“People Were Pissed”: Oscar-Winning Denzel Washington Movie Had The Worst Test Scores Of The Director’s Career

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Summary Test audiences disliked Training Day's original ending due to Denzel Washington's character being killed.

Antoine Fuqua almost got ran out of the theater after the movie's low test screening scores.

Fuqua revealed why the 2001 film faced poor reception during test screenings while at San Diego Comic-Con.

Training Day director Antoine Fuqua reveals why the 2001 film was poorly received during test screenings during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con. The police drama sees a corrupt veteran officer, Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), paired up with rookie officer Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke), whose idealism is challenged by Alonzo.

While speaking with Collider at San Diego Comic-Con, Fuqua explained that the test audiences disliked the film because it ended with Washington's character being killed. Check out Fuqua's comments below:

Training Day didn’t score high in the test screening because I killed Denzel. People were pissed. [Laughs] I almost got ran out of the theater on that one. That was probably the lowest test screening.

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Source: Collider

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buy Not available Not available Not available *Availability in US Denzel Washington and Alonzo Harris star in Training Day, an action thriller that follows the two stars as Los Angeles narcotics officers. Jake Hoyt is prepping on his first major training day for a promotion as he spends spend a tense twenty-four hours across several L.A. crime-ridden neighborhoods as Jake sees the danger and horrors of the job. Director Antoine Fuqua Release Date October 5, 2001 Studio(s) Warner Bros. Pictures Distributor(s) Warner Bros. Pictures Writers David Ayer Cast Eva Mendes , Ethan Hawke , Denzel Washington , Scott Glenn , Cliff Curtis Runtime 122 minutes Budget $45 million Expand

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