16 Blocks [P&S]

Director: Richard Donner Richard Donner

Overview

A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner's urban action thriller. Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he's on the clock. Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m., and it's up to Mosely to make sure that Bunker makes it to the courthouse in one piece -- a job that Mosely estimates will take a maximum of 15 minutes. A black van has been trailing the pair unnoticed, though, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store just in time to save Eddie from the lethal bullet of a determined assassin. When backup arrives in the form of Detective Frank Nugent (David Morse), Mosely quickly realizes that the detective on Nugent's team is the same cop that Bunker is set to testify against. Now faced with the tough task of dodging bullets and eluding a massive onslaught of corrupt cops, Mosely must keep Bunker alive long enough to get him before the judge and ensure that justice is served.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2006
UPC:	0012569810419
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:42:00

Special Features

Closed Caption;Alternate ending not seen in theaters; Viewable separately and incorporated into the film; Deleted scenes with director/screnwriter commentary; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bruce Willis	Jack Mosley
Mos Def	Eddie Bunker
David Morse	Frank Nugent
Jenna Stern	Diane Mosley
Casey Sander	Capt. Gruber
Cylk Cozart	Jimmy Mulvey
David Zayas	Robert Torres
Robert Racki	Jerry Shue
Patrick Garrow	Touhey
Conrad Pla	Ortiz
Sasha Roiz	Kaller
Hechter Ubarry	Maldonado
Peter McRobbie	Mike Sheehan
Robert Clohessy	Cannova
Jess Mal Gibbons	Pederson
Tig Fong	Briggs
Brenda Pressley	ADA MacDonald
Kim Chan	Sam
Scott McCord	Lieutenant Kincaid
Michael F. Keenan	Ray Fitzpatrick,Actor
Carmen López	Gracie
David Sparrow	Holding Cell Officer
Eduardo Gomez	Holding Cell Prisoner
Sam Kung	Chinese Man
Angela Seto	Chinese Wife
Bernie Henry	Man with Caddy
Nick Alachiotis	Russian
Danny Lima	Russian
Claudio Masciulli	Dominic Forlini
Richard Fitzpatrick	Deputy Commissioner Wagner
Carmen Lopez	Gracie
Efosa Otuomagie	Bus Driver
Christina Orjalo	Little Girl On Bus
Richard Wenk	ADA's Detective
Derek Hoddman	Carl-EMT
Brian Read	UPS Delivery Man
Ryan Wulff	DA's Clerk
Stephen Kahan	Restaurant Owner
Paul Tuerpe	Diane's Boyfriend
Cece Neber	Restaurant Waitress
Jimmy Chong	Bus Passenger
Betty Chong	Bus Passenger
Sam Moses	Bus Passenger
Kathy Imrie	Bus Passenger
Jason Burke	Bus Passenger
Tom Wlaschiha	Bus Passenger
Scott Douglas	Bus Passenger
Kameron Louangxay	Communications Tech
Victoria Mitchell	Woman In Apartment
Cecil Philips	MTA Cop
Rob Weithoff	Court Officer
Jimmy Campbell	Court Officer
Richard Collier	Court Officer
Aaron Ferguson	Court Officer
Bradley Paterson	Brad-EMT
Paul Lee	Asian Shop Owner
Heather Dawn	The Juror
Daryl Dismond	Man In Suit
James Lavin	Car Key Detective
Beatriz Yuste	Subway Commuter
David Talbolt	Subway Commuter
Toni Ellwand	Subway Commuter
Rolando Giacoman	Subway Commuter
Andy Brown	Conductor
Richard Donner	Actor
Klaus Badelt	Composer

Technical Credits

Richard Wenk

Richard Donner	Director
Richard Wenk	Screenwriter
Randall Emmett	Producer
Avi Lerner	Producer
Arnold Rifkin	Producer
Jim Van Wyck	Producer
Danny Dimbort	Executive Producer,Producer
Trevor Short	Executive Producer,Producer
Boaz Davidson	Executive Producer,Producer
Hadeel Reda	Executive Producer,Producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	Executive Producer,Producer
Josef Lautenschlager	Executive Producer,Producer
G.A. Aguilar	Stunts
D.J. Carson	Producer
Stephen J. Eads	Producer
George Furla	Producer,Executive Producer
Todd Gilbert	Producer
Manfred D. Heid	Producer
Derek Hoffman	Producer
Jochen Kamlah	Producer
Gerd Koechlin	Producer
Brian Read	Producer
Ilyse Reutlinger	Producer
Dennis Berardi	Special Effects
Mark Binder	Sound Effects
Thom Brennan	Sound Effects
Greg Chapman	Sound Effects
Benjamin Cheah	Sound Effects
Mike Chock	Sound Effects
Geoff Williams	Stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	Stunts
Jimmy Wong	Stunts,Stunts
Rich Doering	Stunts
Robert Racki	Stunts
Curtis Hibbert	Stunts
Joseph R. Racki	Stunts
Don Hewitt	Stunts
Bobby Beckles	Stunts
Cheryl Quiacos	Stunts
Georger Aguiler	Stunts
Darren Marsman	Stunts
Jennifer Vey	Stunts
Danny Lima	Stunts
Darren McGuire	Stunts
Dean Copkov	Stunts
Donovan Boucher	Stunts
Tig Fong	Stunts
Jeanette Roxborough	Stunts
Brian Jagersky	Stunts
Bryan Thomas	Stunts
Bob Colletti	Stunts
Tommy Chang	Stunts
Taryn Ash	Stunts
Lisse Keeling	Stunts
Dan Belley	Stunts
Christopher Cordell	Stunts
Gene Harrison	Stunts
Howard Green	Stunts
Leigh Bianco	Stunts,Stunts
John Macdonald	Stunts
Gina Marie Jensen	Stunts
John Thompson	Producer
Randi Hiller	Casting
Billy Oliver	Stunts
Dwayne McLean	Stunts
Kevin Rushton	Stunts
Patrick Mark	Stunts
John Stead	Stunts
Ron Bell	Stunts
Duncan McLeod	Stunts
Alison Reid	Stunts
Shane Caldwell	Stunts
Wayne Downer	Stunts
Wade Eastwood	Stunts
Louis DiGiaimo	Casting
Sarah Halley-Finn	Casting
Robin Cook	Casting
Jeff Jensen	Stunts
Brian Frank	Stunts
Brian Smyj	Stunts
John Dolan	Key Grip
Robert DaPrato	Key Grip
Bobby Hannah	Stunts
Robert Reece	Stunts
T.J. O'Mara	Sound Mixer

Editorial Reviews

16 Blocks showcases director Richard Donner and star Bruce Willis at their best, lending their old-fashioned Hollywood talent to a popcorn-movie thriller that offers enough texture and emotion to help it stand out from the pack. Richard Wenk's script offers a familiar thriller premise (and one that owes a few of its plot points to The Gauntlet) but he gives it a fresh spin through rich characterizations and snappy dialogue. Better yet, he and Donner use its New York locale as a character in and of itself. However, the two elements that truly hold 16 Blocks together are its two lead performances; Willismanages to hit the right blend of movie-star machismo and world-weariness as the aging cop hero and Mos Def is a loquacious delight as the small-time con determined to change his way of thinking . David Morse also lends find support as Willis' steely, deeply hypocritical nemesis. The end result might be a little too pat for some viewers, but 16 Blocks offers fine escapist fare to any viewer who wants a good, old fashioned Hollywood thriller.