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Destroyer

A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.

Director

Karyn Kusama

Year

Genre

action, crime, drama

Box Office

$1,533,324

Production

30WEST,Automatik Entertainment,RocketScience,Familystyle

Awards

3 wins & 20 nominations

Homepage

http://www.destroyer.movie

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Erin Bell

Silas

Petra

Tatiana Maslany

Chris

Ethan

DiFranco

Bradley Whitford

Gil Lawson

Toby

Jay

Shelby

Antonio

Shamier Anderson

Arturo

Det. Gavras

Natalia Cordova-Buckley

Det. Kudra

Lt. Oshima

Taz

Taz's Guy

Other Agent

Informant Cousin

Toby's Mother

Man at Church

Gang House Woman

Ryan

Running Officer

Brandon Morales

Cop

Bank Teller

Young Shelby

Bouncer

Bodyguard

Male Officer

Ice Cream Shop Customer

Skateboarder

Female Officer

Alex Marshall-Brown

Woman Who Acting Like Olivia de Havilland

Pharmacy Clerk

Bartender

Guy

George Griffith

Brother

Ice Cream Shop Customer

Little Girl Hostage

Bartender

Restaurant Customer

Yvette Saunders

Young Boy

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Erin Bell Chris Jay Silas Shelby

The timing of your shoot
to your advantage like this. - Destroyer

The timing of your shoot to your advantage like this.

I was super thankful because this was
one of those important moments - Destroyer

I was super thankful because this was one of those important...

I meant for it to be kind of coming out
of a hard sound transition - Destroyer

I meant for it to be kind of coming out of a hard sound tran...

Detective Bell. We're in the back. - Destroyer

Detective Bell. We're in the back.

It was meant to be obviously
one continuous scene, - Destroyer

It was meant to be obviously one continuous scene,

And so one of those days was pouring rain, - Destroyer

And so one of those days was pouring rain,

"Pleasure to meet you..." - Destroyer

"Pleasure to meet you..."

If both had been rainy days,
it would have such a different feel. - Destroyer

If both had been rainy days, it would have such a different ...

I call the FBI.
We go through all the motions. - Destroyer

I call the FBI. We go through all the motions.

What did Mike tell you
about your elbow? Get it up! - Destroyer

What did Mike tell you about your elbow? Get it up!

And there's something just so sublime
about Bradley Whitford having - Destroyer

And there's something just so sublime about Bradley Whi...

He's so good at just committing - Destroyer

He's so good at just committing

She's a pretty girl... - Destroyer

She's a pretty girl...

And it's a brutal logic,
but he actually has moments - Destroyer

And it's a brutal logic, but he actually has moments

He is unlikable
but then also kind of funny. - Destroyer

He is unlikable but then also kind of funny.

And then when it all comes down to it,
he's just as afraid - Destroyer

And then when it all comes down to it, he's just as afr...

So filming this was kind of a joy - Destroyer

So filming this was kind of a joy

I think that you are down here... - Destroyer

I think that you are down here...

I did some Googling,
Detective Bell. - Destroyer

I did some Googling, Detective Bell.

I think he, you know,
when she showed up, - Destroyer

I think he, you know, when she showed up,

You know, big transformation
from the Nicole that, - Destroyer

You know, big transformation from the Nicole that,

They had a really interesting,
testy chemistry, I thought, - Destroyer

They had a really interesting, testy chemistry, I thought,

Big fuckin' houses on cliffs... - Destroyer

Big fuckin' houses on cliffs...

your life
since Palm Springs a success? - Destroyer

your life since Palm Springs a success?

Super Chicken's sidekick... - Destroyer

Super Chicken's sidekick...

And keeps getting up, - Destroyer

And keeps getting up,

And I have to say there's something
about that in her - Destroyer

And I have to say there's something about that in her

The thing we're looking for
from great characters - Destroyer

The thing we're looking for from great characters

And in some ways, it's because
she's been so beaten down - Destroyer

And in some ways, it's because she's been so beate...

How did you think this was going to go? - Destroyer

How did you think this was going to go?

Ask a few questions
with that hang dog look... - Destroyer

Ask a few questions with that hang dog look...

When we found that moment,
as we were cutting, - Destroyer

When we found that moment, as we were cutting,

You know, she doesn't ever just give up. - Destroyer

You know, she doesn't ever just give up.

It's almost like it's not
in her DNA to do it, - Destroyer

It's almost like it's not in her DNA to do it,

This is a moment that is one of two scenes
in which the character - Destroyer

This is a moment that is one of two scenes in which the char...

And there's an enraged quality
to her response, but... - Destroyer

And there's an enraged quality to her response, but...

We later see a scene in the past - Destroyer

We later see a scene in the past

A narrative metaphor
for the whole movie - Destroyer

A narrative metaphor for the whole movie

All right. - Destroyer

Watching a woman take
something back for herself - Destroyer

Watching a woman take something back for herself

I think violence has a price in this film. - Destroyer

I think violence has a price in this film.

