In Solo 2 ore (16 Blocks) Bruce Willis è un detective alcolista che viene incaricato - per sbaglio - di scortare una mezza tacca di delinquente (Mos Def) fino al tribunale dove dovrà deporre.
Tutto facile, se non fosse che lungo il tragitto ad attenderli ci saranno altri poliziotti, che il testimone può incastrare per numerosi soprusi.
Plot classico, ma sviluppato molto bene; eccellenti le scene d'azione e ben giocata l'ambientazione: giocare a nascondino in pochi isolati di una metropoli sovraffollata è sempre divertente.
Bravi gli attori, anche se soffro tutte le volte che vedo Brutal nel ruolo del cattivo.
Voto: 7. pregevole.
Tags: azione, thriller, drammatico, poliziesco, detective, inseguimento, New York, sparatoria, omicidio, killer, autobus, sequestro, ostaggio, ambulanza, fetira, cospirazione, corruzione, poliziotto, bar, torta, compleanno, cecchino, pasticceria, alcol, alcolismo.
Def, Mos
Nome di battesimo: Smith, Dante Terrell
Data di nascita: 11 December 1973
Altezza: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Coniuge: Maria Yepes::(1996 - 2006) (divorced) 2 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Brazilian Job (2009) .... Left Ear [attore]
- Toussaint (2009) .... [attore]
- Be Kind Rewind (2008) .... Mike [attore]
- Bobby Zero (2008) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Bury Me Standing (2008) .... [attore]
- Keep Coming Back (2008) .... [attore]
- Little Scarlet (2008) .... Mouse (attached) [attore]
- Next Day Air (2008) .... Eric [attore]
- 16 Blocks (2006) .... Eddie Bunker [attore]
- Journey to the End of the Night (2006) .... Wemba [attore]
Biografia:
Taking a cue from the Afrocentric stylings of the Native Tongues crew, which included De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Andres Titus, Mos Def has emerged as one of the more conscientious voices of new school hip-hop, alongside the likes of Common, Outkast, Goodie Mob and The Roots, to name just a few. A lyricist lounge staple, he gained acclaim appearing on recordings by De La Soul and Bush Babees before releasing the single "Universal Magnetic" in 1997. Since then he has appeared on numerous recordings with several crews, including Medina Green and Black Star (of which he is half). His full-length debut album, "Black On Both Sides", was released in 1999 and is destined to achieve classic status.
Trivia random: Is a vegetarian.
Citazione random: There are a lot of people who call themselves teachers or leaders, but they're really just propagandists.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Donner, Richard
Nome di battesimo: Schwartzberg, Richard D.
Data di nascita: 24 April 1930
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Lauren Shuler Donner::(1985 - present)
Ultimi lavori:
- Sam and George (2008) .... [regista]
- 16 Blocks (2006) .... [regista]
- Superman II (2006) (V) .... [regista]
- Timeline (2003) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher (2002) (TV) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Out Cold (2001) .... Snooty Bartender (uncredited) [attore]
- Ritual (2001/I) .... (producer) [produttore]
- X-Men (2000) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Any Given Sunday (1999) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Made Men (1999) .... (producer) [produttore]
Trivia random: Frequently makes uncredited appearances in his own movies.
Citazione random: [Acknowledging Geoffrey Unsworth for developing the photography process that made the flying scenes in the original Superman film possible]: "If it hadn't been for Geoffrey Unsworth, we wouldn't have had a movie."
