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| name = Collateral | name = Collateral
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| director = ] | director = ]
| producer = Michael Mann<br />Julie Richardson | producer = {{ubl|Michael Mann|Julie Richardson}}
| writer = ] | writer = ]
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| country = United States | country = United States
| language = English | language = English
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'''''Collateral''''' is a 2004 American ] ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Collateral|url=https://www.fandango.com/collateral-85609/movie-overview|publisher=Fandango|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052505/https://www.fandango.com/collateral-85609/movie-overview|archive-date=April 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Collateral|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Collateral#tab=summary|publisher=The Numbers|access-date=October 26, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921153738/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Collateral#tab=summary|archive-date=September 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> directed and produced by ], written by ], and starring ] and ]. The supporting cast includes ], ], ], ], and ]. The film follows Max Durocher (Foxx), a ] cab driver, and his customer, Vincent (Cruise). When offered a high fare for driving to several locations, Max agrees but soon finds himself taken hostage by Vincent who turns out to be a ] on a contract killing spree.
'''''Collateral''''' is a 2004 American ] ] film directed by ] from a screenplay written by ], and starring ] as a contract killer and ] as a taxi driver who finds himself his hostage. The film is set in ] in January 2004, and the supporting cast includes ] and ]. Foxx and Cruise's performances were widely praised, with Foxx being nominated for the ].

Beattie first conceived the idea for the film when taking a ] home from ] airport. He shared the idea with producer Julie Richardson, who showed it to director ]. The film was pitched to ] but was declined. It was purchased by ] but would not see development for three years. Before the trio of Mann, Cruise and Foxx joined the film, ], ] and ] were each considered as director, and ] and ] were in talks to star as Vincent and Max, respectively. Filming primarily took place throughout ], and was the first feature film to be shot with a ]. The musical score was composed by ], with additional songs from ] and ].

''Collateral'' was released in the United States on August 6, 2004, and grossed over $220 million worldwide. The film received critical acclaim in particular for the performances of Cruise and Foxx, Mann's direction, and the editing. ''Collateral'' was chosen by the ] as one of the ]. At the ], Foxx received a nomination for ], while film editors ] and ] were nominated for ].


==Plot== ==Plot==
Max Durocher is a Los Angeles cab driver trying to earn enough to start his own ] business. One of the evening's fares is ] Annie Farrell, who works for the ] for the ]. They strike up a conversation and Annie gives Max her business card.
On January 24, 2004, a ] driver Max Durocher (]) is a man working to earn enough to purchase his own limousine business company, and is currently driving a ] prosecutor Annie Farrell (]) to her office where she prepares for an ] on a drug case. Even though she wants to tip him for driving safe and fast and being nice, he refuses and tells her to keep the money "to buy herself something special". She takes a liking to Max and gives him her business card.{{#tag:ref|In an HBO film review, director Michael Mann stated that the film takes place on the night of January 24–25, 2004, from 6:30 p.m. to 5:40 a.m.; a subway station LED sign seen in the film confirms this.|group=N}}


A businessman named Vincent (]) enters the cab next, giving Max $600 for chauffeuring him to five appointments and wait for him after each appointment. As Max waits at the first stop, Vincent enters an apartment complex and shoots drug dealer Ramón Ayala. Ayala unexpectedly falls out of the window directly onto the cab, forcing Vincent to reveal himself as a ]. He coerces Max to hide the body in the trunk, clean up the car and continue with their arrangement. However, Max is pulled over by police due to damage to Max's cab from Ayala's impact, but just before the officers can investigate, they are summoned to a higher priority call. Max's next fare is Vincent, who tells Max that he is in Los Angeles for one night to complete a ] deal, and Max agrees to drive him to several locations. As Max waits at the first stop, a corpse falls onto his car. Vincent reveals himself to be a ]. He forces Max to hide the body in the trunk and continue driving. ] detective Ray Fanning arrives where Vincent made the kill and reveals the victim was a ].


Vincent, concerned about Max, then leaves Max tied to the steering wheel in an alley, as he murders a defense attorney named Sylvester Clarke. Max asks a group of young men passing by the cab for help, but rather than trying to help him, one of the thugs steals Max's wallet. The young thug also take Vincent's briefcase but Vincent returns and kills him and his buddy, much to Max's horror. At the second stop, Vincent restrains Max's hands to the steering wheel. While Vincent is away, Max tries to use the horn to signal for help. Two young men come around to the car to rob him and seize Vincent's briefcase. Vincent shoots them dead and retrieves the briefcase. Fanning arrives at the hospital ] to see the bodies of ] Sylvester Clark, Vincent's second target, and the two dead robbers, and realizes that this is the work of a hitman.


Vincent orders Max to a ] to find his third target, Daniel, who is set to testify against Vincent's client. Max pleads with Vincent to let Daniel go, and Vincent bets that Daniel cannot answer a question about ]. Daniel seemingly gives a correct answer, but Vincent unexpectedly shoots Daniel in the head, dissatisfied with his answer.
Vincent brings Max to a jazz club to drink with club owner Daniel Baker (]) after it closes. Max witnesses Vincent execute Baker when he incorrectly answers a question about ] and suffers a ]. Vincent then insists Max visit his mother Ida (]) in the hospital to avoid breaking routine. He pretends to be Max's colleague and develops a rapport with Ida, which upsets Max, who runs out with the briefcase and tosses it onto the freeway. With his target list destroyed, Vincent forces Max to meet ] Felix Reyes-Torrena (]), threatening to murder Max's mother otherwise. Posing as Vincent, Max meets with Felix and successfully acquires a ] listing the last two targets. Plugging the flash drive into the cab's computer, Vincent and Max acquire the details of the next target, Korean gangster Peter Lim, who is at a nightclub.


Learning of Max's nightly visits to the hospital to see his mother, Vincent insists that Max proceed with the visit. At the hospital, Ida proudly tells Vincent that Max has his own limousine company, revealing Max has been lying to her for her approval.
Meanwhile, ] detective Ray Fanning (]) uncovers the connection between the three victims and reports his finding to ] ] Frank Pedrosa (]), who identifies the targets as witnesses in a federal grand jury indicting Felix tomorrow. In retaliation, Felix has hired Vincent to kill all five key witnesses. Pedrosa assembles a force to secure witness Lim and converges on the crowded nightclub simultaneously with Vincent, who in turn is being followed by Felix's men. Vincent manages to execute all of Lim's guards, Felix's hitmen and Lim himself, before exiting the club amidst the chaos. Fanning rescues Max and smuggles him outside, but is shot and killed by Vincent, who beckons Max back into the cab.


Overwhelmed, Max leaves, steals Vincent's briefcase, and hurls it onto a freeway where it is destroyed. Vincent coerces Max to meet ] Felix Reyes-Torrena to re-obtain the information on his last two targets. Max, posing as Vincent, acquires the information but Reyes-Torrena orders his men to kill "Vincent" if he does not complete the job.
Following their getaway, the two get into a bitter argument over their lives and Fanning's murder by Vincent. Max openly calls out Vincent for being a sociopath, while Vincent derides Max for being too passive with his life and following his routine. Max finally snaps, refusing to listen at Vincent's orders, and speeds through the empty streets, daring Vincent to shoot him, and deliberately crashes the cab. Vincent takes off on foot before a policeman arrives at the wreck and notices the corpse (drug dealer Ramón Ayala) in the trunk.


