Battle Los Angeles

Year:

2011

Duration:

116 min

Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

IMDB rate:

5.8

Director:

Jonathan Liebesman

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-03-11

Filming Locations: Manhattan Beach, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $70,000,000

Opening Weekend: $37,573,187 (USA) (13 March 2011)

Gross: $83,441,911 (USA) (22 May 2011)

Cast

Actor

Character

Michelle Rodriguez

Battle Los Angeles

Lucas Till

Joey King

Aaron Eckhart

Ssgt. Michael Nantz

Ramon Rodriguez

2nd Lt. William Martinez

Will Rothhaar

Cpl. Lee Imlay

Cory Hardrict

Cpl. Jason Lockett

Jim Parrack

LCpl. Peter Kerns

Gino Anthony Pesi

Cpl. Nick Stavrou

Ne-Yo

Cpl. Kevin Harris

James Hiroyuki Liao

LCpl. Steven Mottola

Bridget Moynahan

Michele

Noel Fisher

Pfc. Shaun Lenihan

Adetokumboh M'Cormack

Corpsman Jibril Adukwu

Bryce Cass

Hector Rincon

Michael Peña

Joe Rincon

Neil Brown Jr.

LCpl. Richard Guerrero

Taylor Handley

LCpl. Corey Simmons

Kenneth Brown Jr.

Cpl. Richard Oswald

Jadin Gould

Amy

Joe Chrest

1st Sgt. John Roy

E. Roger Mitchell

Company Captain

Rus Blackwell

Lt. Col. K.N. Ritchie

Susie Abromeit

Amanda

Brandi Gerard

Cherise (as Brandi Coleman)

Beth Keener

Kathy Martinez (as Elizabeth L. Keener)

Jessica Heap

Jessy

David Jensen

Psychiatrist

Stacey Turner

Reporter on TV

Tom Hillmann

Reporter on TV

Lena Clark

Chris

Jamie Norwood

Flower Shop Employee

Todd Cochran

Command Hangar Marine

Nzinga Blake

Adukwu's Sister

Taryn Southern

Reporter on Beach

James D. Dever

Sgt. Major (as Jim Dever)

Alex Aristidis

Beach Goer (uncredited)

Charlotte Biggs

Emergency Medical Tech. (uncredited)

Ava Bogle

Beach Girl 1 (uncredited)

Beau Brasseaux

Marine (uncredited)

Dane Brown

Firefighter (uncredited)

Grant Case

Marine (uncredited)

Kurt DeVille

Marine (uncredited)

Joshua Farcone

Dead Civilian (uncredited)

Alex Froman

Marine (uncredited)

Zander Gerhardt

Dead Civilian (uncredited)

Emily D. Haley

Citizen / Dead Citizen (uncredited)

Nick Jones Jr.

Marine (uncredited)

Philip Lawrence

U.S. Marine (uncredited)

Tony Mccullough

LAPD Officer Boggs (uncredited)

Keith Middlebrook

Steve Johinson (uncredited)

Courtney Munch

Marine Crew Chief (uncredited)

Gustavo I. Ortiz

Doctor Running Away (uncredited)

Jim Palmer

Crew Chief (uncredited)

Michelle Pierce

Shelly (uncredited)

Philippe Radelet

Civilian (uncredited)

Vanessa Ross

Terrified Pedestrian (uncredited)

Lawanda Smith

Civilian (uncredited)

David Speed

Gary (uncredited)

Peyton Whitcomb

Extra (uncredited)

Michael Wozniak

Beach Dude (uncredited)

Marlon Young

Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Lynette Zumo

Dead Civilian (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Very little of the film was actually shot in Los Angeles. Tax incentives brought the production to Louisiana where sets of Los Angeles streets were constructed.

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The film is inspired by the real-life incident known as the Battle of Los Angeles, during World War II. On the night of 24-25 February 1942, unidentified aircraft were allegedly spotted in the airspace above Los Angeles. Suspecting it to be the Japanese, a blackout of the city was ordered and over 1,440 rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition was fired. Upon finding no evidence of the existence of any enemy aircraft, the incident was declared to be a "false alarm". The event has since been chalked up as a result of "war nerves", likely triggered by a lost weather balloon and exacerbated by stray flares and shell bursts from adjoining anti-aircraft batteries.

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Marines from Camp Pendleton helped train the actors for their roles, educating them in the Marine lifestyle. A number of actual marines also appear as extras in the film. To thank them, a sneak preview of the film was shown at Camp Pendleton on March 3rd, 2011.

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Goofs

When Nantz uses a Thales PRC 148 MBTIR to attract the alien probe into a gas station, the radio's display is blank indicating it is either a dummy prop or not switched on.

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The first utility vehicle SSGT Nantz fired the .50 cal from showed a close up of a spent cartridge which fell from the gun and it showed the crimp marks of a blank and not the perfect round shape of a spent .50 cal ball round.

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In the early scenes set in Camp Pendleton, several A-10's are shown on the flight line. A-10's are flown exclusively by the U.S. Air Force, not the Marines. MCAS Camp Pendleton houses only helicopter squadrons, and fixed wing close air support aircraft such as F/A-18's and AV-8B Harriers would be launched from other nearby Marine bases such as Miramar.

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Quotes

SSgt. Michael Nantz: U.S. Marines! How many?

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Cpl. Lee Imlay: [looking at map] This map shows where all the units were deployed... what do all these red marks mean?

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Corpsman Jibril Adukwu: Shit, I'd rather be in Afghanistan.

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Faq

Q

Which Marines in Martinez's unit survive?

A