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Brooklyn's Finest is a police thriller starring Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and on January 17, 2009 was the first film to sell, one of the quickest acquisitions in recent Sundance history.The Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
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Fast Facts
- Release date: slated for November 2009The Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
- Directed by: Antoine Fuqua
- Written by: Michael C. Martin and Brad Caleb Kane
- Run time: 125 minutesSundance Film Festival 2009: Brooklyn's Finest
- Script won second in a $10,000 screenwriting contestNew York Times: Brooklyn to Hollywood: That's Some Subway Ride (August 8, 2008)
- $25 million budgetNew York Times: Brooklyn to Hollywood: That's Some Subway Ride (August 8, 2008)
- Some of the cast took pay cuts to work in the filmNew York Times: Brooklyn to Hollywood: That's Some Subway Ride (August 8, 2008)
- Filmed in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York in the Van Dyke housing projectsNew York Times: Brooklyn to Hollywood: That's Some Subway Ride (August 8, 2008)
- Premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival
- First film to sell at the Sundance Film FestivalThe Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
- Quickest Sundance acquisition in yearsThe Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
- Reportedly bought for under $5 million with a promise to spend $10 million on marketingThe Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
- Some adjustments expected to be made to the film's score before it is releasedThe Envelope (LAT): Sundance 2009: Live from Park City (January 17, 2009)
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Cast
- Richard Gere as Eddie Dugan
- Ethan Hawke as Sal
- Don Cheadle as Tango
- Wesley Snipes as Caz
- Jesse Williams as Eddie Quinlan
- Lili Taylor as Angela
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Synopsis
Brooklyn's Finest follows three Brooklyn police officers played by Don Cheadle, Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke as they grapple with misplaced morals and a since of self-loathing.New York Times: Brooklyn to Hollywood: That's Some Subway Ride (August 8, 2008) While the film focuses on each of the men's separate stories, all three officers end up at the same Brooklyn housing project, each trying to take the law into their own hands.Sundance Film Festival 2009: Brooklyn's Finest -
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