Max goes with Vincent to a ], seeking the next target, Peter Lim. Fanning, while seeking a connection between the three victims, visits ] agent Frank Pedrosa, who identifies the victims as witnesses in a federal grand jury which will indict Reyes-Torrena the following day. Pedrosa thinks that Max is the hitman, based on FBI surveillance of Max entering and leaving Reyes-Torrena's bar, and orders the FBI agents to protect Lim. At the nightclub, Vincent kills Reyes-Torrena's hitmen, Lim, and his bodyguards. Fanning rescues Max and smuggles him outside, but Vincent fatally shoots Fanning and coerces Max back into the cab.
Max spots Annie's profile on the cab computer and realizes she is Vincent's final target. He overpowers the policeman and takes Vincent's gun before running to Annie's building and her office. He phones her using her business card but the signal cuts off during the call, but manages to get into her office and saves her by shooting Vincent, allowing them to escape. Max and Annie board a ] train with Vincent in pursuit, cornering them in the train.


Following their getaway, Max chastises Vincent for his lack of a moral compass. Vincent snaps back by arguing Max has been lying to himself about wanting to start his limousine business, using it as an excuse to avoid taking risks in life. Agreeing with Vincent, Max deliberately crashes the cab. Vincent escapes, but a police officer tries to arrest Max after seeing the corpse in the trunk. Max notices Vincent's list of targets, revealing that his final target is Annie. Max overpowers the police officer with Vincent's gun and rushes toward Annie's office building.
Boxed in and left with no other option, Max makes his last stand. Firing blindly as the train lights flicker, Max mortally wounds Vincent in a shootout while emerging unscathed. Vincent slumps into a seat and dies as he repeats an anecdote heard earlier about a man who died on a train and went unnoticed for six hours. Max and Annie get off at the next station, in the dawn of a new day, with the rampage over.


Stealing a bystander's phone, Max calls Annie to warn her, urging her to call ]. Vincent arms himself with a gun from a security guard and corners Annie, but he is shot and wounded by Max, who escapes with Annie on foot. Vincent pursues the pair onto a ]. Cornered on the train, Max engages Vincent in a shootout. Vincent, fatally wounded, slumps into a seat. Max and Annie get off at the next station, as a deceased Vincent continues riding alone on the train.
== Cast ==

==Cast==
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* ] as Vincent
* ] as Vincent, a professional ] hired by middlemen to kill four witnesses and a prosecutor. ] was considered for the role.
* ] as Max Durocher, a taxi driver whom Vincent employs to drive him to the locations of the hits. ] was considered for the role. * ] as Max Durocher
* ] as Annie Farrell, the lawyer prosecuting Felix Reyes-Torrena. * ] as Annie Farrell
* ] as Ray Fanning, an LAPD detective on the tail of Vincent and Max. * ] as Ray Fanning
* ] as Richard Weidner, Fanning's partner. * ] as Richard Weidner
* ] as Frank Pedrosa, an FBI agent staking out Felix Reyes-Torrena's club. * ] as Frank Pedrosa
* ] as Ida Durocher, Max's mother. * ] as Ida Durocher
* ] as Daniel Baker, a jazz club owner and one of the witnesses. * ] as Daniel Baker
* ] as traffic cop #1 * ] as Zee
* ] as Zee, one of Pedrosa's team members. * ] as Felix Reyes-Torrena
* ] as young professional man * ] as Paco
* ] as young professional woman * ] as Ramon Ayala
* ] as Airport Man
* ] as Felix Reyes-Torrena, a Mexican cartel drug lord who hires Vincent
* ] as Fed Man
* ] as Paco, one of Felix's bodyguards and hitmen.
* Jamie McBride as traffic cop #2
* ] as Ramon Ayala, a low-level player in the exotic substances business and one of the witnesses.
* Inmo Yuon as Peter Lim, the owner of the club Fever and one of the witnesses.
* ] as airport man; some believe this character is meant to be ], Statham's character from ].
* Angelo Tiffe as Sylvester Clarke, a former criminal attorney who represented Ramone and one of the witnesses.
{{Div col end}} {{Div col end}}


== Production == ==Production==
===Development===
{{Expand section|reliable sources|date=November 2012}}
When he was 17 years old, Australian writer Stuart Beattie took a cab home from ] airport, and had the idea of a homicidal maniac sitting in the back of a cab with the driver nonchalantly conversing with him, trusting his passenger implicitly. Beattie drafted his idea into a two-page treatment entitled "The Last Domino," then later began writing the screenplay. The original story centered around an African-American female cop who witnesses a hit, and the romance between the cab driver and his then librarian girlfriend. The film has limited resemblance to the original treatment. When he was 17 years old, Australian writer Stuart Beattie took a cab home from ] and had the idea of a homicidal maniac sitting in the back of a cab with the driver nonchalantly conversing with him, trusting his passenger implicitly. Beattie drafted his idea into a two-page treatment titled "The Last Domino", then later began writing the screenplay. The original story centered around an African-American female cop who witnesses a ], and the romance between the cab driver and his then librarian girlfriend. The final film has limited resemblance to the original treatment.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cath |first1=le Couteur |last2=Stuart |first2=Beattie |title=Independent Filmmakers Network : Shooting People |url=https://shootingpeople.org/interviews.php?mode=beattie |website=shootingpeople.org |access-date=August 18, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331091024/https://shootingpeople.org/interviews.php?mode=beattie |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Beattie was waiting tables when he came in to contact with Julie Richardson, whom he had met on a ] Screenwriting Extension course. Richardson had become a producer and was searching for projects for ], Rob Fried and ]'s company, Edge City, which was created to make low budget genre films for ]. Beattie later pitched her his idea of "The Last Domino". Richardson pitched the idea to Darabont, who brought the team in for a meeting, including Beattie, and set up the project under Edge City. After two drafts, HBO passed on the project.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sanders |first1=Steven |title=Michael Mann – Cinema and Television: Interviews, 1980–2012 |date=2014 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9780748693559 |page=106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City&pg=PA136 |language=en |access-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052501/https://books.google.bg/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA136&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

At a general meeting at ] with executive Marc Haimes, Beattie mentioned the script. Haimes immediately contacted Richardson, read the script overnight, and DreamWorks put in an offer the following day.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sanders |first1=Steven |title=Michael Mann – Cinema and Television: Interviews, 1980–2012 |date=2014 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9780748693559 |page=106 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City&pg=PA136 |language=en |access-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052501/https://books.google.bg/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA136&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Early drafts of ''Collateral''{{'}}s script set the film in ]. Later revisions of the script moved the film's setting to ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Andrew |first1=Sarris |title=Michael Mann's Collateral Cruises L.A.'s Dark Side |url=http://observer.com/2004/08/michael-manns-collateral-cruises-las-dark-side/ |website=Observer |access-date=August 18, 2018 |date=August 16, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052508/https://observer.com/2004/08/michael-manns-collateral-cruises-las-dark-side/ |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Darabont, Fried and Russell would remain on as executive producers.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hewitt |first1=Chris |title=In Conversation with Frank Darabont |date=July 26, 2018 |url=https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/2018/07/26/frank-darabont-empire-interview-2008/ |publisher=Scraps from the Loft |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065213/https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/2018/07/26/frank-darabont-empire-interview-2008/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |title=Michael Mann's ''COLLATERAL'' Named Opening Night Film of the 8th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040618005359/en/Michael-Manns-COLLATERAL-Named-Opening-Night-Film |publisher=] |access-date=July 21, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065212/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20040618005359/en/Michael-Manns-COLLATERAL-Named-Opening-Night-Film |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Pre-production===
{{multiple image|total_width=270|image1=Russell Crowe.jpg |image2=Adam Sandler 2011 (Cropped).jpg |footer=In early versions of the film's development actors ] and ] were considered to portray Vincent and Max, respectively. ] and ] were eventually cast.}}
] and cinematographer ] were attached to the project at one point as the director.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DiOrio |first1=Carl |title=Inside Move: Leder won't helm 'Collateral' |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/inside-move-leder-won-t-helm-collateral-1117788304/ |website=] |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=October 26, 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111121431/https://variety.com/2000/film/news/inside-move-leder-won-t-helm-collateral-1117788304/ |archive-date=January 11, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nashawaty |first1=Chris |title=Collateral Is the Most Michael Mann Film of All Michael Mann Films |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34921923/collateral-michael-mann-tom-cruise-underrated-best/ |website=] |access-date=January 8, 2021 |date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222131955/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34921923/collateral-michael-mann-tom-cruise-underrated-best/ |archive-date=December 22, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Brazilian filmmaker ] had initially agreed to direct, but eventually decided to exit as the production would require him to relocate to Los Angeles for eight months.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lyttelton |first1=Oliver |title=Fernando Meirelles Confirms Biopic 'Onassis' Is His Next Film, Plans To Shoot Fall 2012 |date=October 13, 2011 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/fernando-meirelles-confirms-biopic-onassis-is-his-next-film-plans-to-shoot-fall-2012-115826/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065212/https://www.indiewire.com/2011/10/fernando-meirelles-confirms-biopic-onassis-is-his-next-film-plans-to-shoot-fall-2012-115826/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Meirelles described his vision for the film as being that of a ], and looked at telling it in a way similar to ]'s '']''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spector |first1=Adam |title=Forty Minutes with Fernando Meirelles |url=https://www.dcfilmsociety.org/adamconstant.htm |publisher=DC Film Society |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802234316/http://www.dcfilmsociety.org/adamconstant.htm |archive-date=August 2, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Upon ] expressing interest in playing the role of Vincent, development on the film moved forward. Crowe got his '']'' director ] involved, but after constant delays, Crowe departed the project.<ref name=CroweSandler>{{cite web |last1=Jagernauth |first1=Kevin |title=Trivia: Michael Mann Originally Developed 'Collateral' As A Movie For Adam Sandler And Russell Crowe |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/trivia-michael-mann-originally-developed-collateral-as-a-movie-for-adam-sandler-and-russell-crowe-271858/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=August 18, 2018 |date=September 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404123221/https://www.indiewire.com/2014/09/trivia-michael-mann-originally-developed-collateral-as-a-movie-for-adam-sandler-and-russell-crowe-271858/ |archive-date=April 4, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mann explained that the confined time frame and smaller scale of the film in comparison to previous efforts like '']'' and '']'' were what drew him to the project.<ref name=MannInterview2024>{{cite web |last1=Hemphill |first1=Jim |title=Michael Mann on ''Collateral'' at 20: One Cab and One Night with Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/podcast/michael-mann-collateral-20th-anniversary-tom-cruise-jamie-foxx-1235031790/ |website=] |access-date=10 October 2024 |date=August 8, 2024}}</ref> Mann then approached ] with the idea of him playing Vincent and ] in the role of Max. Sandler later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with '']'' and was replaced by ].<ref name=CroweSandler/> Beattie wanted the studio to cast ] as Max, once again making him a taxi driver, though the exact opposite of ]. The studio refused, insisting on a younger actor for the role.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sanders |first1=Steven |title=Michael Mann – Cinema and Television: Interviews, 1980–2012 |date=2014 |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |isbn=9780748693559 |page=107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City&pg=PA136 |language=en |access-date=October 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052501/https://books.google.bg/books?id=klirBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA136&q=%22Stuart%20Beattie%22%20Edge%20City |archive-date=April 29, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Beattie was waiting tables when he ran into friend Julie Richardson, whom he had met on a ] Screenwriting Extension course. Richardson had become a producer, and was searching for projects for Edge City, ], Rob Fried and Chuck Russell's company created to make low budget genre movies for HBO. Beattie later pitched her his idea of "The Last Domino." Richardson pitched the idea to Frank Darabont, who brought the team in for a meeting, including Beattie, and set up the project under Edge City. After two drafts, HBO passed on the project. At a general meeting at ], with executive Marc Haimes, Beattie mentioned the script. Marc Haimes immediately contacted Richardson, read the script overnight, and DreamWorks put in an offer the following day.


To prepare for the role of Vincent, ] watched a few movies about professional killers such as ]’s '']'' (starring ]), with Cruise describing his fascination with the "solitary and melancholic charisma in carrying out his cruel affairs.” Cruise’s appearance and character in the American film are also reminiscent of the character played by Delon in that film.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-04 |title=Tom Cruise wird 60: zwischen Hollywood und Scientology |url=https://www.fr.de/kultur/tv-kino/tom-cruise-hollywood-usa-60-geburtstag-hollywood-scientology-kino-top-gun-portraet-91644719.html |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.fr.de |language=de |quote=Tom Cruise (How did he actually prepare for the role of the villain in "Collateral" ?) : "First I watched some films about professional killers, including Jean-Pierre Melville's 'The Ice-Cold Angel' with Alain Delon. His lonely, melancholic charisma while doing his cruel business fascinated me very much".}}</ref>
''Collateral'' sat on DreamWorks' development books for three years. ] was initially attached to direct, it then passed on to ]. It wasn't until ] became interested in playing Vincent that the project started generating any heat. Crowe brought Michael Mann on board, but the constant delays meant that Crowe left the project. Mann immediately went to Tom Cruise with the idea of him playing the hitman and ] as the cabbie.


] revealed in a 2018 interview he had turned down a part in the film due to concerns he would be miscast.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Steve |title=Cuba Gooding Jr: 'I had 10 years in the wilderness' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/31/cuba-gooding-jr-10-years-wilderness |work=] |date=March 31, 2018 |access-date=June 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022200345/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/31/cuba-gooding-jr-10-years-wilderness |archive-date=October 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mann's reasons for casting Foxx, with whom he worked with on '']'', was that he held a similar quality in his performances to Cruise. "I saw that in Jamie on '']'' — his characters were so vivid. That's why I went after him for Bundini Brown in ''Ali''. Jamie starts with mimicry, but then he talks about "putting it into the database", so he can access a character once he's got it down".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |title=Director Michael Mann discusses ''Collateral'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2004/08/13/director-michael-mann-discusses-collateral/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403050028/https://ew.com/article/2004/08/13/director-michael-mann-discusses-collateral/ |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> To prepare for his role, Cruise worked covertly as a ] deliveryman. Mann stated the goal was for Cruise to not be recognized.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ganley |first1=Doug |title=The secrets of 'Collateral' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/mann.collateral/ |publisher=] |access-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-date=May 25, 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525223541/http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/27/mann.collateral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Mann would also have Cruise train in firearm use with a retired ] soldier, and would take Foxx on shifts with real cab drivers to enhance Foxx's understanding of the work.<ref name=MannInterview2024/>
Beattie wanted the studio to cast ] as Max (once again making him a taxi driver, though the exact opposite of ]). However, the studio refused, insisting they wanted a younger actor in the role.


