Training Day is a 2001 American crime drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by David Ayer, and starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. The story follows two Los Angeles Police Department narcotics¹ detectives over a 24-hour period in the gang neighborhoods of South and East Los Angeles.

 

Everyday there is a war being waged on America's inner city streets—a war between residents, drug dealers² and the people sworn to protect one from the other. Ethan Hawke stars as Jake Hoyt, a fresh-faced Los Angeles Police Department rookie anxious to join the elite³ narcotics squad⁴ headed up by 13-year veteran Detective Sergeant⁵ Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington). Harris has agreed to give Hoyt a shot at joining his team with a oneday ride-along during which Hoyt must prove his mettle⁶. As the day wears on, however, it becomes increasingly clear to the greenhorn that his experienced mentor⁷ has blurred⁸ the line between right and wrong to an alarming degree, enforcing his own morally compromised code of ethics⁹ and street justice. As he struggles with his conscience, an increasingly alarmed Hoyt begins to suspect that he's not really being given an audition¹⁰ at all; he's being set up as the fall guy in an elaborate scheme. Training Day co-stars Tom Berenger, Scott Glenn, and recording¹¹ artists Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and Macy Gray.

 

The review aggregate¹² website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 72% of critics gave positive reviews based on 152 reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film three-out-of-four stars, praising both the lead and supporting actors and the film's gritty, kinetic¹³ energy.

 

The film was released in theaters on October 5, 2001, and was a box office hit, landing at the first. At its second week of release, the film's gross revenue was$13,386,457, landing again in the first position. The film stayed in the top-ten box office until the seventh week of release, landing at the 12nd. With an estimated budget of $45 million, Training Day ultimately grossed$76,631,907 domestically and $104,876,233 worldwide.

 

Denzel Washington won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 2001, notably¹⁴ beating out Russell Crowe's performance as John Nash for A Beautiful Mind, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain¹⁵ in 2002 for his performance in Training Day, and Ethan Hawke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2001 for the film.

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