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'''''Hollywood Homicide''''' is a 2003 American [[Action comedy film|action comedy]] film starring [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Josh Hartnett]], with an ensemble supporting cast including [[Lena Olin]], [[Bruce Greenwood]], [[Isaiah Washington]], [[Lolita Davidovich]], [[Keith David]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Master P]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[Eric Idle]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[Kurupt]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], [[Martin Landau]], and [[André 3000|André Benjamin]]. It was directed by [[Ron Shelton]], written by Shelton and Robert Souza, and produced by Lou Pitt. The film is based on the true experiences of Souza, who was a homicide detective in the [[LAPD]] [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] Division and moonlighted as a [[Real estate broker/agent|real estate broker]] in his final ten years on the job. The film's title sequence is done by [[Wayne Fitzgerald]], which marks it as his final time doing a title sequence before his death in September 2019.
'''''Hollywood Homicide''''' is a 2003 American [[buddy cop]] [[action comedy film]] starring [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Josh Hartnett]], with a supporting cast including [[Lena Olin]], [[Bruce Greenwood]], [[Isaiah Washington]], [[Lolita Davidovich]], [[Keith David]], [[Gladys Knight]], [[Master P]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[Eric Idle]], [[Ron Shelton]], [[Robert Wagner]], [[Kurupt]], [[Smokey Robinson]], [[Lou Diamond Phillips]], [[Martin Landau]], and [[André 3000|André Benjamin]]. It was directed by [[Ron Shelton]], written by Shelton and Robert Souza, and produced by Shelton and Lou Pitt. The film is based on the true experiences of Souza, who was a homicide detective in the [[LAPD]] [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] Division and moonlighted as a [[Real estate broker/agent|real estate broker]] in his final ten years on the job. The film's title sequence is done by [[Wayne Fitzgerald]], which marks it as his final time doing a title sequence before his death in September 2019.


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Sergeant Joe Gavilan is a financially strapped homicide detective with the Hollywood Division of the [[LAPD]]. He has been moonlighting as a real estate agent for seven years. His current partner is K.C. Calden, a much younger detective who teaches yoga on the side and wants to be an actor.
[[Sergeant]] Joe Gavilan is a financially strapped [[homicide]] [[detective]] with the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] Division of the [[LAPD]]. He has been [[Side job|moonlighting]] as a [[real estate agent]] for seven years. His current partner is Detective K.C. Calden, a much younger detective who teaches [[yoga]] on the side and wants to be an [[actor]].


The partners are investigating the murders of the four members of rap group "H2OClick", who were gunned down in a nightclub by two unidentified assailants. The detectives discover there was a witness who fled, and they work to track him down. They are distracted, failing to bond as partners, as Gavilan has to deal with a looming real estate deal that may be the key to getting out of debt, while Calden further pursues his dreams of acting by trying to be scouted by talent agents.
The partners are investigating the murders of the four members of [[Hip hop music|rap group]] "H2OClick", who were gunned down in a nightclub by two unidentified assailants. The detectives discover there was a witness who fled, and they work to track him down. They are distracted, failing to bond as partners, as Gavilan has to deal with a looming real estate deal that may be the key to getting out of debt, while Calden further pursues his dreams of acting by trying to be scouted by [[talent agent]]s.


Meanwhile, the manager of H2OClick, Antoine Sartain, has his head of security eliminate the two hitmen, whom he had hired to kill H2OClick, and earlier a rapper named Klepto that Sartain also managed.
Meanwhile, the manager of H2OClick, Antoine Sartain, has his head of security eliminate the two hitmen, whom he had hired to kill H2OClick, and earlier a rapper named Klepto that Sartain also managed.