], cast in the role of Annie, spent time with an ] to inform her performance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sulpor |first1=Mia |title=Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith Toast Cruise's Bad-Guy Act At 'Collateral' Premiere |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1489887/jamie-foxx-jada-pinkett-smith-toast-cruises-bad-guy-act-at-collateral-premiere/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005055740/http://www.mtv.com/news/1489887/jamie-foxx-jada-pinkett-smith-toast-cruises-bad-guy-act-at-collateral-premiere/ |archive-date=October 5, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ] was originally cast in the film as Detective Fanning, but exited to star in ]'s '']'', resulting in ] taking on the role instead.<ref>{{cite web |last1=B. |first1=Brian |title=Val Kilmer exits from Collateral |date=September 28, 2003 |url=https://movieweb.com/val-kilmer-exits-from-collateral/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065213/https://movieweb.com/val-kilmer-exits-from-collateral/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Roffman |first1=Michael |title=Ranking + Dissected: Michael Mann |url=https://consequence.net/2015/01/dissected-ranking-michael-mann/6/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190624143538/https://consequence.net/2015/01/dissected-ranking-michael-mann/6/ |archive-date=June 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a similar situation, ], initially cast as Agent Pedrosa, had to exit due to scheduling conflicts with the television series '']'', and was recast with ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Nina |title=Back on the beat |date=September 22, 2004 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-09-22-0409220040-story.html |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065245/https://www.chicagotribune.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] was cast in what was described as "a small role" at the time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopewell |first1=John |title=Spain's Bardem has 'Collateral' role |date=December 17, 2003 |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/spain-s-bardem-has-collateral-role-1117897280/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065245/https://variety.com/2003/film/markets-festivals/spain-s-bardem-has-collateral-role-1117897280/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] made a small appearance in a role credited as "Airport Man", briefly interacting with Cruise at the opening of the film. ], co-director of the 2002 action film '']'', interpreted Statham's scene as a portrayal of his ''Transporter'' character ].<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Carle |title=Louis Leterrier Interviewed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/31/louis-leterrier-interviewed |publisher=IGN |date=August 31, 2005 |access-date=April 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528074927/https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/08/31/louis-leterrier-interviewed |archive-date=May 28, 2019 |url-status=live }} After Carle asks Leterrier about the future of the Transporter franchise, Leterrier explains that if the Transporter franchise fails that Frank Martin "will just cameo in movies", mentioning Statham's cameo appearance in Collateral as having been him reprising his role as Frank Martin.<!-- Copied from older version of this reference. --></ref>
Mann chose to use the ] to film many of ''Collateral''{{'s}} scenes, the first such use in a major motion picture. There are many scenes in the film where the use of a digital camera is evident, in particular, scenes where the Los Angeles skyline or landscape is visible in the background. One event of note was the filming of the ]s running across the road; the low-light capability allowed Mann to spontaneously film the animals that just happened to pass, without having to set up lighting for the shot. Mann had previously used the format for portions of '']'' and for his CBS drama '']'' and would later employ the same camera for the filming of '']''.<ref name="HighDef" /> The sequence in the nightclub was shot in ].


===Filming===
Early drafts of ''Collateral''{{'}}s script set the film in ]. However, later revisions of the script moved the film's setting to ].
After three weeks of filming, cinematographer ] left the project due to creative differences with Mann.<ref name="ASC"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Adam |title=The Rough Guide to 21st Century Cinema |date=October 4, 2012 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=9781409360537 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GyUnQg8Yl-MC&q=paul+cameron+creative+differences+collateral&pg=RA1-PA19 |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065243/https://books.google.ca/books?id=GyUnQg8Yl-MC&pg=RA1-PA19&lpg=RA1-PA19&dq=paul+cameron+creative+differences+collateral&source=bl&ots=8vo2kMQWVp&sig=ACfU3U1JWrR4lHAc4Z_pWGZ9cUommblmGA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwitppz-sY3qAhVKhOAKHU12Co0Q6AEwAnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=paul%20cameron%20creative%20differences%20collateral&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> ] was brought on to replace Cameron.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Frazer |first1=Bryant |title=How DP Dion Beebe adapted to HD for Michael Mann's Collateral |url=https://www.studiodaily.com/2004/08/how-dp-dion-beebe-adapted-to-hd-for-michael-manna%C2%A2aeas-collateral/ |publisher=Studiodaily |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613200140/https://www.studiodaily.com/2004/08/how-dp-dion-beebe-adapted-to-hd-for-michael-manna%c2%a2aeas-collateral/ |archive-date=June 13, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mann chose to use the ] to film many of ''Collateral''{{'s}} scenes, the first such use in a major motion picture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomson Grass Valley's Viper Shoots 'Collateral' |date=August 13, 2004 |url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/thomson-grass-valleys-viper-shoots-collateral |publisher=] |access-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065300/https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/thomson-grass-valleys-viper-shoots-collateral |url-status=live }}</ref> Mann had previously used the format for portions of ''Ali'' and his ] drama '']'' and would later employ the same camera for the filming of '']''.<ref name="HighDef" /> The sequence in the nightclub was shot in ].<ref name="ASC">{{cite web |last=Holben|first=Jay|title=Hell on Wheels|url=https://theasc.com/magazine/aug04/collateral/page1.html|work=]|publisher=]|date=August 2004|access-date=August 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103073815/https://theasc.com/magazine/aug04/collateral/page1.html|archive-date=January 3, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Filming took place throughout ], with ] and ] used for setpieces, and filming was also done in ].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Levine |first1=Stuart |title=Collateral |date=November 9, 2004 |url=https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/collateral-1117913293/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065244/https://variety.com/2004/film/awards/collateral-1117913293/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Music===


==Music==
The ''Collateral'' soundtrack was released on August 3, 2004, by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Collateral:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|url=http://www.universalmusicenterprises.com/soundtrack/releases/detail?id=936|publisher=UME:Universal Music Enterprises|accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref>
] composed the score for the film, with additional music by ]. As well as the ] composition "Moxica and the Horse," which was composed for the film ''].'' The piece features in ''Collateral'' as the FBI race to the Fever nightclub. The ''Collateral'' soundtrack was released on August 3, 2004, by ], one notable omission from the soundtrack release is ]'s "LAX" which plays as several parties head to the nightclub.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collateral:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|url=http://www.universalmusicenterprises.com/soundtrack/releases/detail?id=936|publisher=UME:Universal Music Enterprises|access-date=February 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429052508/http://www.universalmusicenterprises.com/soundtrack/releases/detail?id=936|archive-date=April 29, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Howard estimated that only half of the music he composed was used in the final cut of the film.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebiri |first1=Bilge |title=A Long Talk With James Newton Howard, One of Hollywood's Most Accomplished Composers |date=January 23, 2020 |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/a-long-talk-with-hollywood-composer-james-howard-newton.html |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225212239/https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/a-long-talk-with-hollywood-composer-james-howard-newton.html |archive-date=February 25, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>


