Lakeview Terrace (2008)

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Moving into a dream home on a quiet Southern California cul-de-sac becomes a nightmarish ordeal for a young couple in Lakeview Terrace, the latest explosive film from award-winning director Neil LaBute. Old guard and new school clash in Lakeview Terrace, a button-pushing thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction), Patrick Wilson (Little Children), Kerry Washington (Ray, The Last King of Scotland) and Jay Hernandez (Grindhouse).

Lakeview Terrace is rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, violence, sexuality, language and some drug references. The running time is 1 hour, 46 minutes.

Walnut, California, where Lakeview Terrace was primarily filmed, is located about 25 miles east of Los Angeles. The cul-de-sac on which Turner and the Mattsons live is set against the magnificent hill and canyon terrain of the area.

“One of the things I wanted to do in this script was set the story against a backdrop of the way we live here in Southern California,” says Loughery. “We think we’re safe and secure, but nature has its own ideas.

“The community where Abel, Chris and Lisa live is built right into the side of these hills and it’s constantly being threatened by mudslides, earthquakes and fires,” he explains. “In this story, almost from the day they move into this house, there’s this sense of this fire that’s out of control and slowly approaching. As the drama heats up between these characters, there’s this real kind of apocalypse just over the other side of the hill.”

The specificity of the location required finding homeowners willing to give up their houses for five weeks and a community that would accept a film company on their street for the 25-day shoot.

The filmmakers took advantage of an unusual tool in the first stages of their search—Google Earth, an online service that provides users with an aerial view of entire neighborhoods. “We looked at a lot of houses,” says production designer Bruton Jones. “We explored different neighborhoods and then just went up to people’s doors and knocked. I have to say, our society can be very trusting. Because, here we were, strangers, standing there saying, ‘Hi, we know you have a pool in the back of your house. Can we look at it?’ ”

“We ended up in Walnut, which is a traditional, planned community,” says Jones. “It ultimately met a lot more of our requirements than the alternatives. It had many of the visual references in the script, particularly the way you can see from one neighbor's yard into the other and from one window to the other.”

“Although we were in a suburban neighborhood, we didn’t want the houses to be cookie cutter kind of houses where each one is exactly the same,” says LaBute. “We wanted the contrast between our two main houses to be strong. Even though the cul-de-sac had mostly Spanish style homes, including Abel’s home, we were lucky to find one for Chris and Lisa that is kind of a faux Cape Cod home.”

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Movie Name : Lakeview Terrace
Also Known As : Lake View Terrace
Tagline : What could be safer than living next to a cop?
Release Date : 19 September 2008 (United States)
02 October 2008 (Argentina)
24 October 2008 (South Africa)
31 October 2008 (Italy)
21 November 2008 (Brazil)
21 November 2008 (India)
03 December 2008 (France)
05 December 2008 (United Kingdom)
Genre : Thriller / Crime / Drama
Director : Neil LaBute
Producers : James Lassiter, Will Smith
Banners : Sony Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment
Presenters : Sony Pictures, Screen Gems
Language : English
Story Writer : David Loughery
Screenplay Writers : David Loughery, Howard Korder
Music Directors : Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna
Cinematographer : Rogier Stoffers, N.S.C.
Editor : Joel Plotch
Executive Producers : David Loughery, Joe Pichirallo, John Cameron, Jeff Graup
Co-producer : Orin Woinsky
Art Directors : Paul Sonski, Thomas T. Taylor
Sound Designer : Steve Tushar
Costume Designer : Lynette Meyer
Production Designer : Bruton Jones
Visual Effects : Raoul Yorke Bolognini, Rocco Passionino, Dick Edwards
Special Effects : John C. Hartigan
Shooting Studios : Screen Gems
Shooting Locations : Los Angeles, Walnut, California, USA
Cast :
Samuel L. Jackson as Abel Turner
Patrick Wilson as Chris Mattson
Kerry Washington as Lisa Mattson
Jay Hernandez as Javier Villareal
Keith Loneker as Clarence Darlington
Jaishon Fisher as Marcus Turner
Regine Nehy as Celia Turner
Bitsie Tulloch as Nadine
Synopsis :

A young couple Chris and Lisa Mattson (Patrick Wilson and Kerry Washington) have just moved into their new suburban house when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer (Samuel L. Jackson) has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he becomes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.
More Information : IMDb
Official Website : http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/lakeviewterrace/

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