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The Hurricane (1999)

The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.

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Storyline

This film tells the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, an African-American man who rose above his troubled youth to become a top contender for the middle-weight boxing title. However, his dreams are shattered when he is accused of a triple murder, and is convicted to three natural-life terms. Despite becoming a cause celebre and his dogged efforts to prove his innocence through his autobiography, the years of fruitless efforts have left him discouraged. This changes when an African-American boy and his Canadian mentors read his book and are convinced of his innocence enough to work for his exoneration. However, what Hurricane and his friends learn is that this fight puts them against a racist establishment that profited from this travesty and have no intention of seeing it reversed. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <[email protected]>

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Based on the inspirational true story of a champion. See more »

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Biography | Drama | Sport

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violence | See all certifications »

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17 February 2000 (Israel)  »

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Huracán  »

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$337,000 (USA) (2 January 2000)

Gross:

$50,668,906 (USA) (16 April 2000)
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Trivia

The film is considered the third and final part of a loose trilogy of films directed by Norman Jewison that deals with racism. The first two were In the Heat of the Night (1967) and A Soldier's Story (1984). See more »

Goofs

When they show the bar shooting, when the woman, Hazel Tanis is shot, as she is going down you can see the actress is wearing knee pads. When Bello comes into the bar and looks at Tanis, she is no longer wearing the knee pad. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen, this fine young fighter will be right here in Pittsburg on the boxing cog, this Monday night.
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Connections

Referenced in The Cinema Snob: Windy City (2017) See more »

Soundtracks

A Fool for You
Written & Performed by Ray Charles
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Guilty!
23 February 2002 | by (Århus, Denmark) – See all my reviews

Fairly good movie, but not a true story.

Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was a notorius liar, a murder and was never found not guilty. New Jersey State just didn't go for it a third time as 20 years had gone. Carter got an offer in 1976: "Pass a lie test and go free". He didn't take it. This film should never have been made, but money talks. A lot of people have unjustly spend their lives in prison and undoubtedly more blacks than white. Why choose a fake story?

Jens


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