Slow Burn is an American drama

Drama film

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 thriller film starring Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

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, Jolene Blalock

Jolene Blalock

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 and LL Cool J

LL Cool J

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, which is notable for the extended period between production and eventual release. A crime drama, the film was produced in 2003, and finally given a showing at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival.

Cast

• Ray Liotta
  Ray Liotta
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   as Ford Cole
• Jolene Blalock
  Jolene Blalock
  Jolene K. Blalock is an American film and television actress and model, perhaps best known for playing the Vulcan T'Pol on the UPN science fiction series Star Trek: Enterprise. The star of several feature films, she is a regular guest star in television films and series.- Early career :A popular...
  
   as Nora Timmer
• LL Cool J
  LL Cool J
  James Todd Smith , better known as LL Cool J , is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and actor...
  
   as Luther Pinks
• Mekhi Phifer
  Mekhi Phifer
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   as Isaac Duperde
• Taye Diggs
  Taye Diggs
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   as Jeffrey Sykes
• Bruce McGill
  Bruce McGill
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   as Godfrey
• Chiwetel Ejiofor
  Chiwetel Ejiofor
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   as Ty Trippin
• Guy Torry
  Guy Torry
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   as Chet Price

Release

It was released in American theaters on April 13, 2007, but performed poorly. It had an opening weekend of $778,123 in ticket sales and closed in just 2 weeks with a domestic total of $1,237,615 and $559,641 from foreign markets for a worldwide total of $1,797,256. The DVD

DVD

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 was released in North America

North America

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 on July 24, 2007 and sold 44,720 units in the opening weekend, translating to revenue of $893,953. This does not include Blu-ray/DVD

DVD

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 sales rentals and sales tracking does not extend beyond the first week.

The film has themes of inter-racial dating, "passing" or pretending to be a member of another race, stereotypes included, and using a rape defense to the accusation of murder.

Novel

The screenplay

Screenplay

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 is based on a short story

Short story

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by Wayne Beach and Anthony Walton. Wayne Beach converted the story to screenplay and directed the film.