25th Hour (2002)
Coming Out at 19 December 2002 in theaters
Drama
25th Hour is drama film directed by Spike Lee and starring Edward Norton. Adapted by David Benioff from his own novel The 25th Hour, it tells the story of a man’s last 24 hours of freedom as he prepares to go to prison for seven years for dealing drugs.
25th Hour opened to positive reviews, with several critics since having named it one of the best films of its decade.
A car pulls up short on a New York City street, and Montgomery “Monty” Brogan gets out with his buddy Kostya to look at a dog lying in the road. The animal may have been mauled in a dogfight so Monty intends to shoot him, but changes his mind after he looks it in the eye. Monty decides to take the dog to a nearby clinic instead.
Later, in 2002, Monty is about to begin serving a seven-year prison sentence for dealing drugs. He sits in a park with Doyle, the dog he rescued, on his last day of freedom. He plans to meet childhood friends Frank Slaugherty and Jacob Elinsky at a club with his girlfriend Naturelle Riviera. Frank is a hotshot trader on Wall Street; Jacob is an introverted high school teacher with a crush on 17-year-old Mary, one of his students.
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: David Benioff (novel)
Stars: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosario Dawson, Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Tony Siragusa
Cast:
| Edward Norton | … | Monty Brogan |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | … | Jacob Elinsky |
| Barry Pepper | … | Frank Slaughtery |
| Rosario Dawson | … | Naturelle Riviera |
| Anna Paquin | … | Mary D’Annunzio |
| Brian Cox | … | James Brogan |
| Tony Siragusa | … | Kostya Novotny |
| Levani | … | Uncle Nikolai |
| Tony Devon | … | Agent Allen |
| Misha Kuznetsov | … | Senka Valghobek |
| Isiah Whitlock Jr. | … | Agent Flood |
| Michael Genet | … | Agent Cunningham |
| Patrice O’Neal | … | Khari |
| Al Palagonia | … | Salvatore Dominick |
| Aaron Stanford | … | Marcuse |
| Marc H. Simon | … | Schultz |
| Armando Riesco | … | Phelan |
| Brad Williams | … | Trader #1 |
| Rodney ‘Bear’ Jackson | … | Trader #2 |
| Keith Nobbs | … | Luke |
| Felicia Finley | … | Jody |
| Radu Spinghel | … | Zakharov |
| Dania Ramirez | … | Daphne |
| Oleg Prudius | … | Russian Hood #1 |
| Igor Zhivotovsky | … | Russian Hood #2 |
| Paul Diomede | … | Simon |
| Cynthia Darlow | … | Ruth |
| Michole Briana White | … | Coventry Administrator |
| Vanessa Ferlito | … | Lindsay Jamison |
| Coati Mundi | … | Louis Volandes |
| Larissa Drekonja | … | Dasha |
| Christine Pepe | … | Female Jogger |
| Lawrence Bullock | … | Chelsea Man #1 |
| Patrick Illig | … | Chelsea Man #2 |
| Maja Niles | … | Woman on Park Avenue |
| Daniel Reton | … | Wall Street Guy #1 |
| Ed Rubeo | … | Hasidic Jeweler |
| Peter James Kelsch | … | Panhandler |
| A.J. McCoy | … | Squeegee Man |
| R.L. Brazil | … | Bouncer |
| Howard Crowns | … | Tattoo Parlor Worker |
| DJ Cipha Sounds | … | DJ Dusk |
| Jamil Mullen | … | Lady with Baby |
| Louis Modafferi | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Alan Taraseiwicz | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Nicholas Rossomodo | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Jeffrey Palazzo | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Douglas Miller | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Mike Fiore | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Andre Fletcher | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Carl Bini | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Joseph Mascall | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| John Bergen | … | Brogan’s Bar Patron |
| Mark Alan | … | Bar Patron |
| Keith Bright | … | Bar Patron / Truck Driver |
| Chris Camaj | … | Bensonhurts |
| Gabe Castillo | … | Dancer |
| Sal Cecere | … | Trader #3 |
| Tonya Cornelisse | … | Prep Student |
| Korey Duke | … | Club Person |
| Alexander Emmert | … | Russian Gangster |
| Christopher Peter Federico | … | Basketball player |
| Guy A. Fortt | … | Bouncer |
| Brent Gorcie | … | Bartender 1 |
| Jason Horton | … | Co-Worker |
| Vivian Kalinov | … | Woman at Gracie Mansion Park |
| Frank Matthews | … | Bar Customer |
| Karen Nazarov | … | Prep Student |
| King Orba | … | Bartender |
| Greg Orvis | … | Stock Broker |
| Jason Pierce | … | Head Stockbroker |
| Rumaisa Rahman | … | Dancer |
| Arloa Reston | … | Prep Student |
| Bill Spade | … | Man at bar |
| Stacy Lynn Spierer | … | Club Dancer |
| Ruben Vidal | … | Dancer |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia