Main Cast: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich
Release Year: 2003
Country: US
Run Time: 115 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Further cementing 2003 as the year of Ron Shelton cop movies, the director continued his vacation from the sports genre with Hollywood Homicide, a police comedy that comes right on the heels of Shelton's Dark Blue, a decidedly grittier cop thriller. The film stars Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett as LAPD homicide detectives Joe Gavilan and K.C. Calden, two cops with bigger dreams. Gavilan moonlights as a real estate agent, while Calden teaches yoga and yearns for a career on the big screen. When an entire hip-hop group is murdered on-stage, Gavilan and Calden are called in to handle the case. As their investigation progresses, they begin to suspect that the rappers were offed for attempting to get out of their recording contract with label head Sartain (Isaiah Washington). Along with Bruce Greenwood and Keith David, the supporting cast boasts a plethora of real-life musicians, including Dr. Dre, Gladys Knight, Dwight Yoakam, Master P, and Ronald DeVoe of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
Keith David - Lt. Fuqua; Master P - Julius Armas; Gladys Knight - Olivia Robidoux; Lou Diamond Phillips - Wanda; Meredith Scott Lynn - I. A. Det. Jackson; Tom Todoroff - I. A. Det. Zino; James MacDonald - Danny Broome; Kurupt - K-Ro; André Benjamin - Silk Brown; Alan Dale - Commander Preston; Clyde Kusatsu - Coroner Chung; Dwight Yoakam - Leroy Wasley; Martin Landau - Jerry Duran; Eric Idle - Celebrity; Frank Sinatra, Jr. - Marty Wheeler; Robert Wagner - Himself; Johnny Grant - Himself; Smokey Robinson - Cabby; Luis Avalos - Det, Willie Palmero; Gretchen Becker - Venice Nanny; Dennis Burkley - Hank the Bartender; Eloy Casados - Det. Eddie Cruz; Ronald DeVoe - Rico Jackson; Blake Gibbons - Repo Guy; Ernest Harden Jr. - Mixer; Vincent Laresca - Rodriguez Vyshonne Miller; Michael Merrins - Rooftop Cop Peterson; Leroy Michaux - S. U. V. Guy; Regina Russell - Sartain Receptionist; T-Bone - H2OKlick; Stephen Stafford - Police Chopper Pilot; Magic Camera Co. - H2OKlick; May Boss - Taxi Lady; Christopher Wiehl - Cheeseburger Cop; Arina Gasanova - Cleo's Girl; Darrell Foster - Lou King; Gregg Daniel - Det. Mando Lopez; Victor Togunde - Chaplain; Shawn Woods - Killer "Z"; Jennifer York - Chopper Newscaster; Johnny Sneed - Arresting Officer; Michael Bentt - Club Security Guard; Valarie Rae Miller - Sartain Receptionist; Katie Boggs - Little Girl On Bike; Kevin Daniels - Silk Brown; Frankie Jay Allison - Corrections Officer Meyers; Chris Ufland - Talent Agent; Lauren Sanchez - Chopper Newscaster; Anthony Mackie - Killer "Joker"; Jimmy Jean-Louis - Gianfranco Ferré Clerk; Kelly Lynn Warren - Van Family Mom; Sarah Scivier - Streetcar Stella; Sonia Iris Lozada - Duran's Housekeeper; K.D. Aubert - Shauntelle; Manny Suarez - Streetcar Pablo; Brianna Lynn Brown - Shawna; Jason Matthew Smith - Repo Guy; Choppa - H2OKlick; Krazy - H2OKlick; Giovanni Guichard - Club Security Guard; Shalena Hughes - Club Girl; Jamison Jones - Det. Bobby Riley; Ramon Muniz - Station Cop; Slade Barnett - Bolt Cutter Cop; Malakai - Handcuffed Prisoner; Joe Wandell - Arresting Officer; Ragan Wallake - Hot Tub Burnette; Kevin Law - Himself; Shea Elmore - Yoga Girl; Rudi Frenner - Autopsy Pathologist; Gregg Donovan - Beverly Hills Ambassador; Brian Larkins - Beverly Hills Valet; John David Heffron - Van Family Dad; Jennette McCurdy - Van Family Daughter; Paul Butcher - Van Family Son; Elvira Jimenez - Chopper Newscaster; Tara Tovarek - Woman In Elevator; Joan Farrell - Woman In Elevator; Lisa Arning - Woman In Elevator; Ali Elk - Woman In Elevator; Freddy Lewis - Rooftop Cop Boudreau; Brad Tiemann - Dumpster Cop; Gregg Miller - Sgt. Kelly; TJ Deline - Sgt. Davis; James E. Henderson - Playgoer Critic; Kathi Copeland - Streetcar Eunice; Steve Haase - Streetcar Mitch; Will McFadden - Streetcar Steve; JD Ryznar - Concerned Man on Street
