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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

And in this moment,
when she's receiving this stained bill, - Destroyer

And in this moment, when she's receiving this stained b...

So we used a lot of glass,
we used this wire, - Destroyer

So we used a lot of glass, we used this wire,

Alongside music that is taking on
a kind of operatic quality. - Destroyer

Alongside music that is taking on a kind of operatic quality...

And I think that was something
that Teddy Shapiro, the composer, - Destroyer

And I think that was something that Teddy Shapiro, the compo...

A lot of the locations
that we looked at downtown - Destroyer

A lot of the locations that we looked at downtown

And of course we're very close to, in LA,
an area called Skid Row, - Destroyer

And of course we're very close to, in LA, an area calle...

That tattoo that we just looked at,
or the remnant of it, - Destroyer

That tattoo that we just looked at, or the remnant of it,

It was the kind of detail
within the script - Destroyer

It was the kind of detail within the script

And I think that's a demand
of the whole film actually - Destroyer

And I think that's a demand of the whole film actually

Silas is back. - Destroyer

I hadn't worked with Nicole yet, - Destroyer

I hadn't worked with Nicole yet,

I had worked many times with Toby Huss - Destroyer

I had worked many times with Toby Huss

Also in the film is Scoot McNairy,
and I've worked with him many times - Destroyer

Also in the film is Scoot McNairy, and I've worked with...

And then I need you
to forget you ever did it. - Destroyer

And then I need you to forget you ever did it.

The obsession that's already starting
to come through... - Destroyer

The obsession that's already starting to come through.....

And it helped me on that first day
to see how quickly Nicole - Destroyer

And it helped me on that first day to see how quickly Nicole

You know, she's such a different person
than Nicole herself, - Destroyer

You know, she's such a different person than Nicole her...

Very special, very unique
particularly in movies. - Destroyer

Very special, very unique particularly in movies.

I feel like I see and deal with women - Destroyer

I feel like I see and deal with women

Driven, regretful, - Destroyer

Driven, regretful,

All of these things define Erin Bell, - Destroyer

All of these things define Erin Bell,

And so the overall hope of the film,
as we were making it, was that - Destroyer

And so the overall hope of the film, as we were making it, w...

Eventually the leader, we learn,
of this crime gang - Destroyer

Eventually the leader, we learn, of this crime gang

And this became the strategy - Destroyer

And this became the strategy

Where did we meet? - Destroyer

Where did we meet?

The idea was that the past
and the present aren't that... - Destroyer

The idea was that the past and the present aren't that....

Different from each other
for Erin Bell, - Destroyer

Different from each other for Erin Bell,

My hope was that even the look
of the flashbacks - Destroyer

My hope was that even the look of the flashbacks

Working with Sebastian Stan
who plays Chris - Destroyer

Working with Sebastian Stan who plays Chris

I always knew that I wanted
to use Dire Straits somehow - Destroyer

I always knew that I wanted to use Dire Straits somehow

The title is "The Man's Too Strong." - Destroyer

The title is "The Man's Too Strong."

Turn that shit down so we can talk. - Destroyer

Turn that shit down so we can talk.

This actor actually comes
from a wrestling family. - Destroyer

This actor actually comes from a wrestling family.

He is distantly related to Dwayne Johnson, - Destroyer

He is distantly related to Dwayne Johnson,

And so Joseph Fatu came in, - Destroyer

And so Joseph Fatu came in,

You ain't got
no way of knowin' that. - Destroyer

You ain't got no way of knowin' that.

And even Nicole just, I think, felt - Destroyer

And even Nicole just, I think, felt

Review all your records and see. - Destroyer

Review all your records and see.

It's toggling between past and present,
and it's demanding that - Destroyer

It's toggling between past and present, and it's d...

Present in her head space, - Destroyer

Present in her head space,

So this idea of circularity... - Destroyer

So this idea of circularity...

Is something that we keep
returning to in the film - Destroyer

Is something that we keep returning to in the film

All right, kiss me. - Destroyer

All right, kiss me.

That it's operating within... - Destroyer

That it's operating within...

