Blue Streak (1999)

Director:

Les Mayfield

Writers (WGA):

Michael Berry (written by) &
John Blumenthal (written by) ...
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Release Date:

17 September 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's A Cop That's Not. Believe That!

Plot:

A thief turned ex-con poses as a cop to retrieve a diamond he stole years ago.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Police | Detective | Burglary | Prison

Cast

Martin Lawrence	...	Miles Logan
Luke Wilson	...	Carlson
Peter Greene	...	Deacon
Dave Chappelle	...	Tulley
Nicole Ari Parker	...	Melissa Green
Graham Beckel	...	Rizzo
Robert Miranda	...	Glenfiddish
Olek Krupa	...	Jean LaFleur
Saverio Guerra	...	Benny
Richard C. Sarafian	...	Uncle Lou
Tamala Jones	...	Janiece
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Detective Diaz
Steve Rankin	...	FBI Agent Gray
Carmen Argenziano	...	Captain Penelli
John Hawkes	...	Eddie
Frank Medrano	...	Frank
William Forsythe	...	Detective Hardcastle
Octavia Spencer	...	Shawna (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Timothy Dale Agee	...	Cop in Alley
Bayani Ison	...	Uniform Outside Station
Scott Sowers	...	Prison Guard #37
Christopher Stapleton	...	K-9 Cop (as Christopher J. Stapleton)
Eddy Donno	...	Guard #1
Troy Gilbert	...	Guard #2
Kenny Endoso	...	Clerk
Googy Gress	...	Desk Sergeant
Robert LaSardo	...	Twitchy Suspect
Bill Ferrell	...	Cop in Elevator
Billy 'Sly' Williams	...	Cop in Gem Store Elevator (as Billy Williams)
Greg Montgomery	...	Cop in Precinct
Jason Kravits	...	Customs Guy
Henry Hayashi	...	FBI Tech
James W. Gavin	...	Helicopter Pilot (as James Gavin)
Anne Marie Howard	...	Female Officer
Jane Carr	...	Museum Official
Brandon de Paul	...	Little Friend
Amy Oberer	...	Terrified Woman
Ash Winfield	...	Briefing Room Detective
Erik Rondell	...	Francois
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Peterson, FBI
Joel Hurt Jones	...	Tipsy Cop
Darryl Brunson	...	Office Porter
Shawn Elaine Brown Chiquette	...	Friendly Officer
Christian Christiansen	...	S.W.A.T. Team Member
Michael Grasso	...	S.W.A.T. Team Member (as Michael A. Grasso)
John McCarthy	...	S.W.A.T. Team Member
Jeff Xander	...	Thug
Damian Foster	...	Thug
Yetta Ginsburg	...	Repelled Passerby
Daniel Rogerson	...	Chinese Delivery Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Hanley	...	Briefing room detective (uncredited)
Chris Krueger	...	CHP Officer #1 (uncredited)
Brieann Rich	...	Police officer (uncredited)
Nicholas Rich	...	K-9 officer (uncredited)
Rocco Salata	...	EMT / Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Ty Williams	...	Armer car driver (uncredited)
Roger Willie	...	Cashier (uncredited)

Directed by
Les Mayfield

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Berry		(written by) &
John Blumenthal		(written by) and
Stephen Carpenter		(written by)

Produced by
Peaches Davis	....	co-producer
Michael Fottrell	....	co-producer
Toby Jaffe	....	producer
Daniel Melnick	....	executive producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
Allen Shapiro	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
David Eggby		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Tronick

Casting by
Lynn Kressel

Production Design by
Bill Brzeski

Art Direction by
Philip Toolin

Set Decoration by
Brana Rosenfeld		(as Brana Michelle Roenfeld)

