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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Cedric The Entertainer, Terry Crews, Common and Chris Evans.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, Cedric The Entertainer, Terry Crews, The Game, Common and Chris Evans.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie and Chris Evans.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, Jay Mohr Naomie Harris and Clifton Powell.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, Jay Mohr Naomie Harris and Clifton Powell.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie Laurie, Cedric The Entertainer, Terry Crews, Common and Chris Evans.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, JayMohr Mohr, Naomie Harris and Clifton Powell.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, Jay
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* CreatorDrivenSuccessor: To ''Film/{{Training Day}}'', which director David Ayer wrote. At one point, it was a full-blown sequel focusing on an older, more jaded Hoyt.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie and you Chris Evans.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie and you Chris Evans.
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* AllStarCast: Forest Whitaker, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie and you Chris Evans.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, Jay Mohr Naomie Harris and Clifton Powell.
** Also several good character actors like John Corbett, Jay Mohr Naomie Harris and Clifton Powell.
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* NoStuntDouble: Creator/KeanuReeves did all his own stunts.
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** Terry Crews who has played in some very wacky comedies and sitcoms?? Plays a conflicted dirty cop who eventually comes clean.
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** Terry Crews Creator/TerryCrews who has played in some very wacky comedies and sitcoms?? Plays a conflicted dirty cop who eventually comes clean.clean.
* ThrowItIn: The scene where Grill lands on the sofa and smacks his head against the picture breaking the glass was not scripted and David Ayer loved it so much that he left in the film.
* ThrowItIn: The scene where Grill lands on the sofa and smacks his head against the picture breaking the glass was not scripted and David Ayer loved it so much that he left in the film.
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* DivorcedInstallment: At some point, the film was a direct sequel to ''Film/TrainingDay'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
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** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by Creator/JamesEllroy under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
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** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by Creator/JamesEllroy under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson UsefulNotes/OJSimpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that AllAsiansLookAlike, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
* PlayingAgainstType: Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist [[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]].]]
* PlayingAgainstType: Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist [[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]].]]
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that AllAsiansLookAlike, assumed RacialFaceBlindness, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
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** Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist[[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]].{{Dirty Cop}}s.]]
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** Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that {{All Asians Are Alike}}, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that {{All Asians Are Alike}}, AllAsiansLookAlike, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
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** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, and Erik Van Looy. ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to ''{{Training Day}}'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to ''{{Training Day}}'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
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** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, Creator/SpikeLee, Creator/DavidFincher, Creator/OliverStone, and Erik Van Looy. ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to''{{Training Day}}'', ''Film/TrainingDay'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to
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** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, and Erik Van Looy. ''{{12 Years A Slave}}'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
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** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, and Erik Van Looy. ''{{12 Years A Slave}}'' ''Film/TwelveYearsASlave'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
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** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by {{James Ellroy}} under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
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** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by {{James Ellroy}} Creator/JamesEllroy under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
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* FakeAmerican: British comedian Creator/HughLaurie as Captain Biggs.
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* FakeAmerican: British comedian Canadian Creator/KeanuReeves and Briton Creator/HughLaurie as Tom Ludlow and Captain Biggs.
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* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that {{All Asians Are Alike}}, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
* PlayingAgainstType: Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist [[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]].]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by {{James Ellroy}} under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, and Erik Van Looy. ''{{12 Years A Slave}}'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to ''{{Training Day}}'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
** Grace was originally a reporter rather than a nurse, who came under the [[spoiler: ire of Wander's squad due to her investigations uncovering their corruption.]] Furthermore, her relationship with Ludlow was purely platonic.
** There was a scene revealing that Captain Wander had been Ludlow's wife's secret lover, whom he blamed for her death by callously dumping her outside of a hospital after she suffered a brain aneurysm. Director Ayer cut the subplot, feeling it was too contrived.
** A rough cut of the film ran just over three hours long, and had additional scenes developing Ludlow's relationships with Grace, Linda, and his squad. There was also a scene of the squad performing a bust together to establish their rapport and cohesion as a unit.
* IronyAsSheIsCast: Ludlow is continually referred to by other characters as Caucasian, with the Korean gangsters being insulted by his (admittedly bluffed) assumption that {{All Asians Are Alike}}, dismissing him as a "stupid white boy." Actor Keanu Reeves is of Chinese descent.
* PlayingAgainstType: Leading man John Corbett and comedian Jay Mohr play a pair of [[spoiler:psychopathic, would-be rapist [[DirtyCop Dirty Cops]].]]
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The screenplay was originally written in the mid-1990s by {{James Ellroy}} under the title ''The Night Watchmen'', and inspired by the O.J. Simpson trial and the Rampart scandal. He briefly considered turning it into a novel, but it ultimately sat on the shelf for almost a decade before being developed into a feature film.
** Over the years, various directors were attached to the film; including {{Spike Lee}}, {{David Fincher}}, {{Oliver Stone}}, and Erik Van Looy. ''{{12 Years A Slave}}'' scribe John Ridley penned an early screenplay draft that was ultimately unused.
** At some point, the film was a direct sequel to ''{{Training Day}}'', with the character of Ludlow being an older, more jaded Jake Hoyt who had ironically followed in Alonzo's footsteps.
** Grace was originally a reporter rather than a nurse, who came under the [[spoiler: ire of Wander's squad due to her investigations uncovering their corruption.]] Furthermore, her relationship with Ludlow was purely platonic.
** There was a scene revealing that Captain Wander had been Ludlow's wife's secret lover, whom he blamed for her death by callously dumping her outside of a hospital after she suffered a brain aneurysm. Director Ayer cut the subplot, feeling it was too contrived.
** A rough cut of the film ran just over three hours long, and had additional scenes developing Ludlow's relationships with Grace, Linda, and his squad. There was also a scene of the squad performing a bust together to establish their rapport and cohesion as a unit.
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* FakeAmerican: British comedian Creator/HughLaurie as Captain Biggs.
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* FakeAmerican: British comedian Creator/HughLaurie as Captain Biggs.
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