What Happened to Collateral?

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Published 2024-05-20
If Heat and The Insider are agreed upon as Michael Mann’s all-time best films, what is the director’s most underrated feature to date? Is it Thief? The Keep? Manhunter? Public Enemies? Nah. There’s only one acceptable answer: 2004’s criminally overlooked nocturnal neo-noir Collateral. Featuring a rare villainous turn by Tom Cruise and a restrained Oscar-nominated performance by Jamie Foxx, the L.A. crime story was the first film in history to utilize the Viper FilmStream High Definition Camera. The digital format that David Fincher would later adopt for use on Zodiac and Benjamin Button. Beyond the cutting-edge technology, the remote locations Mann and his production team gave viewers a much different glimpse of Los Angeles away from the glamor of Hollywood and into the seedy, sinister parts of town rarely seen on the big screen.

Believe it or not, Collateral was conceived by screenwriter Stuart Beattie when he was 17 years old after taking a taxi home from an airport in Sydney, Australia. Before Mann, Cruise, and Foxx boarded the project, the movie was to be directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles, and Russell Crowe was attached to play the suave, calculated hitman Vincent. If it weren’t for Crowe’s interest, Mann possibly never would have landed in the director’s chair. Remember, Mann and Crowe had made The Insider a few years earlier and were actively looking to reunite for a worthy follow-up. For this and a whole lot more, it’s time to discover What Happened to Collateral as the movie celebrates its 20th anniversary this August.

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All Comments (21)
  • @ryana9783
    Collateral is so rewatchable! Tom and Jamie play so well off of each other it’s just perfect.
  • @asifkhan4822
    One of the Rare Tom Cruise bad guy roles. As he never ever plays a bad guy. But its one of his best ever roles.
  • @efe_aydal
    My favorite Michael Mann film. Back in the day when they made actual "mature" movies.
  • @wstine79
    Max: "You killed him?"
    Vincent: :No, I shot him. Bullets and the fall killed him."

    That moment was hilariously cool.
  • @Dr_1212
    "You no longer have the cleanest cab in LA."
  • @rickfalcon5572
    “Man gets on the MTA, and dies; you think anyone’ll notice?”
  • @mastermindmartialarts
    Collateral absolutely holds up 20 years later and it’s one of the few films I feel gets better with each viewing. Absolute classic.
  • @makatron
    "Yo homie, that my briefcase?" and then the USP45 goes to work 😂 To this day is one of my favourite movies. And forever be in my yearly rewatch list.
  • @sil-80nick
    For those who have the opportunity, the commentary audio version of this is one of the best ever. Mann gives such great detail on everything from the coyotes to why they chose Koreatown.
  • @themtgdude486
    Honestly, it’s one of my favorite films of all time.
  • @asatvs
    That movie was a CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE 🏅🏅
    To me, Tom Cruise’s best role to date 🔥🔥
  • @IladRodavlas
    Tom Cruise absolutely needs to play more charismatic villains, I think it's definitely close to being his best role.
  • @user-xw7cn7vy6n
    Collateral is great and underrated, Heat and Insider are also terrific but when talking about Mann's best work it's baffling how often The Last of the Mohicans gets overlooked. A true American masterpiece.
  • @richardpatton2502
    To anyone wondering.
    Tom Cruise played the, or a villain in:
    - Taps
    - Interview with a Vampire
    - Collateral

    All the best to everyone
  • @NavajoNinja
    The scene where vin drops the 3 thugs was worth the whole film. But no jada plaese