Street Kings

Year:

2008

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

David Ayer

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-04-11

Filming Locations: 48th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Opening Weekend: $12,469,631 (USA) (13 April 2008)

Gross: $26,415,649 (USA) (13 July 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Keanu Reeves

Detective Tom Ludlow

Forest Whitaker

Captain Jack Wander

Hugh Laurie

Captain James Biggs

Chris Evans

Detective Paul Diskant

Cedric the Entertainer

Scribble

Jay Mohr

Sgt. Mike Clady

Terry Crews

Detective Terrence Washington

Naomie Harris

Linda Washington

Common

Coates

Game

Grill

Martha Higareda

Grace Garcia

John Corbett

Detective Dante Demille

Amaury Nolasco

Detective Cosmo Santos

Cle Sloan

Fremont

Noel Gugliemi

Quicks

Michael Monks

Pathologist

Daryl Gates

The Chief (as Daryl F. Gates)

Clifton Powell

Sergeant Green

Angela Sun

Julie Fukashima

Kenneth Choi

Boss Kim

Walter Wong

Thug Kim

Garret Sato

Toilet Man (as Garret T. Sato)

Victor Kobayashi

Towel Man (as Victor E. Kobayashi)

Kerry Wong

Union Market Clerk (as Kerry Ph Wong)

Aaron McPherson

Union Market Cop #1 (as Aaron Earl McPherson)

Paul Anthony Barreras

Union Market Cop #2

Dorian Logan

Beating Victim

Yonda Davis

Prostitute #1

Siobhan Parisi

Prostitute #2

Emilio Rivera

OG Vato

Michael D. Roberts

Older Black Man

Kami Jones

Black Woman

Jernard Burks

Money Shirt

Kevin Benton

Lt. Van Buren

Amy Dudgeon

Assistant D.A.

Genesis Codina

Little Mexican Girl

Michaela Pereira

News Anchor

Vance S. Bjorklund

Honor Guard Sergeant

Jaime FitzSimons

Senior Captain

Kenyon Gilbert

Gang Banger

Joanne Chew

Park Twin #1

Kel Ann Hsieh

Park Twin #2 (as Kel-Ann Hsieh)

Patrick Gallagher

LAPD Captain

Kirstin Pierce

Clady's Wife

Kate Clarke

Demille's Girlfriend

Carlos Amezcua

Co-Anchor

David Ayer

NLR member in County Jail (uncredited)

Candice A. Buenrostro

Troubled teen (uncredited)

Daniel Van Dyke

LAPD Sergeant (uncredited)

Masen Faison

ER Nurse (uncredited)

Paul Grace

Jail Officer escorting NLR Memebr (uncredited)

Justin Rodgers Hall

Prison Guard (uncredited)

Javier Rivas

LA Fire Chief (uncredited)

George Romero

Colombian Drug Lord (uncredited)

Jerry Schumacher

Captain Silky (uncredited)

Eric Shackelford

News Cameraman (uncredited)

Emiliano Torres

Homie (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Erik Van Looy was considered to direct.

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As stated by David Ayer in the commentary of the film. The character of Garcia was originally going to be a Reporter rather than a Nurse.

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In the original script there was a scene revealing the Capt Wander was the one having an affair with Ludlow's wife.

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Goofs

When Ludlow is tied up and being shot at by the other cops outside the house in the hills, the red plastic cases of the squibs are clearly visible as they explode around him.

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After getting into the fight with the two Korean men, Ludlow has blood on his forehead. During the scenes where he bust into their house, in some shots he is seen with the blood on his forehead but in other scenes there is nothing on his forehead.

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When Captain Biggs sits across from Ludlow at Ludlow's desk and begins conversing with him, Biggs' necktie alternates from being outside of his lapel to under it, even though he does not move.

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Quotes

Tom Ludlow: You killed Washington!

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Detective Terrence Washington: If it ain't L.A.'s deadliest white boy.

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Captain James Biggs: Doesn't it bother you that there are two cop killers out there?

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Faq

Q

A Note Regarding Spoilers

A

The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.

Q

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

A

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Street Kings can be found here.

Q

What exactly does Biggs do?

A

The character Biggs is captain of the Internal Affairs LAPD division. Ultimately his job is to uncover dangerous truths and do damage control through legal means. He is also passed up for promotion of Commander which went to the character of Forrest Whitaker.

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