S.W.A.T. (2003 film)

S.W.A.T.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Clark Johnson
Screenplay by	David Ayer David McKenna
Story by	Ron Mita Jim McClain
Based on	S.W.A.T. by Robert Hamner
Produced by	Dan Halsted Chris Lee Neal H. Moritz
Starring	Samuel L. Jackson Colin Farrell Michelle Rodriguez LL Cool J Brian Van Holt Jeremy Renner Josh Charles Olivier Martinez
Cinematography	Gabriel Beristain
Edited by	Michael Tronick
Music by	Elliot Goldenthal
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Original Film
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date	August 8, 2003 (2003-08-08)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million[1]
Box office	$207.7 million[2][1]

S.W.A.T. is a 2003 American action crime thriller film based on the 1975 television series of the same name. Written by David Ayer and David McKenna, with the story credited to Ron Mita and Jim McClain, directed by Clark Johnson and produced by Neal H. Moritz, the film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J, Josh Charles, Jeremy Renner, Brian Van Holt and Olivier Martinez.

Like the TV series, the film revolves around a police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team operating in Los Angeles California. The plot follows Hondo (Jackson) and his SWAT team as they are tasked to escort an imprisoned drug kingpin/international fugitive to prison after he offers a $100 million reward to anyone who can break him out of police custody.

Plans for a film adaptation of the 1975 TV series began in the 1990s, but never materialized until the early 2000s. Johnson was hired as director and Jackson, Farrell and LL Cool J were cast in 2002.

S.W.A.T. was released in the United States on August 8, 2003 by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures banner. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $207 million worldwide.