I think there's blood, there's scars,
there's damage, - Destroyer

I think there's blood, there's scars, there's...

It's really satisfying to see, like, to me
how her hands are somewhat shaking - Destroyer

It's really satisfying to see, like, to me how her hand...

It goes right to the FBI. You got it? - Destroyer

It goes right to the FBI. You got it?

It's always Petra. - Destroyer

It's always Petra.

It's sort of like balance shifts
a little bit here, - Destroyer

It's sort of like balance shifts a little bit here,

While her co-workers
may not appreciate her, - Destroyer

While her co-workers may not appreciate her,

Coming up is a scene here where we shot it - Destroyer

Coming up is a scene here where we shot it

It had always been clear on the page - Destroyer

It had always been clear on the page

Weirdly, it couldn't have been louder
out there. - Destroyer

Weirdly, it couldn't have been louder out there.

It was so strange the way
we would hear traffic and motorcycles, - Destroyer

It was so strange the way we would hear traffic and motorcyc...

Trains deep, deep in the background
were very present and loud. - Destroyer

Trains deep, deep in the background were very present and lo...

And so we suddenly felt kind of hobbled
by some of this footage - Destroyer

And so we suddenly felt kind of hobbled by some of this foot...

And as Plummy Tucker, my editor, and I
were grappling with this scene, - Destroyer

And as Plummy Tucker, my editor, and I were grappling with t...

Why? - Destroyer

An interior voiceover and sync sound - Destroyer

An interior voiceover and sync sound

Once we found it - Destroyer

Once we found it

This was a scene I get asked about
all the time, - Destroyer

This was a scene I get asked about all the time,

And the answer is yes,
we had an ant wrangler. - Destroyer

And the answer is yes, we had an ant wrangler.

There were literally two people
sitting off to the side of that shot - Destroyer

There were literally two people sitting off to the side of t...

But I just wanted an ant 'cause I thought
it was interesting to see - Destroyer

But I just wanted an ant 'cause I thought it was intere...

We were just hanging out at this club,
and out of nowhere... - Destroyer

We were just hanging out at this club, and out of nowhere...

The real life ratcheting up - Destroyer

The real life ratcheting up

I wanna say, the perilousness
of a teenager's... - Destroyer

I wanna say, the perilousness of a teenager's...

Life when they're at this age, - Destroyer

Life when they're at this age,

What was the club? - Destroyer

What was the club?

Where do you think
this ends up, Shelby? Hmm? - Destroyer

Where do you think this ends up, Shelby? Hmm?

Nobody is fucking accountable! - Destroyer

Nobody is fucking accountable!

The irrationality
of Erin Bell screaming out. - Destroyer

The irrationality of Erin Bell screaming out.

"No one is fucking accountable," - Destroyer

"No one is fucking accountable,"

Hey, partner! - Destroyer

A special agent
calling me from the FBI... - Destroyer

A special agent calling me from the FBI...

And one gets the sense that
she's a little bit out of control, - Destroyer

And one gets the sense that she's a little bit out of c...

In a funny way, he is the one that ends up - Destroyer

In a funny way, he is the one that ends up

We shot this part - Destroyer

We shot this part

Be a bit of a study of - Destroyer

Be a bit of a study of

And yet, of course,
they're inevitably linked. - Destroyer

And yet, of course, they're inevitably linked.

And so this is the beginning of a sequence - Destroyer

And so this is the beginning of a sequence

And hopes that she can get
more information - Destroyer

And hopes that she can get more information

As we were cutting the film, I would say - Destroyer

As we were cutting the film, I would say

With just the real experience
of watching a movie. - Destroyer

With just the real experience of watching a movie.

Like, how much basically
can the audience tolerate - Destroyer

Like, how much basically can the audience tolerate

So it was an interesting challenge
throughout the film - Destroyer

So it was an interesting challenge throughout the film

This is one of those frames
that was kind of an ode to Gordon Willis - Destroyer

This is one of those frames that was kind of an ode to Gordo...

It spoke to who Erin really was
in the present day, - Destroyer

It spoke to who Erin really was in the present day,

And I loved the idea that it opened us up - Destroyer

And I loved the idea that it opened us up

It sounds like there's a lot
of money at stake, - Destroyer

It sounds like there's a lot of money at stake,

So this is an opportunity
to sort of start putting pieces - Destroyer

So this is an opportunity to sort of start putting pieces

And also see that Chris is doing
his job almost too well. - Destroyer

And also see that Chris is doing his job almost too well.

You know, he's using now, - Destroyer

You know, he's using now,

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A police detective reconnects with people from an undercover assignment in her distant past in order to make peace.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Karyn Kusama

Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Production: 30WEST,Automatik Entertainment,RocketScience,Familystyle

Genre: action, crime, drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 6.2

BoxOffice: $1,533,324

Released: 27 Dec 2018

Awards: 3 wins & 20 nominations

Homepage: http://www.destroyer.movie

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