No Way Out (1987)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Kenneth Fearing (novel)
Robert Garland (screen story)
(more)

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 | Officer | Search | Pentagon | KGB

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
Leo Geter	...	Ensign Fox
Matthew Barry	...	Bellboy
John D'Aquino	...	Lt. John Chadway (as John DiAquino)
Peter Bell	...	Seaman Dufor
Tony Webster	...	Helmsman
Matthew Evans	...	J.O.D.
Gregory Le Noel	...	Quartermaster
Gregory Avellone	...	Technician
Jeremy Glenn	...	Technician
David Paymer	...	Technician David
Charles Walker	...	Technician
Bob Courts	...	CID Agent
Bruce Dobos	...	CID Agent (as Bruce Dobus)
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	CID Agent
Darryl Henriques	...	CID Agent
John Hostetter	...	CID Agent
Michael Hungerford	...	CID Agent
Robert Kerman	...	CID Agent
Joan McMurtrey	...	Programmer
Jay Arlen Jones	...	Marine Guard #1
Rob Sullivan	...	Marine Guard #2
Edith Fields	...	Lorraine
Frederick Allen	...	Enlisted Man
Scott Freeman	...	M.P.
Noel Manchan	...	Computer Clerk
June Chandler	...	Margaret Brice
Lee Shael	...	Band Singer
Jeffrey Sudzin	...	Man with Lighter
Gordon Needham	...	Limo Driver
Austin Kelly	...	Limo Driver
Charles Middleton	...	Airport Cop
Stephen R. Asinas	...	Filipino Urchin
Terence Cooper	...	New Zealand Ambassador (as Terrance Cooper)
Dorothy Parke	...	Reporter
Jill Clark	...	Maori Dancer
Cindy Keung	...	Maori Dancer
Steve Keung	...	Maori Dancer
Lorna Martin	...	Maori Dancer (as Lorna Martyn)
Arona McDonald	...	Maori Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pamela Clay	...	Navy Nurse (uncredited)
Sam Longoria	...	Senator (uncredited)
Brad Pitt	...	Airport Cop (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Russell Phillip Robinson	...	Pentagon Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Writing credits
Kenneth Fearing		(novel "The Big Clock")
Robert Garland		(screen story)
Robert Garland		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Garland	....	producer (as Roger Garland)
Glenn Neufeld	....	associate producer
Mace Neufeld	....	executive producer
Laura Ziskin	....	producer

Original Music by
Maurice Jarre

Cinematography by
John Alcott

Film Editing by
William Hoy
Neil Travis

Casting by
Ilene Starger

Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington		(as Dennis Washington)

Art Direction by
Anthony Brockliss

Set Decoration by
Bruce A. Gibeson		(as Bruce Gibeson)

Makeup Department
Dennis Eger	....	extra makeup artist: Washington, D.C. (as Dennis A. Eger)
Lynda Gurasich	....	hair stylist
Michael Hancock	....	makeup artist (as Michael A. Hancock)

Production Management
Mel Dellar	....	unit production manager
Anthony DiMarco	....	post-production supervisor (as Tony Di Marco)
William Grieve	....	production manager: New Zealand

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Adelman	....	first assistant director
Jim Charleston	....	second assistant director
Tim Coddington	....	first assistant director: New Zealand
Victoria Hardy	....	second assistant director: New Zealand
Adele Simmons	....	dga trainee
Brad Yacobian	....	second assistant director
Robert S. