S.W.A.T. (2003)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Clark Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Robert Hamner (characters)
Ron Mita (story) ...
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Release Date:

8 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime

Tagline:

Even cops dial 911

Plot:

An imprisoned drug kingpin offers a huge cash reward to anyone that can break him out of police custody and only the LAPD's Special Weapons and Tactics team can prevent it.

Plot Keywords:

SWAT Team | Police | Bank Robbery | Hostage | Train

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Sgt. Dan 'Hondo' Harrelson
Colin Farrell	...	Jim Street
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Chris Sanchez
LL Cool J	...	Deacon 'Deke' Kay (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Josh Charles	...	T.J. McCabe
Jeremy Renner	...	Brian Gamble
Brian Van Holt	...	Michael Boxer
Olivier Martinez	...	Alex Montel
Reg E. Cathey	...	Lt. Greg Velasquez (as Reginald E. Cathey)
Larry Poindexter	...	Capt. Thomas Fuller
Page Kennedy	...	Travis
Domenick Lombardozzi	...	GQ
James DuMont	...	Gus
Denis Arndt	...	Sgt. Howard
Lindsey Ginter	...	Agent Hauser
Lucinda Jenney	...	Kathy
E. Roger Mitchell	...	Agent Kirkland
Jay Acovone	...	Lear Jet Pilot
Mario Aguilar Jr.	...	Beat-up Latino Thug
Peter Allas	...	Bistro Gangster #1
Frankie J. Allison	...	Robber #2 (as Frankie Jay Allison)
Michael Baker	...	Range Official
Dianne Barone	...	Newscaster #1
Bridget Powers	...	Herself (as Bridget the Midget)
Joe Bucaro III	...	Robber #3 (as Joey Bucaro)
Brad Crosby	...	Lee
Ken Davitian	...	Uncle Martin Gascoigne
Reed Diamond	...	Officer David Burress
Martin Dorsla	...	Hip Cop
Steve Forrest	...	SWAT Truck Driver
María Gálvez	...	Latino Woman
Willie Gault	...	Newscaster #2
Sheri Goldner	...	Dispatcher #1
Bruce Gray	...	Mr. Richard Segerstrom
Michael Guarnera	...	Paramedic
Noel Gugliemi	...	Latino Thug
Steven Hack	...	Injured Bank Manager
Krista Hartling	...	Motorcycle Cop
Daniel Ichikawa	...	Sgt. Yamoto
Clark Johnson	...	Deke's Handsome Partner
Tricia Kelly	...	Waitress at Pub
Jenya Lano	...	Monique
Brian Leckner	...	Cashier
Iris Little Thomas	...	Bank Supervisor (as Iris Little-Thomas)
Ricki Lopez	...	Agusta Pilot #2
Elio Lupi	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Alexander Lyras	...	Bistro Gangster #2
Larry McCormick	...	Himself
Jay Montalvo	...	Spanish Newscaster
Neal H. Moritz	...	Luxury Car Driver
Devika Parikh	...	Jail Intake Reporter
Rod Perry	...	Deke's Dad
Audra Platz	...	Dispatcher #2
Stephen Ramsey	...	Lear Jet Co-Pilot
Ken Rudulph	...	Reporter
Heather Salmon	...	Wounded Bank Teller
Ashley Scott	...	Lara
Gregory Sporleder	...	Robber #1
Richard Steinmetz	...	SWAT Negotiator
David St. James	...	Polish Hostage
Arlow Stewart	...	Homeboy
Shannon Sturges	...	Mrs. Segerstrom
Andy Umberger	...	Deputy Chief
Nick Vachon	...	Agusta Pilot #1 (as Nicholas Vachon)
Jeff Wincott	...	Ed Taylor (as Jeffrey Wincott)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Philip Akin	...	Hijacked Passenger
J. Grant Albrecht	...	Desk Sergeant
Frank Alvarez	...	Gangster Watching TV
Nathan Andrews	...	Lead Gangster
Sara Arrington	...	Boxer's Wife
Tody Bernard	...	Subway Engineer
Andi Chapman	...	Customs Agent #2
Gregory Crane	...	Prison Guard
Tommy De La Cruz	...	Gangster #1
Bruce Dent	...	Waiter
Jamal Duff	...	Subway Cop
Jessica Edwards	...	Reporter #4
Colin Egglesfield	...	LAPD Officer
Kenny Franklin	...	Young Deputy
Matt Gerald	...	Nick
Garry G.	...	Gamble's Thug
Terry Gingles Jr.	...	Guard
Terry Gingles	...	Sanchez Partner
Garry Guerrier	...	Thug #2
Dale Jones	...	Gangbanger #1
The Bishop Don Magic Juan	...	Himself
Melanie Kim	...	Reporter #3
Benjamin King	...	Immigration Officer
Joseph Kung	...	Rail Unit Cop
Sergio Lambert	...	Kid in Alley
Scott Sandler	...	Training Officer
Ben Siegler	...	Sheriff Deputy
Octavia Spencer	...	Neighbor in Alley (as Octavia L. Spencer)
Michael Eric Strickland	...	Lawyer
Rod Tate	...	Gangbanger #2
Max Thayer	...	Desk Officer
Atticus Todd	...	Gangster #2
Brendan Wayne	...	SWAT Technician (as Danny LaCava)
Jamison Yang	...	Broker
Esther Chae	...	Newswoman (uncredited)
Heather Charles	...	Hostage (uncredited)
Pat Dade	...	Airport Customs Agent (uncredited)
Russell Duncan	...	Inmate Thug (uncredited)
Janine Edwards	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Roshawn Franklin	...	Rookie Officer (uncredited)
André Gordon	...	Officer Harris (uncredited)
Michael Gregory	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)
Heath Gunn	...	Reporter #4 (uncredited)
Makelaie	...	Gangster (uncredited)
'Big' LeRoy Mobley	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Elizabeth Mouton	...	Jr. Miss LA (uncredited)
Tim Owens	...	SWAT Cop #3 (uncredited)
Michael Papajohn	...	Bistro Gangster (uncredited)
Alex Revan	...	S.W.A.T. Sniper (uncredited)
Magdaleno Robles Jr.	...	Prisoner on Bus (uncredited)
Alexis Rousseau	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Candice Sharp	...	Newscaster (uncredited)
Leonard L. Thomas	...	Officer Lennox (uncredited)
Krystal Vayda	...	Limousine Girl (uncredited)
Irene Wiley	...	Operations Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Clark Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Hamner		(characters)
Ron Mita		(story) &
Jim McClain		(story)
David Ayer		(screenplay) and
David McKenna		(screenplay)

