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Release Date:
14 August 1987 (USA) moreTagline:
Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?Plot:
A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress. full summary | add synopsisNewsDesk:
(8 articles)
If it's Tuesday, there's a new Nicolas Cage movie to talk about (From Corona's Coming Attractions. 8 September 2009, 12:55 AM, PDT)
Roger Donaldson Making Umbra
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A brilliant cold war thriller that is as rivetting today as it was when it was made in 1987. more (65 total)US TV Schedule:
| Mon. Nov. 9 | 8:00 AM | AMC |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Costner | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Defense Secretary David Brice | |
| Sean Young | ... | Susan Atwell | |
| Will Patton | ... | Scott Pritchard | |
| Howard Duff | ... | Senator William 'Billy' Duvall | |
| George Dzundza | ... | Sam Hesselman | |
| Jason Bernard | ... | Major Donovan | |
| Iman | ... | Nina Beka | |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | CIA Director Marshall | |
| Leon Russom | ... | Kevin O'Brien | |
| Dennis Burkley | ... | Mate | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | Contra #1 | |
| Chris D. | ... | Contra #2 | |
| Michael Shillo | ... | Schiller | |
| Nicholas Worth | ... | Cup Breaker |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 minCountry:
USAColor:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate #28267) | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:M18Fun Stuff
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Kevin Costner did actually rollover the hood of a moving car during one of the chase sequences. According to the film's original press material, an insurance executive approached director Roger Donaldson after that stunt and said: "Don't you ever... ever... EVER... do that again!" moreGoofs:
Continuity: Farrell is in a completely different pose in the Polaroid picture to the one we saw him in when the picture was taken. moreQuotes:
[the band has started playing ''D'ya think I'm Sexy' by Rod Stewart and two people start disco dancing]Susan Atwell: We've got a potential nausea situation building here!
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Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Untouchable (#3.20)" (2006) moreSoundtrack:
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"No Way Out" is one of the most original, suspenseful, tightly-knit thrillers ever made, comparable to John Frankenheimer's "Seven Days in May". Set in the Cold War era, Gene Hackman plays the Secretary of Defense, a married man obsessed with his mistress, the exquisitely beautiful Sean Young...as is her other secret lover, Costner, a Naval Admiral who is the C.I.A.'s Liaison. When Hackman accidentally kills Young in a jealous rage, a cover-up begins to find the notorious, never-seen Russian mole "Yuri" who works within the Pentagon, and to frame him for the murder. Costner is commanded to oversee the operation, and the action begins...and is sustained with the intensity of a race on the Autobahn. The amazing all-star cast also features Will Patton, George Dzunda, Iman and David Paymer. Costner delivers what is perhaps his most subtle performance. What distinguishes "No Way Out" is its brilliant plotting, tautness, and constant surprises...with the ending being the most deliriously mind-blowing surprise of all.