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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English
Academy Award winner Denzel Washington plays Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a man who, in the prime of his boxing career, finds himself wrongfully convicted of murder. Sentenced to life in prison, Carter's published memoir, The Sixteenth Round, inspired a teenager (Vicellous Reon Shannon) from Brooklyn and three Canadian activists (Deborah Kara Unger, John Hannah, Liev Schreiber) who believed in the truth to join forces with Carter to prove his innocence. Their extraordinary efforts ultimately secured his release, leaving "Hurricane" to sum up his 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit by simply stating, "Hate got me into this place, love got me out." Don't miss the movie Rolling Stone called, "A stirring fright for freedom! Denzel Washington at his powerful, poignant best!"
"The Hurricane rides to glory on an astonishing performance by Denzel Washington" Stephen Holden, The New York Times
"...brilliantly played by Denzel Washington..." Stephen Hunter, Washinton Post
"...one of Denzel Washington's great performances." Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"...a thoughtful and even inspiring film." Richard Schickel, Time Magazine
Editor's Note
The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to his arrest in 1966, to his fruitless appeals, settling in 1983, when a group of three white adults and a black teenager dedicate their lives to freeing him. Jewison's assured direction keeps these stories from getting jumbled and blurring together. Even in flashbacks, the plot moves forward dramatically, to its eventual rousing conclusion. Based on the novels THE 16TH ROUND by Carter and LAZARUS AND THE HURRICANE by Chaiton and Swinton.
| Technical Info
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 3/28/2006 |
| Running Time: 146 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1999 | | Catalog ID: 20719 | | UPC: 00025192071928 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (2000) | | | Denzel Washington, Nominee, Best Actor | |
Golden Globe (2000) |  | Denzel Washington, Winner, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture-Drama | | | Norman Jewison, Nominee, Best Director Of A Motion Picture | |
Image Award (2000) | | Denzel Washington, Winner, Outstanding Actor In A Motion Picture | | | Debbi Morgan, Nominee, Outstanding Actress In A Motion Picture |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...THE HURRICANE features Denzel Washington at his powerful, poignant best..." 01/20/2000 p.63-4Movieline's Hollywood Life
"...[THE HURRICANE] pack[s] an emotional wallop....Washington is riveting..." 02/??/2000 pp.32-3 Variety
"...Washington delivers a soaring, intense performance, arguably the richest in his impressive career..." 12/20/1999 pp.56-7 Variety
"...A genuinely touching moral expose....Inspirational and uplifting..." 12/20/1999 p.56-7 USA Today
"...[Washington] proves yet again he's a champ at humanizing larger-than life figures..." 12/29/1999 p.1D Los Angeles Times
"...With power, intensity, remarkable range and an ability to disturb that is both unnerving and electric, it is more than Washington's most impressive part, it sums up his career as well..." 12/29/1999 p.C1 San Francisco Chronicle 9 of 10
...Washington gives a penetrating portrait of life at its most extreme. He takes the viewer into the mind of a man experiencing confinement and physical deprivation. More profoundly, he shows what it's like to deal every day with the torments of wild rage and impotence, despair and hope... There's a sense of privilege in seeing such acting. It's like stepping into someone's soul. - Mick LaSalle
James Berardinelli's ReelViews 8 of 10
...Denzel Washington is amazing in the lead role, giving his most powerful and effective performance since Malcolm X. Playing Carter demands a great deal of physicality and emotional range, and there isn't a moment when Washington isn't entirely convincing... By all accounts, [the film] remains true to actual events not only in spirit but in its depiction of them. - James Berardinelli
Boxoffice Magazine 8 of 10
...Director Norman Jewison places this dazzling story about racism, injustice and redemption under the spotlight it deserves. Denzel Washington delivers a heart-rending, Oscar caliber performance in the role of a boxer who, as the lyrics on the soundtrack suggest, "coulda been the champion of the world." - Susan Green
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