Produced by
Todd Black	....	co-executive producer
Louis D'Esposito	....	executive producer
Dan Halsted	....	producer
George Huang	....	co-producer
Chris Lee	....	producer
Amanda Lewis	....	co-producer (as Amanda Cohen)
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer

Original Music by
Elliot Goldenthal

Cinematography by
Gabriel Beristain

Film Editing by
Michael Tronick

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Mayne Berke

Art Direction by
Gershon Ginsburg

Set Decoration by
Casey Hallenbeck

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist: Samuel L. Jackson
Jody Burton	....	key hair: second unit
Nanci Cascio	....	hair stylist
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	makeup department head
Ruth Haney	....	makeup artist
Norma Lee	....	hair stylist
Patricia Miller	....	hair department head
Patricia Miller	....	key hair stylist
Bill Myer	....	key makeup artist
Raissa Patton	....	additional hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair stylist: Samuel L. Jackson
Leo Corey Castellano	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert Latham Brown	....	unit production manager
Sara E. White	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M. James Arnett	....	second unit director
Mev Blount	....	additional second second assistant director
Thomas Coe	....	second assistant director: second unit (as T. Coe)
Brandon Lambdin	....	additional second second assistant director: second unit
Jamie Marshall	....	second assistant director: second unit
Bill Purple	....	second assistant director (as William Purple)
Brian Relyea	....	second second assistant director
Michael Viglietta	....	first assistant director: second unit
Lars P. Winther	....	first assistant director (as Lars Winther)