====Track listing==== ;Track listing
{{Track listing
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| headline = ''Collateral: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' | headline = ''Collateral: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''
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| writing_credits = yes
| title1 = Briefcase | title1 = Briefcase
| note1 = | note1 =
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| writer3 = ] | writer3 = ]
| length3 = 4:19 | length3 = 4:19
| title4 = Guero Canelo | title4 = Güero Canelo
| note4 = | note4 =
| writer4 = ] | writer4 = ]
| length4 = 3:00 | length4 = 3:00
| title5 = Rollin' Crumblin' | title5 = Rollin' Crumblin{{'-}}
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| writer5 = ] | writer5 = Tom Rothrock
| length5 = 2:21 | length5 = 2:21
| title6 = Max Steals Briefcase | title6 = Max Steals Briefcase
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| title7 = Destino De Abril | title7 = Destino de Abril
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| writer7 = Green Car Motel | writer7 = Green Car Motel
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| title9 = Island Limos | title9 = Island Limos
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| writer9 = ] | writer9 = James Newton Howard
| length9 = 1:33 | length9 = 1:33
| title10 = Spanish Key | title10 = Spanish Key
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| title14 = Vincent Hops Train | title14 = Vincent Hops Train
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| writer14 = ] | writer14 = James Newton Howard
| length14 = 2:02 | length14 = 2:02
| title15 = Finale | title15 = Finale
| note15 = | note15 =
| writer15 = ] | writer15 = James Newton Howard
| length15 = 2:18 | length15 = 2:18
| title16 = Requiem | title16 = Requiem
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| writer16 = ] | writer16 = ]
| length16 = 1:56 | length16 = 1:56}}
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==Reception==
The soundtrack also features the song "]" written by ].
===Box office===
The film opened on August 6, 2004, in 3,188 theaters in the United States and Canada and grossed approximately $24.7 million on its opening weekend, ranking number one at the box office.<ref name="Weekend1-BoxOfficeMojo" /> It remained in theaters for 14 weeks and eventually grossed $101,005,703 in the U.S. and Canada. In other countries, it grossed $119,920,992 for a worldwide $220,926,695.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" />


== Reception == ===Critical response===
]'s performance received critical acclaim, earning a nomination for the ].|alt=]]
''Collateral'' received positive reviews. On the review aggregator ], the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 238 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The critical consensus states that "Driven by director Michael Mann's trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, ''Collateral'' is a stylish and compelling noir thriller."<ref name="RottenTomatoes" /> On ], the film had an average score of 71 out of 100, based on 41 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.<ref name="Metacritic" /> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= CinemaScore |work= cinemascore.com |access-date= |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |url-status= live }}</ref>


] of '']'' praised the film and Cruise's performance. He summarized the film as "the best kind of genre filmmaking: It plays by the rules, obeys the traditions and is both familiar and fresh at once".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunter |first1=Stephen |title='Collateral': The Meter Keeps Running |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44231-2004Aug5.html |newspaper=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107140952/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44231-2004Aug5.html |archive-date=January 7, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying Mann's direction and insightful dialogue elevated ''Collateral'' above its genre roots. He also praised the performances of Cruise and Foxx, calling Foxx's dramatic performance a "revelation" after establishing himself as a comedian.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ebert |first1=Roger |title='Collateral' a genre thriller, but so much more |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/collateral-2004 |publisher=] |access-date=June 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221180445/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/collateral-2004 |archive-date=December 21, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition to praising the performances of Cruise, Pinkett Smith, ] and ], ] of the '']'' wrote of Foxx's performance: "Foxx can act. He's up to the role's demands, conveying fear, confusion and frustration, but more important the exhaustion and recklessness that can easily follow when someone's been scared for so long".<ref>{{cite web |last1=LaSalle |first1=Mick |title=The hits keep on coming as Cruise, Foxx take harrowing cab ride around L.A. |date=August 6, 2004 |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/The-hits-keep-on-coming-as-Cruise-Foxx-take-2735766.php |publisher=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113232858/http://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/The-hits-keep-on-coming-as-Cruise-Foxx-take-2735766.php |archive-date=November 13, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Critical response ===
The film received positive reviews, with particular praise going to Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx's performances. On the review aggregator ], 86% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 226 reviews. The critical consensus states that "Driven by director Michael Mann's trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, Collateral is a stylish and compelling noir thriller." <ref name="RottenTomatoes" /> On ], the film had an average score of 71 out of 100, based on 41 reviews. Tom Cruise went on to garner critical acclaim, while Foxx received several award nominations.<ref name="Metacritic" /> ] placed ''Collateral'' as his 10th favorite film of 2004. The film was voted as the 9th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years by a group of '']'' writers and editors with two criteria: "The movie had to communicate some inherent truth about the L.A. experience, and only one film per director was allowed on the list".<ref name="LATimes" />


] gave similar praise to Foxx, finding the actor "quietly pries the movie from Cruise's big-marquee fingers".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomson |first1=Desson |title='Collateral': Foxx Grabs Wheel of Cruise Vehicle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/08/06/AR2005033112621.html |newspaper=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129213321/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2004/08/06/AR2005033112621.html |archive-date=November 29, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> ] of '']'' praised the film, although he criticized its third act as "generic and farfetched".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ansen |first1=David |title=Snap Judgment: Movies |date=August 8, 2004 |url=https://www.newsweek.com/snap-judgement-movies-126329 |publisher=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322054152/https://www.newsweek.com/snap-judgement-movies-126329 |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Placing the film on his best of the year list, ] of '']'' magazine praised the acting in addition to Mann's direction and Beattie's screenplay, despite finding logical inconsistencies in the plot and that it "does not have quite enough completely compelling incidents to sustain its considerable length".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Schickel |first1=Richard |title=The Hit Man Took a Taxi |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,674780,00.html |magazine=] |date=August 2004 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727103237/http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,674780,00.html |archive-date=July 27, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Schickel |first1=Richard |title=Top Ten Everything 2004 |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1999700_1998807_1998865,00.html |magazine=] |date=December 17, 2004 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715094216/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1999700_1998807_1998865,00.html |archive-date=July 15, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
=== Box office ===
The film opened on August 6, 2004, in 3,188 theaters in the United States and Canada and grossed approximately $24.7 million on its opening weekend, ranking #1 at the box office.<ref name="Weekend1-BoxOfficeMojo" /> It remained in theaters for 14 weeks and eventually grossed $101,005,703 in the U.S. and Canada. In other countries it grossed a total of $116,758,588 for a total worldwide gross of $217,764,291.<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo" />


