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The Green Hornet (2011) 5.9
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5.9/10 from 118,284 users
Metascore: 39/100
Reviews: 444 user | 440 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team. Director:Michel Gondry |
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Cast
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| Jay Chou | ... | ||
| Cameron Diaz | ... | ||
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | ||
| Christoph Waltz | ... | ||
| David Harbour | ... | ||
| Edward James Olmos | ... | ||
| Jamie Harris | ... | ||
| Chad L. Coleman | ... |
Chili
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| Edward Furlong | ... | ||
| Jill Remez | ... | ||
| Joe O'Connor | ... | ||
| Morgan Rusler | ... | ||
| Joshua Erenberg | ... |
Young Britt
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| Analeigh Tipton | ... | ||
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Plot Synopsis
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Playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher of Los Angeles' "The Daily Sentinel" after the sudden death of his father. Britt's party life is about to change when he and his driver and kung fu expert, Kato (Jay Chou), stop a robbery. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero "The Green Hornet". Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)
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Protect the law by breaking it.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 January 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Green Hornet See more »Box Office
Budget:
$120,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,878,905 (UK) (14 January 2011)Gross:
$98,780,042 (USA) (15 April 2011)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Jack Reid: [on the phone] Tell the Mayor, I'm insulted. I would never jeopardize the journalistic integrity of this newspaper for some rent-a-mayor's political agenda.
Jack Reid: [to his son] So Britt, here we are again. Sent home after another schoolyard fight. I know you miss your mother. So do I. But I have to take care of 750 employees, and you have to take care of yourself. Still that seems to be asking too much.
Young Britt: But I was trying to stop some bullies...
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Written by Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler
Performed by The Greenhornes
Courtesy of Third Man Records
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Michel Gondry was initially set to direct the film for Universal Pictures back in 1997, for what was to be his directorial debut. The script was written by Edward Neumeier and featured a villain who ate human hearts. Gondry initially wanted Vince Vaughn for the lead, but the parts of Britt and Kato were offered to Mark Wahlberg and Jason Scott Lee. See more »Goofs
When the Black Beauty is being chased by the police, Kato uses the car's weapons to slice open the police car body and front left tire, causing it to crash. However, when the police car flips and the front left tire is easily seen in front of the camera, the tire is intact. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jack Reid: [on the phone] Tell the Mayor, I'm insulted. I would never jeopardize the journalistic integrity of this newspaper for some rent-a-mayor's political agenda.
Jack Reid: [to his son] So Britt, here we are again. Sent home after another schoolyard fight. I know you miss your mother. So do I. But I have to take care of 750 employees, and you have to take care of yourself. Still that seems to be asking too much.
Young Britt: But I was trying to stop some bullies...
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Soundtracks
Saying GoodbyeWritten by Craig Fox, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler
Performed by The Greenhornes
Courtesy of Third Man Records
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Ever since I heard about "The Green Hornet", I expected a bad movie. It didn't seem like it would work...boy was I wrong. I saw a screening of this recently, and walked in with zero expectations, and walked out having laughed throughout the movie and REALLY enjoyed the action and chemistry between Rogen and Jay Chou. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg did a fantastic job crafting this script, which could have been truly horrible, into a fun ride.
The true star of the movie is Jay Chou, aka Kato. His accent was sometimes hard to interpret, but he was surprisingly funny, and Kato-vision (time slows when his heart starts pumping during fights) turned out pretty cool in 3-D.
Thank goodness Nic Cage walked away from this, and Christoph Waltz came in as the bad guy, because Christoph inhabited the role better than Nic could have. I enjoy Nic Cage, but he wouldn't of worked in this movie, and with that character. Nic Cage would have been too over the top, where as Christoph went a subtle route.
The movie isn't perfect, I didn't feel Cameron Diaz added anything to the movie expect being "the hot girl" to create a rift between guys, but if you're looking for a pure escapist fun ride, then look no further than "The Green Hornet."