25th Hour - Wikipedia

25th Hour is a 2002 American drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton. Adapted by David Benioff from his own novel The 25th Hour, ... 25thHour FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch 2002filmbySpikeLee Thisarticleisaboutthe2002film.Forotheruses,seeThe25thHour(disambiguation). 25thHourTheatricalreleaseposterDirectedbySpikeLeeScreenplaybyDavidBenioffBasedonThe25thHourbyDavidBenioffProducedby TobeyMaguire JuliaChasman SpikeLee JonKilik Starring EdwardNorton PhilipSeymourHoffman BarryPepper RosarioDawson AnnaPaquin BrianCox CinematographyRodrigoPrietoEditedbyBarryAlexanderBrownMusicbyTerenceBlanchardProductioncompanies TouchstonePictures 25thHourProductions 40AcresandaMuleFilmworks GamutFilms IndustryEntertainment DistributedbyBuenaVistaPicturesReleasedates December 16, 2002 (2002-12-16)(NewYorkCity) December 19, 2002 (2002-12-19)(UnitedStates) Runningtime135minutes[1]CountryUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishBudget$5million[2]Boxoffice$23.9million[2] 25thHourisa2002AmericandramafilmdirectedbySpikeLeeandstarringEdwardNorton.AdaptedbyDavidBeniofffromhisownnovelThe25thHour,ittellsthestoryofaman'slast24hoursoffreedomashepreparestogotoprisonforsevenyearsfordealingdrugs. 25thHouropenedtopositivereviews,withseveralcriticssincehavingnameditoneofthebestfilmsofitsdecadeandpraisingitforitsportrayalofNewYorkCityaftertheSeptember11attacks. Contents 1Plot 2Cast 3Production 3.1Development 4Reception 5Music 6Inpopularculture 7Seealso 8References 9Externallinks Plot[edit] AcarpullsuponaNewYorkCitystreet,whichMontyBroganexitswithhisfriendKostyatolookataninjureddoglyingintheroad.Montyintendstoperformamercykillandshoothim,butchangeshismindafterhelooksitintheeye;hetakesthedogtoanearbyclinicinstead. Afewyearslater,Montyisabouttobeginservingaseven-yearprisonsentencefordealingdrugs.HesitsinaparkwithDoyle,thedogherescued,onhislastdayoffreedom.HeplanstomeetchildhoodfriendsFrank,aWallStreettrader,andJacob,anintrovertedhighschoolteacherwithacrushonhisstudentMary,ataclubwithhisgirlfriendNaturelle. Montyvisitshisfather,James,aformerfirefighterandrecoveringalcoholicathisbar,toconfirmtheirplanstodrivetotheprisonthefollowingmorning.JameswasabletoestablishthebarwithMonty’sdrugmoney,andremorsefullysneaksadrinkwhenMontygoestothebathroom.Facinghimselfinthemirror,MontylashesoutinhismindagainsteveryoneinNewYorkbeforefinallyturningonhimself,angryforbecominggreedyandnotgivingupdrugdealingbeforehewascaught. Inaflashback,Montyremembersthenighthewasarrested:DEAagentsraidedMonty'sapartmentandquicklyfoundthedrugshewassellingforUncleNikolai,aRussianmobster.KostyatriestopersuadeMontyitwasNaturellewhobetrayedhim,sincesheknewwherehehidhisdrugsandmoney.Montyrefusedtoturnstate'sevidenceagainstNikolai,butisunsureaboutNikolai’sactions.MontyremembershowhemetNaturellehangingaroundhisoldschool,andhowhappytheywere.HethenasksFranktofindoutifitwasNaturellewhobetrayedhim. JacobseesMaryoutsidetheclub,andMontyinvitesherinsidewiththem.DiscussingwhatkindofafutureMontycanhaveafterprison,Franksaystheycanopenabartogether,eventhoughhetoldJacobthathebelievesMontydeserveshissentencefordealingdrugs.FrankaccusesNaturelleoflivinghighonMonty'smoneydespiteknowingitsorigins,butsheretortsthatFrankalsoknewbutsaidnothing.TheargumentculminateswithFrankinsultingNaturelle'sethnicity,followedbyherslappingFrankandleaving.Jacob,meanwhile,findsthecouragetokissMary,butbothareshockedafterwardsandgotheirseparateways. MontyandKostyagotoseeNikolai,whogivesMontyadviceonsurvivinginprison.NikolaithenrevealsitwasKostya,whobetrayedMonty,andoffershimachancetokillKostyainexchangeforprotectinghisfather'sbar.Montyrefuses,remindingNikolaithathewastheonewhotoldMontytotrustKostyainthefirstplace.Montywalksout,leavingKostyatobekilledbytheRussianmobsters. MontyreturnstohisapartmentandapologizestoNaturelleformistrustingher.HethenhandsDoyleovertoJacobinthepark.Headmitsthatheisterrifiedofbeingrapedinprison,whereuponheasksFranktobeathim,believingthathemighthaveachanceatsurvivalifheenterstheprisonugly.Frankrefuses,andMontygoadsFrankintotakingouthisfrustrations,leavingMontybruisedandbloody,withabrokennose. NaturelletriestocomforthimasMonty'sfatherarrivestotakehimtoFederalCorrectionalInstitution,Otisville.Onthedrivetoprison,Montyonceagainseesaparadeoffacesfromthestreetsofthecity.Jamessuggeststheygowest,intohiding,givingMontyavisionofafuturewhereheavoidsimprisonment,reuniteswithNaturelle,startsafamily,andgrowsold.Asthefantasyends,MontyandJamesdrivepastthebridgetothewestandtowardsprison. Cast[edit] EdwardNortonasMontyBrogan PhilipSeymourHoffmanasJacobElinsky BarryPepperasFrankSlaugherty RosarioDawsonasNaturelleRiviera AnnaPaquinasMaryD'Annunzio BrianCoxasJamesBrogan TonySiragusaasKostyaNovotny LevanUchaneishviliasUncleNikolai TonyDevonasAgentAllen MishaKuznetsovasSenkaValghobek IsiahWhitlockJr.asAgentFlood MichaelGenetasAgentCunningham PatriceO'NealasKhari AlPalagoniaasSalvatoreDominick AaronStanfordasMarcuse MarcH.SimonasSchultz ArmandoRiescoasPhelan Production[edit] Development[edit] BenioffcompletedthebookThe25thHourwhilestudyingattheUniversityofCaliforniaIrvine,[3][4]anditwaspublishedin2001.Sixmonthsbeforethebook'spublicationapreliminarytradecopywascirculatedwhichTobeyMaguireread,andhewasinterestedinplayingtheroleofMontyBrogan.HeacquiredtheoptionforapotentialfilmprojectandaskedBeniofftoadaptitintoascreenplay.[5][4]However,afterthescriptwaswritten,Maguirebecamepre-occupiedwiththeSpider-Manfilmandhadtoabandontheplan,althoughhewouldlateractasaproduceronthefilmthatwasmade.SpikeLeethenexpressedaninterestindirectingthefilm.[4][6]SpikeLeewasinterestedinthelongmonologuethatBenioffcalledthe"fuckmonologue"wherebyMontyrantedagainstthefiveboroughsofNewYork;Benioffhadconsideredleavingitoutashethoughtitmightnotbedramatic,andLeepersuadedBeniofftokeepitin.Disneypickedupthefilmrightsandwantedthemonologuecut,butLeefilmedthescenenonetheless.[4] Thefilmwasinthe"planningstages"atthetimeoftheSeptember11attacks,andsoLee"decidednottoignorethetragedybuttointegrateitintohisstory".[7] Reception[edit] 25thHourreceiveda78%ratingonRottenTomatoesbasedon175reviews,withanaverageratingof7.22/10.Theconsensuscallsthefilm"anintelligentandwell-actedfilmdespitetheusualSpikeLeeexcesses."[8]OnMetacriticithasascoreof67%basedonreviewsfrom37critics.[9]AudiencessurveyedbyCinemaScoregavethefilmagradeB-onscaleofAtoF.[10] FiveyearsaftertheSeptember11attacks,MickLaSalleoftheSanFranciscoChroniclewrote:"Released15monthsafterSept.11,2001,SpikeLee's25thHouristheonlygreatfilmdealingwiththeSept.11tragedy...25thHourisasmuchanurbanhistoricaldocumentasRossellini'sOpenCity,filmedintheimmediateaftermathoftheNazioccupationofRome".