60-536: Departed may refer to: The Departed , a 2006 film directed by Martin Scorsese starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon in lead roles. " Right Here (Departed) ", a 2008 song by Brandy See also [ edit ] The Departed (disambiguation) Dead [REDACTED] Look up departed in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Topics referred to by
120-489: A Supporting Role (Leonardo DiCaprio). In 2008, it was nominated for the American Film Institute Top 10 Gangster Films list . The Departed was released by Warner Home Video on DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray disc on February 13, 2007. The film is available in a single-disc full screen (1.33:1), single-disc widescreen (2.39:1) edition, and 2-disc special edition. The second disc contains deleted scenes,
180-416: A feature about the influence of New York's Little Italy on Scorsese, a Turner Classic Movies profile, a theatrical trailer, and a 21-minute documentary titled Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of Whitey Bulger, Southie and The Departed about the crimes that influenced Scorsese in creating the film, including the story of James "Whitey" Bulger , upon whom Jack Nicholson's character is based. The film
240-610: A montage highlighting American life through the eyes of cinema. At the time of the nominations announcement on January 23, the combined gross of the five Best Picture nominees was $ 244 million with an average of $ 48.7 million per film. The Departed was the highest earner among the Best Picture nominees with $ 121.7 million in domestic box office receipts. The film was followed by Little Miss Sunshine ($ 59.6 million), The Queen ($ 35.6 million), Babel ($ 23.7 million) and finally Letters from Iwo Jima ($ 2.4 million). Of
300-513: A positive review based on 287 reviews, with an average rating of 8.30 out of 10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Featuring outstanding work from an excellent cast, The Departed is a thoroughly engrossing gangster drama with the gritty authenticity and soupy morality we have come to expect from Martin Scorsese." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100, with 92% positive reviews based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave
360-458: A production budget of $ 90 million. The film grossed $ 26.9 million in its opening weekend, becoming the fourth Scorsese film to debut at number one. In the following three weeks the film grossed $ 19 million, $ 13.5 million and $ 9.8 million, finishing second at the box office each time, before grossing $ 7.7 million and dropping to 5th in its fifth week. As per the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 91% of critics have given The Departed
420-469: A rug made of recycled plastic bottles and walls painted without any volatile organic compounds . Other eco-friendly features included the transportation for guests of the awards via hybrid electric vehicles , usage of recyclable paper for ballots and invitations, and serving meals at the Governor's Ball on reusable plates and biodegradable dishware. Several other people participated in the production of
480-466: A younger actor should play the part; he decided to produce the film instead. Scorsese's associate Kenneth Lonergan suggested Matt Damon, who grew up in Boston, for the part of Sullivan, and Scorsese asked Jack Nicholson to play Costello. Robert De Niro was approached to play Queenan, but De Niro declined in order to direct The Good Shepherd instead. Scorsese would later say that De Niro turned down
540-466: Is a protected FBI informant , sharing his discovery with Queenan. He and Madden have an affair. One night, Costigan follows Costello into an adult theater and witnesses him giving Sullivan an envelope containing information of his crew. Costigan is instructed to get a visual ID of Sullivan but is unsuccessful. When Sullivan realizes he is being followed, he stabs a man, mistaking him for Costigan, and flees. Queenan suggests he follow Costello to find
600-470: Is based on the corrupt FBI agent John Connolly , while the character Frank Costello is based on Irish-American gangster and crime boss Whitey Bulger . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon , Jack Nicholson , and Mark Wahlberg , with Martin Sheen , Ray Winstone , Vera Farmiga , Alec Baldwin , Anthony Anderson and James Badge Dale in supporting roles. The film takes place in Boston and
660-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Departed The Departed is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan . It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Winter Hill Gang ; the character Colin Sullivan
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#1732780850790720-707: Is selected by Captain Queenan and Sergeant Dignam to go undercover as a criminal. Costigan serves a term in prison for his cover and further commits several crimes. Sullivan begins dating police psychiatrist Madolyn Madden. Costigan manages to get Costello to recruit him into his organization. Over the next year, Costigan becomes increasingly involved. His mental state declines but Queenan and Dignam convince him to continue. Costigan begins seeing Madden professionally. The MSP and Costello both realize they have moles in their respective organizations and task Costigan and Sullivan to find them. Meanwhile, Costigan learns that Costello
