Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke and Wesley Snipes star in BROOKLYN'S FINEST, coming to DVD and Blu-ray July 6th from Anchor Bay Entertainment

“Gritty and compelling” -- Dan Jewel, Life & Style Weekly

GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNER RICHARD GERE, OSCAR® NOMINEE DON CHEADLE,
OSCAR® NOMINEE ETHAN HAWKE AND WESLEY SNIPES STAR

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Golden Globe® winner Richard Gere (Amelia, Internal Affairs), Oscar® nominee Don Cheadle (Hotel Rwanda, Crash), Oscar® nominee Ethan Hawke (Training Day, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead), and Wesley Snipes (Blade, New Jack City) star in Overture Films’ searing crime drama Brooklyn’s Finest, available on DVD and Blu-ray™ on Tuesday, July 6th, from Anchor Bay Entertainment (Pre-Book: June 3rd, 2010). From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day), Brooklyn’s Finest follows three conflicted New York City police officers, whose lives are dramatically transformed by their involvement in a massive drug operation over the course of one chaotic week.

Brooklyn’s Finest features a stellar supporting cast that includes Will Patton (The Fourth Kind), Lili Taylor (Public Enemies), Brian F. O’Byrne (The International) and Shannon Kane (Blood and Bone), with Ellen Barkin (Ocean’s Thirteen). SRP is $29.98 for the DVD and $39.98 for the Blu-ray™ edition.

WBAI Radio’s Mike Sargent called Brooklyn’s Finest “one of the best films of the last ten years.” Added NY1’s Neil Rosen, Brooklyn’s Finest is “gritty and gripping.” The New York Daily News’ Joe Neumaier said, “Brooklyn's Finest is a true police drama.”

In Brooklyn’s Finest, burned out veteran Eddie Dugan (Richard Gere) is just one week away from his pension and a fishing cabin in Connecticut. Narcotics officer Sal Procida (Ethan Hawke) has discovered there’s no line he won’t cross to provide a better life for his long-suffering wife and seven children. And Clarence “Tango” Butler (Don Cheadle) has been undercover so long his loyalties have started to shift from his fellow police officers to his prison buddy Caz (Wesley Snipes), one of Brooklyn’s most infamous drug dealers. With personal and work pressures bearing down on them, each man faces daily tests of judgment and honor in one of the world’s most difficult jobs.

When NYPD’s Operation Clean Up targets the notoriously drug-ridden BK housing project, all three officers find themselves swept away by the violence and corruption of Brooklyn’s gritty 65th Precinct and its most treacherous criminals. During seven fateful days, Eddie, Sal and Tango find themselves hurtling inextricably toward the same fatal crime scene and a shattering collision with destiny.


The film captures the volatile and deadly world of one of New York’s most dangerous precincts through the eyes of the men and women pledged to protect and serve, as they face the wrenching choices that make them Brooklyn’s Finest.

The Brooklyn’s Finest standard definition DVD and Blu-ray™ edition bonus features include audio commentary with director Antoine Fuqua; Chaos & Conflict: The Life of a New York Cop; Boyz N the Real Hood; An Eye for Detail: Director Featurette; From the MTA to the WGA: Writer Featurette; deleted scenes; and the theatrical trailer. The Blu-ray™ edition also includes the exclusive featurette, Three Cops and a Dealer: Character Profile, as well as a digital copy of the film that is iTunes compatible.

BROOKLYN’S FINEST DVD
Street Date: July 6th, 2010
Pre-book: June 3rd, 2010
Cat. #: OV21401
UPC: 0 1313 21401-9 3
Run Time: 132 minutes
Rating: Rated R
SRP: $29.98
Format: 2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:
Audio Commentary with Director Antoine Fuqua
Chaos & Conflict: The Life Of A New York Cop
Boyz N The Real Hood
An Eye For Detail: Director Featurette
From The MTA To The WGA: Writer Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer

BROOKLYN’S FINEST BLU-RAY™
Street Date: July 6th, 2010
Pre-book: June 3rd, 2010
Cat. #: BD21404
UPC: 0 1313 21404-9 0
Run Time: 132 minutes
Rating: Rated R
SRP: $39.98
Format: 2.40:1 / 16x9
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English SDH, Spanish

Bonus Features:
Audio Commentary with Director Antoine Fuqua
Chaos & Conflict: The Life Of A New York Cop
Boyz N The Real Hood
An Eye For Detail: Director Featurette
From The MTA To The WGA: Writer Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailer

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