Gavilan and Calden believe the murders are gang-related, but when Calden happens to see the bodies of the hitmen at the morgue, they conclude that the murders were orchestrated. The detectives also notice similarities that tie the H2OClick and Klepto homicides together. Gavilan learns from an undercover officer that the songwriter for H2OClick, a man named K-Ro, has gone missing, leading Gavilan to believe he is their murder witness. They struggle to track down K-Ro until they finally learn his real name, Oliver Robideaux, the son of former Motown singer Olivia Robideaux.
Gavilan and Calden believe the murders are gang-related, but when Calden happens to see the bodies of the hitmen at the morgue, they conclude that the murders were orchestrated. The detectives also notice similarities that tie the H2OClick and Klepto homicides together. Gavilan learns from an undercover officer that the songwriter for H2OClick, a man named K-Ro, has gone missing, leading Gavilan to believe he is their murder witness. They struggle to track him down until they finally learn his real name, Oliver Robideaux, the son of former [[Motown]] singer Olivia Robideaux.


Meanwhile, Internal Affairs Lieutenant Bernard "Bennie" Macko arrives at the station. Macko and Gavilan have a bad history, as Gavilan embarrassed Macko after proving him wrong on a case years ago. The animosity is compounded by the fact that Gavilan's latest love interest, a [[psychic]] named Ruby, used to date Macko.
Meanwhile, [[Internal affairs (law enforcement)|Internal Affairs]] [[Lieutenant]] Bernard "Bennie" Macko arrives at the station. Macko and Gavilan have a bad history, as Gavilan embarrassed Macko after proving him wrong on a case years ago. The animosity is compounded by the fact that Gavilan's latest love interest, a [[psychic]] named Ruby, used to date Macko.


Macko is intent on ruining Gavilan, going so far as to try to frame him and place both detectives in interrogation. Instead, it only serves to help Gavilan and Calden strengthen their partnership. Gavilan offers to help Calden with the case of his father's death; Officer Danny Calden had been gunned down during a sting operation gone wrong, with his partner, Officer Leroy Wasley, being implicated but eventually released due to lack of evidence.
Macko is intent on ruining Gavilan, going so far as to try to frame him and place both detectives in interrogation. Instead, it only serves to help Gavilan and Calden strengthen their partnership. Gavilan offers to help Calden with the case of his father's death; [[Officer]] Danny Calden had been gunned down during a sting operation gone wrong, with his partner, Officer Leroy Wasley, being implicated but eventually released due to lack of evidence.


The partners track down K-Ro to his home, where Olivia professes her son's innocence and that manager Sartain was the real culprit. Sartain had been embezzling money from Klepto, H2OClick and other clients for years. Klepto and H2OClick discovered this and threatened to hire lawyers to nullify their contracts, which led Sartain to have his head of security hire the hitmen as a "lesson" to all his clients. It also turns out that Wasley is Sartain's security chief, and that Macko is also in league with him.
The partners track down K-Ro to his home, where Olivia professes her son's innocence and that Sartain was the real culprit. Sartain had been [[Embezzlement|embezzling]] money from Klepto, H2OClick and other clients for years. Klepto and H2OClick discovered this and threatened to hire lawyers to nullify their contracts, which led Sartain to have his head of security hire the hitmen as a "lesson" to all his clients. Wasley is not only Sartain's security chief, but Macko is also in league with him.


When the partners cannot locate Sartain and Wasley, Gavilan enlists the help of Ruby. She uses her psychic power to lead the two detectives to a clothing store. Just then, Sartain and Wasley happened to drive by, and Gavilan and Calden follow in a wild car chase. The chase ends with the four men on foot, with the two partners chasing the two culprits in different directions.
When the partners cannot locate Sartain and Wasley, Gavilan enlists Ruby's help. She uses her psychic power to lead the two detectives to a clothing store. Just then, Sartain and Wasley happened to drive by, so Gavilan and Calden follow in a wild car chase. It ends with the four men on foot, with two separate chases.


