A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect a... Read allA conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business.
- Won 4 Oscars
- 73 wins & 86 nominations total
- Salazar Soldier
- (as Jose Yenque)
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- TriviaWhen a critic commented that it seemed unrealistic that the daughter's high school record was almost perfect when she was taking drugs, screenwriter Stephen Gaghan pointed out that the high school record in the movie was his and that he had been abusing drugs at the time.
- GoofsThe accents of the supposedly "Mexican" characters are clearly not Mexican. This is pretty distinctive to any Spanish native.
- Quotes
General Ralph Landry: You know, when Khruschev was forced out, he sat down and wrote two letters and gave them to his successor. He said - "When you get yourself into a situation you can't get out of, open the first letter, and you'll be safe. When you get yourself into another situation you can't get out of, open the second letter". Well, soon enough, this guy found himself into a tight place, so he opened the first letter. Which said - "Blame everything on me". So he blames the old man, it worked like a charm. He got himself into a second situation he couldn't get out of, he opened the second letter. It said - "Sit down, and write two letters".
Robert Wakefield: [laughs] Yep.
- Crazy creditsThere are no opening credits except for the film's title in the lower left corner.
- Alternate versionsThe Criterion Collection DVD is presented in 1.85:1, whilst the Criterion Blu-ray is presented in 1.78:1. According to the Blu-ray insert, the latter is the director's preferred ratio.
- SoundtracksGive The Po' Man A Break
Written by Fatboy Slim (as Norman Cook)
Performed by Fatboy Slim
Courtesy of Astralwerks Records
- the_eggman
- Mar 30, 2001
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Box office
- Budget
- $48,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $124,115,725
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $184,725
- Dec 31, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $207,515,725
- Runtime2 hours 27 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1