16 Blocks [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

A hard-drinking, hard-living cop assigned the task of transporting a small-time criminal to the nearby courthouse finds that a simple, 16-block drive can be the longest ride of his life in director Richard Donner's urban action thriller. Hung-over, has-been cop Jack Mosley (Bruce Willis) has seen better days, and all that the force expects out of him these days is to stay out of trouble while he's on the clock. Eddie Bunker (Mos Def) is set to testify before a grand jury at 10:00 a.m., and it's up to Mosely to make sure that Bunker makes it to the courthouse in one piece -- a job that Mosely estimates will take a maximum of 15 minutes. A black van has been trailing the pair unnoticed, though, and after stopping off at a nearby liquor store to pick up some breakfast, Mosely emerges from the store just in time to save Eddie from the lethal bullet of a determined assassin. When backup arrives in the form of Detective Frank Nugent (David Morse), Mosely quickly realizes that the detective on Nugent's team is the same cop that Bunker is set to testify against. Now faced with the tough task of dodging bullets and eluding a massive onslaught of corrupt cops, Mosely must keep Bunker alive long enough to get him before the judge and ensure that justice is served. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Number of Discs: 1
• Subtitle: Eng,Fre,Spa
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
• Features:
  • Alternate ending not seen in theaters - viewable separately and incorporated into the film
  • Deleted scenes with optional director/screenwriter commentary
  • Theatrical trailer

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Bruce Willis - Jack Mosley
       Mos Def - Eddie Bunker
       David Morse - Frank Nugent
       Jenna Stern - Diane Mosley
       Casey Sander - Captain Gruber
       Cylk Cozart - Jimmy Mulvey
       David Zayas - Robert Torres
       Robert Racki - Jerry Shue
       Brenda Pressley - Assistant Da MacDonald
       Aaron Ferguson - Court Officer

• Director:

  Richard Donner

• Producer:

  Arnold Rifkin, Avi Lerner, Jim Van Wyck, John Thompson, Randall Emmett

• Screenwriter:

  Richard Wenk

• Cinematographer:

  Glen MacPherson

• Composer (Music Score):

  Klaus Badelt

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Ashley Miller

• Editor:

  Steve Mirkovich

• Production Designer:

  Arv Greywal, Les Bloom

• Art Director:

  Brandt Gordon, Wing Lee

• Co-producer:

  Brian Read, Derek Hoffman, Jochen Kamlah

• Associate Producer:

  Ilyse A. Reutlinger, Stephen Eads, Todd Gilbert

• Executive Producer:

  Andreas Thiesmeyer, Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, George Furla, Hadeel Reda, Josef Lautenschlager, Trevor Short

• Set Designer:

  Doug Slater, William Cheng

• Costume Designer:

  Stephanie Maslansky, Vicki Graef

• Set Decorator:

  Steve Shewchuk

• First Assistant Director:

  Jim Van Wyck

• Camera Operator:

  Craig Haagensen, Gilles Corbeil, Phil Oetiker, Robert Stecko, Vern Nobles, Jr.

• Stunts:

  Alison Reid, Angelica Lisk, Billy Oliver, Bob Colletti, Bobby Beckles, Bobby Hannah, Brian Frank, Brian Jagersky, Brian Smyj, Bryan Thomas, Cheryl Quiacos, Christopher Cordell, Curtis Hibbert, Dan Belley, Danny Lima, Darren Marsman, Darren Michael McGuire, Dave Van Zeyl, Dean Copkov, Don J. Hewitt, Donovan Boucher, Duncan McLeod, Dwayne McLean, Gene Harrison, Geoff Williams, Georger Aguiler, Gina Marie Jensen, Howard Green, Jeanette Roxborough, Jeff Jensen, Jennifer Vey, Jery Hewitt, Jimmy P. Wong, John Macdonald, John Stead, Joseph R. Racki, Kevin Rushton, Leigh Bianco, Lisse Keeling, Marco Bianco, Patrick Mark, Peter Wong, Rich Doering, Robert Racki, Robert Reece, Ron Bell, Shane Caldwell, Taryn Ash, Tig Fong, Tommy Chang, Wade Eastwood, Wayne Downer

• Casting:

  Louis Di Giaimo, Randi Hiller, Robin D. Cook, Sarah Halley-Finn

• Sound Mixer:

  T.J. O'Mara

• Aerial Photography:

  Hans Bjerno

• Animal Trainer/Wrangler:

  Rick Parker

• Animation Effects:

  Geoff D.E. Scott, Jeremy Dineen, Kyle Yoneda, Matt Ralph

• Art Department Coordinator:

  Collingwood Brown, Michelle Schluter-Ford

• Assistant Costume Designer:

  Catherine Ashton

• Assistant Editor:

  Rick Grayson

• Assistant Hair:

  Sandra Treilhard

• Assistant Head Carpenter:

  Tracley Young

• Assistant Location Manager:

  Jarrod Price, Joaquin Diego Prange, Marcellin Sterner, Mark McFadden

• Assistant Makeup:

  Burton J. LeBlanc

• Assistant Production Coordinator:

  Andrea Pappas, Basil Person

• Assistant Properties:

  Michael Huschka, Robert Currie

• Best Boy Electric:

  Howie Galbraith, Jon Delgado

• Best Boy Grip:

  Bruce Atwater, Glen Goodchild

• Boom Operator:

  Daniel Paikin, Jim J.T. Thompson

• Buyer:

  Jim Des Roches

• Cable Person:

  Zach Hunter

• Carpenter:

  Bill "Malibu" Harvey, Johnny "Hollywood" Nicola, Wayne Moss

• Casting Assistant:

  Lisa Baylin, Tamara Hunter

• Casting Associate:

  Millie Tom

• Clapper Loader:

  Michael Carr

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Gerd Koechlin, Manfred Heid

• Conductor:

  Andy Brown

• Construction Coordinator:

  Richard Hebrank, Ross Fraser

• Construction Foreman:

  Peter Bundrick

• Costume/Wardrobe:

  Arlynn Absenk, Cheryl Lovett, Kathy Banks, Mary Gierczak, Pam Aaron, Renee Bravener

• Craft Service/Catering:

  Capers On Location, Focused On Food, Monika Smilovsky, Richard Alfieri, Steve Fitzpatrick, Tom Katz, Wilson Rivas

• Department Head Hair:

  Paul Elliot

• Department Head Makeup:

  Jordan Samuel

• Dialogue Editor:

  Given Kirac, Julie Feiner, Nancy Nugent

• Dolly Grip:

  Patrick King

• Driver:

  Bob Geeves, Brian Salomone, Byron Whitney, Dennis Salomone, Jr., Eddie Brunnhoelzel, Frank J. Apicelli, Gary Flannigan, George R. Nadramia, Henry Boyle, Jen McCormick, Jim Moore, Joe Vechiola, Kevin Ferguson, Lorne Frederick, Michael Doyle, Norma Foster, P.J. Ford, Rich Marino, Rick Giallanardo, Sandy Hastings, Shane Rozon, Ted Schambers, Timothy J. Woods, William J. Speranza

• Electrician:

  Eric Boncher, Gary Denault, Herb Reischl Sr., Lisa Marie Gleeson, Philip A. Giglio, Rod MacNeil Jr.

• Extra Casting:

  Luisa Cabiddu, Zamaret Kleiman

• First Assistant Accountant:

  Jack Bavaro, Virginia Alves

• First Assistant Camera:

  George "Jeb" Byers, Joe Micomonaco, Mark Cyre, Matt Flannery, Peter Morello

• First Assistant Editor:

  Douglas Caron, Janet Ogletree

• Foley Artist:

  Catherine A. Harper, Christopher Moriana

• Foley Mixer:

  Darren Mann

• Foley Supervisor:

  Thom Brennan

• Gaffer:

  Michael Galbraith, Petr Hlinomaz

• Generator Operator:

  Charles E. Meere III, George Potter, Michael Plant

• Graphic Design:

  David Best, Michelle Schluter-Ford

• Grip:

  Dave Lowry, Fabian MacDonald, Jerry Lowry, Jim Krauter, Marko Willis, Patrick Lowry, Rory Walsh, Sam Turturici

• Head Carpenter:

  Alan Letts

• Key Grip:

  John Dolan, Robert DaPrato

• Key Hairstylist:

  Victor De Nicola Jr.