Credit
Christa Munro - Art Director, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Animator, Mychal Smith - Boom Operator, Ed Johnston - Casting, Dee Dee Smith - Coordinator, Heath Banks - Coordinator, Allegra Clegg - Co-producer, Scott Bernstein - Co-producer, Robert Souza - Co-producer, Bernie Pollack - Costume Designer, Michelle V. Roth - Costume Designer, Timothy J. Alberts - Costume Designer, Gregory B. Peña - Costume Designer, Marci Singleton - Costume Designer, Laura Baker - Costume Designer, Jorge J. Gonzalez - Costume Designer, H. Gordon Boos - First Assistant Director, David Sardi - First Assistant Director, Eric Fox Hayes - First Assistant Director, Ron Shelton - Director, David Lester - Second Unit Director, Alexander Witt - Second Unit Director, Paul Seydor - Editor, David Lester - Executive Producer, Joe Roth - Executive Producer, Michael Kriston - Hair Styles, Stuart Neumann - Location Manager, Peter J. Novak - Location Manager, Greg Lazzaro - Location Manager, Alex Wurman - Composer (Music Score), Dawn Solér - Musical Direction/Supervision, Kathy Nelson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Michael Laudati - Makeup, Mindy Hall - Makeup, Robert Steadman - Camera Operator, Kirk R. Gardner - Camera Operator, Maurice K. McGuire - Camera Operator, Michael J. Walker - Camera Operator, Ken Fisher - Camera Operator, Liz Ziegler - Camera Operator, Jim Bissell - Production Designer, Barry Peterson - Cinematographer, Allegra Clegg - Production Manager, Ron Shelton - Producer, Lou Pitt - Producer, William Matthews - Set Designer, Jan Pascale - Set Designer, Julia Levine - Set Designer, Lorrie Campbell - Set Designer, Bruce Fortune - Sound/Sound Designer, Soundstorm - Sound Editor, Mark Harris - Sound Recordist, Eddie Bydalek - Sound Recordist, Matt Dublin - Sound Recordist, Tom Lalley - Sound Recordist, Thomas Huff - Stunts, Gary Wayton - Stunts, Danny Wynands - Stunts, Steve M. Davison - Stunts, James M. Halty - Stunts, Fred Hice - Stunts, Gary McLarty - Stunts, Chuck Picerni, Jr. - Stunts, Ben R. Scott - Stunts, Tom Harper - Stunts, Walter Scott - Stunts, Tim Trella - Stunts, Michael Runyard - Stunts, Christopher Doyle - Stunts, Peter Weireter - Stunts, Tim Rigby - Stunts, Mike Justus - Stunts, Bill Young's Precision Driving Team - Stunts, Troy Robinson - Stunts, Jake Dashnaw - Stunts, Kofi W. Elam - Stunts, Donna Evans Merlo - Stunts, Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw - Stunts, Joe Bucaro III - Stunts, Clay Donahue Fontenot - Stunts, Mark Vanslow - Stunts, Robert G. Brown - Stunts, Sandy Justus - Stunts, Shanna Mann - Stunts, Ann Scott - Stunts, Shawn P. Lane - Stunts, Ryan Staats - Stunts, Thomas Huff - Stunts Coordinator, Jim Arnett - Stunts Coordinator, Jeff Dashnaw - Stunts Coordinator, Bruce Fortune - Supervisor/Manager, Peter Weireter - Technical Advisor, Stephen J. Lim - Unit Production Manager, Ron Shelton - Screenwriter, Robert Souza - Screenwriter, Alexander Witt - Additional Cinematography, Paul Hughen - Additional Cinematography, Shawn Williamson - Production Assistant, Gabrielle Bacchus - Production Assistant, Bart Brevé - Production Assistant, Carlos Cunha - Production Assistant, Michael Feldman - Production Assistant, Matt Rawls - Production Assistant, Roberta Riordan - Production Assistant, Julie Evelyn Turner - Production Assistant, Chris Antonini - Production Assistant, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Visual Effects Supervisor, Carey Grant Villegas - Visual Effects Supervisor, Stanley Brossette - Unit Publicist, Patrick Flannery - Additional Editing, Clay Rawlins - Additional Editing, David Nowell - Aerial Photography, Hans Bjerno - Aerial Photography, Sam DiMaggio - First Assistant Camera, Brad Peterman - First Assistant Camera, Garrett M. Benson - First Assistant Camera, Rick Osborn - First Assistant Camera, Rick Lamb - First Assistant Camera, Mason Hersey - First Assistant Camera, James M. Cox - Gaffer, Kat Bueno - Grip, Charles F. Lenz - Grip, Greg Hewett - Grip, Scott Carden - Grip, Chad Herr - Grip, Alex Klabukov - Grip, Jeff Brinker - Grip, Minh N. Bahnsen - Grip, Vich Thiensuwana - Grip, Bobby Huber - Key Grip, Kurt Grossi - Key Grip, Steven Frohardt - Key Grip, Mark Sannes - Key Grip, Marvin R. Morris - Music Editor, Todd Bozung - Music Editor, Gail Laskowski - Post Production Coordinator, Clark Henderson - Post Production Supervisor, Allison Wilke - Production Coordinator, Daren Hicks - Production Supervisor, Tom Shaw - Properties Master, Michael Minkler - Re-Recording Mixer, Myron Nettinga - Re-Recording Mixer, Karen Golden - Script Supervisor, Maxine Bergen - Script Supervisor, Richard Oswald - Second Assistant Director, Hope Garrison - Second Assistant Director, Chip Touhey - Second Assistant Director, Danny Green - Second Assistant Director, Steve Mann - Sound Effects Director, Kim Secrist - Sound Effects Director, Elliot Koretz - Sound Effects Director, Brian T. Best - Sound Effects Director, Howard S.M. Neiman - Sound Effects Director, Steven F. Nelson - Sound Effects Director, Michael J. Payne - Sound Effects Director, Ken Pepiot - Special Effects Coordinator, Kirk R. Gardner - Steadicam Operator, Sidney Baldwin - Still Photographer, David Taritero - Visual Effects Producer, Denise Horta - ADR Editor, Lee Lemont - ADR Editor, Mary Andrews - ADR Editor, Greg Steele - ADR Mixer, Eric Thompson - ADR Mixer, Chris Navarro - ADR Recordist, Chris Fitzgerald - ADR Recordist, Susan Chooljian - Art Department Assistant, Sabrina Rosen - Assistant Costumer Designer, Timothy Marshall - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Robert S. Frank - Assistant Location Manager, Mark Adam Freid - Assistant Location Manager, Ptah Shabaf - Assistant Location Manager, Carlos Aragon - Assistant Location Manager, Orlando R. Gonzales - Assistant Production Coordinator, Kevin Shaw - Assistant Properties, Scott M. Anderson - Assistant Properties, Paul Aulicino - Assistant Sound Editor, Eriberto Cordero - Best Boy Electric, Sean P. Fickert - Best Boy Grip, Chris McNellis - Best Boy Grip, Brian Tipton - Buyer, Mike Bergstrom - Camera Loader, Robyn Owen - Casting Associate, Brent Poe - Chief Lighting Technician, Richard Cronn - Chief Lighting Technician, Karen D. Higgins - Construction Coordinator, Nick Scarano - Costumes Supervisor, Anthony R. Milch - Dialogue Editor, John Stuver - Dialogue Editor, Nancy Kyong Nugent - Dialogue Editor, Donald L. Warner Jr. - Dialogue Editor, Eileen Horta - Dialogue Editor, Dwight LaVers - Dolly Grip, Billy Pierson - Dolly Grip, Jeffrey White - Electrician, Ron Alexus - Electrician, Ralph Johnson - Electrician, Wayne Marshall - Electrician, Solomon Arevalo - Electrician, Larry Liddell - Electrician, John Davies - Electrician, John B. Hart - Electrician, Richard Maldonado - Electrician, Tina Kerr - Extra Casting, Autumn Lisa Mason - First Assistant Editor, Sean Rowe - Foley Artist, Laura Macias - Foley Artist, Marc E. Meyer, Jr. - Foley Editor, Lisa Varetakis - Foley Editor, Hugo Peña - Key Costumer, JoAnn Strafford-Chaney - Key Hairstylist, Kimberly Felix-Burke - Key Make-up, Tara Tovarek - Personal Assistant, Doug Marshall - Personal Assistant, Dylan Stewart - Personal Assistant, Cheryl A. Stone - Production Accountant, Jennifer Bell - Second Assistant Camera, Robert Baek - Second Assistant Camera, Tyler Allison - Second Assistant Camera, Nicolas Restrepo - Second Assistant Camera, Keith Jones - Second Assistant Camera, Eric Turner - Second Assistant Camera, Matthew J. Pexa - Second Second Assistant Director, E. Colleen Saro - Set Dresser, Edward Tamayo - Set Dresser, Jenny Baum - Set Dresser, Ronnie Baker - Set Dresser, F. Alan Burg - Set Dresser, Andrew M. Endsley - Set Dresser, Deborah Harman - Set Dresser, Darryl Henley - Storyboard Artist, L.A. MadDogs - ADR Loop Group, Shawn Kennelly - Foley Mixer, Gary Burritt - Negative Cutter, Boyd Steer - Negative Cutter, Benjamin Pomeroy - Production Secretary, Kirk A. Francis - Production Sound Mixer, Douglas M. Calli - Special Effects Foreman, James Lorimer - Special Effects Technician, Gary Montgomery - Special Effects Technician, Ella P. Popov - Special Effects Technician, Becky Sullivan - Supervising ADR Editor, David D. Scott - Video Assist, Allen Cappuccilli - Visual Effects Editor, Susan A. Burig - Graphic Design, Wayne Fitzgerald - Title Design, Eric Fitzgerald - Title Design, Hollywood Titles Inc. - Title Design, Patricia McNulty Lueker - Art Department Coordinator, Marc Deschaine - Assistant ADR Editor, Joanna Jimenez - Assistant Editor, Dennis Liddiard - Department Head Makeup, Patrick Cicero - First Assistant Sound Editor, William "W" Gilpin - Properties Maker Foreman, Randy L. Childs - Properties Maker Foreman, Jamie Orendorff - Properties Maker Foreman, David Ott - Properties Maker Foreman, Det Chansamone - Interactive Compositor, Dave Takayama - Interactive Compositor, Donovan Scott - Interactive Compositor, Brian Battles - Interactive Compositor, Rob Blue - Interactive Compositor, Rick Shick - Interactive Compositor, Rob Blue - Interactive Compositor, Rachel T. Nicoll - Matchmove Artist
The film is based on the true experiences of Souza, who was a homicide detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division and moonlighted as a real estate broker in his final ten years on the job.
Ford stars as Joe Gavilan, a financially strapped Hollywood homicide detective who moonlights as a real estate broker. He is partnered with K. C. Calden (Hartnett), a much younger officer who teaches yoga on the side and wants to be an actor. The duo are assigned to investigate the murders of four men, members of a rap group who were gunned down in a nightclub.
In addition, they must deal with an unscrupulous Internal Affairs detective (Greenwood) who has a personal grudge against Gavilan and is eager to frame him with phony charges.
The film was not received well by critics. On the film review website Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 30% approval rating based on 155 critics' reviews.[1] One of the few major critics to give it a positive notice was Roger Ebert, who awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars.[2]
Box office
The film did not perform well at the box office, covering only $51m of its $75m budget. It opened at #5 and grossed $11,112,632 in the opening weekend. The film wrapped up its box office run after 12 weeks, grossing $30,940,691 in Canada and the United States and $20,201,968 in other markets for a worldwide total of $51,142,659.[3]