When Gavilan struggles with Sartain, Sartain ends up falling from the top of a building to his death. Wasley has drawn a gun on Calden and loudly brags about having killed his father. Calden utilizes his acting skills to distract and incapacitate Wasley, and reveals he had a tape recorder on the whole time. Gavilan and Calden reunite as LAPD officers swarm the scene, but Macko appears and calls for the arrests of the two officers. Instead, Macko is arrested for his part in helping to cover up Sartain and Wasley's crimes.
In a struggle with Gavilan, Sartain ends up falling from the top of a building to his death. Wasley draws a gun on Calden and loudly brags about having killed his father. Calden utilizes his acting skills to distract and incapacitate Wasley, and reveals he had a tape recorder on the whole time. Gavilan and Calden reunite as LAPD officers swarm the scene. Macko appears and calls for the arrests of the partners, but instead he is arrested for his part in covering up Sartain and Wasley's crimes.


Gavilan and Ruby are seen attending a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', in which Calden is playing a lead role. It is implied that Gavilan successfully brokered the real estate deal, and Calden is giving his all in the pursuit of his acting dream. However, both of them receive calls from police headquarters and leave in the middle of the play, now solid partners.
Gavilan and Ruby attend a production of ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', in which Calden is in a lead role. It is implied that Gavilan successfully brokered the real estate deal, and Calden is giving his all in the pursuit of his acting dream. However, both of them receive calls from police headquarters and leave in the middle of the play, now solid partners.


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Bruce Greenwood]] as Lieutenant Bernard "Bennie" Macko
* [[Bruce Greenwood]] as Lieutenant Bernard "Bennie" Macko
* [[Isaiah Washington]] as Antoine Sartain
* [[Isaiah Washington]] as Antoine Sartain
* [[Lolita Davidovich]] as Cleo Ricard
* [[Ron Shelton]] as Ricard
* [[Keith David]] as Captain Leon
* [[Keith David]] as Captain Leon
* [[Master P]] as Julius Armas
* [[Master P]] as Julius Armas
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* [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] as Wanda
* [[Lou Diamond Phillips]] as Wanda
* [[Meredith Scott Lynn]] as Detective Jackson
* [[Meredith Scott Lynn]] as Detective Jackson
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* [[K. D. Aubert]] as Shauntelle/Streetcar Blanche
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* Tom Todoroff as Detective Zino
* [[James MacDonald (actor)|James MacDonald]] as Danny Broome
* [[James MacDonald (actor)|James MacDonald]] as Danny Broome
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* Tom Todoroff as Detective Zino
* [[Kurupt]] as Oliver "K-Ro" Robidoux
* [[Kurupt]] as Oliver "K-Ro" Robidoux
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* [[Eric Idle]] as The Celebrity
* [[André Benjamin]] as "Silk" Brown
* [[André Benjamin]] as "Silk" Brown
* [[Alan Dale]] as Commander Preston
* [[Alan Dale]] as Commander Preston
* [[Clyde Kusatsu]] as Coroner Chung
* [[Dwight Yoakam]] as Leroy Wasley
* [[Dwight Yoakam]] as Leroy Wasley
* [[Martin Landau]] as Jerry Duran
* [[Martin Landau]] as Jerry Duran
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* [[K. D. Aubert]] as Shauntelle/Streetcar Blanche
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* [[Eric Idle]] as The Celebrity
* [[Jennette McCurdy]] as The Van Family Daughter
* [[Jennette McCurdy]] as The Van Family Daughter
* [[Eloy Casados]] as Detective Eddie Cruz
* [[Eloy Casados]] as Detective Eddie Cruz
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==Production==
==Production==
The roles of Gavilan and Calden were originally given to [[John Travolta]] and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], respectively, before [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Josh Hartnett]] eventually signed on.
The roles of Gavilan and Calden were originally given to [[John Travolta]] and [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]], respectively, before [[Harrison Ford]] and [[Josh Hartnett]] eventually signed on. Ford was looking for fresher material and UTA, the agency that had recently signed him, suggested it based on [[Ron Shelton]]'s profile at the time. [[Joe Roth]], the Revolution Studios Head, reportedly offered the role to [[Bruce Willis]], with his producing partner [[Arnold Rifkin]] along to produce as well.


