8/31/2023 0 Comments 16 by 16 blocksDiane tends Mosley and Bunker's wounds, though Bunker still needs further treatment at a hospital. He finds that Bunker has been wounded, and calls Diane, a paramedic, to bring an ambulance around to help, despite knowing she will be followed. Bunker's tenacity convinces Mosley to get to the courthouse, and he manages to drive the bus into an alley, temporarily blocking the police from following them. Bunker has come to see Mosley as an ally, and wants to be there for him to see this through. To his surprise, Bunker returns to the bus while Nugent is ready to fire on him, Nugent is made to stand down by a superior officer. Mosley finds a tape recorder in the discarded possessions on the bus, and prepares a farewell message to Diane. Aware that Nugent will likely order the ESU to storm the bus, risking the safety of the passengers, Mosley allows the passengers to go free, using their cover to allow Bunker to sneak off the bus in the confusion. The bus crashes into a construction site and is soon surrounded by the ESU. Mosley and Bunker are able to escape onto a passenger bus, and as the police follow them, Mosley is forced to treat the passengers as hostages. Mosley calls the district attorney to arrange for help, but purposely gives the wrong apartment number, suspecting there is a mole involved. They become cornered in a run-down apartment building as Nugent and his men search floor by floor. He and Bunker take steps to further elude the police, and Mosley is wounded in the process. Mosley briefly stops at his sister Diane's apartment to retrieve guns and ammo, and learns the police have already approached her about his activities earlier that day. Mosley intervenes, rescuing Bunker and fleeing. The corrupt cops try to frame Bunker for firing at an officer before they try to kill him. Nugent and his men are part of the corruption scheme, and he tells Mosley that Bunker is not worth defending as his testimony will likely expose several corrupt officers, including Nugent. Mosley's former partner, Frank Nugent, and several other officers arrive. They are suddenly ambushed by a gunman, and Mosley drags Bunker to a local bar to take shelter and call for backup. Bunker tries to be friendly with Mosley, telling him of his aspirations to move to Seattle to become a cake baker with his sister who he has never met, but Mosley is uninterested, and stops at a liquor store. Despite a late shift the night before, his lieutenant orders him to escort a witness, Eddie Bunker, from local custody to the courthouse 16 blocks away to testify on a police corruption case before a grand jury at 10 a.m. Jack Mosley is an alcoholic, burned-out NYPD detective. It marked the final directed film for Donner during his lifetime in addition to the last acting role for his cousin and frequent collaborator Steve Kahan. The film unfolds in the real time narration method. 16 Blocks is a 2006 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner and starring Bruce Willis, Mos Def, and David Morse.
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