780-410: Is suspended. Timothy Delahunt, one of Costello's henchmen wounded in the gunfight, tells Costigan that he knows he is the mole before succumbing to his wounds. Looking through Queenan's belongings, Sullivan discovers Costello is an FBI informant. A news report reveals that Delahunt was a Boston Police Department undercover officer, but Costello suspects it is a false claim so he would stop looking for
840-606: Is waiting for him and, after Sullivan indifferently accepts his fate, Dignam shoots him in the head, avenging both Queenan and Costigan. The final shot shows a rat crawling on the rail of the patio with the Massachusetts State House in the distance. In January 2003, Warner Bros. , producer Brad Grey , and actor/producer Brad Pitt bought the rights to remake the Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs (2002) from Media Asia for $ 1.75 million. William Monahan
900-666: The 64th Golden Globe Awards (winning one) and the 60th British Academy Film Awards , and two nominations at the 13th Screen Actors Guild Awards . In the 1980s in Boston , Irish Mob boss Frank Costello introduces himself to a young Colin Sullivan. Many years later, Sullivan has been groomed as a spy inside the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) and joins the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). Another police academy recruit, Billy Costigan,
960-637: The 79th Academy Awards on February 25, 2007, The Departed won four Academy Awards : Best Picture ( Graham King ), Best Director (Martin Scorsese), Best Film Editing ( Thelma Schoonmaker ), and Best Adapted Screenplay Writing (William Monahan). Mark Wahlberg was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance, but he lost to Alan Arkin for his role in Little Miss Sunshine . The film marked
1020-635: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2006 and took place February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood , Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST . During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony, televised in
1080-578: The Sound Effects Choir performed voice effects to a montage of classic films. Another vignette directed by documentary filmmaker Errol Morris featuring several Oscar nominees discussing what it means to be an Oscar nominee was shown at the beginning of the show. Italian director Giuseppe Tornatore assembled a tribute highlighting previous winners of the Best Foreign Language Film . Filmmaker Michael Mann produced
1140-415: The "quest for the rat" in the film and the strong sense of distrust among the characters, much like post- 9/11 U.S. The window view behind the rat is a nod to gangster films like Little Caesar (1931), Scarface (1932), and White Heat (1949). The film's penultimate scene at Costigan's funeral, when Madden walks straight past Sullivan and out of camera without looking at him, is a visual quotation of
1200-475: The 2007 ceremony. In an article published in the Los Angeles Times , Ziskin explained the decision to hire DeGeneres saying "Certainly, I believe the presence of Ellen will help the ratings absolutely. She's popular with a very wide audience. She is not a niche performer. She touches a lot of demographics." AMPAS christened this year's telecast with a theme celebrating movie quotes. In tandem with
1260-816: The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (1st), Cars (2nd), Superman Returns (6th) and Happy Feet (8th). The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Some media outlets were more critical of the show. Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle lamented, "It was long. It was flat. And it was bloated. Worst of all, it was boring." He also wrote that "it was difficult for Ellen's subtle rambling to translate because people want pop and humor and declarative sentences in their Academy Awards. Which they didn't exactly get." The Denver Post television critic Joanne Ostrow bemoaned, "Pleasant and innocuous but hardly exciting, DeGeneres forgot
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#17327808507901320-680: The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , The Queen , and West Bank Story with one. The telecast garnered nearly 40 million viewers in the United States. The nominees for the 79th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2007, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, California , by Sid Ganis , president of the Academy, and the actress Salma Hayek . Dreamgirls received the most nominations with eight, and Babel came in second with seven. This marked
1380-571: The MSP mole. Costigan calls Queenan and sets up a meeting to end the undercover operation, but Sullivan has Queenan followed, lying to the other officers that Queenan may be the spy. Sullivan also calls in Costello's gang to the meeting. When Costello's men arrive, Queenan helps Costigan escape before being thrown from the building to his death. This causes a firefight between police and Costello's men. Angered by Queenan's murder, Dignam attacks Sullivan and
1440-905: The United States by ABC , was produced by Laura Ziskin and directed by Louis J. Horvitz. Actress Ellen DeGeneres hosted for the first time. Two weeks earlier in a ceremony at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, California held on February 10, the Academy Awards for Technical Achievement were presented by host Maggie Gyllenhaal . The Departed won four awards, including Best Picture . Other winners included Pan's Labyrinth with three awards, Dreamgirls , An Inconvenient Truth , and Little Miss Sunshine with two, and Babel , The Blood of Yingzhou District , The Danish Poet , Happy Feet , The Last King of Scotland , Letters from Iwo Jima , The Lives of Others , Marie Antoinette , Pirates of