Art Department
Scott Bauer	....	props
Douglas Cannon	....	propmaker gangboss
George Capetanos	....	assistant property master
Don Cinderella	....	set designer
David E. Duncan	....	storyboard artist
Lisa Goldsmith	....	buyer (2004)
Robert Hale	....	head paint foreman
Leonard Hancock	....	additional props
Betty Krul	....	set designer
Dana McCall	....	props assistant
Michael McCombe	....	greens foreman
Dutch Merrick	....	property master: second unit
Hope M. Parrish	....	property master: second unit
Mike Piccirillo	....	art department coordinator
Scott Reiber	....	painter decorator
Lynda Reiss	....	property master
Steve Rick	....	props
John J. Rutchland III	....	construction coordinator
Michael Sarley	....	storyboard artist
Darrell Vangilder	....	props
Angela M. Whiting	....	props
Dean Wolcott	....	set designer
Marcel Worch	....	propmaker gangboss
Greg Wyszynski	....	set dresser
James R. Lord	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bill W. Benton	....	supervising sound mixer
Frank Bradley	....	utility sound
Thomas Brandau	....	sound mixer: second unit
Peter Brown	....	sound effects editor
Tom Burns	....	sound re-recordist
Scott Curtis	....	supervising foley editor
Cameron Frankley	....	sound designer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	sound editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Doug Jackson	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler	....	assistant sound editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Benjamin Kaplan	....	apprentice sound editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Joe Martin	....	sound
Kimberly R. McCord	....	adr editor (as Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson)
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Nelson	....	production sound mixer
Paul N.J. Ottosson	....	sound designer
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley editor
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
James Simcik	....	supervising adr editor
Ian Wright	....	boom operator
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	special effects technician
Jon G. Belyeu	....	special effects director
Chris Burton	....	special effects technician
Roy K. Cancino	....	special effects technician
Sam Dean	....	pyrotechnician
Kent D'Huet	....	special effects technician
Randy Fitzgerald	....	special effects foreman
Chuck Hessey	....	special effects foreman (as Chuck W. Hessey)
Jeff Jarvis	....	special effects foreman: second unit
Jeffrey Machit	....	special effects technician (as J.C. Machit)
Daniel P. Murphy	....	special effects technician
Ian O'Connor	....	special effects
Paul Ryan	....	special effects technician
Harold Selig	....	special effects technician (as Harold G. Selig)
F. Lee Stone	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Clay Dale	....	3D artist
Victor DiMichina	....	imaging supervisor
Joe Dubs	....	paint and rotoscope artist
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
David Goldsmith	....	second unit visual effects video assist operator
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor (as James Gorman)
David Michael Green	....	visual effects: Pixel Magic (as David Green)
Nate Haggard	....	digital compositor
Mike Hardison	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
Bruce Harris	....	paint and rotoscope artist
James David Hattin	....	lead digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Jason Hill	....	digital compositor
Brad Kalinoski	....	compositor
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Patrick Keenan	....	digital artist: Pacific Title Digital
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Brian A. Lamb	....	scanning and recording
John R. McConnell	....	2D compositor: Pixel Magic (as John McConnell)
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Terry Naas	....	3D artist
Reid Paul	....	digital effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer
Alfredo Ramirez	....	digital effects compositor: Pixel Magic
Alfredo Ramirez	....	paint and rotoscope artist
David Ridlen	....	digital artist
Andrew Romine	....	digital artist: Pixel Magic
Ray Scalice	....	general manager
Kevin Struckman	....	digital compositor
Kevin Struckman	....	paint and rotoscope artist
Juan Carlos Vargas	....	visual effects (as Juan Vargas)
Daniel James Weber	....	3D artist (as Dan Weber)
Daniel James Weber	....	visual effects lead
Steve Wright	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Danny Albano	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording supervisor (uncredited)
Simon Wakley	....	motion control operator (uncredited)