Certain traditions in movies... - Destroyer

Certain traditions in movies...

Romance, danger, crime, investigation... - Destroyer

Romance, danger, crime, investigation...

And so a scene like this to me - Destroyer

And so a scene like this to me

It's interesting to watch this scene,
getting all of this footage, - Destroyer

It's interesting to watch this scene, getting all of th...

Our budget was fairly aggressive, - Destroyer

Our budget was fairly aggressive,

And here we are again into the past
introducing Gil Lawson as a younger man - Destroyer

And here we are again into the past introducing Gil Lawson a...

This girl? - Destroyer

Our CI will be making
the introduction. - Destroyer

Our CI will be making the introduction.

This was one of those scenes
shooting in this desert diner that... - Destroyer

This was one of those scenes shooting in this desert diner t...

There was just a looseness
between every one, - Destroyer

There was just a looseness between every one,

They just made it all feel really real, - Destroyer

They just made it all feel really real,

Strange mythic quality, you know,
like entering an underworld - Destroyer

Strange mythic quality, you know, like entering an underworl...

New world that they have to now find - Destroyer

New world that they have to now find

And I think the irony of both characters,
Chris and Erin, - Destroyer

And I think the irony of both characters, Chris and Erin,

And that's perhaps the biggest issue
for them as characters, - Destroyer

And that's perhaps the biggest issue for them as charac...

Toby, you have a visitor. - Destroyer

Toby, you have a visitor.

It was very important to me that
we work with a visual idea - Destroyer

It was very important to me that we work with a visual idea

Jesus, you look old. - Destroyer

Jesus, you look old.

I think I wanted Erin Bell
to feel a little bit lost - Destroyer

I think I wanted Erin Bell to feel a little bit lost

I don't care about the fuckin' sugar.
We're past that. - Destroyer

I don't care about the fuckin' sugar. We're p...

I'm incredible. - Destroyer

I'm incredible.

He makes every line have
the possibility for humor - Destroyer

He makes every line have the possibility for humor

I think he and Nicole had
a really special kinship - Destroyer

I think he and Nicole had a really special kinship

They experiment, they take risks,
they aren't afraid to go too far. - Destroyer

They experiment, they take risks, they aren't afraid to...

I love those kinds of actors that
are never afraid of being foolish. - Destroyer

I love those kinds of actors that are never afraid of being ...

The tension of it and the sense
that we're really now meeting... - Destroyer

The tension of it and the sense that we're really now m...

The present-day remains of this gang, - Destroyer

The present-day remains of this gang,

We're not quite sure why
at this point in the film, - Destroyer

We're not quite sure why at this point in the film,

And everyone keeps commenting on it
to each other essentially... - Destroyer

And everyone keeps commenting on it to each other essentiall...

I think this movie offered me
the opportunity - Destroyer

I think this movie offered me the opportunity

I think a part of what I like
about this movie so much - Destroyer

I think a part of what I like about this movie so much

And there was a smallness
to characters that, - Destroyer

And there was a smallness to characters that,

And that has to happen sometimes
in movies. - Destroyer

And that has to happen sometimes in movies.

This is a moment that makes the case. - Destroyer

This is a moment that makes the case.

Everyone going into it knew
that it would be, - Destroyer

Everyone going into it knew that it would be,

Who laments the fact
that the last person - Destroyer

Who laments the fact that the last person

Open your shirt. - Destroyer

Open your shirt.

And so the transactional quality
of this scene, - Destroyer

And so the transactional quality of this scene,

I wanna say victimhood in any way, - Destroyer

I wanna say victimhood in any way,

Spit on it. - Destroyer

But the actors, every take, really just... - Destroyer

But the actors, every take, really just...

Committed to the grimness, the bleakness, - Destroyer

Committed to the grimness, the bleakness,

You know, to see James Jordan - Destroyer

You know, to see James Jordan

- He's somewhere in the city.
- Somewhere! - Destroyer

- He's somewhere in the city. - Somewhere!

He's at this little iglesia
on the east side. - Destroyer

He's at this little iglesia on the east side.

Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi,
the writers, and I - Destroyer

Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, the writers, and I

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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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