Throughout filming, Ford and Hartnett reportedly did not get along. Things apparently got so tense that the two wouldn't look each other in the eye when they're sharing scenes together with Ford calling Hartnett a "punk" while Hartnett responded by calling Ford an "old fart". They reportedly carried over the feud into the promotional tour for the film.
Throughout filming, Ford and Hartnett reportedly did not get along. Things apparently got so tense that the two wouldn't even look each other in the eye when sharing scenes together, with Ford calling Hartnett a "punk" while Hartnett responded by calling Ford an "old fart". They reportedly carried over the feud into the promotional tour for the film. Other reports from people on-set indicated that Hartnett was very reverential, and that he only signed on to the film because of Ford's involvement.


==Reception==
==Reception==
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 30% based on 163 reviews, and an average rating of 4.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Hollywood Homicide'' suffers from too many subplots and not enough laughs."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hollywood_homicide/ |title = Hollywood Homicide (2003) |access-date = July 9, 2020 |website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood Homicide Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/hollywood-homicide|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=Hollywood Homicide |work=[[CinemaScore]]|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref>
On the [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''Hollywood Homicide'' holds an approval rating of 30% based on 163 reviews, and an average rating of 4.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Hollywood Homicide'' suffers from too many subplots and not enough laughs."<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hollywood_homicide/ |title = Hollywood Homicide (2003) |access-date = July 9, 2020 |website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |archive-date = July 30, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200730105316/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hollywood_homicide |url-status = live }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web |title=Hollywood Homicide Reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/hollywood-homicide |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617164218/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/hollywood-homicide |url-status=live }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com/ |title=Hollywood Homicide |work=[[CinemaScore]] |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=December 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214005119/https://m.cinemascore.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


Michael O'Sullivan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "''Hollywood Homicide'' is a buddy film starring two people who, even as the closing credits roll, appear to have just met" and added "every scene between them, and that's most every scene, feels like a screen test or, at best, a rehearsal."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/06/13/AR2005033115977.html |title=Murder in Blah Blah Land |author=O'Sullivan, Michael |access-date=2017-10-16 |date=2003-06-13 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] }}</ref> One of the few major critics to give it a positive notice was [[Roger Ebert]], who awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "that it's more interested in its two goofy cops than in the murder plot; their dialogue redeems otherwise standard scenes."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030613/REVIEWS/306130301/1023 |title=Hollywood Homicide Review |author=Ebert, Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |access-date=2017-10-16 |date=2003-06-13 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] }}</ref>
Michael O'Sullivan of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' wrote, "''Hollywood Homicide'' is a buddy film starring two people who, even as the closing credits roll, appear to have just met" and added "every scene between them, and that's most every scene, feels like a screen test or, at best, a rehearsal."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/06/13/AR2005033115977.html |title=Murder in Blah Blah Land |author=O'Sullivan, Michael |access-date=2017-10-16 |date=2003-06-13 |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |archive-date=2017-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016180105/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2003/06/13/AR2005033115977.html |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the few major critics to give it a positive notice was [[Roger Ebert]], who awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "that it's more interested in its two goofy cops than in the murder plot; their dialogue redeems otherwise standard scenes."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030613/REVIEWS/306130301/1023 |title=Hollywood Homicide Review |author=Ebert, Roger |author-link=Roger Ebert |access-date=2017-10-16 |date=2003-06-13 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-date=2012-10-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002081205/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20030613/REVIEWS/306130301/1023 |url-status=live }}</ref> Bob Longino of ''[[The Atlanta Constitution]]'' gave the film a C, describing it as "the opposite of ''[[L.A. Confidential (film)|L.A. Confidential]]'', it's ''[[D.O.A. (1950 film)|D.O.A.]]'', but it does have one good chase scene."<ref>{{cite news |last=Longino |first=Bob |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-hollywood-homi/156512044/ |title='Hollywood Homicide' Has Ford, Hartnett, But Little Else |date=June 13, 2003 |access-date=November 2, 2024 |page=F1 |publisher=[[The Atlanta Constitution]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] }}</ref>