[7] FilmcriticRogerEbertaddedthefilmtohis"GreatMovies"listonDecember16,2009.[11]A.O.Scott,[12]RichardRoeper[13]andRogerEbertallputitontheir"bestfilmsofthedecade"lists.[14]Itwasnamedthe26thgreatestfilmsince2000ina2015BBCpollof177critics.[15] Monty'smonologue,orrant,hasmademanytopmovierantlists.[16][17] Music[edit] TerenceBlanchardcomposedthefilm'smusicalscore.Othersongsthatappearinthefilm(andarenotincludedintheoriginalscore)include:[citationneeded] BigDaddyKane–"WarmItUp,Kane" CraigMack–"FlavainYaEar" TheOlympicRunners–"PuttheMusicWhereYourMouthIs" GrandmasterMelleMel–"WhiteLines(Don'tDon'tDoIt)" LiquidLiquid–"Cavern" Cymande–"Bra" Cymande–"Dove" Cymande–"TheMessage" BruceSpringsteen–"TheFuse" Inpopularculture[edit] TheBetterCallSaulseason1episode"Bingo"makesbothvisualandverbalreferencestothefilmanditssourcenovel,aswellastoTheSimpsons.JimmytellsKimto“PictureThe25thHour,starringNedandMaudeFlanders”,whenhephonesKimtotellhertheKettlemans,oneofwhomisfacingjailtime,havehiredhimtoreplaceKimastheirattorney.[18][19][20] Seealso[edit] ListofculturalreferencestotheSeptember11attacks References[edit] ^"25thHour(15)".BritishBoardofFilmClassification.January31,2003.RetrievedNovember27,2016. ^ab"25thHour(2002)".BoxOfficeMojo.RetrievedJune18,2013. ^"Crowningachievement".UCINews.August12,2014. ^abcdBenioff,David(May3,2003)."Onemorehour".TheGuardian. ^KatieKilkenny(May12,2011)."Benioff'92embracesstorytellingin'surreal'career".TheDartmouth.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonAugust16,2016.RetrievedJune16,2016. ^"Q:WhatdoBradPitt,SpikeLeeandtheIliadhaveincommon?A:DavidBenioff,Hollywood'slatestwonderkid".HeraldScotland.March29,2003. ^ab"9/11:FIVEYEARSLATER:SpikeLee's'25thHour'".SanFranciscoChronicle.June10,2013. ^"25thHour(2002)".RottenTomatoes.FandangoMedia.RetrievedMay6,2020. ^"25thHour(2002)".Metacritic.RetrievedNovember25,2015. ^"Cinemascore".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonDecember20,2018.RetrievedApril21,2019. ^Ebert,Roger(December16,2009)."25thHourReview".ChicagoSun-Times.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch22,2010.RetrievedJuly11,2010. ^Dunn,Brian(December26,2009)."A.O.Scott'sTenBestFilmsofthe2000s".ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch19,2011.RetrievedNovember29,2011. ^Roeper,Richard(January1,2010)."Roeper'sbestfilmsofthedecade".ChicagoSun-Times.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonApril21,2010.RetrievedJuly11,2010. ^Ebert,Roger(December30,2009)."Thebestfilmsofthedecade".ChicagoSun-Times.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMay28,2010.RetrievedJuly11,2010. ^"The21stCentury's100greatestfilms".BBC.August23,2016.RetrievedOctober14,2016. ^ADAMD'ARPINO(August1,2013)."15GreatestMovieRants".MTV.RetrievedApril8,2018. ^KARENKEMMERLE."25THHOURisSpikeLee'sUnheraldedMasterpiece-Tribeca".RetrievedApril8,2018. ^Bowman,Donna."BetterCallSaul,'Bingo'".TheA.V.Club. ^Vine,Richard(March16,2015)."BetterCallSaulrecap:seasonone,episodeseven–Bingo".TheGuardian. ^Sepinwall,Alan(March16,2015)."JimmytriestodotherightthingbyKim,andsuffersforit".Hitfix.ArchivedfromtheoriginalonMarch18,2015.RetrievedMarch18,2015. Externallinks[edit] Wikiquotehasquotationsrelatedto:25thHour 