16 blocks

Resource Information

The work 16 blocks represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

16 blocks

Statement of responsibility

Warner Bros. in association with Alcon Entertainment and Millennium Films presents an Emmett/Furla Films and Cheyenne Enterprises production for Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III & Nu Image Entertainment GmbH ; produced by Randall Emmett, Avi Lerner, Arnold Rifkin, John Thompson, Jim Van Wyck, Bruce Willis ; written by Richard Wenk ; directed by Richard Donner

Title variation

Sixteen blocks

Contributor

• Alcon Entertainment (Firm)
• Mos Def, (Rapper)
• Rifkin, Arnold
• trueThompson, John
• Van Wyck, Jim
• trueWenk, Richard
• Willis, Bruce, 1955-
• Cheyenne Enterprises
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds
• Furla Films
• Millennium Films
• Nu Image (Firm)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
• Donner, Richard
• Emmett, Randall
• Lerner, Avi
• Morse, David, 1953-

Actor

• Willis, Bruce, 1955-
• Morse, David, 1953-
• Mos Def, (Rapper)

Screenwriter

• trueWenk, Richard

Director

• Donner, Richard

Production personnel

• Willis, Bruce, 1955-
• Emmett, Randall
• Lerner, Avi
• Rifkin, Arnold
• trueThompson, John
• Van Wyck, Jim

Subject

• Adventure -- Feature
• Detectives -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Feature films
• New York (N.Y.), Police Department -- Drama
• Police -- Feature
• Police corruption -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Police films
• Policía -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Witnesses -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Action and adventure films
• Criminal psychology -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Detective and mystery films
• Criminal behavior -- New York (State) | New York -- Drama
• Crime -- Feature
• Corrupción policiaca -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos) | Nueva York -- Teatro
• trueAdventure films

Genre

• trueDrama
• Police
• Police films
• Detective and mystery films
• Feature films
• Crime
• Adventure films
• Action and adventure films
• Adventure
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng

Summary

Jack Mosley is a burnt-out detective who is assigned the unenviable task of transporting a fast-talking convict from jail, 16 blocks to the 100 Centre Street courthouse. However, as the two head off, Mosley learns that the man is supposed to testify against Mosley's colleagues, and the entire NYPD want the witness dead. Mosley must choose between loyalty to his colleagues and protecting the witness

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Glen MacPherson ; editor, Steve Mirkovich ; music, Klaus Badelt ; costume designer, Vicki Graef ; production designer, Arvinder Grewal ; visual effects supervisor, Evan Jacobs ; special effects supervisor, Marcus Rait

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for violence, intense sequences of action, and some strong language

Language note

English or dubbed French dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.A3

LC item number

S598446 2006

PerformerNote

Bruce Willis, Mos Def, David Morse

Runtime

105

Target audience

general

Technique

live action