Salario massimo: $12,000,000, per Assassins (1995)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Morse, David (I)
Data di nascita: 11 October 1953
Altezza: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Coniuge: Susan Wheeler Duff::(19 June 1982 - present) twin sons, 1 daughter
Ultimi lavori:
- The Hurt Locker (2008) .... Col. Reed [attore]
- "John Adams" (2008) (mini) .... George Washington [attore]
- Passengers (2008) .... [attore]
- Disturbia (2007) .... Robert Turner [attore]
- Hounddog (2007) .... Daddy [attore]
- 16 Blocks (2006) .... Det. Frank Nugent [attore]
- A.W.O.L (2006) .... Marquette [attore]
- St. Elsewhere: The Place to Be (2006) (V) .... [attore]
- Down in the Valley (2005) .... Wade [attore]
- Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story (2005) .... Palmer [attore]
Biografia:
David Morse, a 6' 4" tall blue-eyed blonde who performed on stage for 10 years before breaking into film, became established as a respected supporting, character actor and second lead. He was born the first of four children to Charles and Jacquelyn Morse on October 11, 1953, in Beverly, Massachusetts. He grew up with three younger sisters. After graduating from high school, Morse studied acting at the William Esper Studio. In 1971, he began his professional acting career appearing in over 30 productions with the Boston Repertory Company from 1971 to 1977. In the late 1970s, Morse continued his stage career with the Circle Repertory Company in New York before moving into television and film. In the late 1990s, he returned to the Off-Broadway stage starring in Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize winning drama, "How I Learned to Drive" (1997), for which he won the Drama Desk Award and the Obie. Morse made his big screen debut in 1980 co-starring as "Jerry Maxwell", a cheerful bartender turned basketball player, opposite John Savage and Diana Scarwid in Inside Moves (1980), written by Barry Levinson and directed by Richard Donner. Although Inside Moves (1980) was nominated for an Oscar, Morse had to wait a few years until his career took off. His big break came in 1982 when he was cast as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison, a young doctor who struggles as a single parent after the death of his wife, in "St. Elsewhere" (1982), a medical drama that ran for six seasons. He co-starred as opposite Jodie Foster and young Jena Malone in the Oscar nominated Sci-Fi drama Contact (1997). In 1999, he appeared in Stephen King's The Green Mile (1999), with Tom Hanks. A year later, he played a supporting role as a kidnapped husband of Meg Ryan in Proof of Life (2000). In 2002, Morse became the first English-speaking actor nominated for the Golden Horse Award, the Chinese equivalent of the Oscars, for his superb performance as FBI expert "Kevin Richter" in Shuang tong (2002). From 2002 to 2004, Morse had a regular gig starring as "Mike Olshansky", an ex-Philadelphia policeman turned cab driver, in the TV series "Hack" (2002) which ran three seasons and was filmed in Philadelphia, close to his home. In 2006-2007, he has a recurring role on season 3 of an Emmy award-winning medical drama "House M.D." (2004). David Morse has been married to fellow actress Susan Wheeler Duff since 1982. They have three children, one daughter and twin sons. In 1994, after the the Northridge earthquake destroyed his home in Sherman Oaks, Morse moved from LA to Philadelphia with his family, and is currently residing in his wife's hometown.
Trivia random: Broke several fingers during a fight scene in "Disturbia" but remained in character and finished the take.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
16 Blocks (2006)
Solo 2 ore
Regista: Richard Donner
Scrittore: Richard Wenk
Genere: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (21570 voti)
Durata: USA:105 min
Paese: Germany, USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Bruce Willis .... Det. Jack Mosley
- Mos Def .... Eddie Bunker
- David Morse .... Det. Frank Nugent
- Jenna Stern .... Diane Mosley
- Casey Sander .... Capt. Dan Gruber
- Cylk Cozart .... Det. Jimmy Mulvey
- David Zayas .... Det. Robert Torres
- Robert Racki .... Det. Jerry Shue
- Patrick Garrow .... Touhey
- Sasha Roiz .... Kaller
Trama:
Jack Mosley, a burnt-out detective, is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail to a courthouse 16 blocks away. However, along the way he learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD wants him dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness, and never has such a short distance seemed so long...
Trivia random: Mos Def's character has the name "Edward Bunker". Edward Bunker is a real life criminal turned actor (thus proving that people can change, in line with the theme of the movie), who appeared in Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs (1992).
Citazione random: Frank Nugent: [after the shootout in Chinatown, Nugent is talking to Mosley through the door] You still there, Jack?::Jack Mosley: Yeah, I'm still here.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Willis, Bruce
Nome di battesimo: Willis, Walter Bruce
Data di nascita: 19 March 1955
Altezza: 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
Coniuge: Demi Moore::(21 November 1987 - 18 October 2000) (divorced) 3 children
Ultimi lavori:
- The Last Full Measure (2009) .... [attore]
- Morgan's Summit (2009) .... [attore]
- Assassination of a High School President (2008) .... [attore]
- Pinkville (2008) .... William R. Peers [attore]
- Grindhouse (2007) .... Lt. Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror") [attore]
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Nancy Drew (2007) .... Bruce (uncredited) [attore]
- Perfect Stranger (2007) .... Harrison Hill [attore]
- Planet Terror (2007) .... Lt. Muldoon [attore]
- 16 Blocks (2006) .... Det. Jack Mosley [attore]
Biografia:
Bruce Willis grew up mainly in Penns Grove, New Jersey, and graduated from high school there before going to New York to become an actor. He waited tables and tended bar for a living until he began to get roles in plays. While tending bar one night he was seen by a casting director who liked his personality and needed a bartender for a small movie role.
Trivia random: His recording of "Respect Yourself" reached #5 in January of 1987.
Citazione random: If you take guns away from legal gun owners then the only people who would have guns would be the bad guys. Even a pacifist would get violent if someone were trying to kill him or her. You would fight for your life, whatever your beliefs. You'd use a rock or tear one of these chairs out of the floor. Hey, maybe I've been watching too many Bruce Willis movies!
Salario massimo: $100,000,000 (salary, gross and video participations), per The Sixth Sense (1999)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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