Pride and Glory (film)

Pride and Glory is a 2008 American

Assistant Chief Francis Tierney Sr. heads a multigenerational NYPD family: his son Francis "Franny" Jr. is Deputy Inspector and commanding officer of the 31st Precinct, where son-in-law Sergeant Jimmy Egan is a patrol officer, while son Ray is a detective who transferred to the Missing Persons Squad after being shot during an arrest two years earlier.

As Jimmy leads the NYPD to victory in city-league football, Franny is notified that four of his officers have been killed at the Washington Heights apartment of drug dealer Angel Tezo. Francis Sr. coaxes Ray into joining the task force investigating the killings, and Ray discovers Tezo's cellphone at the crime scene, where a young eyewitness saw a wounded Tezo hijack a cab. Unbeknownst to Ray, Jimmy and fellow officers Kenny Dugan, Reuben "Sandy" Santiago, and Eddie Carbone find the cab, abandoned by Tezo after shooting the driver. They and the four dead officers are part of a corrupt Special Narcotics Enforcement Unit in Franny's precinct, involved in Tezo's dealings. Under Jimmy's direction, they burn the cab and the driver's body, determined to find Tezo.

Ray tries to reconnect with Tasha, his soon-to-be-ex-wife, while Carbone shakes down a bodega owner for Tezo's whereabouts, beating and robbing the man at gunpoint. Laying low, Tezo shoots a doctor who stitches him up, then later kills his own men and flees when the police track him down. Tezo's girlfriend reveals to Ray that Tezo was tipped off about the Washington Heights raid by an officer named Sandy. Learning this, Franny confronts Santiago, who admits that Jimmy sent his officers to kill Tezo and steal his money in an arrangement with another dealer, Eladio Casado; Santiago warned Tezo due to their childhood friendship, unaware he would ambush the four officers. Franny relieves Santiago of duty but does not inform his superiors, fearful of losing his command.

Casado confronts Jimmy at his home, leading Jimmy and Dugan to interrogate Tezo's lieutenant, Coco; beating Coco, his wife, and threatening their baby with a hot iron, Jimmy is told where Tezo is hiding. Ray discovers the same from an informant, and arrives to find Jimmy torturing Tezo to death. He tries to intervene, but Jimmy uses Ray's gun to kill Tezo, offering the narrative that Ray acted heroically. Ray informs Franny, who remains unwilling to implicate his officers. Overcome with guilt, Santiago tells reporter Carlos Bragon about the corruption within the 31st Precinct before committing suicide in Bragon's car. Bragon warns Ray that he is publishing a story using Santiago's information. Jimmy defends his actions to Franny and offers a cut of the money, but he refuses.

Interviewed by Internal Affairs, Ray simply states that he was not the shooter, while Jimmy lies that Ray killed Tezo in cold blood. Francis Sr. is furious with his son for jeopardizing the department, but Ray reveals that he did enough lying for his father regarding the shooting two years earlier, when officers threw a suspect off a building. Francis Sr. begs Ray to lie to protect their family, but Franny arrives, now prepared to risk his career to bring Jimmy down.

Carbone brings Dugan to the bodega to beat and rob the owner, who shoots Carbone; in a panic, Dugan takes the owner hostage as an angry crowd gathers outside, agitated by Coco. Franny talks Dugan down, while Ray confronts Jimmy alone at a nearby bar and arrests him after a brutal fistfight. In the street, surrounded by Coco and the crowd, a handcuffed Jimmy offers himself to be beaten to death, and a helpless Ray staggers back to Franny. Days later, the three Tierney men arrive at the New York County Courthouse to testify.

Cast

Production

In September 2005, the rights were once more with New Line Cinema. Production president Toby Emmerich (brother of actor Noah, who had previously starred in O'Connor's Tumbleweeds and Miracle)^[3] had been a fan of the script for several years, and the studio entered negotiations with Norton, Farrell and Noah Emmerich to star.^[3] Production was set to begin in New York City in January 2006,^[3] though principal photography did not begin until the following month.^[7] Nick Nolte was on set at the start of filming to play Francis Tierney Sr., but after a chronic knee injury flared up, he was unable to perform and was replaced by Voight.^[8] Nolte later revealed in his memoir that he quit the film because he couldn’t stand Norton’s “cocky” attitude.^[9]

Cinematographer Declan Quinn said that the biggest challenge was "[trying] to find a fresh way to do a police drama where it feels real and not like something we've seen a hundred times before."^[10]

Release

The film was originally scheduled for release on March 14, 2008, and trailers for the film appeared, with showings of

O'Connor said of the situation, "We've delivered something special and unique, a film that's not for everybody but has something to say. We're all heartbroken." Norton blamed a wider industry "paralysis" for the problems, rather than New Line Cinema: "We're a victim of the moment, and I just hope they will either find a way to give the film its due or graciously let us do it with someone else." Farrell said he believed in the film and called the situation "bizarre".[4]

Reception

Critical reaction

The film premiered on October 24, 2008 in the United States.

Dominican Americans.^[13][14][15]

Box office

As of January 28, 2009, the film has grossed $43,440,721 worldwide.[16] In North America, the film opened at #5 with $6,262,396 behind High School Musical 3: Senior Year, Saw V, Max Payne, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua,^[17] respectively, from 2,585 theaters with a $2,423 average.

Soundtrack

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The film's original score was composed by Mark Isham.

References

1. ^ "Pride and Glory (2008)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
2. ^ ^{a b} Lyons, Charles (June 26, 2000). "Fine Line options cop story 'Pride'". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} Fleming, Michael (September 26, 2005). "New Line has 'Pride'". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
4. ^ ^{a b c d} Fleming, Michael (February 26, 2008). "Pride and Glory' delay stirs up fray". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
5. ^ Harris, Dana, Dunkley, Cathy (November 8, 2001). "'Pride' goeth at Intermedia". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2008.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
6. ^ Lesnick, Silas (October 31, 2007). "IESB Exclusive: 12 Questions with Smokin' Joe Carnahan". IESB.net. Retrieved January 9, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}
7. ^ Fleming, Michael (November 14, 2005). "Driver in pilot seat for Eye spy skein". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
8. ^ Fleming, Michael (March 12, 2006). "Inside Move: Studios leg it after injuries sideline stars". Variety. Retrieved October 19, 2007.
9. ^ Ryan, Patrick (January 22, 2018). "Hollywood bad-boy Nick Nolte tells all in his memoir, 'Rebel'". USA Today. Retrieved October 31, 2021. Nolte nearly starred in the crime drama Pride and Glory, but was so put off by Edward Norton's apparently cocky attitude that he quit the project and was replaced by Jon Voight.
10. ^ Marks, Josh (January 8, 2006). "Declan Quinn". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
11. ^ McClintock, Pamela (January 17, 2008). "New Line postpones 'Inkheart' release". Variety. Retrieved February 27, 2008.
12. ^ "Pride and Glory". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
13. ^ "Review: Pride and Glory". CHUD. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
14. ^ "Pride and Glory Review". IGN. Archived from the original on October 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
15. ^ "Why Pride & Glory is an outright Minstrel Show". Latino Review. October 23, 2008. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
16. ^ "Pride and Glory". The Numbers. Retrieved July 13, 2009.
17. ^ "Weekend Box Office Results from 10/24 to 10/26". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 2, 2008.

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