1500-807: The best films of 2006. Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer , Joe Morgenstern of The Wall Street Journal , Ruthe Stein of the San Francisco Chronicle , and Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer named it one of the top ten films of 2006. Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times named it the best film of the 2000s. At the 64th Golden Globe Awards on January 15, 2007, The Departed won one award for Best Director ( Martin Scorsese ), while being nominated for five other awards including Best Picture, Best Actor ( Leonardo DiCaprio ), Best Supporting Actor ( Jack Nicholson , Mark Wahlberg ), and Best Screenplay ( William Monahan ). At
1560-495: The broadcast more positively. Columnist Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times lauded DeGeneres's performance writing that she was "cheeky but good-natured, far less barbed and sardonic than Jon Stewart last year or Chris Rock in 2005 ." She added that her style brought a "casual Friday mood to Fancy Sunday." St. Louis Post-Dispatch television critic Gail Pennington praised host DeGeneres and producer Ziskin for turning "the evening into an upbeat celebration––and
1620-403: The ceremony presentation received nine nominations at the 59th Primetime Emmys . Two months later, the ceremony won two of those nominations for Outstanding Art Direction (J. Michael Riva, Geoffrey Richman, and Tamlyn Wright) and Outstanding Music Direction (William Ross). The annual "In Memoriam" tribute, presented by actress Jodie Foster , honored the following people: Before the montage
1680-518: The ceremony. William Ross served as musical director for the ceremony. J. Michael Riva designed a new set and stage design for the ceremony. Voice actor Don LaFontaine was hired with Gina Tuttle as announcers for the telecast. Actor Greg Vaughan and Lucky columnist Allyson Waterman co-hosted "Road to the Oscars", a weekly behind-the-scenes video blog on the Oscar ceremony website. Members of
1740-488: The dance troupe and contortionist group Pilobolus performed interpretive shadow figures representing scenes and logos from the nominated films. Actors Jack Black , Will Ferrell , and John C. Reilly performed a lighthearted musical number written by comedic director Judd Apatow and music composer Marc Shaiman satirizing comedy's lack of recognition at the Academy Awards. Conducted by musician Steve Sidwell ,
1800-481: The elevator. Upon reaching the lobby, Costigan is shot dead by Trooper Barrigan, a friend of Sullivan's who is another of Costello's spies. Brown reaches the lobby but is also killed by Barrigan. Sullivan shoots Barrigan dead, so that he can frame him as the mole. At Costigan's funeral, as Sullivan and Madden stand by his grave, she silently cries. He realizes they were involved, but when he attempts to talk to her, she ignores him. Later, when Sullivan arrives home, Dignam
1860-472: The envelope from the theater on his desk. Realizing Sullivan was Costello's mole, Costigan escapes. When Sullivan finds Costigan gone, he realizes he now knows his true identity so deletes Costigan's records from police computers. Costigan visits Madden, who has told Sullivan but not Costigan she's pregnant, knowing that Sullivan may not be the father, and hands her an envelope, instructing her to open it if something happens to him. Madden finds an envelope in
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1920-399: The famous closing scene from The Third Man . Throughout the film, Scorsese uses an "X" motif to foreshadow death in a manner similar to Howard Hawks ' film Scarface (1932). Examples include shots of cross-beam supports in an airport walkway when Costigan is phoning Sgt. Dignam, the lighted "X" on the wall in Sullivan's office when he assures Costello over the phone that Costigan is not
1980-411: The film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. Entertainment Weekly ranked it on its end-of-the-decade "Best of" list, saying: "If they're lucky, directors make one classic film in their career. Martin Scorsese has one per decade ( Taxi Driver in the '70s, Raging Bull in the '80s, Goodfellas in the '90s). His 2006 Irish Mafia masterpiece kept the streak alive." Roger Ebert gave
2040-518: The film four stars out of four, praising Scorsese for thematically differentiating his film from the original. Online critic James Berardinelli awarded the film four stars out of four, praising it as "an American epic tragedy." He went on to claim that the film deserves to be ranked alongside Scorsese's past successes, including Taxi Driver , Raging Bull and Goodfellas . Andrew Lau , co-director of Infernal Affairs , in an interview with Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily , said: "Of course I think
2100-572: The film was shot on location in Boston. For budgetary and logistical reasons many scenes, in particular interiors, were shot in locations and sets in New York City, which had tax incentives for filmmakers that Boston at the time did not. Film critic Stanley Kauffmann said that for The Departed, Scorsese "was apparently concerned with the idea of identity, one of the ancient themes of drama, and how it affects one's actions, emotions, self-knowledge, even dreams." Kauffmann, however, did not find