In a mixed review, Marrit Ingman of the '']'' gave positive remarks to Mann's film-making, but stated "There's not much substance lurking beneath all the style, though the plot digresses into several awkward scenes intended to flesh out the characters".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ingman |first1=Marrit |title=Collateral |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2004-08-06/collateral/ |publisher=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065250/https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2004-08-06/collateral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ] of '']'' magazine highlighted Foxx's performance as "terrific" and was favorable to the film's first act, but derided the rest of the film. "It's too bad that halfway through, ''Collateral'' turns into a series of loud, chaotic, over-the-top action set pieces in which the existentialist Mann proves he's lousy at action". Edelstein also criticized the performance of Cruise, referring to his performance as "robotic".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edelstein |first1=David |title=Taxicab Confessions |date=August 5, 2004 |url=https://slate.com/culture/2004/08/collateral-s-taxicab-philosopher.html |publisher=] |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065300/https://slate.com/culture/2004/08/collateral-s-taxicab-philosopher.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
== Awards ==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
] of '']'' magazine criticized Cruise's performance, finding that "Cruise's dignity rings stiff and false". Zacharek did praise the performance of Foxx, stating "Foxx inhabits his character so comfortably that he renders meaningless Vincent's babble about the tough, real world. Max is the one who lives in the real world, which is ultimately the point of the movie -- but it takes the picture a very long time to reach a conclusion that's evident from the start to any attuned viewer".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zacharek |first1=Stephanie |title=Collateral |url=https://www.salon.com/2004/08/06/collateral/ |work=] |date=August 7, 2004 |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706135622/http://www.salon.com/2004/08/06/collateral/ |archive-date=July 6, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Awards
] placed ''Collateral'' as his 10th favorite film of 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ebert and Roeper Top Ten Lists |url=https://www.innermind.com/misc/e_r_top.htm |publisher=Inner Mind |access-date=June 20, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525184730/http://www.innermind.com/misc/e_r_top.htm |archive-date=May 25, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2008, the film was voted as the 9th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years by a group of '']'' writers and editors with two criteria: "The movie had to communicate some inherent truth about the L.A. experience, and only one film per director was allowed on the list".<ref name="LATimes" />
|- style="text-align:center;"

! style="background:#ccc;"| Award
==Awards==
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| ] | ]
| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
|<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Wloszczyna|first1=Susan|date=January 25, 2005|title='Aviator' lands 11 Oscar nominations|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2005-01-25-oscar-nominations_x.htm|url-status=live|access-date=July 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045650/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/movieawards/oscars/2005-01-25-oscar-nominations_x.htm|archive-date=August 8, 2014}}</ref>
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| ] | ]
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| ] | ]
| Top Box Office Film | Top Ten Films
| ''Collateral''
| ] and ]
| {{won}} | {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|title=AFI Awards 2004|url=https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2004/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619154938/https://www.afi.com/award/afi-awards-2004/|archive-date=June 19, 2020|access-date=June 20, 2020|publisher=]}}</ref>
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| ] | ]
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography<br />in Theatrical Releases
| ] and Paul Cameron | ] and ]
| {{nom}} | {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|last1=King|first1=Susan|title=Cinematography finalists named|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-13-wk-quick13.4-story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915065245/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-13-wk-quick13.4-story.html|archive-date=September 15, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020|work=]|date=January 13, 2005 }}</ref>
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| ] | ]
| Feature Film – Contemporary Film | Feature Film – Contemporary Film
| David Wasco, Daniel T. Dorrance, Aran Mann, Gerald Sullivan and Christopher Tandon | David Wasco, Daniel T. Dorrance, Aran Mann,<br />Gerald Sullivan and Christopher Tandon
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==References== ==References==
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<ref name="HighDef">{{cite web |url=http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/miami_vice_in_HD_05232006 |title=Miami Vice in HD |work=DigitalContentProducer.com |accessdate=October 10, 2009}}</ref> <ref name="HighDef">{{cite web |url=http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/miami_vice_in_HD_05232006 |title=Miami Vice in HD |work=DigitalContentProducer.com |access-date=October 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091005205403/http://digitalcontentproducer.com/hdhdv/depth/miami_vice_in_HD_05232006/ |archive-date=October 5, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/collateral |title=Collateral |accessdate=October 10, 2009 |work=Rotten Tomatoes |publisher=Flixter}}</ref> <ref name="RottenTomatoes">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/collateral|title=Collateral (2004)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200605045704/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/collateral|archive-date=June 5, 2020|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/collateral |title=Collateral |accessdate=October 10, 2009 |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive}}</ref> <ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/collateral |title=Collateral |access-date=October 10, 2009 |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202225219/http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/collateral |archive-date=February 2, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Weekend1-BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=collateral.htm |title=Collateral (2004) – Weekend Box Office |accessdate=October 10, 2009 |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> <ref name="Weekend1-BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=collateral.htm |title=Collateral (2004) – Weekend Box Office |access-date=October 10, 2009 |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926071222/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=weekend&id=collateral.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=collateral.htm |title=Collateral (2004) |accessdate=October 10, 2009 |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb}}</ref> <ref name="BoxOfficeMojo">{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=collateral.htm |title=Collateral (2004) |access-date=October 10, 2009 |work=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018060707/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=collateral.htm |archive-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title=The 25 best L.A. films of the last 25 years |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 31, 2008 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/31/entertainment/ca-25films31 |accessdate=October 10, 2009}}</ref> <ref name="LATimes">{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |title=The 25 best L.A. films of the last 25 years |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 31, 2008 |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-25lafilms-2008-pg-photogallery.html |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121207225447/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/31/entertainment/ca-25films31 |archive-date=December 7, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
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2004 neo-noir action thriller film by Michael Mann For other uses, see Collateral. Not to be confused with Colateral.

Collateral
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMichael Mann
Written byStuart Beattie
Produced by
  • Michael Mann
  • Julie Richardson
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music byJames Newton Howard
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 6, 2004 (2004-08-06)
Running time120 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million
Box office$220.2 million

Collateral is a 2004 American neo-noir action thriller film directed and produced by Michael Mann, written by Stuart Beattie, and starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx. The supporting cast includes Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Javier Bardem, and Bruce McGill. The film follows Max Durocher (Foxx), a Los Angeles cab driver, and his customer, Vincent (Cruise). When offered a high fare for driving to several locations, Max agrees but soon finds himself taken hostage by Vincent who turns out to be a hitman on a contract killing spree.

Beattie first conceived the idea for the film when taking a taxicab home from Sydney airport. He shared the idea with producer Julie Richardson, who showed it to director Frank Darabont. The film was pitched to HBO but was declined. It was purchased by DreamWorks but would not see development for three years. Before the trio of Mann, Cruise and Foxx joined the film, Mimi Leder, Janusz Kamiński and Fernando Meirelles were each considered as director, and Russell Crowe and Adam Sandler were in talks to star as Vincent and Max, respectively. Filming primarily took place throughout Los Angeles, and was the first feature film to be shot with a Viper FilmStream High-Definition Camera. The musical score was composed by James Newton Howard, with additional songs from Audioslave and Paul Oakenfold.

