Pride and Glory (2008)

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Writers (WGA):

Joe Carnahan (screenplay) &
Gavin O'Connor (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

24 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The last thing you want to uncover...is the truth.

Plot:

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's moral codes are tested when Ray Tierney (Edward Norton), investigates a case that reveals an incendiary police corruption scandal involving his own brother-in-law (Colin Farrell). For Ray, the truth is revelatory, a Pandora's Box that threatens to upend not only the Tierney legacy but the entire NYPD. |

Plot Keywords:

Nypd | Police Officer | American Football | New York City | Irish American

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

7 May 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Jimmy Egan
Edward Norton	...	Ray Tierney
Jon Voight	...	Francis Tierney, Sr.
Noah Emmerich	...	Francis Tierney, Jr.
Jennifer Ehle	...	Abby Tierney
John Ortiz	...	Ruben Santiago
Frank Grillo	...	Eddie Carbone
Shea Whigham	...	Kenny Dugan
Lake Bell	...	Megan Egan
Carmen Ejogo	...	Tasha
Manny Perez	...	Coco Dominguez
Wayne Duvall	...	Bill Avery
Ramon Rodriguez	...	Angel Tezo
Rick Gonzalez	...	Eladio Casado
Maximiliano Hernández	...	Carlos Bragon

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:125 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Avery Pix

Trivia:

Originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2008, New Line pushed the release back to 2009.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Francis Tierney Sr: Your brother is in a bad hour here and the only way through this is you.

Timeless American Film

I saw a screening of "Pride and Glory" last night. It's the kind of American movie you don't see anymore, a throwback to the big themes and dramatic tone of the 1950s, when Elia Kazan was making movies like "East of Eden" and "On the Waterfront," and Arthur Miller was writing plays like "Death of a Salesman" and "All My Sons." Family, honor, corruption, right and wrong, fathers and sons--these are the kinds of issues that director/co-writer Gavin O'Connor is taking on in "Pride and Glory," and in doing so he's made a timeless film. Sincere without being sentimental (much like "Miracle," O'Connor's last effort), "Pride and Glory" gets elbow deep in a corruption scandal that threatens to crack the blue wall of the NYPD and destroy the Tierney family legacy (patriarch Jon Voight, sons Ed Norton and Noah Emmerich, and outlaw brother-in-law Colin Farrell, who has never been better). A muscular, old-school American film, with big themes splashed on a big canvas, "Pride and Glory" is familiar and original at the same time. In the Age of Irony, these are the kinds of movies you rarely see anymore. An honest, gripping drama.