Training Day (2001)

Director:

Antoine Fuqua

Writer (WGA):

David Ayer (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The only thing more dangerous than the line being crossed, is the cop who will cross it.

Plot:

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears as.

Plot Keywords:

Street Gang | Profanity | Chase Scene | Bad Guy | Fall Off Roof

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 13 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Alonzo
Ethan Hawke	...	Jake
Scott Glenn	...	Roger
Tom Berenger	...	Stan Gursky
Harris Yulin	...	Doug Rosselli
Raymond J. Barry	...	Lou Jacobs
Cliff Curtis	...	Smiley
Dr. Dre	...	Paul
Snoop Dogg	...	Blue
Macy Gray	...	Sandman's Wife
Charlotte Ayanna	...	Lisa
Eva Mendes	...	Sara (as Eva Mendez)
Nick Chinlund	...	Tim
Jaime Gomez	...	Mark (as Jaime P. Gomez)
Raymond Cruz	...	Sniper
Noel Gugliemi	...	Moreno (as Noel Guglielmi)
Samantha Esteban	...	Letty (as Samantha Becker)
Richard Browner	...	Waiter (Dining Car)
Ronald Ellis	...	Gangster
William English	...	Dice Player #4
Kyjel N. Jolly	...	Alonzo's Son
Fran Kranz	...	College Driver
Janeen Krikorian	...	Waitress (Diner)
Princera Lee	...	Wig Store Owner
Robert Leon	...	Veterano
Seidy Lopez	...	Dreamer
Kenneth Allen Madden	...	Dice Player #1
Sarah Danielle Madison	...	Female College Passenger
Chris Patterson	...	Dice Player #2
Rudy Perez	...	PeeWee
Darrel Sellers	...	Dice Player #3
Ben Skorstad	...	LAPD Pilot
Cle Shaheed Sloan	...	Bone (as Cle 'Shiheed' Sloan)
Brett Sorenson	...	Male College Passenger
Abel Soto	...	Neto
Will Stewart	...	Crackhead #2 (as Will Foster Stewart)
Denzel Whitaker	...	Dimitri
Garland Whitt	...	Crackhead #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Ayer	...	First Russian Hitman (uncredited)
Jon A. Barnes	...	LAPD Street Cop (uncredited)
Terry Crews	...	Gang Member (uncredited)
Peter Greene	...	Jeff (uncredited)
Namrata Singh Gujral	...	Latina Beauty (uncredited)
Julie Stranahan	...	Female Cop (uncredited)
Nancy Young	...	Russian Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Antoine Fuqua

Writing credits (WGA)
David Ayer		(written by)

Produced by
David Ayer	....	co-producer
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Davis Guggenheim	....	executive producer
Robert F. Newmyer	....	producer (as Bobby Newmyer)
Susan E. Novick	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Silver	....	producer
Scott Strauss	....	co-producer
David Wisnievitz	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
Mauro Fiore		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Conrad Buff IV		(as Conrad Buff)

Casting by
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Naomi Shohan

Art Direction by
David Lazan

Set Decoration by
Jan Pascale

Costume Design by
Michele Michel

Makeup Department
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist: Denzel Washington (as Larry Cherry)
Ken Diaz	....	key makeup artist
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Denzel Washington
Dino Ganziano	....	key hair stylist
John Rizzo	....	makeup artist
Larry Waggoner	....	hair stylist
Jay Wejebe	....	makeup artist
Adam Brandy	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Kelcey Fry	....	assistant tattoo artist (uncredited)
Eric Leal	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
David Wisnievitz	....	unit production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ime Etuk	....	second second assistant director (as Ime N. Etuk)
Randy Fletcher	....	first assistant director
Bill Gray	....	second assistant director
Warren Gray	....	additional assistant director
Wilfred J. Killian	....	additional assistant director (as Will Killian)
James LaRocca	....	first assistant director: second unit
Ethan Ross	....	second assistant director: second unit
Don Wilkerson	....	second assistant director
Lennie Appelquist	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Kenny Bates	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Michelene Mundo	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Jo Brown	....	stand-by painter (as Jo Lumpkin Brown)
Alan Burg	....	set dresser
Danelle Davenport	....	illustrator
Louise Del Araujo	....	lead
Snow Dowd	....	graphic artist
Rob Garlow	....	construction foreman (as Robert Garlow)
Robert C. Goldstein	....	set designer (as Robert Goldstein)
Susan E. Lomino	....	set designer (as Susan Lomino)
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist
Michael Milgrom	....	propmaster
Joe Ondrejko	....	construction coordinator
John Pattison	....	assistant propmaster (as John C. Pattison)
Robert Reinhardt	....	graphic artist
Anthony Rico	....	graffiti/mural artist
Jason Sweers	....	graphic artist
Susie Thompson	....	set dresser
Joseph J. Virdone	....	art department associate (as J. Virdone)
Jenny Baum	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Charisse Cardenas	....	set designer (uncredited)
Tom Hrupcho	....	paint supervisor (uncredited)
Chad Vachter	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Thom Brennan	....	foley supervisor
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Carpenter)
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects editor
Robert Guastini	....	dialogue editor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Jonascu	....	sound effects editor
Elizabeth Kenton	....	supervising adr editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Steve Lee	....	sound effects editor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt	....	dialogue editor
Kathy McCart	....	digital playback
Anthony M. McCovey	....	boom operator (as Tony McCovey)
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Piero Mura	....	sound effects editor
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Eric Potter	....	sound effects editor
Gary Ritchie	....	digital playback
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Elijah Schkeiban	....	assistant sound editor
Curt Schulkey	....	dialogue editor
George Simpson	....	supervising sound editor
David E. Stone	....	sound effects editor (as David Stone)
Ron Thompson	....	cable person
Gregory H. Watkins	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (as Greg Watkins)
Russell Williams II	....	sound mixer
Rusty Amodeo	....	sound dailies (uncredited)
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Martin Bresin	....	special effects coordinator
Matthew Lillis	....	special effects technician
Ian C. McArthur	....	special effects technician
Brendon O'Dell	....	special effects
David A. Poole	....	special effects foreman (as David Poole)
Jake Valdez	....	special effects technician
Michael Kay	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kenneth P. Coles	....	digital painter
Matthew Adams	....	digital artist: Cinesite (uncredited)
Ted Andre	....	visual effects compositor (uncredited)
Colin Green	....	previsualization supervisor (uncredited)
Michael S. Harbour	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Brad Herman	....	previs: Pixel Liberation Front (uncredited)
Mark Kochinski	....	pre-visualization (uncredited)

