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The Green Hornet (2011)

PG_13 119 min  -  Action | Comedy | Crime  -   14 January 2011 (USA)
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Reviews: 417 user | 346 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com

Following the death of his father, Britt Reid, heir to his father's large company, teams up with his late dad's assistant Kato to become a masked crime fighting team.

Director:

Michel Gondry
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Seth Rogen ...
Jay Chou ...
Cameron Diaz ...
Tom Wilkinson ...
Christoph Waltz ...
David Harbour ...
Edward James Olmos ...
Jamie Harris ...
Chad Coleman ...
Edward Furlong ...
Jill Remez ...
Joe O'Connor ...
Morgan Rusler ...
Joshua Erenberg ...
Young Britt (as Joshua Chandler Erenberg)
Analeigh Tipton ...
Ana Lee
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Storyline

Playboy Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) becomes the new publisher of Los Angeles' "The Daily Sentinel" after the sudden death of his father. Britt's party life is about to change when he and his driver and kung fu expert, Kato (Jay Chou), stop a robbery. With the help of Kato, Britt starts a new career of fighting crime as the masked superhero "The Green Hornet". Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)  

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Plot Keywords:

Kato | Kung Fu | Superhero | Vandalism | Statue  | See more »

Taglines:

Protect the law by breaking it.

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violent action, language, sensuality and drug content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin (only a few words)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El avispón verde See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$120,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$33,526,876 (USA) (16 January 2011) (3584 Screens)

Gross:

$98,780,042 (USA) (17 April 2011)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital  | SDDS  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In late 2008, Stephen Chow was set to direct and co-star as Kato. However, creative differences prevented him from doing so although, for a while, it seemed he was still set to play Kato when Michel Gondry became attached. Seth Rogen stated the reason for Chow's departure was that the director wanted Kato to implant Britt with a microchip and control him with a joystick, something Rogen wasn't keen on. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: In the scene where Chudnofsky is about to shoot Kato at point blank range his gas mask is raised off his face resting on his forehead. An instant later as he flies backwards it is covering his face. An instant later as he stands it is gone completely. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jack Reid: [on the phone] Tell the Mayor, I'm insulted. I would never jeopardize the journalistic integrity of this newspaper for some random Mayor's political agenda.
Jack Reid: [to his son] So Britt, here we are again. Sent home after another schoolyard fight. I know you miss your mother. So do I. But I have to take care of 750 employees, and you have to take care of yourself. Still that seems to be asking too much.
Young Britt: But I was trying to stop some bullies...
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Soundtracks

"Twisting The Night Away"
Written and Performed by Sam Cooke
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment and ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. See more »