===Box office===
===Box office===
The film did not perform well at the box office, earning a total gross that was lower than its $75 million budget. It ranked number 5 and grossed $11,112,632 in its opening weekend, coming in well below ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'', ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'', ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'', and first-place holder ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', the latter of which was in its third weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Audiences Find 'Nemo'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/audiences-find-nemo/|date=June 16, 2003|access-date=2023-03-11|work=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The film ended its box office run after 12 weeks, grossing $30,940,691 in Canada and the United States and $20,201,968 in other markets for a worldwide total of $51,142,659.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hollywoodhomicide.htm |title = Hollywood Homicide (2003) |access-date = 2009-08-02 |website = [[Box Office Mojo]] }}</ref>
''Hollywood Homicide'' did not perform well at the box office, earning a total gross that was lower than its $75 million budget. It ranked number 5 and grossed $11,112,632 in its opening weekend, coming in well below ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'', ''[[Bruce Almighty]]'', ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'', and first-place holder ''[[Finding Nemo]]'', the latter of which was in its third weekend.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Audiences Find 'Nemo'|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/audiences-find-nemo/|date=June 16, 2003|access-date=2023-03-11|work=[[CBS News]]|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207143408/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/audiences-find-nemo/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film ended its box office run after 12 weeks, grossing $30,940,691 in Canada and the United States and $20,201,968 in other markets for a worldwide total of $51,142,659.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hollywoodhomicide.htm |title = Hollywood Homicide (2003) |access-date = 2009-08-02 |website = [[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date = 2010-01-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100116054035/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=hollywoodhomicide.htm |url-status = live }}</ref>


==Home media==
==Home media==
''Hollywood Homicide'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] October 7, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Hollywood Homicide Preview|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/25/hollywood-homicide-preview|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 8, 2023|date=September 25, 2003}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fretts |first=Bruce |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,492435,00.html |title=Hollywood Homicide |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref> The DVD edition included a director's commentary, cast and crew profiles and a theatrical trailer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7641/hollywood-homicide/?___rd=1 |title=Hollywood Homicide : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref> In 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released the film for the first time on [[Blu-ray]] in a 2 pack set with ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'', without any extra features.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millcreekent.com/hollywood-homicide-hudson-hawk-bd-double-feature.html |title=Mill Creek Entertainment: Hollywood Homicide & Hudson Hawk - BD Double Feature |publisher=Millcreekent.com |date=2013-03-26 |access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref>
''Hollywood Homicide'' was released on [[VHS]] and [[DVD]] on October 7, 2003 by [[Sony Pictures Home Entertainment|Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Patrizio|first=Andy|title=Hollywood Homicide Preview|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/25/hollywood-homicide-preview|publisher=IGN|access-date=April 8, 2023|date=September 25, 2003|archive-date=April 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408162824/https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/25/hollywood-homicide-preview|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Fretts |first=Bruce |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,492435,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519094151/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,492435,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 19, 2007 |title=Hollywood Homicide |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=2015-10-31}}</ref> The DVD edition included a director's commentary, cast and crew profiles and a theatrical trailer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7641/hollywood-homicide/?___rd=1 |title=Hollywood Homicide : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062640/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/7641/hollywood-homicide/?___rd=1 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released the film for the first time on [[Blu-ray]] in a 2 pack set with ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'', without any extra features.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millcreekent.com/hollywood-homicide-hudson-hawk-bd-double-feature.html |title=Mill Creek Entertainment: Hollywood Homicide & Hudson Hawk - BD Double Feature |publisher=Millcreekent.com |date=2013-03-26 |access-date=2015-10-31 |archive-date=2017-07-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170714102235/http://www.millcreekent.com/hollywood-homicide-hudson-hawk-bd-double-feature.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Films shot in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Revolution Studios films]]
[[Category:Revolution Studios films]]
[[Category:English-language crime films]]
[[Category:English-language action comedy films]]
[[Category:English-language thriller films]]
[[Category:English-language buddy comedy films]]

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Hollywood Homicide
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRon Shelton
Written by
  • Robert Souza
  • Ron Shelton
Produced by
  • Lou Pitt
  • Ron Shelton
Starring
CinematographyBarry Peterson
Edited byPaul Seydor
Music byAlex Wurman
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • June 13, 2003 (2003-06-13)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million
Box office$51.1 million

Hollywood Homicide is a 2003 American buddy cop action comedy film starring Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett, with a supporting cast including Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Keith David, Gladys Knight, Master P, Dwight Yoakam, Eric Idle, Ron Shelton, Robert Wagner, Kurupt, Smokey Robinson, Lou Diamond Phillips, Martin Landau, and André Benjamin. It was directed by Ron Shelton, written by Shelton and Robert Souza, and produced by Shelton and Lou Pitt. The film is based on the true experiences of Souza, who was a homicide detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division and moonlighted as a real estate broker in his final ten years on the job. The film's title sequence is done by Wayne Fitzgerald, which marks it as his final time doing a title sequence before his death in September 2019.

Plot

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Sergeant Joe Gavilan is a financially strapped homicide detective with the Hollywood Division of the LAPD. He has been moonlighting as a real estate agent for seven years. His current partner is Detective K.C. Calden, a much younger detective who teaches yoga on the side and wants to be an actor.

The partners are investigating the murders of the four members of rap group "H2OClick", who were gunned down in a nightclub by two unidentified assailants. The detectives discover there was a witness who fled, and they work to track him down. They are distracted, failing to bond as partners, as Gavilan has to deal with a looming real estate deal that may be the key to getting out of debt, while Calden further pursues his dreams of acting by trying to be scouted by talent agents.

Meanwhile, the manager of H2OClick, Antoine Sartain, has his head of security eliminate the two hitmen, whom he had hired to kill H2OClick, and earlier a rapper named Klepto that Sartain also managed.

Gavilan and Calden believe the murders are gang-related, but when Calden happens to see the bodies of the hitmen at the morgue, they conclude that the murders were orchestrated. The detectives also notice similarities that tie the H2OClick and Klepto homicides together. Gavilan learns from an undercover officer that the songwriter for H2OClick, a man named K-Ro, has gone missing, leading Gavilan to believe he is their murder witness. They struggle to track him down until they finally learn his real name, Oliver Robideaux, the son of former Motown singer Olivia Robideaux.

Meanwhile, Internal Affairs Lieutenant Bernard "Bennie" Macko arrives at the station. Macko and Gavilan have a bad history, as Gavilan embarrassed Macko after proving him wrong on a case years ago. The animosity is compounded by the fact that Gavilan's latest love interest, a psychic named Ruby, used to date Macko.

Macko is intent on ruining Gavilan, going so far as to try to frame him and place both detectives in interrogation. Instead, it only serves to help Gavilan and Calden strengthen their partnership. Gavilan offers to help Calden with the case of his father's death; Officer Danny Calden had been gunned down during a sting operation gone wrong, with his partner, Officer Leroy Wasley, being implicated but eventually released due to lack of evidence.

The partners track down K-Ro to his home, where Olivia professes her son's innocence and that Sartain was the real culprit. Sartain had been embezzling money from Klepto, H2OClick and other clients for years. Klepto and H2OClick discovered this and threatened to hire lawyers to nullify their contracts, which led Sartain to have his head of security hire the hitmen as a "lesson" to all his clients. Wasley is not only Sartain's security chief, but Macko is also in league with him.

When the partners cannot locate Sartain and Wasley, Gavilan enlists Ruby's help. She uses her psychic power to lead the two detectives to a clothing store. Just then, Sartain and Wasley happened to drive by, so Gavilan and Calden follow in a wild car chase. It ends with the four men on foot, with two separate chases.

