Blue Streak (film)
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| Directed by | Les Mayfield |
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Neal H. Moritz Toby Jaffe |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Carpenter |
| Story by | Michael Berry John Blumenthal |
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| Music by | Edward Shearmur |
| Cinematography | David Eggby |
| Edited by | Michael Tronick |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $36 million |
| Box office | $117.7 million |
Blue Streak is a 1999 American buddy cop comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Martin Lawrence, Luke Wilson, Dave Chappelle, Peter Greene, Nicole Ari Parker and William Forsythe. It is a remake of the 1965 British film The Big Job. The film was shot on location in California. The prime shooting spot was Sony Pictures Studios which is located in Culver City, California.
The film was released in September 1999 and opened as the number one movie in North America. It went on to gross nearly US$120 million at the worldwide box office.
The soundtrack was also a success and has been certified platinum. It features artists such as So Plush featuring Ja Rule, Keith Sweat, Tyrese featuring Heavy D, Foxy Brown, Kelly Price and others. The lead single from the soundtrack was "Girl's Best Friend" performed by Jay-Z. The single garnered much airplay on both television and radio.
Jewel thief Miles Logan participates in a $17 million diamond heist in Los Angeles. One of his accomplices, Deacon, turns on Miles and kills Eddie, Miles' best friend and another member of the team, before attempting to take the stone from Miles. The police arrive and Miles is forced to hide the diamond in the ductwork of a building being constructed. Deacon flees and Miles is arrested, and as Miles is being taken away he is shocked to discover that Eddie has been killed. Two years later, Miles is released from prison and attempts to reconnect with his girlfriend. She dumps him for lying to her about his criminal life, and Miles decides to go retrieve the diamond. He is dismayed to find that the building he hid the diamond in is now an LAPD police station. He goes inside and discovers that the stone is hidden in what is now the Robbery/Homicide detective bureau, which requires a key card to access.
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