An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.An undercover cop, disillusioned by the death of his wife, is implicated in the murder of an officer and must struggle to clear himself.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Scribble
- (as Cedric 'The Entertainer' Kyles)
- Quicks
- (as Noel G.)
- The Chief
- (as Daryl F. Gates)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaKeanu Reeves did all of his own stunts in the film with no stunt doubles.
- GoofsWhen Ludlow is tied up and being shot at by the other cops outside the house in the hills, the red plastic cases of the squibs are clearly visible as they explode around him.
- Quotes
Thug Kim: Konnichiwa is Japanese. It's insultin' to Koreans.
Tom Ludlow: How am I supposed to tell if you can't?
Thug Kim: Fuck's that supposed to mean, white boy?
Tom Ludlow: It means you got eyes like apostrophes, you dress white, talk black, and drive Jew. So how am I supposed to know what kind of zipperhead dog-munching dink you are if you don't?
Boss Kim: Yo. D'you know who the fuck we are?
Tom Ludlow: Yeah. You're a couple panheads buyin' a machine gun out of a trunk.
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical release is cut in one scene to qualify for a "not under 18" rating. The scene where Tom Ludlow (Keanu Reeves) hits an adversary in a head with a shovel brutally is shortened to remove a few graphic shots. The cuts are later restored on video and is released as the "Director's Cut" edition.
- SoundtracksPop
Written by Rhymer, Kim Tae Wan and Young 1
Performed by Enjel feat. Annie K
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- King's X
- Filming locations
- Habachihana Grill - 1045 S. Hill Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(Captain Biggs interviews Ludlow during lunch)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $26,418,667
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,469,631
- Apr 13, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $66,476,363
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1