Harsh Times
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
David Ayer
Terry Crews
Tammy Trull
Barry Colvert
Paul Renteria
Emilio Rivera
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Since coming back from the Gulf War, Jim Davis hasn't been able to get his life back on track. He still feels the residue of that far off desert on his skin, still screams in his sleep from visions he just can't shake. He has burned through his savings waiting for an offer from the L.A.P.D. that hasn't come. He tells himself that if he only had a job, everything would turn around--he could marry his devoted Mexican girlfriend, Marta, bring her back to the States and settle down. But until something else materializes for Jim--some other way to help his country and not die of boredom at some desk--he'll just chill with his best friend, Mike, also unemployed. And Mike's longtime girlfriend, Sylvia, whom Mike helped put through law school, wants an equal, not a dependent, so he too finds himself on the job hunt. Jim offers to help Mike find a job, but instead they end up cutting a swath of chaos through the mean streets of South Central, looking for trouble--just like when they were kids. In a misguided quest to get their lives together they joyride, get high, plan for their glorious future and start trouble wherever they land. After the L.A.P.D. job evaporates and Jim gets a call from the much more complicated foreign office of Homeland Security, Jim and Mike's misadventures take on a darker edge, one haunted by violence and the echoes of combat Jim can't seem to shake. They no longer need to look for trouble--it's everywhere around them. As the city that was once their playground now seems to press in on them, each choice Jim and Mike make will not only test their loyalty to each other, but their ability to survive the mean streets they hope to leave behind.
Director
David Ayer
Cast
Terry Crews
Tammy Trull
Barry Colvert
Paul Renteria
Emilio Rivera
Violeta Monroy
Michael Monks
Chaka Forman
Gerald Donahoe
Christian Bale
Nicholle Barreras
Abel Soto
Eva Longoria
Armando Riesco
Craig Ricci Shaynak
Blue Mesquita
Cesar Garcia
Guadalupe Vasquez Torres
Tania Verafield
Sonia Iris Lozada
Alex Gomar
J. K. Simmons
Robert Dahey
Michael Smith
Geovanny Corvera
Tony Campos
Noel Gugliemi
Robert Larabee
Armando Cantina
Freddy Rodriguez
Adriana Millan
Kenneth Choi
Crew
Ed Adams
Gary Alexander
Nina Alexander
Greg Allen
Mark Alvarez
Mary Andrews
Sara Aronson
Elena Arroy
David Ayer
David Ayer
Arthur Baker
Rebecca Balalder
Christian Bale
Ward Banks
Matt Barbor
Paul Barreras
Christine Bean
Mark Binder
Morgan Blackledge
Leroy Bonner
Richard Botchlet
Denise Brady
Jason Brennan
Carlos Brown
Brian Buckland
Jamie Buf
Conrad Buff
James Burkhammer Ii
Tom Burman
Christopher Bustard
Tony Butler
Collin Butrum
Walter Byrnes
Ruben Garcia Camacho
Ted Campbell
Karla Carnewal
Allison Carroll
Mike Castillo
Eric C Castro
Cesar Soto Ceja
Roger Chingirian
Michael Chock
Eui Song Chong
David Chung
Sallie Ciganovich
Sharla Cipicchio
Mark Coffey
Nano Concha
Vicky Coutourier
Michael Crawford
Ann Cummings
Manuel Castro Curiel
Mark Curry
Sean Cyphers
Nick Danischewsky
Jason Davies
Jimmy Davis
Brian M Dawson
John Defazio
Manuel Galaviz Delgado
Kyle Devriendt
Ivan Dewolf
Fidel Aguirre Diaz
Lorenzo Aguirre Diaz
Petronilo Aguirre Diaz
Janae Dimick
Anna Dinuovo
Tracy Dishman
Chi Kin Doog
Ramen Doser
Lori Dovi
Bari Dreiband-burman
Eazy-e
Tatiana Effirnova
Valance Eisleben
Boris Elkis
Josh Ellis
Robert Emerich
Chow Emrich
Mario Enriquez
José Guadalupe Esparza
Jesse Felsot
Bobby Ferrara
Justin Fisher
Marisa Flores
Owen Foye
Enrique Franco
Chris Aguilar Garcia
Trinidad Garcia
Guadalupe Garcia Hernandez
Jeffrey Garten
Steve Gelon
Chris Gillaspie
Erik Gonzales
Jesse Gonzalez
Juan Manuel Gonzalez
William Goodman
Andrew Goodney
Tom Gorelick
Roberta Gorski
Karin Graziani
Jose A. Guerrero
Arturo Guzman
Fernando Guzman
Torrence Hall
Hawk Hamilton
Curtis Hange
Heather Hazelwood
Tim Hedgecock
Mark Heidelberger
Brad Heiner
Isabel Henderson
Devorah Herbert
Josh Hernandez
Paul Hersey
John Hoffma
John Houlihan
Mimi Hsueh
Oscar Inzunza
Bill Isaacson
Stephen K James
Vincent Jefchak
Kevin Jefferson
Brian Jennings
Jose Abel Jimenez Ochoa
Brett Jones
Marshall Jones
Saravoot Kaitkalang
Venus Kanani
Dan Kanes
Dennis Keiffer
Grant Keiner
Scott Keiner
Carole Ann Kenneally
Season Kent
Brian Knudson
Elliot L. Koretz
Anthony Krajchir
Christopher Kulikowski
John Kwiatkowski
Germano De La Fuente
Eric Labonte
Alexandra Lacks
Jennifer Lai
Albert Lanutti
Kami Laprade
Kelly Leffler
Jose Lopez
Nery Lopez
Thomas Arellano Lopez
Edgar Luzanilla
Heriberto Luzanilla
Jeff Lynn
Ryan Maguire
Steve Martin
Sol Mason
Steve Mason
James Matlosz
Toussaint Maxwell
Brendan Maze
Calvin Mcdowell
Omar Mcgee
Edward Mcgurn
Joe Mckeman
Joe Mclaughlin
Kenneth Mefford
Famine Julian Mejia
Fantino Julian Mejia
Richard Mesquita
Luis Meza
Michele Michel
Ralph Middlebrooks
Richard Midiri
Daniel Miller
Nathaniel Miller
Molly Minehan
Patricia R Mitchell
Ray Mitchell
Jarrette Moats
Eric Monsker
Scott Montgomery
Gonzalo Mauro Montiel Aguirre
Walter Morrison Jr.
David Moss
Gillian Moxham
Piero Mura
Dave Myers
Tesshi Nakagawa
Norman Napier
Los Angeles Negros
Christopher Allen Nelson
Stephen Nelson
Thomas Nemy
Josephine Nericcio
Rachael Neubauer
Cynthia Nibler
Neal Norberg
Johnny Ober
Hugo R Ocana
Elion Scott Olson
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 10, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
Writer/Director David Ayer developed this spec script at the Sundance labs.
Feature directorial debut for David Ayer.
Bauer Martinez paid a reported sum of $4 million at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
Released in United States Fall November 10, 2006
Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007
