Home / The Yards

The Yards

Year:

2000

Duration:

115 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.4

Director:

James Gray

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2000-04-27

Filming Locations: Middle Village, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $24,000,000

Opening Weekend: $57,339 (USA) (22 October 2000)

Gross: $882,710 (USA) (19 November 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Charlize Theron

The Yards

Mark Wahlberg

Leo Handler

Joaquin Phoenix

Willie Gutierrez

James Caan

Frank Olchin

Ellen Burstyn

Val Handler

Faye Dunaway

Kitty Olchin

Steve Lawrence

Arthur Mydanick

Andy Davoli

Raymond Price (as Andrew Davoli)

Tony Musante

Seymour Korman

Victor Argo

Paul Lazarides

Tomas Milian

Manuel Sequiera

Robert Montano

Hector Gallardo

Victor Arnold

Albert Granada

Chad Aaron

Bernard Soltz

Louis Guss

Nathan Grodner

Domenick Lombardozzi

Todd

Joe Lisi

Elliot Gorwitz

David Zayas

Officer Jerry Rifkin

Joseph Ragno

Parole Officer

Teresa Yenque

Maid

Jose Soto

Orderly

John Tormey

Contract Officer

Teddy Coluca

Terry

Jack O'Connell

Sal Disipio

Dan Grimaldi

Executive One

Garry Pastore

Detective Tommasino

Ron Brice

Detective Bulette

Gene Canfield

Queensborough Policeman

Keith Hernandez

Baseball Celebrity

Allan Houston

Basketball Celebrity

Andi Shrem

Belva

Joe Dimare

Dante

Barry Wetcher

Young Doctor

Oscar A. Colon

Well Dressed Man (as Oscar Colon)

Jace Kent

Young Italian Man

Brandon Danziger

Neil

Doug Barron

Doctor

Floyd Resnick

Hospital Cop

Chris Edwards

Police Officer

Ray Seiden

Police Officer (as Raymond Seiden)

Annika Pergament

Reporter

Maximiliano Hernández

Bartender (as Maximiliano Hernandez)

Kip Evans

Guy

John Elsen

Officer

Douglas Crosby

Officer #2

Scott Nicholson

Policeman #1

Kim Merritt

Todd's Girlfriend

Erin Walls

Dante's Girlfriend

Tyree Michael Simpson

Doorman (as Tyree Simpson)

Peter Vallone

Councilman

Irwin Gray

Lawyer

Denise Traficanti

Secretary

Roma Torre

News Anchor 1

Lewis Dodley

News Anchor 2 (as Louis Dodley)

Ernie Anastos

News Anchor 3

Harriet Grodner

Harriet

Lisa Chang

Young Woman (uncredited)

Anthony Gaudioso

Young Party Supporter (uncredited)

Steve Nuke

Friend at Funeral (uncredited)

Lisa Pickell

(uncredited)

Bernie Rachelle

Transit Authority Officer (uncredited)

Rocco

Street Walker (uncredited)

Marc Romeo

Tommy (uncredited)

Amy Russ

Assistant D.A. (uncredited)

Doug Sakmann

Club Dancer (uncredited)

Andy Signore

Club Dancer (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The film was based on a real-life corruption scandal in the mid-1980s that involved the father of director James Gray.

Share this

The newscasters on the news that Leo watches are actual newscasters from the New York area.

Share this

For Leo's and Willie's fight, the actors agreed to actually fight each other. Although they wore knee and elbow pads, everything on screen is actually Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Wahlberg beating each other up. There are no stunts and the entire thing was taken in two takes from three different angles. The next day, the actors were black and blue.

Share this

Goofs

The pearl handled pistol that Frank Olchin removes from his sock drawer was sitting on his desk in the study, the room he just left.

Share this

The cars in the "subway yard" are not actually subway cars; they are circa-1963 suburban commuter coaches for the Metro-North & Long Island Railroads.

Share this

When Leo looks in the rear view mirror and sees Willie and Granada taking off their clothes, they are on the driver's side of Granada's car. When he turns around and looks, they are now on the right side of the vehicle.

Share this

Faq

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Director's Cut?

The Director's Cut is about 2 minutes shorter than the Theatrical Version. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Share this