....	digital effects supervisor
Matthew Collorafice	....	digital compositor
Rif Dagher	....	effects animation supervisor
Ante Dekovic	....	digital compositor
Pallavi Devabhaktuni	....	digital compositor: CafeFX
Philip Fraschetti	....	digital artist: At The Post
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer)
Jeremy Hunt	....	visual effects artist
Shant Jordan	....	compositing supervisor
Apirak Kamjan	....	matchmover: CafeFx
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects managing editor: CafeFX
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: At The Post
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	compositing supervisor: At The Post
Adam Stern	....	digital compositor: Cafe FX
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Danny Torres	....	systems admistrator
Chris Watts	....	visual effects supervisor
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt double
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt double
Clay Cullen	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Kevin Derr	....	stunt double
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunt driver
Annie Ellis	....	stunt performer
Tad Griffith	....	stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Mike Gunther	....	stunt double: Keanu Reeves
Riley Harper	....	stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Oakley Lehman	....	stunt double
Oakley Lehman	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt double
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts
Courtney Schwartz	....	precision driver
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt co-pilot
Kevin Scott	....	stunts
Ray Siegle	....	stunt double: Noel Guglielmi
Jon Valera	....	stunt double
Kerry Wong	....	stunt performer
Scott Workman	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Cohen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Marc Cole	....	camera operator
Jeffrey A. Cook	....	electric
Jesse Crusing	....	additional best boy electric: second unit
Jerry Gregoricka	....	rigging electrician
Barry Gross	....	gaffer: second unit
Eric Guerin	....	second assistant camera
Miles Gutkin	....	grip
R. Dana Harlow	....	grip
Jay Herron	....	camera operator
Jeremiah Kent	....	second assistant camera
Thomas E. Lee	....	best boy rigging grip
Bob Leitelt	....	key grip
George Lozano Jr.	....	electrician
Frankie Martinez	....	electric
Diona Mavis	....	camera loader
Mike Moad	....	dolly grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging gaffer
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electric
Tom Schnaidt	....	camera operator
Bill H. Schwocho	....	rigging grip
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Jonathan Sharpe	....	first assistant camera
Charles Smith	....	rigging key grip
Dempsey Tillman	....	digital video assist operator
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography
Steven J. Winslow	....	aerial camera technician: wescam camera
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lindsay Graham	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Bean	....	assistant costume designer
Anette Czagany	....	set costumer
Michelle Liu	....	key costumer
Alma Magaña	....	set costumer
Kanani Wolf	....	set costumer
Leslie Schilling	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Kiran Pallegadda	....	associate editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Season Kent	....	music supervisor
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Bryon Rickerson	....	additional music editor

Transportation Department
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
Steve Duncan	....	transportation coordinator
Ken Farnell	....	driver
Tim Sisson	....	transportation captain
Bonnie Yamahiro	....	driver
Kenny Youngblood	....	driver

Other crew
Marc Badrian	....	production assistant
Cody Birdwell	....	additional production assistant
Steven W. Blumenfeld	....	video playback engineer
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service
Christopher Campbell	....	location manager
Alicia Cho	....	set production assistant
Carla DiBello	....	assistant to producer
David Dilley	....	set production assistant
Heidi Falconer	....	unit publicist
Marina Filippelli	....	key set production assistant
Cory Fleming	....	aerial ground coordinator
Kurt Greufe	....	first assistant accountant
Josh Hernandez	....	production assistant
Lindsay Hudson	....	medic
Ashley Lamont	....	production assistant
Craig Langus	....	production assistant
David Clarke Lawson Jr.	....	production assistant
Thomas Longo	....	set production assistant
Janet Lonsdale	....	production accountant
Michael David Lynch	....	production assistant
Natalie Mathes	....	post-production accountant
Gina Mauro	....	clearance coordinator
Geoffrey McCarthy	....	production assistant
Julian Meiojas	....	production assistant
Liliana M. Molina	....	script supervisor: second unit
Barbara Palka	....	production assistant
Patrick Priest	....	set production assistant
A.J. Rinella	....	key set production assistant
Karen Scarborough	....	payroll accountant
Megan Schmidt	....	additional production assistant
Gregory Veeser	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Justin Vesci	....	production assistant
Donald E. Wygal	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Regency Enterprises
• Yari Film Group (YFG)
• 3 Arts Entertainment
• Emmett/Furla Films

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• At The Post
• Bake Visual Effects
• CafeFX

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

Night Watch (USA) (working title)
The Night Watchman (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and pervasive language.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:16 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | Malaysia:18PL | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | USA:R (certificate #44158) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Germany:18 | Iceland:16 | South Africa:16LV | Finland:K-15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Regency Enterprises

Trivia:

James Ellroy wrote the screenplay in the mid-1990's inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial. Over the years, Spike Lee, David Fincher, and Oliver Stone were attached to direct the film at various stages of pre-production. Sean Penn was once attached to star. John Ridley contributed to an early version of the screenplay.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Ludlow and Diskant are at Scribble's house, just after beating him with the telephone book, someone disappears through a door in the background and in the next shot the door moves and closes. If there was supposed to be someone else in the house someone would have noticed and/or mentioned it...

Quotes:

[first lines]
Boss Kim: Yo dawg.
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa.
Boss Kim: What?
Tom Ludlow: Konnichiwa. Konnichiwa. It means what's up. So what the fuck's up?

Movie Connections:

Features "Flavor of Love" (2006)

Soundtrack:

More than i can take

Quite An Entertaining Cop Thriller

Keanu Reeves's acting has been called Luc warm by the critics, I don't think he is the worlds worst performer, There are so many other performers I'd like to give that crown too has the worst, but he does not fit in that category. So far his performances are not Oscar worthy, but he manages to make them memorable for the most part.

Set in the mean streets of L.A. veteran cop Tom Ludlow(Keanu Reeves), who has had a strong chip on his shoulder since his wife died, uses dirty methods to get the bad guys, but his captain(Forest Whitaker) does not care, has long as he gets results. But then things begin to come down on him, When he is caught up in a shooting of a former friend turned enemy(Terry Crews), Then Tom starts being investigated on why was he there. Tom secretly begins his own investigation, he has the feeling he might have been set, will he find out the truth, or will the truth get him killed? It was entertaining to say the least the best cop thriller since L.A. Confidental. It had great suspense and great performances by everybody in the film.