White company employee Chris Mattsonand black female writer Lisaestablished a love beyond race. After marriage, they moved to the peaceful and peaceful "lake view dam", enjoying the sweet Happy life. But their joy did not last long. The neighbor of the Mattsons, Abel Turneris a black police officer who works for the Los Angeles Police Department. The author thinks of himself, he likes to patrol his community at night with a gun, and seems to have a deep hostility towards interracial marriages, and the Mattsons have become a thorn in his eyes. Since then, Abel exhausted all kinds of troubles, just to drive the Mattsons out of the community, and the conflict between the two sides has accumulated more and more, until it is irreparable
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Lakeview Terrace movie plot
2022-04-24 06:01
Extended Reading
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Harold Perreau: The way it seems to me, the man never made an actual threat against your life or property. So it's his word against yours. And he has, let's say, the color issue on his side. And that color happens to be blue.
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Abel Turner: Let me take you on patrol with me, show you the neighborhood.
Chris Mattson: OK.
[He and Abel begin walking around the neighborhood as Lisa smiles and laughs from her house window]
Chris Mattson: Sure the neighbors appreciate this.
Abel Turner: Well, not everybody up here's somebody you wanna live next to.
Chris Mattson: Like who?
Abel Turner: [walking by a house] This guy here, for instance. Sakorsky, Sakwasky, whatever. Beats on his wife. I told her to come straight to me, but, you know, she didn't have to live that way.
Chris Mattson: Did she...?
Abel Turner: Well, other people's relationships. You think somebody shouldn't be with somebody, but you can't say that to their face, now can you?
Chris Mattson: Yup.
Abel Turner: [walking by another house] Over here, now. Got some dealing going on, I think, you know? Pills, weed, maybe a little coke, meth. A lot of coming and going. Interesting thing is... guy's got a different car in the driveway every week.
Chris Mattson: Maybe he's a car dealer.
Abel Turner: [after a brief pause] So, what'd they tell you about the hillside?
Chris Mattson: Behind the house?
Abel Turner: Hmm.
Chris Mattson: Said there was a slide 10 years ago, county reinforced it, and, uh... now they're clearing it out for condos or whatever.
Abel Turner: Yeah. Hope they knew what they were doing.
Chris Mattson: Look, Abel, we're here. OK? And we're counting on being here a few years. We re-really want this to be our home.
[he and Abel stop walking]
Abel Turner: Raise your family?
Chris Mattson: Yeah, eventually.
Abel Turner: Don't wanna rush it, though, right?
Chris Mattson: Whenever we decide, that's our choice.
Abel Turner: You and your wife?
Chris Mattson: Who else's would it be?
Abel Turner: [chuckles] Ah! It's a brave new world.
Chris Mattson: How's that?
Abel Turner: You know, I got nothing against you, or her. LAPD, I work with all kinds. I'd lay my life down for those guys.
Chris Mattson: All kinds?
Abel Turner: But, that's where I work. This is where I live. I'm trying to raise these kids by myself. Teach them to respect themselves and the people they come from, so, I don't need you or your lady putting your bedroom scenes out here for them to see. I don't think they're ever gonna forget that little synchronized swimming exhibition. Me, either.
Chris Mattson: Look, Abel, I'm sorry. I...
Abel Turner: Maybe there's places where that's OK, and maybe that's where you ought to live.
[Chris stares aghast as Abel walks away]