The 2003 film S.W.A.T. is about a highly trained police tactical unit that is tasked with escorting a dangerous drug kingpin to prison. The film is set in Los Angeles and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian van Holt, and Olivier Martinez.
S.W.A.T. is an action-packed film with stunning visuals and explosive set pieces. It is also a story about teamwork, courage, and overcoming adversity. The film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $216 million worldwide.
The film opens with Los Angeles Police Department SWAT officers Jim Street (Colin Farrell) and Brian Gamble (Jeremy Renner) responding to a hostage situation at a bank. Gamble disobeys orders and engages the robbers, causing a hostage to sustain injuries. He and Street manage to subdue the criminals but are taken off the SWAT team by Captain Fuller, the commanding officer of the LAPD Metropolitan Division.
Six months later, Lieutenant Hondo Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) is assigned to lead SWAT. He recruits Street back to the team, along with several other new members. Their first big assignment is to escort imprisoned drug kingpin Alex Montel (Olivier Martinez) to prison. Montel, however, is not going down without a fight. He offers a $100 million reward to anyone who can break him out of custody.
On the day of the transfer, Montel's men attack the SWAT team in a series of coordinated assaults. The SWAT team is outnumbered and outgunned, but they manage to fight their way through the attackers and deliver Montel safely to prison.
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Cast
- Colin Farrell as Officer III James "Jim" Street
- Jeremy Renner as Officer III Brian Gamble, quits police department after bank robbery case. Mastermind of Montel's escape.
- Brian Van Holt as Officer III Michael Boxer
- Samuel L. Jackson as Sergeant II Dan "Hondo" Harrelson
- Michelle Rodriguez as Officer III Christina "Chris" Sanchez
- LL Cool J as Officer III Deacon "Deke" Kaye
- Olivier Martinez as Alex "Le Loup Rouge" Montel (his nickname means The Red Wolf)
- Josh Charles as Officer III Travis Joseph "T.J." McCabe
- Ashley Scott as Lara
- Ken Davitian as Martin Gascoigne
- Reg E. Cathey as Lieutenant II Greg Velasquez
- Larry Poindexter as Captain II Tom Fuller
- Page Kennedy as Travis
- Domenick Lombardozzi as GQ - Officer - Portraying
- Denis Arndt as Sergeant Howard
- Jeff Wincott as Ed Taylor
Original series actors Steve Forrest and Rod Perry have cameo appearances; Forrest drives the team's van, while Perry appears as Kaye's father.
Reed Diamond has a cameo as Officer David Burress. Diamond and director Clark Johnson appeared together on Homicide: Life on the Street for three seasons (in two of which their characters were partners). Johnson himself has an appearance as "Deke's Handsome Partner," who gets hit with a pan while Deke chases a suspect.
Director: Clark Johnson
Writers: David Ayer, David McKenn
Box Office Gross: $207,725,639
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Genre: Action Adventure Crime Thriller
Release Date: August 8, 2003