25th Hour
25th Hour DVD cover
Directed by	Spike Lee
Produced by	Julia Chasman Jon Kilik Spike Lee Tobey Maguire
Written by	David Benioff
Starring	Edward Norton Philip Seymour Hoffman Barry Pepper Rosario Dawson Brian Cox Anna Paquin
Music by	Terence Blanchard
Distributed by	Touchstone Pictures
Release date(s)	16 December 2002
Running time	135 minutes
Language	English
Budget	US$15,000,000[1]
IMDb profile

25th Hour is a 2002 Spike Lee film based on David Benioff's novel The 25th Hour. The cast includes Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper, Rosario Dawson, Brian Cox and Anna Paquin. Norton plays Montgomery "Monty" Brogan, a convicted drug dealer who has one last day of freedom before beginning a seven-year prison sentence. Abarat is a fantasy book both written and illustrated by Clive Barker aimed primarily at young adults. ... Image File history File links 25th_hour_(movie). ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ... Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. ... David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. ... Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Alex Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor. ... Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and occasional singer known for her roles in films such as Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Alexander, and Grindhouse. ... Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, notable for being the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (in which the characters surname was spelled Lecktor). Image:Http://www. ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated New Zealand actress who was born in Canada. ... Terence Blanchard (b. ... Touchstone Pictures (also known as Touchstone Films in its early years) is one of several alternate film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984. ... is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an Emmy Award - winning, and Academy Award - nominated American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ... David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. ... The 25th Hour (ISBN 0-7867-0772-0) is the debut novel by David Benioff. ... Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Alex Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor. ... Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and occasional singer known for her roles in films such as Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Alexander, and Grindhouse. ... Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, notable for being the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (in which the characters surname was spelled Lecktor). Image:Http://www. ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated New Zealand actress who was born in Canada. ... These lollipops, above, were found to contain heroin when inspected by the US Drug Enforcement Administration In jurisdictions where legislation restricts or prohibits the sale of certain popular drugs, it is common for an illegal drugs trade to develop. ...

Synopsis

The film begins with Brogan and Kostya saving a dog that he found abandoned in the street. And as he drives away, the opening credits roll. The film then cuts to the present (we don't know how many years it has been) and Brogan is walking the streets of New York with Doyle (the dog he saved). He goes to his old school where he meets up with his teacher friend Jacob Elinsky (Hoffman) and talks to him about the party tonight. Elinksy then calls Frank Slattery (Pepper) who is working as a Wall Street trader.

Brogan then goes home to his girlfriend Naturelle (Dawson) and they discuss the fact that this is his last night before prison. Through a series of flashbacks we learn that Brogan has been busted for being a drug dealer, and he is looking at 7 years in Otisville prison. The Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville is located in Orange County, New York, USA. The federal prison is a medium security facility, located in the Town of Mount Hope a quarter mile from the Otisville Correctional Facility, a New York medium security prison, thus facilitating transfers between systems. ...

Brogan visits his father (Cox) at his Irish Pub in Bay Ridge, and his father blames himself for Monty getting into the position he's in. Monty goes to the bathroom and sees "Fuck you" written on a mirror. His reflection begins to talk to him in a "Fuck Everybody" rant against New York City. This rant takes in everybody including the homeless, the Blacks, the Jews, the NYPD, the Church, Chelsea homosexuals, Bensonhurst Italians, the rich Upper East Side wives, Russian mobsters, Korean grocers, Pakistani and Sikh taxi drivers, Wall Street brokers, the Puerto Ricans, the Dominicans and Osama Bin Laden. He then rants against his friends, his girlfriend and his father. But then Brogan looks at his reflection and confronts him saying, "Fuck you, Montgomery Brogan. You had it all and you threw it away, you DUMB FUCK!" Brogan and his father then discuss whether it was Naturelle who tipped off the police about him. Look up black in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ... Elegant building along 23rd street. ... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... Bensonhurst Embrakement is a common walkplace in (Bensonhurst) A spectacular view of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (Brooklyn College) Snow melting on one of the streets in Bensonhurst Bensonhurst is a working class neighborhood located in the south-central part of New York City, USAs borough of Brooklyn. ... The Upper East Side at Sunset The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, USA, between Central Park and the East River. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden (Arabic: ‎; born March 10, 1957[1]), most often mentioned as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden, is a Saudi Arabian militant Islamist and is widely believed to be one of the founders of the organization called al-Qaeda. ...

Jacob goes to Frank's Apartment and as they both look over Ground Zero, they both talk about Monty going to prison. Jacob can't believe it's happening but Frank claims that he deserves it because he's become rich through the misery of other people. He then says that after tonight, they'll never see him again. Jacob and Frank go to a Chinese restaurant and they both confront each other about how they don't live in reality. Frank spends his working hours figuring out how to defraud foreign governments and then when he gets out of his office he doesn't know how to behave. Jacob is ashamed of his wealth and goes around unhappy all the time because he was born rich. They both meet Brogan and Naturelle at a bar before going to a club. The World Trade Center site destruction, 2001 in 2006 The World Trade Center site is the 16-acre (6. ...

