Britt Reid , son and heir to Los Angeles' largest newspaper fortune, is a rich,
spoiled playboy who has been happy to maintain a direction-less existence. When
his father James Reid mysteriously dies, Britt meets an impressive and
resourceful company employee, Kato . They realize that they have the resources
to do something worthwhile with their lives and finally step out of James Reid's
shadow. Kato builds the ultimate weapon, The Black Beauty, an indestructible car
with every weapon and gadget imaginable and Britt decides that in order to be
heroes, they will pose as villains. With the help of Britt's new secretary,
Lenore Case, they learn that the chief criminal in the city is named Benjamin
Chudnofsky . He has united all the gangs under his power, and he quickly sees
that the Green Hornet is a direct threat to the prosperous criminal underworld
he controls. Directed by Michel Gondry.