Stunts
M. James Arnett	....	stunt coordinator
Seth Arnett	....	stunts
Leo Arroyo	....	stunt performer
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunt driver
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Damon Caro	....	fight choreographer
Damon Caro	....	stunt double
Jacob Chambers	....	stunt double
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer
Craig Davis	....	stunts
Brennan Dyson	....	stunt double
Brennan Dyson	....	stunts
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Cory Fleming	....	stunt co-pilot
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Al Goto	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Manny Jimenez	....	stunts (as Manuel Gilbert Jimenez)
Keii Johnston	....	stunt double: Colin Farrell
Keii Johnston	....	stunts (as Keii Johnson)
Horace Knight	....	stunt performer
Giacomo Knox	....	utility stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunts
David Leitch	....	stunts
Michael Li	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Brad Martin	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt double: Gregory Sporleder
John Meier	....	stunts
Marilyn Miller	....	stunts
Michael Owen	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Todd Schneider	....	stunts
Hashem Shaalan	....	stunts
Hash Shallan	....	stunts
Lou Simon	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunt driver
Harry Wowchuk	....	utility stunts
Danny Wynands	....	assistant stunt coordinator (as Dan Wynands)
Todd Bryant	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts (uncredited)
Karine Mauffrey	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Bill Willens	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	best boy grip
Sammy Beavers	....	rigging electrician
Steven Bernstein	....	director of photography: second unit
Ben Bowling	....	rigging best boy electric
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	second assistant camera
Eric Budlong	....	grip
Shane Buttle	....	set lighting technician
John S. Campbell	....	grip
Michael Caparelli	....	second assistant camera
Alan Cohen	....	first assistant camera
Vidal Cohen	....	key grip: second unit
Vincent Contarino	....	dimmer board operator
Justin Duval	....	electrician
Michael S. Epley	....	dolly grip
Jason Faries	....	camera production assistant
Craig Fikse	....	Steadicam operator
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician
Steve Francis	....	rigging electrician
David Goldsmith	....	video assist operator: second unit
Todd Grossman	....	camera operator: DV camera
Anette Haellmigk	....	director of photography: second unit
Ted Hayash	....	gaffer: second unit
John Hoffma	....	electric: second unit
Craig Horwitz	....	set lighting
Robert Ikeda	....	grip: second unit
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Daniel Katz	....	camera production assistant
Gary Kelso	....	grip
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Richard Lacy	....	assistant camera
James M. LeGoy	....	camera operator: video camera
Jason E. Lord	....	electrician
Mike Macias	....	lighting technician
Kevin McGill	....	first assistant camera
Rexford L. Metz	....	aerial cinematographer
Rexford L. Metz	....	director of photography: second unit
Ray Milazzo	....	assistant camera
Jon D. Morrison	....	set lighting rigging
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
Dale Myrand	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Dale Myrand	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Randy Nolen	....	camera operator
Michael K. O'Melia	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David Ortkiese	....	gaffer
Richard Osborn Jr.	....	assistant camera
Les Percy	....	rigging key grip
Michael C. Price	....	key grip
Ron Provenzano	....	set lighting
Chris Rauch	....	grip
Landon Ruddel	....	grip
Michael A. Savage	....	grip: second unit
David D. Scott	....	digital video engineer
Frank Sims	....	rigging grip
Val Sklar	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Wayne Swab	....	electrician
Jim Thibo	....	assistant camera
David Thielhart	....	electrician
Tommy Tieche	....	second assistant camera
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator
Ron Veto	....	Steadicam operator
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Kirby Washington	....	assistant camera (as Wm. Kirby Washington)
Scott Whitbread	....	second assistant camera
Scott Whitbread	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Tom Wholey	....	electrician
Terry Wolcott	....	camera loader
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
John Rhode	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Sonja Rom	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Celeste Leger	....	casting assistant
Amy Greene	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Toby Bronson	....	set costumer: second unit
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer: Mr. Jackson (as Askia Jacob)
Joe McCloskey	....	costumes supervisor
Lisa Parmet	....	assistant costume designer
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	key costumer
Katherine Wright	....	costumer
Conan Castro Jr.	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
James Andrykowski	....	first assistant editor
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Dale Jones	....	avid technician
Sal Migliore	....	digital intermediate producer
Greg Parsons	....	first assistant editor
Jill Piwowar	....	apprentice editor
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)

