Training Day 2001

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 118 min

genre: crime

theme: gang

director: Antoine Fuqua

Score: 8 / 10

Training Day is a 2001 American crime thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Ayer. It stars Denzel Washington as Alonzo Harris and Ethan Hawke as Jake Hoyt, two LAPD narcotics officers followed over a 24-hour period in the gang-ridden neighborhoods of Westlake, Echo Park, and South Central Los Angeles. It also features Scott Glenn, Eva Mendes, Cliff Curtis, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Macy Gray in supporting roles.

Plot

Jake Hoyt, a young, ambitious LAPD officer, is assigned to work with Detective Alonzo Harris, a highly decorated narcotics officer for a one-day evaluation to determine if Jake will be invited to join his narcotics squad. Alonzo immediately shows a very dominant and unorthodox approach to police work.

Awards

Cast

person Charlotte Ayanna
Cliff Curtis
David Ayer
Denzel Washington
Denzel Whitaker
Dr. Dre
Ethan Hawke
Eva Mendes
Fran Kranz
Harris Yulin
person http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6096
person Jaimé P. Gomez
Macy Gray
Namrata Singh Gujral
person Nick Chinlund
Peter Greene
Raymond Cruz
Raymond J. Barry
person Samantha Esteban
person Sarah Danielle Madison
Scott Glenn
person Seidy López
Terry Crews
Tom Berenger

More details

author	David Ayer
award	Academy Award for Best Actor MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
contentLocation	Los Angeles
director	Antoine Fuqua
editor	Conrad Buff IV
events	Los Angeles Police Department police brutality in the United States police misconduct
genre	action crime drama thriller
keywords	abandon ambush arrest warrant attempted rape bulletproof vest buy chevrolet monte carlo#third generation college student crack cocaine crack rocks drug addict drug dealer even gang member help hunt kill lapd las vegas law enforcement load los angeles international airport marijuana meet mexican standoff million in cash monte carlo narcotic pcp phencyclidine poker police department radio news rape report russian mafia search warrant standoff stolen money sureño worry
musicBy	Mark Mancina
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
producer	Bobby Newmyer Jeffrey Silver
productionCompany	NPV Entertainment Outlaw Productions Village Roadshow Pictures
publisher	Warner Bros. Pictures
recordedAt	California Santa Monica
theme	gang hood neo-noir stag