A troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.A troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.A troubled and racist African-American L.A.P.D. Officer will stop at nothing to force out a friendly interracial couple who just moved in next door to him.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Dartenea Bryant
- Woman
- (as Dartanea Dee Bryant)
Elizabeth Tulloch
- Nadine
- (as Bitsie Tulloch)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe plot for this movie is loosely based on real-life events that happened in Altadena, California, involving an interracial couple and an African-American Los Angeles Police Officer.
- GoofsAbel Turner has a goatee in every shot, including on duty. LAPD grooming standards prohibit beards and goatees while on duty.
- Quotes
Chris Mattson: Y'know what, Abel? Fuck you.
Abel Turner: [laughs] Is that a 'We Are the World' 'fuck you'?
Chris Mattson: No. It's a special one. Just for you.
- SoundtracksShoot Me Down
Written by Peter Carr, Kevin Chase, Shahzad Mahmood, Christian Peck
Performed by Boy Kill Boy
Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
The movie itself might only have gotten 4 to 5 stars from me, weren't it for the cast. And while Patrick Wilson is pretty good in his lead role, Samuel L. Jackson is the one who shines. His performance does truly elevate this movie onto a level it couldn't have reached without him!
His presence is really phenomenal and when he is on screen you can feel his aura. When he delivers his dialogue it's pretty strong, even if the dialogue itself might not be the best, his interpretation of it, makes it stronger. There is one particular dialogue scene, where he is really showing a different side of his character (look for the "Whatever" speech).
Sadly the movie has also quite a few low points, which would be weighing a lot more, if Samuel weren't to play the foe here. Some clichés and the predictability of the whole thing/story. Still worth a watch, if alone (and I can't point that out enough) for Samuel's performance!
His presence is really phenomenal and when he is on screen you can feel his aura. When he delivers his dialogue it's pretty strong, even if the dialogue itself might not be the best, his interpretation of it, makes it stronger. There is one particular dialogue scene, where he is really showing a different side of his character (look for the "Whatever" speech).
Sadly the movie has also quite a few low points, which would be weighing a lot more, if Samuel weren't to play the foe here. Some clichés and the predictability of the whole thing/story. Still worth a watch, if alone (and I can't point that out enough) for Samuel's performance!
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Gözcü
- Filming locations
- Hawthorne, California, USA(exteriors: library)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $39,263,506
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,004,672
- Sep 21, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $44,655,002
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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