The crime drama Training Day was filmed by director Antoine Fukua in 2001 according to a screenplay by David Eyer, written by him back in 1995. The main roles in the film were played by Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. However, the producers did not immediately decide on a film crew for the movie Training Day. Initially, it was assumed that the picture will be shot by Davis Guggenheim, and the main roles will be played by other actors - Samuel L. Jackson and Matt Damon. In addition, the main character was offered to play Thomas Sizemore, Bruce Willis and Gary Siniz. And Toby Maguire was preparing for the role of Hoyt , who for two months, together with the Los Angeles drug department, patrolled urban areas to familiarize themselves with their work.
So that the film “Training Day” is saturated with realism, the film director Fukua decided to shoot a number of scenes in the areas of the city mentioned in the film. Permission to shoot was obtained from street gangsters controlling these criminal neighborhoods.
In parallel with his work in this film, Denzel Washington was involved in the thriller John Cue, where he also played a major role. However, it was in the film “Training Day” that an actor who had previously specialized in positive roles first played a negative character. And he did a great job.
The training day drama tells about the events of one day in the life of a young trainee Jack Hoyt (Ethan Hawke). An ordinary newbie, he wants to be a hero. The romance of the work “for real guys” attracts him. The best way to make your dreams come true is to get a job in the anti-drug unit. This is where danger is not taken. Constant skirmishes, work undercover and other difficulties of the profession are most clearly manifested in the activities of a special department. Jack succeeds and gets an internship referral. He becomes the partner of one of the best police officers - detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), and is sent to patrol the criminal neighborhoods of Los Angeles.
The environment in which Jack falls into reality turns out to be completely opposite to his ideas. Alonzo toughly takes the young partner into circulation, demonstrating all the "charm" of work from the inside. All her dirt. Gradually, Hoyt realizes that Harris is not just a detective. It’s a thoroughly corrupt werewolf who enjoys authority among bandits. The hero faces a dilemma - to take part in a game imposed by a detective, which will certainly lead to the realization of his dreams, and he will become an employee of an elite unit, or follow his conscience and his ideas about the letter of the law. The life of a young policeman will completely change, you just need to survive and survive this training day.
Reviews of film critics and film enthusiasts about this picture were on top. The film holds in suspense, despite the fact that at first it seems like ordinary stamping - two policemen - good and bad - on the streets of the city. American film academics praised the work of Denzel Washington, who in 2002 received an Oscar for the main male role.