Training Day
Action, Crime, Thriller
Warner Bros.  (2001) 120 mins R

7.5 (64,627 votes)
A new police officer (Ethan Hawke) is assigned to follow a veteran officer (Denzel Washington) around for a day to learn the ropes. The veteran officer shows the rookie his way of doing thing, which may not always be the legal way. As the day progresses the rookie is taken down a dark path, and the veteran does not realize that showing someone how to get away with the shady side of life can come back and bite you. As one good deed saves a life, it means the down fall of another. Using what he learned from the veteran, the rookie takes a stand for an unexpected ending....

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Cast and Crew
Ethan Hawke  ......  Jake Hoyt
Denzel Washington  ......  Detective Alonzo Harris
Tom Berenger  ......  Stan Gursky
Cliff Curtis  ......  Smiley
Snoop Dogg  ......  Blue
Raymond J. Barry  ......  Lou Jacobs
Director  .....  Antoine Fuqua
Producer  .....  Bruce Berman; Davis Guggenheim; Robert F. Newmyer; Jeffrey Silver
Writer  .....  David Ayer
Cinematography  .....  Mauro Fiore
Musician  .....  Mark Mancina
Notes
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Smiley calls Dreamer out to count the money, she complains and as the scene changes, dialogue continues but Dreamer is not talking. (more)

Trivia:
An alternate ending on DVD shows Jake Hoyt being approached and questioned by the "Three Wise Men" as he returns home (their silhouettes of them leaving the car parked on the street can be briefly seen in the theatrical version). (more)

Filming Locations:
Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA (more)

Quotes:
Moreno: So tell me something. How long have you been a pig, I mean, a police officer?
Jake Hoyt: I've been a pig for 19 months.
Moreno: 19 months? You like it?
Jake Hoyt: I should have been a fireman.
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 12 nominations (more)