Training Day

2001
R
2h 2m

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7.8/10

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Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

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A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.

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IMDb RATING

7.8/10

484K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

889

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 18 wins & 23 nominations total

Sara
(as Eva Mendez)

Nick Chinlund

Jaime Gomez

Mark
(as Jaime P. Gomez)

Raymond Cruz

Sniper

Noel Gugliemi

Moreno
(as Noel Guglielmi)

Samantha Esteban

Letty
(as Samantha Becker)

Richard Browner

Waiter (Dining Car)

Director
- Antoine Fuqua
Writer
- David Ayer
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Trivia
The line "King Kong ain't got shit on me!" was ad-libbed by Denzel Washington.

Goofs
After stealing Sandman's money, three bullets are fired through the back window of the Monte Carlo as Jake and Alonzo drive off. At the angle they were fired, all three bullets would have exited the car through the windshield or would be driven through the driver and/or passenger seats, yet all three bullets magically disappear without striking anything once they go through the back window.

Quotes
Alonzo Harris: [to the residents of The Jungle] Aww, you motherfuckers. Okay. Alright. I'm putting cases on all you bitches. Huh. You think you can do this shit... Jake. You think you can do this to me? You motherfuckers will be playing basketball in Pelican Bay when I get finished with you. SHU program, nigga. 23 hour lockdown. I'm the man up in this piece. You'll never see the light of... who the fuck do you think you're fucking with? I'm the police, I run shit around here. You just live here. Yeah, that's right, you better walk away. Go on and walk away... 'cause I'm gonna' burn this motherfucker down. King Kong ain't got shit on me. That's right, that's right. Shit, I don't, fuck. I'm winning anyway, I'm winning... I'm winning any motherfucking way. I can't lose. Yeah, you can shoot me, but you can't kill me.

Crazy credits
There are no opening credits after the title is shown.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Hardball/The Musketeer/Glass House/Rock Star/Diamond Men (2001)

Soundtracks
Cry Freedom
Written by Franky Perez
Performed by Franky Perez
Courtesy of Lava/Atlantic Recording Corp.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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Featured review

10/10

Stunning performance by Denzel Washington...

"Training Day" was a very good movie. I like movies that shove it in your face and make you deal with it...movies like, "Black Hawk Down"...no clichés, no touching moments, just brutal, bitter realism. "Training Day" was such a movie. However, the one thing that made this film really shine was the performance by Mr. Washington. To me, a good actor is someone who just IS a character...if it isn't obvious that they are acting than they are doing a good job. That was the case with Washingon. He just was Alonzo. Every pantomime, every word, every glance was performed masterfully. Did Mr. Washington deserve his Oscar? Absolutely. 200%. Some people say, "not Oscar material" and I must wonder, what film...what performance were they watching?