Costume Design by
Denise Wingate

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	makeup artist
Percy Burries	....	hairdresser
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lawrence
Voni Hinkle	....	hair supervisor
Melanie Hughes	....	makeup supervisor
Lucia Mace	....	hair supervisor: second unit
Shari Perry	....	hairdresser
Carol Strong	....	makeup supervisor: second unit
Amy L. Disarro	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael Fottrell	....	unit production manager
Justin Moritt	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director
Bruce Franklin	....	first assistant director
Christopher T. Gerrity	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Chris Gerrity)
Conte Matal	....	second assistant director (as Conte Mark Matal)
Sean McCarron	....	second assistant director: second unit
Nicholas Wolfert	....	second second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Fanée Aaron	....	set designer
Ronald Cox	....	general foreman (as Ron Cox)
David Fencil	....	property master: second unit
A. Todd Holland	....	set designer
William C. Jones	....	general foreman (as William Jones)
Kris Peck	....	assistant property master
John H. Samson	....	construction coordinator (as John Samson)
Wayne Shepherd	....	lead man
Tommy 'Tom' Tomlinson	....	property master (as Tommy Tomlinson)
Jason Weil	....	assistant art director
Eileen Zegar	....	assistant set decorator
Doug Crawford	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
James Diggs	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Suzette Ervin	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Louis Farah	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Lilly Frank	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Bart C. Hubenthal	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steven O'Bannon	....	labor foreman (uncredited)
Edmond Scott Ratliff	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Freddy Waff	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brydon Baker III	....	boom operator
Thom Brennan	....	sound editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Richard Burton	....	sound editor
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Susan Dudeck	....	adr supervisor (as Susan Dudek)
Alison Fisher	....	sound editor
Dick Hansen	....	cableperson
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Richard Lightstone	....	production sound mixer: second unit (as Richard D. Lightstone)
Tricia Linklater	....	first assistant sound editor
Michael Magill	....	sound editor
John Morris	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim H. Ornitz	....	production sound mixer
Mark Pappas	....	foley supervisor
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound editor (as John Thomas)
Anna D. Wilborn	....	assistant sound editor (as Anna Dillon Wilborn)
Ulrika Akander	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: dolby film sound (uncredited)
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John S. Baker	....	special effects (as John Baker)
Al Broussard	....	special effects supervisor: second unit
John B. Hagey	....	special effects (as John Hagey)
William D. Harrison	....	special effects
Roger Lifsey	....	special effects
Clay Pinney	....	special effects supervisor
Joshua Pinney	....	special effects
Thomas Rasada	....	special effects technician
Keith Suzuki	....	special effects
Craig R. Uszak	....	special effects
Kenneth Van Order	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	visual effects supervisor
Chris Haberski	....	special effects crew: Pixel Envy
Erik Liles	....	lighting: Pixel Envy, Inc.
Ross MacKenzie	....	special effects crew: Light Matters, Inc.
Tony Meager	....	special effects crew: Light Matters, Inc.
Rina Osamura	....	special effects crew: Pixel Envy
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	special effects: Light Matters, Inc. crew (as Chris Schnitzer)
Colin Strause	....	special effects crew: Pixel Envy
Greg Strause	....	special effects crew: Pixel Envy
Edson Williams	....	lighting: Pixel Envy, Inc.

Stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts (as Bobby Brown)
Troy Brown	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Luke Wilson
Richard Bucher	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
James M. Halty	....	stunts (as Jimmy Halty)
Jerry Haston	....	stunts (as Jerry Hastone)
Freddie Hice	....	stunts (as Fred Hice)
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin Lamont Jackson)
Randy Johnson	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
David Loitz	....	precision driver
John Meier	....	stunts
Alan Oliney	....	stunt coordinator
Stan Lee Rice	....	stunt double: Martin Lawrence
Stan Lee Rice	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Chad Rondell	....	stunts
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
James Ryan	....	stunts (as Jamie Ryan)
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Steve Kelso	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (uncredited)
Frank Torres	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Anderson	....	key grip (as Mike Anderson)
Audie Aragon	....	dolly grip
Stephen Collins	....	camera operator: second unit
Malcolm Doran II	....	second grip
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator (as Allen Easton)
Buzz Feitshans IV	....	director of photography: second unit (as Fred Feitshans IV)
Nicola Goode	....	still photographer
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Brian LeGrady	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Beverly Leonano	....	lighting: Light Matters Inc.
Rick Maddux	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Michael L. May	....	camera operator
Daniel C. McFadden	....	camera loader
Richard A. Mention III	....	first assistant camera
Patrick Murray	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Jeff Murrell	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Murrell)
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator: second unit (as Leo Napolitano)
Steve Peterson	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Chris Portugal	....	second grip: second unit
Lionel T. Portugal Sr.	....	dolly grip: second unit
Lionel T. Portugal Sr.	....	key grip: second unit
Steve Reinhardt	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Philip Shanahan	....	second assistant camera
Monte Swann	....	24 frame video operator
Melvin 'Butch' Von Bulow	....	dolly grip (as Butch Von Bulow)
David Aloni	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Scott Hammer	....	video assist operator: effects unit (uncredited)
Gene Hara	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kevin Ivey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Dennis J. Lootens	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Jesse Mather	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Juan Morse	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ron Peterson	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Dylan Rush	....	set lighting (uncredited)
Don Selsor	....	grip (uncredited)
Vincent Torres	....	grip (uncredited)
Gregory White	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susie Farris	....	casting associate (as Susan Farris)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Bastidos	....	costumer: second unit
Lis Bothwell	....	costumer
Sandra Collier	....	costumer
Robert Mata	....	costumer
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	costumer (as Lisa Quercioli)
Lawrence Quon	....	costumer
Anthony J. Scarano	....	wardrobe supervisor
Loring I. Spicer	....	wardrobe supervisor: second unit

