The Hurricane is a 1999 film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton and The Sixteenth Round by Rubin "Hurricane" Carter.
The film received positive reviews, but has been criticized for inaccuracies by some media outlets and partisans of Carter's trials.
The film tells the story of boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose conviction for a Paterson, New Jersey triple murder was set aside after he had spent almost 20 years in prison.
The film narrates the life of middleweight boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (Washington), concentrating on the period between 1966 and 1985. It describes his fight against the conviction for triple murder and how he copes with nearly twenty years in prison.
In a parallel plot, an underprivileged youth from Brooklyn, Lesra Martin (Vicellous Reon Shannon), becomes interested in Carter's life and destiny after...
Award Nominations: 1999 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - Denzel Washington; 2000 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film - Denzel Washington - Role: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter; 2000 - Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film - Norman Jewison; 2000 - Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film - Armyan Bernstein; 2000 - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama - Denzel Washington - Role: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter; 2000 - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture - Denzel Washington - Role: Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter;
Awards Won: 2000 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film - Denzel Washington - Role: Rubin Hurricane;
Appears in ranked lists: The Movie List: the first 9200 - 1,223 - Apr 25, 2010 - 6.5;
Cinematography: Roger Deakins Costume design by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers Country of origin: United States of America Directed by: Norman Jewison Distributors: Universal Studios;
Edited by: Stephen E. Rivkin Estimated budget: US$ - 50,000,000;
Executive produced by: Irving Azoff Marc Abraham Rudy Langlais Thomas Bliss William Teitler Tom Rosenberg Art direction by: Dennis Davenport Casting director: Avy Kaufman Film festivals: 2000 Berlin International Film Festival Production design by: Philip Rosenberg Set Decoration by: Gordon Sim Genres: Sports Biography Crime Fiction Courtroom Drama Drama Initial release date: Jan 14, 2000;
Languages: English Language Music by: Christopher Young Other crew: John Caglione, Jr. - Key Makeup Artist; Irene Kent - Key Makeup Artist; Mary Cooke - Hair Stylist; Michael Shocrylas - Set Designer; Bruce Carwardine - Production Sound Mixer; Mark Gingras - Sound Effects Editor; Wayne Griffin - Supervising Sound Editor; Andy Koyama - Sound Re-Recording Mixer; Tim O'Connell - Sound Re-Recording Mixer; Michael O'Farrell - Supervising Sound Editor;
Produced by: Armyan Bernstein Marc Abraham Thomas Bliss Production companies: Universal Studios Beacon Pictures Rated: R (USA) Release date(s): 1999;
Runtime: 145 min; 146 min; 140 min;
Soundtrack: The Hurricane Performances: Denzel Washington - Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter; Vicellous Reon Shannon - Lesra Martin; Deborah Kara Unger - Lisa Peters; Liev Schreiber - Sam Chaiton; John Hannah - Terry Swinton; Dan Hedaya - Det. Sgt. Della Pesca; Debbi Morgan - Mae Thelma Carter; Clancy Brown - Lt. Jimmy Williams; David Paymer - Myron Bedlock; Harris Yulin - Leon Friedman;
Story by: Terry Swinton Sam Chaiton Rubin Carter Subjects: Boxing Racism Tagline: Based on the inspirational true story of a champion.;
Screenplay by: Armyan Bernstein Dan Gordon Adapted From: The 16th Round Lazarus and the Hurricane Netflix Genres: Crime Dramas Biography African-American Dramas Courtroom Drama Biographical Dramas Dramas Dramas Based on Real Life Drama Related Web Pages: http://www.the-hurricane.com/ IMDB Title Page Netflix Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic The Hurricane Videos Netflix Clicker: Watch The Hurricane Daum Cineseoul - Movie Cine21 Movist Nate Allocine Canada - Movie Screenrush - Movie Ranker Lists Review of Hurricane, The by Roger Ebert at Chicago Sun-Times Review of Hurricane, The by Stephen Holden at The New York Times Review of Hurricane, The by Kenneth Turan at Los Angeles Times Review of Hurricane, The by Rene Rodriguez at Miami Herald Review of Hurricane, The by Stephen Hunter at Washington Post Review of Hurricane, The by Wesley Morris at San Francisco Examiner Review of Hurricane, The by Maitland McDonagh at TV Guide Review of Hurricane, The by F. X. Feeney at LA Weekly Review of Galaxy Quest by Amy Taubin at Village Voice Review of Hurricane, The by Jami Bernard at New York Daily News Review of Hurricane, The by Shawn Levy at Portland Oregonian Review of Hurricane, The by Lawrence Toppman at Charlotte Observer Review of Hurricane, The by Peter Brunette at Film.com Review of Hurricane, The by Mick LaSalle at San Francisco Chronicle Review of Hurricane, The by Emanuel Levy at Variety Review of Hurricane, The by Owen Gleiberman at Entertainment Weekly Review of Hurricane, The by Lisa Alspector at Chicago Reader Review of Hurricane, The by M. V. Moorhead at Dallas Observer Review of Galaxy Quest by David Sterritt at Christian Science Monitor Review of Hurricane, The by Marc Savlov at Austin Chronicle Review of Hurricane, The by William Arnold at Seattle Post-Intelligencer Review of Hurricane, The by Susan Wloszczyna at USA Today 2000 Berlin International Film Festival Trailer on YouTube
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