S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. is a 2003 action-crime-thriller film directed by Clark Johnson, and is based on the 1975 television series of the same name. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, LL Cool J and Michelle Rodriguez. It was produced by Neal H. Moritz and released in the United States on August 8, 2003. The film begins with a hostage situation in Los Angeles; this was loosely based on the 1997 North Hollywood shootout. Officer Jim Street (Colin Farrell)... More

Initial release date:

  • Aug 8, 2003

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 57 min

Film

Directed by

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson (born September 10, 1954), sometimes credited as Clark 'Slappy' Jackson, Clarque Johnson, and J. Clark Johnson, is an American actor and director who has worked in both television and film. Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to an African American father and a White mother...

Tagline:

  • Even cops dial 911
  • You're either S.W.A.T. or you're not.

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Dec 30, 2003
  • Aug 8, 2003
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 57 min
  • 1 h 55 min
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  • 80,000,000

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S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T. is a 1970s American television series about the adventures of the WCPD's Olympic Division Special Weapons And Tactics (S.W.A.T.) team operating in an unidentified California city. A big-screen adaption of the series starring Colin Farrell and Samuel L. Jackson was released in 2003. A...

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