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
David Ayer	....	stunts
William Barillaro	....	stunts (as Bill Barillaro)
Kenny Bates	....	stunt coordinator (as Ken Bates)
Brian Bennet	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (as Richard L. Bucher)
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Brian Davis	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Kofi Elam	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Bobby Hamilton	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts (as Kevin LaMont Jackson)
Dennis Keiffer	....	stunts
Wayne King	....	stunts (as Wayne King Jr.)
Jay Krueger	....	stunts
Randolph LeRoi	....	stunts (as Randolph Le Roi)
Brock Little	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Rusty McClennon	....	stunts
Michael Patterson	....	stunts
Shannon Peoples	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni)
Denney Pierce	....	stunts
Robert Powell	....	stunts
Gary Price	....	stunts (as Gary Knight Price)
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Alan D. Purwin	....	stunts (as Alan Purwin)
Spiro Razatos	....	stunt coordinator
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Mike Ryan	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Michael Trisler	....	stunts
Dain Turner	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunt coordinator
Gene Williams	....	stunts
Gino Woulard	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunts
Kevin Beard	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Ethan Hawke (uncredited)
Brian Machleit	....	stunt double: Ethan Hawke (uncredited)
Robert Powell	....	stunt double: Denzel Washington (uncredited)
Frank Torres	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson	....	key grip
Waide R. Allen	....	electrician
Kenneth J. Appel	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Michael Bauman	....	chief lighting technician (as Mike Bauman)
Jeff Beebe	....	key grip: second unit
Justin Bird	....	video assist operator: second unit
David Buchanan	....	dolly grip: second unit (as Dave Buchanan)
Chuck Cohen	....	director of photography: second unit
Marc Cole	....	additional steadicam operator (as Marcis Cole)
Kim Cousins	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Kim Cousins-Ilas)
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Tommy Dangcil)
Rick Drapkin	....	camera operator
Taryn Freitas	....	assistant camera
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Kirk Gardner)
Kirk R. Gardner	....	steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner)
Emil Hampton	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Hal Lewis	....	video assist operator
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Maurice McGuire)
Joe Niemie	....	best boy: second unit
David O'Brien	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Reginald Powell	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit (as Reggie Powell)
Justin Quach	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jonathon E. Salzman	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Jon Salzman)
Paul Schmidt	....	dolly grip
Jeff Shafer	....	24 frame video operator
Mark Spath	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Victor Svimonoff	....	rigging gaffer (as Vic Svimonoff)
Dempsey Tillman	....	video assist operator
Ron Tondreau	....	best boy grip
Adan Torres	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Robert A. Torres	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Bobby Torres)
Anthony Van Dyk	....	set lighting technician
Chris Wagganer	....	video assist operator
Robert Zuckerman	....	still photographer
Tarin Anderson	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Baek	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg Baldi	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Marek Bojsza	....	electrician (uncredited)
Kevin Brown	....	electrician (uncredited)
Walter Byrnes	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Chris Culliton	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Kelly Cummins	....	camera loader (uncredited)
David Darwin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Frank Endewardt	....	electrician (uncredited)
Craig Grossmueller	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Michael A. Johnson	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Terry Kramer	....	electrician (uncredited)
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Bonnie Osborne	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Arnaud Peiny	....	rigging key grip (uncredited)
Nicolas Restrepo	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Alvin Simmons	....	grip (uncredited)
Adam Ward	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deedra Ricketts	....	extras casting
Davina Turnbull	....	extras casting
Jamie Underwood	....	casting associate
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonitta Barnes	....	costumer
Maritza Garcia	....	costume supervisor (as Maritza L. Garcia-Roddy)
Malou Magnusson	....	key costumer
Frank Perry Rose	....	wardrobe: Denzel Washington (as Frank P. Rose)
Mindy Tiongco	....	costumer
Artemio Carpio	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Daniel Boccoli	....	assistant editor
Jason Gaudio	....	assistant editor (as Jason Aimée Gaudio)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Carole A. Kenneally	....	first assistant editor (as Carole Ann Kenneally)
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Chuck Choi	....	music score co-producer
Greg Dennen	....	score recordist (as Greg Dennon)
Brian Dixon	....	score recordist
David Ehrlich	....	soundtrack executive producer: Priority records
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Richard Ford	....	supervising music editor
Don Harper	....	conductor
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Patrick Houlihan	....	assistant music supervisor
