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S.W.A.T.
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S.W.A.T. is a 2003 American crime and action thriller film directed by Clark Johnson. The screenplay was written by David Ayer and David McKenna, with Neal H. Moritz serving as producer. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, and LL Cool J. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Original Film, and distributed by Columbia Pictures and Netflix.
Set in Los Angeles, the movie features cinematography by Gabriel Beristáin and Stephen Goldblatt, with music composed by Elliot Goldenthal. Michael Tronick edited the film, which was shot at the Ambassador Hotel. The runtime is listed as 112 minutes in some records and 117 minutes in others. The film has a budget of $80,000,000 and generated $207,700,000 in box office revenue. It was followed by S.W.A.T.: Firefight.
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6.2Hondo Harrelson recruits Jim Street to join an elite unit of the Los Angeles Police Department. Together they seek out more members, including tough Deke Kay and single mom Chris Sanchez. The team's first big assignment is to escort crime boss Alex Montel to prison. It seems routine, but when Montel offers a huge reward to anyone who can break him free, criminals of various stripes step up for the prize.
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson as Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
- Colin Farrell as Jim Street
- Michelle Rodriguez as Chris Sanchez
- LL Cool J as Deacon 'Deke' Kaye
- Josh Charles as T.J. McCabe
- Jeremy Renner as Brian Gamble
Themes
- liberation
- transport of prisoners
- special unit
- los angeles, california
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Clark Johnson
- Screenplay by
- David Ayer David McKenna
- Story by
- Ron Mita Jim McClain
- Based on
- S.W.A.T. , by Robert Hamner
- Produced by
- Dan Halsted Chris Lee Neal H. Moritz
- Starring
- Samuel L. Jackson Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez LL Cool J Josh Charles Jeremy Renner Brian Van Holt Olivier Martinez
- Cinematography
- Gabriel Beristain
- Edited by
- Michael Tronick
- Music by
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Original Film Camelot Pictures Chris Lee Productions
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- August 8, 2003 ( 2003-08-08 )
- Running time
- 117 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $207.7 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- S.W.A.T.: Firefight
- Director
- Clark Johnson
- Cast member
- Ken Davitian
- Composer
- Elliot Goldenthal
- Producer
- Neal H. Moritz
- Production company
- Original Film
- Cinematographer
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Ambassador Hotel
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 432072
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/swat
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- publication date
- 2003-01-01
- title
- S.W.A.T.
- film editor
- Michael Tronick
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 207700000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 45/100
- Commons category
- S.W.A.T. (film)
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Encyclopedic overview
S.W.A.T. is a 2003 American action crime thriller film based on the 1975–76 television series of the same name. The film was directed by Clark Johnson from a screenplay by David Ayer and David McKenna, based on a story by Ron Mita and Jim McClain. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt and Olivier Martinez with Reg E. Cathey and Larry Poindexter in supporting roles.
Like the TV series, the film revolves around a police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team operating in Los Angeles California. The plot follows Hondo (Jackson) and his SWAT team as they are tasked to escort an imprisoned drug kingpin/international fugitive to prison after he offers a $100 million reward to anyone who can break him out of police custody.
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