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Training Day
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Training Day is a 2001 American crime and action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. The cast includes Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, and Tom Berenger. Produced by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Village Roadshow Pictures, the movie was filmed in California and Santa Monica. It is set in Los Angeles and focuses on the Los Angeles Police Department, police misconduct, and police brutality in the United States.
The film’s narrative follows a rookie narcotics officer on his first day working with a rogue detective. Mark Mancina composed the score, while Mauro Fiore served as director of photography. Robert Newmyer produced the film, with Davis Guggenheim as executive producer. The runtime is listed as 118 minutes in some records and 122 minutes in others.
Training Day received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor, and the film received the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain. It has a budget of 45,000,000 and generated 104,900,000 in revenue.
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Film · TMDB
7.5On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Alonzo
- Ethan Hawke as Jake
- Scott Glenn as Roger
- Tom Berenger as Stan Gursky
- Harris Yulin as Doug Rosselli
- Raymond J. Barry as Lou Jacobs
Themes
- drug dealer
- california
- police brutality
- poker
- bratva (russian mafia)
- war on drugs
- drug trafficking
- police corruption
- los angeles, california
- gang member
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Antoine Fuqua
- Written by
- David Ayer
- Produced by
- Bobby Newmyer Jeffrey Silver
- Starring
- Denzel Washington Ethan Hawke Scott Glenn Cliff Curtis Dr. Dre Snoop Dogg
- Cinematography
- Mauro Fiore
- Edited by
- Conrad Buff
- Music by
- Mark Mancina
- Production companies
- Village Roadshow Pictures NPV Entertainment Outlaw Productions
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Release dates
- September 2, 2001 ( 2001-09-02 ) ( Venice Film Festival ) October 5, 2001 ( 2001-10-05 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 122 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $104.9 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles. It also features Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Macy Gray in supporting roles.
Training Day premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2001 and was released on October 5, 2001, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Washington and Hawke's performances but were divided on the screenplay. The film grossed $104.9 million against a $45 million budget. The film received numerous accolades and nominations, with Washington's performance earning him the Academy Award for Best Actor and Hawke being nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the 74th Academy Awards.
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