Hollywood Homicide (2003) on Netflix
PG-1320031h 56mActionComedyCrime
Sergeant Joe Gavilan and Detective K.C. Calden work homicide in Hollywood. Four members of the rap group H2OClick are gunned down in a nightclub, and the two hunt a witness who fled.
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Plot summary
Sergeant Joe Gavilan, a homicide detective in the LAPD's Hollywood Division, has worked as a real estate agent on the side for seven years and is short of money. His partner, Detective K.C. Calden, teaches yoga and wants to become an actor. They investigate the nightclub shooting that killed four members of the rap group H2OClick, with the two attackers unidentified. A witness fled the scene, and the detectives work to track him down. A real estate deal Gavilan is trying to close could clear his debt, while Calden hopes to be scouted by talent agents. Internal Affairs Lieutenant Bennie Macko, who has bad history with Gavilan, arrives at the station.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Hollywood Homicide (2003)
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- Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett reportedly did not get along while filming Hollywood Homicide; the tension was so bad the two would not even look each other in the eye during shared scenes, with Ford calling Hartnett a "punk" and Hartnett calling Ford an "old fart".
- The roles of Joe Gavilan and K.C. Calden were originally given to John Travolta and Joseph Gordon-Levitt before Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett signed on, and Revolution Studios head Joe Roth reportedly offered the part to Bruce Willis.
- The film is based on the true experiences of Robert Souza, who worked as a homicide detective in the LAPD Hollywood Division while moonlighting as a real estate broker during his final ten years on the job.
- Wayne Fitzgerald created the film's title sequence, which was his final time doing a title sequence before his death in September 2019.
