Two cars collide on the FDR expressway. Their drivers--two seemingly opposite men--are Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck), a young white partner in a powerful law firm, and Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), a meek, working-class black man. At the scene of this fender bender, Gavin, who is busy trying to make a business appointment on his cell phone, offers Doyle a blank check to cover damages. Doyle, wanting to properly exchange information, declines, causing Gavin to flee the accident site. In his haste, Gavin leaves behind an important legal file which Doyle uses to his advantage, setting off a brutal cycle of revenge between these two men who began this Good Friday as strangers.

A class commentary that is decidedly different from director Roger Michell's previous film, NOTTING HILL, CHANGING LANES provides very little information about its two central characters before the moment of their car accident. Michell introduces them by crosscutting between both men speaking publicly--Gavin is lecturing to a charitable foundation, Doyle is talking at an AA meeting. These techniques of crosscutting and mirror imaging are used effectively throughout the film to underscore that the obvious social and economic differences between the two men doesn't disguise the dark and angry nature that exists in both of these men, and potentially in all of humanity.

Theatrical Release: APRIL 12, 2002

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.85
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Extended Scenes
Alternate Ending
Deleted Scenes
Audio Commentary: Roger Michell - Director
Trailers: Theatrical
Featurette:
1. Making Of (15 mins)
2. A WRITER'S PERSPECTIVE (7 mins)
Interactive Features:
Scene Selection
Interactive Menus

Ben Affleck: Oscar-winning actor/screenwriter, GOOD WILL HUNTING
Samuel L. Jackson: American actor, PULP FICTION
Toni Collette: Actress/"Spotswood"
William Hurt: American Actor, THE BIG CHILL (1983)
Amanda Peet: Actress
Sydney Pollack: American Director, producer, actor
Bradley Cooper: Actor, WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER (2001)
Jennie Dundas: American Actress
Richard Jenkins: American actor
Dylan Baker: American actor, LOVE POTION #9/SPIDER-MAN movie series

Roger Michell: Director/"Buddha Suburbs"

Scott Rudin: Producer/Executive

Michael Tolkin: American Director/Screenwriter
Chap Taylor: Screenwriter, CHANGING LANES (2002)

David Arnold: Composer/"Stargate"

"...Jackson's performance provides the heart of the story. Illuminating the idea that things are sometimes not what they seem, Jackson shows us a doting father and persistent husband..."
"...CHANGING LANES is on to something..."
"...Adeptly written....CHANGING LANES is especially good at bringing an urban nightmare to the screen..."
"...Excitingly alive....This is one of the best movies of the year..."
"...CHANGING LANES is actually an intense, intelligent and gripping moral drama..."