An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody, and only the L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody, and only the L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody, and only the L.A.P.D.'s Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 5 nominations
LL Cool J
- Deacon 'Deke' Kaye
- (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Reg E. Cathey
- Lt. Greg Velasquez
- (as Reginald E. Cathey)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe actors all received S.W.A.T. tactics, weapons, and live fire training for the film. Colin Farrell was also given L.A.P.D. driver training in the Ford Crown Victoria.
- GoofsWhen the jet on the 6th bridge is stationary as part of the pre-take off check the pilot selects gear down which obviously would have been done before the aircraft landed.
- Crazy creditsDirector Clark Johnson, who appears in the film briefly as Deke's beat partner, is credited as 'Deke's Handsome Partner'.
- SoundtracksTheme from S.W.A.T.
Written by Barry De Vorzon
Featured review
This movie is no doubt influenced by the 'Die Hard' series. In this case, 1990's 'Die Hard 2' where the plot involved a drug dealer. A drug dealer in this case offers 100 million dollars to anyone who can bust him out after he is captured. Naturally, everyone with a greedy agenda, including some people that really make things sticky for the good guys, try to spring him. This film has a nice gradual build to its eventual payoff and Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson are in good form. I only wish that their characters had been a little better developed. It's nice to see a movie where a character has a particular manner, saying or habit that makes their personality instantly recognizable. This is one of the better films to be based on 70's television. Certainly better than the 'Charlie's Angels' films (rubbish).
- WalterFrith
- Aug 31, 2003
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Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Languages
- Also known as
- Đội Đặc Nhiệm S.W.A.T.
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $80,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $116,934,650
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $37,062,535
- Aug 10, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $207,725,639
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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