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At the club, Jacob runs into one of his students, Mary (Paquin) who we see before complaining to Jacob about the grade of one of her English papers. She goes with them into the club. Monty asks Jacob if he will take care of Doyle while he's in prison and Jacob accepts. Monty and Frank discuss how he got to this position and what will happen to him in prison, and Frank promises him that when he gets out he'll be there and they'll open a bar together. Frank and Naturelle also discuss how Monty got to this position, but Frank accuses her of not doing anything because she got used to a fancy life. He then insinuates that it might have been her who tipped off the cops. Monty and his partner Kostya then go to speak to a group of Russian mobsters, run by Uncle Nikolai. Nikolai gives Monty some tips on how to survive in prison. Then it is revealed that it was Kostya who sold Monty out. Monty decides to leave, asserting that he'll never come back. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

While all this is happening, Jacob and Mary kiss, but then Jacob decides it is a bad idea and then he leaves.

They all leave the club and Monty, Jacob and Frank go to a park, where Monty gives Doyle to Jacob. Monty then gets Frank to make him look ugly by beating him up, saying that it's all about the first day and if he goes in looking ugly he might have a chance to survive. Frank does it reluctantly, giving Monty a black eye and a lot of cuts and bruises to his face, and then Monty goes home.

Monty's Dad arrives and says that he'll take him to Ottisville. While Jacob and Frank are still at the park reflecting on all that has happened, Monty is on his way to prison. On the way he looks out of his window and sees all the people who he ranted against standing along the road smiling at him. He then sees a little boy on a bus and they each write their name on the window.

As they come to the George Washington Bridge, Monty's Dad says that if he wants it, he will make a left turn and they will leave New York. Monty's Dad's idea is that they leave New York and drive through the desert until they find a town. They'll have one last drink together and then he will go back to New York. Monty will make a new life for himself. He'll get a job at a bar, and he'll get himself the right papers. He'll never come back to New York, never call and never write. But after a couple of years, he'll send word to Naturelle. She'll come to live with him and they'll have a family. Then many years later, Monty will gather his whole family together and he'll tell them the whole story and who he is and where he comes from. Then he'll ask them if they know how lucky they are to be here, because it came so close to never happening.

The film cuts back to the present, with Monty with all the cuts and bruises on his face, seemingly asleep. They've just passed the George Washington Bridge. The dream is over.

Differences between the novel and the film

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There is one important difference between the novel and the movie. In the novel, it is clear from the outset that Monty was not caught selling drugs, but that the police were given a tip-off. In the novel he knows that his business partner tricked him: "It took you this long to figure it out? They touched him, and he had two strikes. Nothing very complicated about it." (Benioff: 179) Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...

In the movie, however, Monty is unsure whether Kostya or his girlfriend Naturelle betrayed him. Thus Monty’s search for the betrayer becomes a key plot element in the film. Only at the end of the night, after he gets matters settled with the Russian mobsters, they inform him that it was Kostya who tipped him off.

In addition, the novel is set during winter and it is snowing, but due to scheduling conflicts and money constraints Spike Lee was forced to shoot the movie without snow.^{[citation needed]}

Cast

Edward Harrison Norton[1] (born August 18, 1969) is a two-time Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-winning American film actor and director. ... Philip Seymour Hoffman (born July 23, 1967) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Alex Robert Pepper (born April 4, 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is a Canadian-born actor. ... Rosario Dawson (born May 9, 1979) is an American actress and occasional singer known for her roles in films such as Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Alexander, and Grindhouse. ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated New Zealand actress who was born in Canada. ... Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, notable for being the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (in which the characters surname was spelled Lecktor). Image:Http://www. ... Anthony Siragusa (born May 14, 1967 in Kenilworth, New Jersey) is a former American football defensive tackle who spent twelve seasons in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts and the Baltimore Ravens. ... Isiah Whitlock Jr. ... Patrice ONeal is a black comedian and former World Wrestling Entertainment writer from Boston. ... Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor. ... Dania Ramirez (Born November 8, 1980) is a film and television actress from the Dominican Republic. ...

Trivia

Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s role as Agent Flood is also in Lee's 2004 LGBT film, She Hate Me. Isiah Whitlock Jr. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... She Hate Me (2004) is a LGBT feature film directed by Spike Lee and starring Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, and Ellen Barkin. ...

Brittany Murphy, who was originally cast in Anna Paquin's role, was fired from the film after failing to attend rehearsals^{[citation needed]}. Brittany Murphy (born November 10, 1977) is an American singer and actress. ... Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated New Zealand actress who was born in Canada. ...

Brogan was originally planned to be played by Tobey Maguire, but Maguire decided to pull out to star in Spider-Man, however he remained on as a producer^[2] Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor. ... Spider-Man is a 2002 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. ...

David Benioff's father appears as an extra sitting at a table in the scene in which the three friends meet up in the bar^{[citation needed]}. David Benioff (born circa 1970 in New York City) is an American writer. ...

Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Aaron Stanford, and Dania Ramirez have all appeared in the X-Men films. Anna Helene Paquin (born July 24, 1982) is an Academy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated New Zealand actress who was born in Canada. ... Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, notable for being the first actor to play Hannibal Lecter, a role he took in the Michael Mann film Manhunter (in which the characters surname was spelled Lecktor). Image:Http://www. ... Aaron Stanford (born December 27, 1976) is an American actor. ... Dania Ramirez (Born November 8, 1980) is a film and television actress from the Dominican Republic. ...

References

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2. ^ Stephen Schaefer. "Boy wonder; Tobey Maguire gets pumped up for superhero role in `Spider-Man'", Boston Herald. 

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External links

• 25th Hour at the Internet Movie Database