2160-463: The film, including J. Hoberman of the Village Voice , who wrote: " Infernal Affairs was surprisingly cool and effectively restrained for HK action, but Scorsese raises the temperature with every ultraviolent interaction. The surplus of belligerence and slur reach near- Tarantinian levels—appropriate as he's staking a claim to QT's turf." The film appeared on many critics' top ten lists of
2220-496: The first and only occurrence that the film with the most nominations was not a Best Picture nominee. The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on February 25, 2007. With his latest unsuccessful nomination for Best Actor, Peter O'Toole became the most nominated performer without a competitive win. Best Supporting Actress winner Jennifer Hudson became the fifteenth person to win for their debut film performance. " I Need to Wake Up " from An Inconvenient Truth became
2280-544: The first song from a documentary film to win Best Original Song. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface , and indicated with a double dagger (‡). The following 19 films received multiple nominations: The following five films received multiple awards: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. Because of the declining viewership of recent Academy Awards ceremonies, producer Gil Cates declined to helm
2340-567: The first time Scorsese won an Oscar after five previous losses. Many felt that he deserved it years earlier for prior efforts. Some felt he deserved it for his prior nominations and the win was described as a "Lifetime Achievement Award for a lesser film". Scorsese himself joked that he won because: "This is the first movie I've done with a plot." At the 11th Satellite Awards on December 18, 2006, The Departed won awards for Best Ensemble, Motion Picture , Best Motion Picture, Drama , Best Screenplay – Adapted (William Monahan), and Best Actor in
2400-504: The mail from Costigan to Sullivan containing a CD of Costello's recorded conversations with Sullivan. Fearing Costigan has revealed their affair, she listens to it and leaves Sullivan. Costigan arranges to meet Sullivan on the same rooftop where Queenan was killed, then arrests him. Costigan calls Trooper Brown, an acquaintance from the police academy , but Brown pulls a gun on him when he arrives, unsure who to believe. Saying he has evidence tying Sullivan to Costello, Brown lets Costigan take
2460-423: The mole. Deciding to turn on him, Sullivan directs the MSP to tail Costello, and a gunfight erupts, killing most of Costello's crew. Sullivan confronts a wounded Costello, who admits to being an FBI informant. They exchange gunfire, and Sullivan kills him. His assignment finished, Costigan goes to Sullivan to reveal his undercover status, unaware he is another mole. After Sullivan leaves the room, Costigan recognises
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2520-483: The most entertaining Oscars in years." Television editor Dave Kronke of the Los Angeles Daily News gave high marks for DeGeneres commenting, "Her material was amusing but scarcely a laugh riot, yet it was amiable and delineated that the evening was a celebration of all the nominees, not just the winners." The American telecast on ABC drew in an average of 39.92 million people over its length, which
2580-517: The music as "a very dangerous and lethal tango" and cited the guitar-based score of Murder by Contract and the zither in The Third Man as inspiration. Although many of the key characters in the film are dead by the end, there was a script written for a sequel. This was ultimately shelved due to the expense and Scorsese's lack of interest in creating a sequel. 79th Academy Awards The 79th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by
2640-609: The other's identity before they are found out. The Departed was a critical and commercial success, grossing $ 291.5 million on a budget of around $ 90 million and receiving acclaim for its direction, performances (particularly of DiCaprio, Nicholson, and Wahlberg), screenplay, and editing. It won several accolades , including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards : for Best Picture , Best Director for Scorsese (his only personal Oscar win to date), Best Adapted Screenplay for Monahan, and Best Film Editing for editor Thelma Schoonmaker . The film also received six nominations each at
2700-477: The primary Academy Award host directive: It's not about the host. Hollywood's biggest night (and television's second-biggest annual gathering, after the Super Bowl ) is a celebration of film." The Washington Post columnist Tom Shales gave an average review for DeGeneres but criticized the overall slow and choppy pacing of the program noting that it was "punishingly too long." Other media outlets received
2760-422: The rat, the taped windows of the building Queenan enters before being thrown to his death, behind Costigan's head in the elevator before he is shot, and the carpeted hallway floor when Sullivan returns to his apartment before being shot by Dignam at the film's end. The Departed grossed $ 132.4 million in the United States and Canada and $ 159 million in other territories for a total gross of $ 291.5 million, against
2820-456: The role as he was not interested. Ray Liotta was approached for a role in the film, but declined due to a commitment to another project. Nicholson wanted the film to have "something a little more" than the usual gangster film, and screenwriter Monahan came up with the idea of basing the Costello character on Irish-American gangster Whitey Bulger . This gave the screenplay an element of realism—and an element of dangerous uncertainty, because of