Collateral was released in the United States on August 6, 2004, and grossed over $220 million worldwide. The film received critical acclaim in particular for the performances of Cruise and Foxx, Mann's direction, and the editing. Collateral was chosen by the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2004. At the 77th Academy Awards, Foxx received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor, while film editors Jim Miller and Paul Rubell were nominated for Best Film Editing.

Plot

Max Durocher is a Los Angeles cab driver trying to earn enough to start his own limousine business. One of the evening's fares is federal prosecutor Annie Farrell, who works for the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California. They strike up a conversation and Annie gives Max her business card.

Max's next fare is Vincent, who tells Max that he is in Los Angeles for one night to complete a real estate deal, and Max agrees to drive him to several locations. As Max waits at the first stop, a corpse falls onto his car. Vincent reveals himself to be a hitman. He forces Max to hide the body in the trunk and continue driving. LAPD detective Ray Fanning arrives where Vincent made the kill and reveals the victim was a police informant.

At the second stop, Vincent restrains Max's hands to the steering wheel. While Vincent is away, Max tries to use the horn to signal for help. Two young men come around to the car to rob him and seize Vincent's briefcase. Vincent shoots them dead and retrieves the briefcase. Fanning arrives at the hospital morgue to see the bodies of criminal lawyer Sylvester Clark, Vincent's second target, and the two dead robbers, and realizes that this is the work of a hitman.

Vincent orders Max to a jazz club to find his third target, Daniel, who is set to testify against Vincent's client. Max pleads with Vincent to let Daniel go, and Vincent bets that Daniel cannot answer a question about Miles Davis. Daniel seemingly gives a correct answer, but Vincent unexpectedly shoots Daniel in the head, dissatisfied with his answer.

Learning of Max's nightly visits to the hospital to see his mother, Vincent insists that Max proceed with the visit. At the hospital, Ida proudly tells Vincent that Max has his own limousine company, revealing Max has been lying to her for her approval.

Overwhelmed, Max leaves, steals Vincent's briefcase, and hurls it onto a freeway where it is destroyed. Vincent coerces Max to meet drug lord Felix Reyes-Torrena to re-obtain the information on his last two targets. Max, posing as Vincent, acquires the information but Reyes-Torrena orders his men to kill "Vincent" if he does not complete the job.

Max goes with Vincent to a nightclub, seeking the next target, Peter Lim. Fanning, while seeking a connection between the three victims, visits FBI agent Frank Pedrosa, who identifies the victims as witnesses in a federal grand jury which will indict Reyes-Torrena the following day. Pedrosa thinks that Max is the hitman, based on FBI surveillance of Max entering and leaving Reyes-Torrena's bar, and orders the FBI agents to protect Lim. At the nightclub, Vincent kills Reyes-Torrena's hitmen, Lim, and his bodyguards. Fanning rescues Max and smuggles him outside, but Vincent fatally shoots Fanning and coerces Max back into the cab.

Following their getaway, Max chastises Vincent for his lack of a moral compass. Vincent snaps back by arguing Max has been lying to himself about wanting to start his limousine business, using it as an excuse to avoid taking risks in life. Agreeing with Vincent, Max deliberately crashes the cab. Vincent escapes, but a police officer tries to arrest Max after seeing the corpse in the trunk. Max notices Vincent's list of targets, revealing that his final target is Annie. Max overpowers the police officer with Vincent's gun and rushes toward Annie's office building.

Stealing a bystander's phone, Max calls Annie to warn her, urging her to call 911. Vincent arms himself with a gun from a security guard and corners Annie, but he is shot and wounded by Max, who escapes with Annie on foot. Vincent pursues the pair onto a metro rail train. Cornered on the train, Max engages Vincent in a shootout. Vincent, fatally wounded, slumps into a seat. Max and Annie get off at the next station, as a deceased Vincent continues riding alone on the train.

Cast

Production

Development

When he was 17 years old, Australian writer Stuart Beattie took a cab home from Sydney airport and had the idea of a homicidal maniac sitting in the back of a cab with the driver nonchalantly conversing with him, trusting his passenger implicitly. Beattie drafted his idea into a two-page treatment titled "The Last Domino", then later began writing the screenplay. The original story centered around an African-American female cop who witnesses a hit, and the romance between the cab driver and his then librarian girlfriend. The final film has limited resemblance to the original treatment.

Beattie was waiting tables when he came in to contact with Julie Richardson, whom he had met on a UCLA Screenwriting Extension course. Richardson had become a producer and was searching for projects for Frank Darabont, Rob Fried and Chuck Russell's company, Edge City, which was created to make low budget genre films for HBO. Beattie later pitched her his idea of "The Last Domino". Richardson pitched the idea to Darabont, who brought the team in for a meeting, including Beattie, and set up the project under Edge City. After two drafts, HBO passed on the project.

At a general meeting at DreamWorks with executive Marc Haimes, Beattie mentioned the script. Haimes immediately contacted Richardson, read the script overnight, and DreamWorks put in an offer the following day. Early drafts of Collateral's script set the film in New York City. Later revisions of the script moved the film's setting to Los Angeles. Darabont, Fried and Russell would remain on as executive producers.

Pre-production

In early versions of the film's development actors Russell Crowe and Adam Sandler were considered to portray Vincent and Max, respectively. Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx were eventually cast.

Mimi Leder and cinematographer Janusz Kamiński were attached to the project at one point as the director. Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles had initially agreed to direct, but eventually decided to exit as the production would require him to relocate to Los Angeles for eight months. Meirelles described his vision for the film as being that of a comedy, and looked at telling it in a way similar to Martin Scorsese's After Hours.

Upon Russell Crowe expressing interest in playing the role of Vincent, development on the film moved forward. Crowe got his The Insider director Michael Mann involved, but after constant delays, Crowe departed the project. Mann explained that the confined time frame and smaller scale of the film in comparison to previous efforts like The Last of the Mohicans and Heat were what drew him to the project. Mann then approached Tom Cruise with the idea of him playing Vincent and Adam Sandler in the role of Max. Sandler later dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Spanglish and was replaced by Jamie Foxx. Beattie wanted the studio to cast Robert De Niro as Max, once again making him a taxi driver, though the exact opposite of Travis Bickle. The studio refused, insisting on a younger actor for the role.

To prepare for the role of Vincent, Tom Cruise watched a few movies about professional killers such as Jean-Pierre Melville’s Le Samouraï (starring Alain Delon), with Cruise describing his fascination with the "solitary and melancholic charisma in carrying out his cruel affairs.” Cruise’s appearance and character in the American film are also reminiscent of the character played by Delon in that film.

Cuba Gooding Jr. revealed in a 2018 interview he had turned down a part in the film due to concerns he would be miscast. Mann's reasons for casting Foxx, with whom he worked with on Ali, was that he held a similar quality in his performances to Cruise. "I saw that in Jamie on In Living Color — his characters were so vivid. That's why I went after him for Bundini Brown in Ali. Jamie starts with mimicry, but then he talks about "putting it into the database", so he can access a character once he's got it down". To prepare for his role, Cruise worked covertly as a FedEx deliveryman. Mann stated the goal was for Cruise to not be recognized. Mann would also have Cruise train in firearm use with a retired SAS soldier, and would take Foxx on shifts with real cab drivers to enhance Foxx's understanding of the work.

