No Way Out (1987)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Kenneth Fearing (novel)
Robert Garland (screen story)

Release Date:

14 August 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?

Plot:

A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress.

Plot Keywords:

Mistress | Search | Officer | KGB | Pentagon

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9

8:00 AM

AMC

Cast

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

Runtime:

114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

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:M18

Filming Locations:

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

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!"

Goofs:

Continuity: Farrell is in a completely different pose in the Polaroid picture to the one we saw him in when the picture was taken.

Quotes:

[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!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Untouchable (#3.20)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Hail to the Chief

A brilliant cold war thriller that is as rivetting today as it was when it was made in 1987.

"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.