• Key Make-up:

  Patricia Regan

• Line Producer:

  D.J. Carson

• Location Manager:

  Santiago Quinones, Will Hoddinott

• Music Editor:

  Daryl Kell

• Musical Performer:

  Richard McIlvery

• Personal Assistant:

  Ben Nedivi, Carla DiBello, Cece Neber, Jamie Bukowski, Justin Hamann, Kaseem Allah, Mark Curley, Melissa Bernstein, Michelle Taddei, Nick Reimond, Rachel Abarbanell, Rosie Charbonneau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sean Enge, Vanessa Chiara

• Post Production Accountant:

  Ilene Morgan, Karen Cockrell, Shobi Devani, Tsila Adler

• Post Production Supervisor:

  Ilyse A. Reutlinger

• Production Accountant:

  Deb Dyer

• Production Assistant:

  Alexander Smelson, Anja Lauble, Antony Gutierrez, Bellamy Forrest, Christian Vendetti, Christopher Bugg, Crosby Selander, Jana Camacho, Julie Ho, Karen De Montbrun, Matt Gavin, Melissa Morgan, Nick Schepisi, Philip de Courcel, Philip Douglas, Scott Kuzio

• Production Controller:

  Donald Bruce, Volker Umpfenbach

• Production Coordinator:

  Drew Tidwell, Lesley R. Myers

• Production Secretary:

  Douglas Thompson, Scott Sullens

• Production Sound Mixer:

  Greg Chapman

• Properties Master:

  Ron Hewitt, William "Bill" Reynolds

• Re-Recording Mixer:

  Dean A. Zupancic, Terry Porter

• Script Supervisor:

  Kathryn Buck, Sheila Paige

• Second Assistant Accountant:

  Vicky Mitakidis

• Second Assistant Camera:

  Ed Nessen, Greg Finkel, Lance G. Mayer, Mark Beauchamp, Nate Havens, Neil Trafford

• Second Assistant Director:

  Christo Morse, Eric W. Henriquez, Jayson Merrill, Tim Singh

• Second Second Assistant Director:

  Tudor Jones

• Second Unit Director Of Photogra:

  Vern Nobles, Jr.

• Set Dresser:

  Denis Kirkham, Gerry Deschenes, Graeme Gossage, Michael G. Bird, Paul Harding, Roseann Saccio

• Set Medic/First Aid:

  Bob Broder

• Set Production Assistant:

  Julie O'Neill, Neesha Patki

• Sound Effects Director:

  David A. Whittaker, David Esparza, Michael Chock, Piero Mura

• Special Effects Coordinator:

  Jeff Brink, Laird McMurray

• Special Effects Foreman:

  Charlie Simunek

• Special Effects Technician:

  Conrad V. Brink, Eddie Drohan, Jim Bliz

• Steadicam Operator:

  Gilles Corbeil

• Still Photographer:

  Barry Wetcher, Eva V. Gerlitz

• Storyboard:

  Rob McCallum

• Stunts Coordinator:

  Branko Racki, Cort Hessler III

• Supervising ADR Editor:

  Christopher T. Welch

• Supervising Sound Editor:

  George Simpson, Mark Mangini

• Technical Advisor:

  Edwin Birmingham, Mike Keenan

• Third Assistant Director:

  Karen Young

• Transportation Captain:

  Dennis Salomone, Paul Marshall

• Transportation Coordinator:

  John Ozolins

• Unit Production Manager:

  Bryan Thomas, D.J. Carson

• Unit Publicist:

  Lucius Barre, Prudence Emery

• Video Assist:

  Anthony Nocera, Christopher Murphy, Paul Thompson

• Video Playback:

  Mark Lewandowski

• Visual Effects:

  Mr. X

• Visual Effects Producer:

  Fiona Campbell Westgate

• Visual Effects Supervisor:

  Evan Jacobs

REVIEW:

• 16 Blocks showcases director Richard Donner and star Bruce Willis at their best, lending their old-fashioned Hollywood talent to a popcorn-movie thriller that offers enough texture and emotion to help it stand out from the pack. Richard Wenk's script offers a familiar thriller premise (and one that owes a few of its plot points to The Gauntlet) but he gives it a fresh spin through rich characterizations and snappy dialogue. Better yet, he and Donner use its New York locale as a character in and of itself. However, the two elements that truly hold 16 Blocks together are its two lead performances; Willismanages to hit the right blend of movie-star machismo and world-weariness as the aging cop hero and Mos Def is a loquacious delight as the small-time con determined to change his way of thinking . David Morse also lends find support as Willis' steely, deeply hypocritical nemesis. The end result might be a little too pat for some viewers, but 16 Blocks offers fine escapist fare to any viewer who wants a good, old fashioned Hollywood thriller. ~ Donald Guarisco, Rovi