16 Blocks
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| Directed by | Richard Donner |
| Written by | Richard Wenk |
| Starring | Bruce Willis Mos Def David Morse Cylk Cozart |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
| Editing by | Steven Mirkovich |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | March 3, 2006 |
| Running time | 105 min. |
| Language | English |
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16 Blocks is a 2006 film directed by Richard Donner and released by Warner Bros. Entertainment which opened March 3 in the United States. The film stars Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse and is very reminiscent of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet; both films feature a hard-drinking police protagonist who is viewed as being a pushover but perseveres to present a witness against other police officials. Included in the DVD release is an alternate ending that was originally intended to be included in the theatrical version.
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[edit] Plot
The film is about an aging NYPD police officer, Detective Jack Mosley, (Bruce Willis) who is asked to escort a happy-go-lucky criminal witness, Eddie Bunker, (Mos Def) through sixteen blocks of Lower Manhattan from the police station to a courthouse in less than 118 minutes. Bunker is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m. The simple trip between the two buildings should have taken 15 minutes to complete, and Mosley was only asked to do it because he was convenient. However, no one seems to want the pair to reach their final destination, including an ex-partner of Mosley, Frank Nugent (David Morse). Nugent is in command of one of the detectives Eddie is supposed to testify against and protecting him is Frank's first priority. Jack's trip turns into a quick nightmare when he finds out that the people who want Eddie dead are actually cops.
After Eddie Bunker is almost assassinated by two hitmen, Jack hides him in a friend's bar. Once Jack calls for back-up, Frank Nugent and several other officers arrive. Although initially appearing trustworthy, Frank quickly reveals to Jack that he wants Eddie dead because he is going to testify against another detective. It is then suggested by Frank to set up a mock hostage situation in which Eddie is killed and Jack can go on about his way and do what he does best, just walk away. Jack instead saves Eddie.
After escaping the bar, the pair is faced with difficult situations at every turn as they make their way through the Big Apple on their way to the courthouse.
[edit] Box office
In its opening weekend, the film grossed 11.7 million dollars, which was the second-highest earning film of the weekend. As of its May 25, 2006 closing date, the film grossed a total of 36.895 million dollars in the United States Box Office. [1] According to Box Office Mojo, production costs were around US$55 million. [2]
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] External links
- 16 Blocks Official Site
- 16 Blocks at Yahoo! Movies
- 16 Blocks at the Internet Movie Database
- 16 Blocks at Rotten Tomatoes
- 16 Blocks at The Movie Spoiler
- Bruce Willis interview for 16 Blocks
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