Havoc is an American motion picture about the lives of wealthy Los Angeles, California, teenagers whose exposure to hip hop culture inspires them to imitate the gangster lifestyle. They run into trouble when they encounter a gang of drug dealers, discovering they are not as street-wise as they had thought. The script was written by Academy Award- winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan and the film was directed by Barbara Kopple. After appearances at several film festivals, the movie was released directly to DVD on November 29, 2005 without ever receiving a theatrical release in the U.S. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Bijou Phillips, Shiri Appleby, Freddy Rodriguez, Joseph Gordon- Levitt, Michael Biehn and Laura San Giacomo.