In a struggle with Gavilan, Sartain ends up falling from the top of a building to his death. Wasley draws a gun on Calden and loudly brags about having killed his father. Calden utilizes his acting skills to distract and incapacitate Wasley, and reveals he had a tape recorder on the whole time. Gavilan and Calden reunite as LAPD officers swarm the scene. Macko appears and calls for the arrests of the partners, but instead he is arrested for his part in covering up Sartain and Wasley's crimes.

Gavilan and Ruby attend a production of A Streetcar Named Desire, in which Calden is in a lead role. It is implied that Gavilan successfully brokered the real estate deal, and Calden is giving his all in the pursuit of his acting dream. However, both of them receive calls from police headquarters and leave in the middle of the play, now solid partners.

Cast

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Production

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The roles of Gavilan and Calden were originally given to John Travolta and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, respectively, before Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett eventually signed on. Ford was looking for fresher material and UTA, the agency that had recently signed him, suggested it based on Ron Shelton's profile at the time. Joe Roth, the Revolution Studios Head, reportedly offered the role to Bruce Willis, with his producing partner Arnold Rifkin along to produce as well.

Throughout filming, Ford and Hartnett reportedly did not get along. Things apparently got so tense that the two wouldn't even look each other in the eye when sharing scenes together, with Ford calling Hartnett a "punk" while Hartnett responded by calling Ford an "old fart". They reportedly carried over the feud into the promotional tour for the film. Other reports from people on-set indicated that Hartnett was very reverential, and that he only signed on to the film because of Ford's involvement.

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Hollywood Homicide holds an approval rating of 30% based on 163 reviews, and an average rating of 4.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Hollywood Homicide suffers from too many subplots and not enough laughs."[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.[3]

Michael O'Sullivan of The Washington Post wrote, "Hollywood Homicide is a buddy film starring two people who, even as the closing credits roll, appear to have just met" and added "every scene between them, and that's most every scene, feels like a screen test or, at best, a rehearsal."[4] One of the few major critics to give it a positive notice was Roger Ebert, who awarded the film 3 out of 4 stars and wrote "that it's more interested in its two goofy cops than in the murder plot; their dialogue redeems otherwise standard scenes."[5] Bob Longino of The Atlanta Constitution gave the film a C, describing it as "the opposite of L.A. Confidential, it's D.O.A., but it does have one good chase scene."[6]

Box office

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Hollywood Homicide did not perform well at the box office, earning a total gross that was lower than its $75 million budget. It ranked number 5 and grossed $11,112,632 in its opening weekend, coming in well below Rugrats Go Wild, Bruce Almighty, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and first-place holder Finding Nemo, the latter of which was in its third weekend.[7] The film ended its box office run after 12 weeks, grossing $30,940,691 in Canada and the United States and $20,201,968 in other markets for a worldwide total of $51,142,659.[8]

Home media

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Hollywood Homicide was released on VHS and DVD on October 7, 2003 by Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment.[9][10] The DVD edition included a director's commentary, cast and crew profiles and a theatrical trailer.[11] In 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment released the film for the first time on Blu-ray in a 2 pack set with Hudson Hawk, without any extra features.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Hollywood Homicide (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Hollywood Homicide Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hollywood Homicide". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (2003-06-13). "Murder in Blah Blah Land". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  5. ^ Ebert, Roger (2003-06-13). "Hollywood Homicide Review". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  6. ^ Longino, Bob (June 13, 2003). "'Hollywood Homicide' Has Ford, Hartnett, But Little Else". The Atlanta Constitution. p. F1. Retrieved November 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Audiences Find 'Nemo'". CBS News. June 16, 2003. Archived from the original on 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  8. ^ "Hollywood Homicide (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
  9. ^ Patrizio, Andy (September 25, 2003). "Hollywood Homicide Preview". IGN. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ Fretts, Bruce. "Hollywood Homicide". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  11. ^ "Hollywood Homicide : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  12. ^ "Mill Creek Entertainment: Hollywood Homicide & Hudson Hawk - BD Double Feature". Millcreekent.com. 2013-03-26. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
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