Music Department
Emile Charlap	....	music contractor
Emile Charlap	....	music preparation
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Matthias Gohl	....	music producer (as Teese Gohl)
Elliot Goldenthal	....	music producer
Elliot Goldenthal	....	orchestrator
Cano Hernández	....	musician
Deniz Hughes	....	additional orchestrator
Joel Iwataki	....	music scoring mixer
Joel Iwataki	....	score recordist
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor (as Daryl Kell)
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Lawrence Manchester	....	music mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Richard Martinez	....	music supervisor: electronic music
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	score recordist (as Steve McLaughlin)
Stephen Mercurio	....	conductor (as Steven Mercurio)
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Armstrong	....	picture car coordinator
John Armstrong	....	transportation captain
Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator: second unit
Jeff Bova	....	driver
Bryan C. Cawthon	....	driver: second unit
Jim Chesney	....	transportation coordinator
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
Joe Feeney	....	second transportation captain
Scotty Goudreau	....	driver
James E. Lee	....	driver
Rita Lundin	....	transportation
Anthony J. Mignano	....	driver
Kathryn Moll	....	driver
Chad Moore	....	production driver
William R. Peck	....	driver
Brieann Rich	....	picture semi truck driver
Nicholas Rich	....	picture semi truck driver
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation
Carlos Williams	....	driver

Other crew
Nicole Treston Abranian	....	office production assistant
Ed Arneson	....	police technical advisor
Sage Asteak	....	production assistant
Angela Athayde	....	additional production assistant
Beth Bargas	....	second assistant accountant
Jonas Barnes	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz
Jesse Blanco	....	production assistant
Ryan Bonner	....	production assistant
Shawn Booth	....	production assistant
Deon Boyce	....	key production assistant
Alasdair Boyd	....	location manager: second unit
Benita Brazier	....	script supervisor
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz (as Russ Brown)
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach
Tom Carson	....	assistant production coordinator
Ed Casares	....	video artist
Peter J. Clark	....	second script supervisor
Rudy Coblentz Jr.	....	second assistant accountant
Chris Daher	....	stand-in
Joseph Dowd	....	production assistant
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services
Brent Ekstrand	....	video and computer engineer
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	set production assistant
Nicholas Fitzgerald	....	production assistant (as Nicholas S. Fitzgerald)
Cliff Fleming	....	pilot
Josh Geller	....	set production assistant
Katy Genovese	....	payroll accountant
Daniel Gonzalez	....	accounting clerk
Michael Goosen	....	production accountant
Jane E. Graves	....	key assistant location manager
Bill Greenfield	....	production assistant
Shannon Hamed	....	production coordinator
Seth William Hansen	....	set production assistant
Krista Hartling	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout
Troye Jenkins	....	electronic press kit
Mark Benton Johnson	....	location manager
Catherine Kagan	....	assistant location manager
Jason Kaplon	....	production assistant
Rachel Kielborn	....	assistant: Louis D'Esposito
Ahmed Kirdar	....	additional set production assistant
Jon Ko	....	set medic
Hunter Lee	....	set production assistant
Kristina Lee	....	travel coordinator (2007)
James Lin	....	location scout
David Malley	....	production secretary
Rosemary Marks	....	location manager
Bill McAdams Jr.	....	production assistant
Jeremy Meyer	....	set production assistant
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
David Nico	....	assistant production coordinator
Stacy Opalewski	....	payroll clerk
Richard G. Orozco	....	office production assistant
Michael Papac	....	master armorer
Nick Papac	....	assistant armorer
Cynthia Phillips	....	first production accountant
Bronwyn Preston	....	unit publicist
Rebecca Quick	....	production assistant
Huey Redwine	....	stand-in: Colin Farrell
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant
Dan Rudert	....	helicopter pilot
Christopher T. Sadler	....	production assistant
Brandon Schiffman	....	set production assistant
Robert Sica	....	assistant armorer
Michael Soleau	....	assistant location manager
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: LL Cool J
Brian Stauffer	....	stand-in
Leonard L. Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson (as Leonard Thomas)
Marta Tomkiw	....	assistant location manager
Randy Walker	....	police technical advisor
Chris Winn	....	key craft service
Heather Wusterbarth	....	set production assistant
Richie Adams	....	title designer: main and end titles (uncredited)
Melinda Eichberg	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Jacob Hair	....	tattoo designer (uncredited)
Phill Kane	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Steve Karnes	....	weapons handler (uncredited)
Isaac Mejía	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Original Film
• Camelot Pictures
• Chris Lee Productions
• Illusion Entertainment