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2940-532: The script of the remake had some "golden quotes," he also felt it had a bit too much profanity. He ultimately rated The Departed eight out of ten and said that the Hollywood remake is worth a view, though according to Lau's spokeswoman Alice Tam, he felt that the combination of the two female characters into one in The Departed was not as good as the original storyline. A few critics were disappointed in
3000-467: The surrounding metro area, primarily in the South Boston neighborhood. Irish Mob boss Frank Costello (Nicholson) plants Colin Sullivan (Damon) as a spy within the Massachusetts State Police ; simultaneously, the police assign undercover state trooper Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) to infiltrate Costello's mob crew . When both sides realize the situation, Sullivan and Costigan each attempt to discover
3060-499: The telecast, former U.S. Vice President and environmental activist Al Gore , and Best Actor nominee Leonardo DiCaprio announced that AMPAS would incorporate several environmentally and ecologically conscious features into the ceremony. Designed by Frank Webb and Matthew White, the Architectural Digest greenroom where presenters and winners mingled backstage featured several environmentally friendly features such as
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#17327808507903120-406: The theme conveyed with particular effectiveness in the film. Film critic Roger Ebert compared Costigan and Sullivan's seeking of approval from those they are deceiving to Stockholm syndrome . Ebert also noted the themes of Catholic guilt . In the final scene, a rat is seen on Sullivan's window ledge. Scorsese acknowledges that while it is not meant to be taken literally, it somewhat symbolizes
3180-457: The theme, advertising agency TBWA\Chiat\Day designed the official ceremony poster featuring 75 quotes from several Oscar-nominated or winning films. To stir interest surrounding the awards, filmmaker Spike Lee released a trailer featuring everyday people around New York City reciting famous film lines. During the ceremony, a montage produced by director Nancy Meyers saluted the work of screenwriters and their contributions to film. During
3240-485: The top 50 grossing movies of the year, 29 nominations went to nine films on the list. Only The Pursuit of Happyness (12th), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (15th), The Devil Wears Prada (16th), The Departed (17th) and Dreamgirls (28th) were nominated for Best Picture, Best Animated Feature or any of the directing, acting or screenwriting awards. The other top 50 box office hits that earned nominations were Pirates of
3300-419: The upcoming festivities. The Academy sought ideas to revamp the show while renewing interest with the nominated films. In September 2006, the Academy selected producer Laura Ziskin to oversee production of the telecast for a second time. Nearly three months later, actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres , who had previously emceed three Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies between 2001 and 2005, was chosen as host of
3360-466: The version I made is better, but the Hollywood version is pretty good too. [Scorsese] made the Hollywood version more attuned to American culture." Andy Lau , one of the main actors in Infernal Affairs , when asked how the movie compares to the original, said: " The Departed was too long and it felt as if Hollywood had combined all three Infernal Affairs movies together." Although Lau said
3420-605: The wide-ranging carte blanche the FBI gave Bulger in exchange for revealing information about fellow gangsters. A technical consultant on the film was Tom Duffy, who had served three decades on the Boston Police Department, particularly as an undercover detective investigating the Irish mob. The Departed was officially greenlit by Warner Bros. in early 2005 and began shooting in the spring of that year. Some of
3480-417: Was a 2.5% increase from the previous year's ceremony. An estimated 76.72 million total viewers watched all or part of the awards. The show also drew higher Nielsen ratings compared to the previous ceremony with 23.59% of households watching over a 38.86 share. In addition, the program scored a higher 18-49 demo rating with a 14.18 rating over a 33.71 share among viewers in that demographic. In July 2007,
3540-536: Was released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on April 23, 2024. The film score for The Departed was written by Howard Shore and performed by guitarists Sharon Isbin , G. E. Smith , Larry Saltzman and Marc Ribot . The score was recorded in Shore's own studio in New York State . The album, The Departed: Original Score , was released December 5, 2006 by New Line , and produced by Jason Cienkus. Scorsese described
3600-401: Was secured as a screenwriter, and later Martin Scorsese , who admired Monahan's script, came on board as director. In March 2004, United Press International announced that Scorsese would be remaking Infernal Affairs and setting it in Boston, and that Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt were slated to star. Pitt, tentatively scheduled to play Sullivan, later declined to play the role, saying
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