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	assistant editor
Aaron Brock	....	assistant editor
Heather Goodwin	....	assistant editor (as Heather J. Goodwin)
Greg Parsons	....	additional editor
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Chris Fogel	....	electronic music producer
Amanda Goodpaster	....	music editor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Ken Ross	....	music supervisor
Melodee Sutton	....	music coordinator
TQ	....	composer: song "Get Away"
Dan Wallin	....	score mixer
Brad Warnaar	....	additional orchestrator
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Jeff McIlwain	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Antunez	....	transportation captain (as Michael D. Antunez)
Mike Fenster	....	transportation co-captain
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver (uncredited)
Michael Forte	....	driver (uncredited)
Teresa Haney	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Jill Baron	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz
Gioia Bearden	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Darryl Brown	....	security to Mr. Lawrence
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor
Richard Cody	....	craft service
Curtis Collins	....	location manager (as Curtis L. Collins)
Carrie Cook	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz
Dana Eller	....	production assistant
Jan Garner	....	production accountant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras coordinator
Michael Grasso	....	police technical advisor (as Mike Grasso)
Scott Hanson	....	production assistant
Heather Harris	....	script supervisor: second unit
Linden Johnson	....	first assistant accountant (as Linden W. Johnson)
Mark Benton Johnson	....	assistant location manager (as Mark B. Johnson)
Michele Kennedy	....	production secretary
Sean Lampkin	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
Catherine S. McComb	....	production coordinator
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist
Eric Mention	....	production assistant
Joseph Michael Morsman	....	assistant: Mr. Melnick
Eric Persons	....	location manager: second unit
Rhoades Rader	....	assistant: Mr. Jaffe
Marci Rosenberg	....	assistant production coordinator
Charles Saldana IV	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	production assistant: second unit
John Tang	....	craft service: second unit
George L. Tarrant Jr.	....	production assistant
Ashlee Whittaker	....	assistant: Mr. Mayfield
Ursula Woodland	....	assistant: Mr. Lawrence
David Allsberry	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Laurie Arnow-Epstein	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Kevin A. Canamar	....	set medic (uncredited)
S. Todd Christensen	....	location scout (uncredited)
Yolanda T. Cochran	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Rennie Cowan	....	assistant avid technician (uncredited)
William M. DeLuca	....	mechanic (uncredited)
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Zack Milan	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kristian Sorensen	....	military coordinator (uncredited)
Kie Spring	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Allen Walker	....	military coordinator assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Blue Streak Productions
• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
• IndieProd Company Productions
• Wintergreen Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• WB Television Network, The (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Special Effects

• Light Matters Inc. (visual effects)
• Pixel Envy

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Epic Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Picture Mill, The  main titles
• Rick Brainin Catering Inc.  catering
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services

Also Known As:

Der Diamanten-Cop (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, continuous language and some crude humor.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #36456) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Blue Streak Productions

Trivia:

During pre-production, the film was originally supposed to carry a hard R rating, but after deliberations, the studio had to tone down the film's script to PG-13. This meant changing the plot, dialog and characters. John August was hired as a "script doctor" to make these changes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Miles goes into the office to steal the diamond at the beginning of the movie Eddie holds the door open, when you see a close-up of the door closing it is on the opposite side.

Quotes:

Miles: You want thirty-one flava's? Baskin and Robbins is where you wanna be. Be cool.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: 'Blue Streak': Inside & Undercover" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Seis Salines

Basic but funny

Jewel thief Miles Logan and his gang are stealing a large diamond in LA. After the robbery Logan is double crossed by another thief, Deacon, but gets away when the police arrive. He stashed the diamond but is sent to jail. When he is released he returns to where he hid the diamond to find it is a police station. He pretends to be a cop to get access but he is partnered with rookie Carlson and sent out to do jobs. However Deacon is also searching for the diamond and Logan must also take care of him as he tries to find the jewel and solve crimes.

I gotta admit that I hate Lawrence – his comedies are always sitcom level and he is like a sub-par Eddie Murphy. Sadly I still find his clowning funny! I can't explain it. Here the plot is no more than an excuse for many funny scenes with all the action brought together in a `dramatic' climax! However it is funny – even if it's very straightforward. I imagine that if you hat Lawrence then you'll hate this but if you're in the mood for a simple no-brain comedy then you can rely on Lawrence to deliver just that.

He actually quite good here – even if he's the same in every film he does the same shtick. It's also good to see Luke Wilson in it – even if he's got a role that is really beneath his talents, although Greene is good. Really it's Lawrence's show and he does well but if you hate him then you'll hate this no matter what.

Overall if you want a silly no-brain comedy then this is worth a shot, but if Lawrence annoys you then don't even bother.