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer (as Steven Kempster)
Adrian Lee	....	music score programmer
Mark Mancina	....	music score co-producer
Michael Mason	....	music score programmer
Dave Metzger	....	orchestrator (as David Metzger)
Ted J. Reed	....	assistant music supervisor (as Ted Reed)
Shie Rozow	....	assistant music editor
Jabari Ali	....	music consultant (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Marc Fantini	....	additional music arranger (uncredited)
Steffan Fantini	....	additional music arranger (uncredited)
Mark Graham	....	music librarian (uncredited)
Dave Metzger	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Howard Brady Davidson	....	transportation captain (as Howard Davidson)
Thomas O'Donnell	....	production van driver
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver (as Jay Reece)
Rocky Reed	....	transportation coordinator (as Rockey Reed)
Mike Riportella	....	co-transportation captain
Luis Esteban	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)
Leonard Jefferson	....	picture car coordinator (uncredited)
John H. Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
Michael Vieira	....	driver (uncredited)
Chad Wingerd	....	transportation assistant (uncredited)
Bill Young	....	precision driver coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Alexander	....	police consultant
Lenn Altschuler	....	office staff assistant
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	office staff assistant (as Beth Andriuzzo)
Ryan Bennett	....	set assistant
Angelique Bones	....	key set assistant (as Angie Bones)
Billy Bonifield	....	production secretary
Elmore Britt	....	police consultant
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher
Joseph Chen	....	set medic (as Joseph J. Chen)
Michael Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Maureen Claypool	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Gina Coleman	....	office staff assistant
Leon Dewayne Cozy	....	set assistant
Nicole Cummins	....	script supervisor
Mike Currie	....	set assistant
R. Blaine Currier	....	office staff assistant
Linda DaSilva	....	assistant production associate
Joan Eisenberg	....	unit publicist
Jesse Felsot	....	assistant: Mr. Newmyer
Liam Finn	....	conceptual consultant
Curtis Norman Fuqua	....	set assistant (as Curtis Norman)
Jason Gondek	....	assistant accountant (as Jason S. Gondek)
Michael Haro	....	location manager
Josh Hernandez	....	production assistant
Ron Higgins	....	set assistant
Chad Inman	....	office staff assistant
Jim Kamm	....	assistant: Mr. Newmyer
Jon Kasper	....	police consultant
Ahmed Kirdar	....	additional set production assistant
Patricia LaMagna	....	assistant: Mr. Hawke (as Patty LaMagna)
Dawn Lambertsen-Kelly	....	assistant: Mr. Fuqua (as Dawn Lambertsen Kelly)
Paul Lozada	....	police consultant
John McKey	....	office staff assistant
Ravi D. Mehta	....	production accountant
David Michán	....	office staff assistant (as David Michan)
Kyle Moser	....	fitness trainer
Melanie Myers	....	office staff assistant
Janine Nask	....	office staff assistant
Jennifer Nelson	....	assistant: Mr. Wisnievitz
Brian Parr	....	police consultant
Allyn Partin	....	dialect coach (as Allyn Partin-Hernandez)
Jose Passalacqua	....	set assistant
Michael Patterson	....	police consultant
Rita Pearson	....	assistant: Mr. Washington
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor: second unit
Eric Rivera	....	craft service
Sol Rivera	....	craft service
Rick Roesch	....	office staff assistant
Kat Samick	....	office staff assistant (as Kathlene Samick)
Cle Shaheed Sloan	....	technical advisor (as Cle 'Bone' Sloan)
Reina Solunaya	....	office staff assistant
Chuck Spencer	....	set assistant
Nathan Stein	....	office staff assistant
Nicolas Stern	....	production associate
Alison A. Taylor	....	key assistant location manager (as Alison Taylor-Fletcher)
Donovan Terranova	....	assistant location manager
Earl West	....	assistant location manager
Tracy Whalen	....	assistant accountant
Robert White	....	fitness trainer
Carey Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Hawke
Manuel Figueroa	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Joyce Heftel	....	script supervisor: pre-timing (uncredited)
Mark Heidelberger	....	creative assistant to producer (uncredited)
James Hill	....	set medic (uncredited)
Meredith Humbracht	....	assistant production office coordinator: prep (uncredited)
Baron Jay	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer (uncredited)
José Antonio Macías	....	translator: Spanish (uncredited)
Jeremy Perrett	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michalla Petersen	....	voice-over artist (uncredited)
Klaus Price	....	security: Dr. Dre (uncredited)
S. Quinn	....	pre-visualization coordinator (uncredited)
T. Rodgers	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Mari Wilson	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• NPV Entertainment
• Outlaw Productions (I)
• WV Films II

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (HD-DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD-DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects)
• Effects Group, The
• Temptu (tattoos)

Other Companies

• 310 Motors  G-ride design
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC)  thanks
• Film & Video Stock Shots  cartoon footage
• KVEA / Estrella Communications  news footage
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Priority Records LLC  soundtrack published by
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Technicolor  film processing
• Technicolor  prints
• Tony's Food Service  catering

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Russian | Spanish | Mandarin

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Denmark:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #38489) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Can