Jada Pinkett Smith, cast in the role of Annie, spent time with an attorney to inform her performance. Val Kilmer was originally cast in the film as Detective Fanning, but exited to star in Oliver Stone's Alexander, resulting in Mark Ruffalo taking on the role instead. In a similar situation, Dennis Farina, initially cast as Agent Pedrosa, had to exit due to scheduling conflicts with the television series Law & Order, and was recast with Bruce McGill. Javier Bardem was cast in what was described as "a small role" at the time. Jason Statham made a small appearance in a role credited as "Airport Man", briefly interacting with Cruise at the opening of the film. Louis Leterrier, co-director of the 2002 action film The Transporter, interpreted Statham's scene as a portrayal of his Transporter character Frank Martin.

Filming

After three weeks of filming, cinematographer Paul Cameron left the project due to creative differences with Mann. Dion Beebe was brought on to replace Cameron. Mann chose to use the Viper FilmStream High-Definition Camera to film many of Collateral's scenes, the first such use in a major motion picture. Mann had previously used the format for portions of Ali and his CBS drama Robbery Homicide Division and would later employ the same camera for the filming of Miami Vice. The sequence in the nightclub was shot in 35 mm.

Filming took place throughout Los Angeles, with Los Angeles International Airport and Koreatown used for setpieces, and filming was also done in Pico Rivera, California.

Music

James Newton Howard composed the score for the film, with additional music by Antônio Pinto. As well as the Vangelis composition "Moxica and the Horse," which was composed for the film 1492 Conquest of Paradise. The piece features in Collateral as the FBI race to the Fever nightclub. The Collateral soundtrack was released on August 3, 2004, by Hip-O Records, one notable omission from the soundtrack release is Tom Rothrock's "LAX" which plays as several parties head to the nightclub. Howard estimated that only half of the music he composed was used in the final cut of the film.

Track listing
Collateral: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Briefcase"Tom Rothrock2:07
2."The Seed (2.0)" (Extended Radio Edit)The Roots, Cody Chesnutt4:13
3."Hands of Time"Groove Armada4:19
4."Güero Canelo"Calexico3:00
5."Rollin' Crumblin'"Tom Rothrock2:21
6."Max Steals Briefcase"James Newton Howard1:48
7."Destino de Abril"Green Car Motel5:15
8."Shadow on the Sun"Audioslave5:43
9."Island Limos"James Newton Howard1:33
10."Spanish Key"Miles Davis2:25
11."Air on the G String"Johann Sebastian Bach5:46
12."Ready Steady Go (Korean style)"Paul Oakenfold4:48
13."Car Crash"Antonio Pinto2:19
14."Vincent Hops Train"James Newton Howard2:02
15."Finale"James Newton Howard2:18
16."Requiem"Antonio Pinto1:56
Total length:51:53

Reception

Box office

The film opened on August 6, 2004, in 3,188 theaters in the United States and Canada and grossed approximately $24.7 million on its opening weekend, ranking number one at the box office. It remained in theaters for 14 weeks and eventually grossed $101,005,703 in the U.S. and Canada. In other countries, it grossed $119,920,992 for a worldwide $220,926,695.

Critical response

Jamie Foxx's performance received critical acclaim, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Collateral received positive reviews. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 86% based on 238 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The critical consensus states that "Driven by director Michael Mann's trademark visuals and a lean, villainous performance from Tom Cruise, Collateral is a stylish and compelling noir thriller." On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 71 out of 100, based on 41 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Stephen Hunter of The Washington Post praised the film and Cruise's performance. He summarized the film as "the best kind of genre filmmaking: It plays by the rules, obeys the traditions and is both familiar and fresh at once". Roger Ebert gave the film three-and-a-half stars out of four, saying Mann's direction and insightful dialogue elevated Collateral above its genre roots. He also praised the performances of Cruise and Foxx, calling Foxx's dramatic performance a "revelation" after establishing himself as a comedian. In addition to praising the performances of Cruise, Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote of Foxx's performance: "Foxx can act. He's up to the role's demands, conveying fear, confusion and frustration, but more important the exhaustion and recklessness that can easily follow when someone's been scared for so long".

Desson Thomson gave similar praise to Foxx, finding the actor "quietly pries the movie from Cruise's big-marquee fingers". David Ansen of Newsweek praised the film, although he criticized its third act as "generic and farfetched". Placing the film on his best of the year list, Richard Schickel of Time magazine praised the acting in addition to Mann's direction and Beattie's screenplay, despite finding logical inconsistencies in the plot and that it "does not have quite enough completely compelling incidents to sustain its considerable length".

In a mixed review, Marrit Ingman of the Austin Chronicle gave positive remarks to Mann's film-making, but stated "There's not much substance lurking beneath all the style, though the plot digresses into several awkward scenes intended to flesh out the characters". David Edelstein of Slate magazine highlighted Foxx's performance as "terrific" and was favorable to the film's first act, but derided the rest of the film. "It's too bad that halfway through, Collateral turns into a series of loud, chaotic, over-the-top action set pieces in which the existentialist Mann proves he's lousy at action". Edelstein also criticized the performance of Cruise, referring to his performance as "robotic".

Stephanie Zacharek of Salon magazine criticized Cruise's performance, finding that "Cruise's dignity rings stiff and false". Zacharek did praise the performance of Foxx, stating "Foxx inhabits his character so comfortably that he renders meaningless Vincent's babble about the tough, real world. Max is the one who lives in the real world, which is ultimately the point of the movie -- but it takes the picture a very long time to reach a conclusion that's evident from the start to any attuned viewer".

Richard Roeper placed Collateral as his 10th favorite film of 2004. In 2008, the film was voted as the 9th best film set in Los Angeles in the last 25 years by a group of Los Angeles Times writers and editors with two criteria: "The movie had to communicate some inherent truth about the L.A. experience, and only one film per director was allowed on the list".

Awards

Awards
Award Category Recipient(s) Outcome Ref.
Academy Awards Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Nominated
Best Film Editing Jim Miller and Paul Rubell Nominated
AFI Awards Top Ten Films Collateral Won
American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
in Theatrical Releases
Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron Nominated
Art Directors Guild Feature Film – Contemporary Film David Wasco, Daniel T. Dorrance, Aran Mann,
Gerald Sullivan and Christopher Tandon
Nominated
British Academy Film Awards Best Direction Michael Mann Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Stuart Beattie Nominated
Best Actor in a Supporting Role Jamie Foxx Nominated
Best Cinematography Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron Won
Best Editing Jim Miller and Paul Rubell Nominated
Best Sound Elliott Koretz, Lee Orloff, Michael Minkler
and Myron Nettinga
Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Film Collateral Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Nominated
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Nominated
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Cinematography Dion Beebe and Paul Cameron Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Villain Tom Cruise Nominated
National Board of Review Top Ten Films Collateral Won
Best Director Michael Mann Won
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Actor Jamie Foxx Won
Saturn Awards Best Action or Adventure Film Collateral Nominated
Best Director Michael Mann Nominated
Best Writing Stuart Beattie Nominated
Best Actor Tom Cruise Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Jamie Foxx Nominated
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor Jamie Foxx Won

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