Synopsis
Los Angeles, 1999—Officer Dave Brown is a Vietnam vet and a Rampart Precinct cop, dedicated to doing “the people’s dirty work” and asserting his own code of justice, often blurring the lines between right and wrong to maintain his action-hero state of mind. When he gets caught on tape beating a suspect, he finds himself in a personal and emotional downward spiral as the consequences of his past sins and his refusal to change his ways in light of a department wide corruption scandal seal his fate. Brown internalizes his fear, anguish and paranoia as his world, complete with two ex-wives who are sisters, two daughters, an aging mentor dispensing bad advice, investigators galore, and a series of seemingly random women, starts making less and less sense. In the end, what is left is a human being stripped of all his pretense, machismo, chauvinism, arrogance, sexism, homophobia, racism, aggression, misanthropy; but is it enough to redeem him as a man?
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $60,446 (6.2% of total gross) |
Legs: | 7.69 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 62.9% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 5 opening theaters/106 max. theaters, 4.6 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $1,312,605 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 9,101-9,200) | 9,129 | $969,239 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 12,701-12,800) | 12,798 | $571,101 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 14,101-14,200) | 14,153 | $1,540,340 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 1,701-1,800) | 1,773 | $969,239 |
All Time Domestic Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,301-3,400) | 3,347 | $969,239 |
All Time International Box Office for R Movies (Rank 2,601-2,700) | 2,653 | $571,101 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office for R Movies (Rank 3,601-3,700) | 3,688 | $1,540,340 |
See the Box Office tab (Domestic) and International tab (International and Worldwide) for more Cumulative Box Office Records.
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | November 23rd, 2011 (Oscar Qualifying Run) by Alchemy February 10th, 2012 (Limited) by Alchemy |
International Releases: | April 12th, 2012 (Wide) (United Arab Emirates)
June 7th, 2012 (Wide) (Portugal) |
Video Release: | May 15th, 2012 by Alchemy |
MPAA Rating: | R for pervasive language, sexual content and some violence. (Rating bulletin 2196, 11/2/2011) |
Running Time: | 103 minutes |
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Keywords: | Corrupt Cops, Film Noir, Homeless, Bigotry, Relationships Gone Wrong, Sex Crimes, Addiction, Dysfunctional Family |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Drama |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
Production/Financing Companies: | Lightstream Pictures, Waypoint Entertainment, Thrid Mind Pictures |
Production Countries: | United States |
Languages: | English |