Havoc (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Barbara Kopple |
| Produced by | Jack F. Murphy John Morrissey Stewart Hall |
| Screenplay by | Stephen Gaghan |
| Story by | Stephen Gaghan Jessica Kaplan |
| Starring |
Anne Hathaway Bijou Phillips Mike Vogel |
| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | Kramer Morgenthau |
| Edited by | Nancy Baker Jerry Greenberg |
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| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
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85 minutes |
| Country | United States Germany |
| Language | English Spanish |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Box office | $371,000 |
Havoc is a 2005 crime drama film starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips, with Shiri Appleby, Freddy Rodriguez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Biehn, and Laura San Giacomo appearing in supporting roles. The film is about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles, California teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle. They run into trouble when they encounter a gang of drug dealers, discovering they are not as street-wise as they had thought.
Written by Jessica Kaplan and Stephen Gaghan and directed by Barbara Kopple, the film was shown at several film festivals and then went directly to DVD on November 29, 2005.
The film begins in a parking lot in which a teenage filmmaker named Eric is attempting to document the faux-gangsta lifestyle enjoyed by Allison Lang (Anne Hathaway) and her boyfriend Toby's (Mike Vogel) gang of white upper-class teenagers living in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. A brawl ensues between Toby's gang and another gang, which ends with both sides fleeing just before police arrive. Later that night, Toby's gang goes to a party at Eric's house, and Allison's relationship with Toby as well her other friends Emily and Sam is further revealed. At the end of the party, Allison performs oral sex on her boyfriend.
The next day, Allison meets with her father, Stuart, at work to discuss family problems, the awkward conversation revealing the virtually non-existent relationship Allison has with her parents. Afterwards, she and her friends drive downtown into East LA, intent on buying marijuana, eventually encountering Mexican drug dealer Hector and his crew. Toby and Hector make a deal, but Toby believes that Hector did not sell him enough for what he paid, and attempts to confront Hector, who pulls a gun on him, humiliating him in front of his friends. Allison persuades Hector to leave Toby alone.
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