Training Day (2001)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writer (WGA):

David Ayer (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Boom Ba-Boom, Boom, Boom...

Plot:

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears as.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Detective | Rookie | Drug Dealer | Hit In The Throat

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Alonzo
Ethan Hawke	...	Jake
Scott Glenn	...	Roger
Tom Berenger	...	Stan Gursky
Harris Yulin	...	Doug Rosselli
Raymond J. Barry	...	Lou Jacobs
Cliff Curtis	...	Smiley
Dr. Dre	...	Paul
Snoop Dogg	...	Blue
Macy Gray	...	Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Lisa
Eva Mendes	...	Sara (as Eva Mendez)
Nick Chinlund	...	Tim
Jaime Gomez	...	Mark (as Jaime P. Gomez)
Raymond Cruz	...	Sniper

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Russian | Spanish | Mandarin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Denmark:15 | USA:R (certificate #38489) | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

'Bruce Willis (I)' was offered the role of Alonzo.

Goofs:

Continuity: The pipe that is taken from the kids and that Hoyt smokes out of changes - in some scenes it has a contoured center, and in others it's just a cylinder

Quotes:

Alonzo Harris: All right, when's the last time you did a felony stop?
Jake Hoyt: Uh, couple weeks ago?
Alonzo Harris: Good, you need practice.
Jake Hoyt: They look like college kids.
Alonzo Harris: They're gonna get their education today. I don't want the Brady Bunch grabbin' glass. You take the back, I'll take the front.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Rize

Great acting by Washington and Hawke Excellent Thriller - Action Film!

This movie impressed me by its great quality in all ways, the story, thrilling with great police detective action and the most remarkable aspect of the movie was the acting performances of Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke; they put his soul on the characters making this movie a total delight for those who like action films with intelligent scripts and also like for high quality films.

About the Movie: Ethan Hawke plays Jake Hoyt, a rookie police officer with a good curriculum that is assigned to a one day trial day in order to qualify for a narcotics division in Los Angeles. Hawke meets then detective Alonzo Haris (Denzel Washington) who was assigned as trainer and evaluator for this rookie. Hoyt wants fiercely to get this assignment, but finds very orthodoxes and quaint ways to "protet and to serve" of Alonzo. In this day Hoyt will meet a true challenge and will face the total opposite way to proceed from the one he learned in the academy; he will also face some of the more dangerous neighborhoods and streets of Los Angeles.