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Havoc

Havoc

Too much is never enough.

20055.31h 26m

Overview

A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.

Directed by Barbara Kopple
Written by Stephen Gaghan, Jessica Kaplan
Produced by Stewart Hall, John Morrissey, Jack F. Murphy
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $371K

Top Cast

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Allison Lang

Bijou Phillips

Bijou Phillips

Emily

Shiri Appleby

Shiri Appleby

Amanda

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Stuart Lang

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Sam

Matt O'Leary

Matt O'Leary

Eric

Freddy Rodríguez

Freddy Rodríguez

Hector

Laura San Giacomo

Laura San Giacomo

Joanna Lang

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Toby

Raymond Cruz

Raymond Cruz

Chino

Themes & Keywords

high schoolhip-hopstreet gangupper classfightgungangsterunderage drinkingmarijuanaeast los angeleslingeriegang rapesuburbdrugsrebellious youthinner cityhispanicbonfirevoyeurismwild partygang violenceprivileged lifewoman directorpacific palisadessex gamevideo camerateenagerviolence

About Havoc

Havoc is a crime, drama film released in 2005 exploring themes of high school, hip-hop, street gang, upper class, fight, gun. Directed by Barbara Kopple, it stars Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby. A wealthy Los Angeles teen and her superficial friends wants to break out of suburbia and experience Southern California's "gangsta" lifestyle. But problems arise when the preppies get in over their heads and provoke the wrath of a violent Latino gang. Suddenly, their role-playing seems a little too real.

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