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2003) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2003) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003-2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures (2006) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pixel Magic (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Bondelli Precision Driving Team  precision driving
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinesite (Hollywood)  digital intermediate (as Cinesite)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• FotoKem Laboratory  color timing
• Ignite Creative  title design: main titles
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Otto Nemenz International  Arriflex cameras provided by
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Paramount Transportation Services  provided semi trucks and swat vehicles
• Sony Pictures Studios  post-production facilities
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, language and sexual references.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | India:A (cinema release) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ambassador Hotel - 3400 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Shawn Ryan, creator of the TV show "The Shield" (2002), was the last of several writers on the script, though he is not credited.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Montel is captured, after his escape attempt, he is being cuffed face down in the street yet when we see it on the news, it now shows him laying on the sidewalk, by Alex Trebek's star.

Quotes:

Street: [to McCabe] Looks like you're not the prettiest one on S.W.A.T. anymore.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Guns, Guts and Justice: An Inside Look (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Give Your Life a Break

A better title might be So-WAT?

Though the trailers and commercials made it appear to be a hard-core action movie, the end result is anything but. Aside from the (expected) opening action sequence, the first half of the movie is pretty devoid of anything resembling action! It mainly consists of introducing the characters, bringing them together, getting them to work together blah blah blah. Now, that in itself isn't bad, but what makes it bad here is that EVERYTHING about this has a ring of "I've seen this many times before!" There's NOTHING about these characters or this material that seems fresh or even delivered with some liveliness. While it really can't be called downright terrible, it still has you muttering "Yeah yeah, cut to the chase already."

Though the "chase" isn't any better - in fact, I would say it's more badly done than the bland character development that unfolded for the first hour. For one thing we have a really boring bad guy being dealt with - sure, his "100 me-llion dollars" cry is a promising start, but other than that he is developed just as much as a generic thug. And the action sequences suffer from what hurts many Hollywood action movies these days - jerky camera movement, close-up shots, and quick cutting that makes it hard to get a sense of just what's going on. Even when it's something as simple as two men beating each other up, you can't tell who is who! Instead of watching this, track down the Hong Kong action movie EU STRIKE FORCE (a.k.a. THE BIG BULLET), a sometimes silly but energetic and *fun* movie about a S.W.A.T. team, with much more lively characters.