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16 Blocks is a 2006 film directed by Richard Donner and released by Warner Bros. which opened March 3 in the United States. The film stars Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse and is very reminiscent of Clint Eastwood's The Gauntlet; both films feature a hard-drinking police protagonist who is viewed as being a pushover but perseveres to present a witness against other police officials. Included in the DVD release is an alternate ending that was originally intended to be included in the theatrical version.
In its opening weekend, the film grossed 12.7 million dollars, which was the second-highest earning film of the weekend. As of its May 15, 2006 closing date, the film grossed a total of $36.895 million dollars in the United States Box Office. It made $65.6 million dollars worldwide. According to Box Office Mojo, production costs were around US$55 million.
16 Blocks did become a hit on DVD though, as it made $51.53 million dollars on rentals alone. It remained on the DVD top 50 charts for 17 consecutive weeks.
Eddie, who is played by Mos Def, speaks just like a character, Gangstalicious, for which he provides the voice in the animated series The Boondocks.
Bruce originally wanted rapper Ludacris to play Eddie.
This is actually the second movie where David Morse plays the villain to Bruce Willis as the protagonist. The first such movie was Twelve Monkeys where Morse plays Dr. Peters.Wikipedia |
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