25thHouratIMDb 25thHouratBoxOfficeMojo vteSpikeLee Filmography Awardsandnominations Unrealizedprojects Featurefilmsdirected She'sGottaHaveIt(1986) SchoolDaze(1988) DotheRightThing(1989) Mo'BetterBlues(1990) JungleFever(1991) MalcolmX(1992) Crooklyn(1994) Clockers(1995) Girl6(1996) GetontheBus(1996) HeGotGame(1998) SummerofSam(1999) Bamboozled(2000) 25thHour(2002) SheHateMe(2004) InsideMan(2006) MiracleatSt.Anna(2008) RedHookSummer(2012) Oldboy(2013) DaSweetBloodofJesus(2014) Chi-Raq(2015) BlacKkKlansman(2018) Da5Bloods(2020) Documentariesdirected 4LittleGirls(1997) Freak(1998) TheOriginalKingsofComedy(2000) AHueyP.NewtonStory(2001) TheConcertforNewYorkCity(2001,"ComeRainorComeShine") JimBrown:All-American(2002) WhentheLeveesBroke(2006) KobeDoin'Work(2009) PassingStrange(2009) IfGodIsWillinganddaCreekDon'tRise(2010) Bad25(2012) MichaelJackson'sJourneyfromMotowntoOfftheWall(2016) Otherfilmsdirected Joe'sBed-StuyBarbershop:WeCutHeads(1983) LumièreandCompany(1995,segment) TenMinutesOlder:TheTrumpet(2002,segment"WeWuzRobbed") AlltheInvisibleChildren(2005,segment"JesusChildrenofAmerica") RodneyKing(2017) PassOver(2018) AmericanUtopia(2020) Filmsproduced DropSquad(1994) NewJerseyDrive(1995) TalesfromtheHood(1995) TheBestMan(1999) Love&Basketball(2000) Afrocentricity(2000) 3A.M.(2001) GoodFences(2003) DreamStreet(2005) SaintJohnofLasVegas(2009) You'reNobody'tilSomebodyKillsYou(2011) Pariah(2011) EvolutionofaCriminal(2014) Manossucias(2014) Cronies(2015) TheGirlIsinTrouble(2015) AmazingGrace(2018) SeeYouYesterday(2019) YouResembleMe(2021) Television SuckerFreeCity(2004) She'sGottaHaveIt(2017–19) NYCEpicenters9/11-2021½(2021) Relatedarticles 40AcresandaMuleFilmworks BillLee(father) DavidLee(brother) JoieLee(sister) CinquéLee(brother) MalcolmD.Lee(cousin) vteDavidBenioffworksNovelswritten The25thHour(2001) CityofThieves(2008) Shortstorycollectionswritten WhentheNinesRollOver(2004) Filmswritten 25thHour(2002) Troy(2004) Stay(2005) TheKiteRunner(2007) X-MenOrigins:Wolverine(2009) Brothers(2009) GeminiMan(2019) TVseriescreated GameofThrones(2011–2019) Confederate(canceled) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=25th_Hour&oldid=1064602106" Categories:2002filmsEnglish-languagefilmsAmericanfilms2002dramafilmsAmericandramafilmsFilmsscoredbyTerenceBlanchardFilmsaboutdrugsFilmsbasedontheSeptember11attacksFilmsbasedonAmericannovelsFilmsdirectedbySpikeLeeFilmsproducedbyTobeyMaguireFilmssetinNewYorkCityFilmssetin200240AcresandaMuleFilmworksfilmsTouchstonePicturesfilmsFilmswithscreenplaysbyDavidBenioffFilmsproducedbyJonKilikHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionmatchesWikidataUsemdydatesfromNovember2016Templatefilmdatewith2releasedatesAllarticleswithunsourcedstatementsArticleswithunsourcedstatementsfromMarch2015 Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk Variants expanded collapsed Views ReadEditViewhistory More expanded collapsed Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects Wikiquote Languages العربيةAzərbaycancaCatalàDeutschEspañolEuskaraفارسیFrançais한국어ՀայերենItalianoעבריתLatviešuMagyarمصرىNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiPortuguêsРусскийСрпски/srpskiSrpskohrvatski/српскохрватскиSuomiSvenskaTürkçeУкраїнська Editlinks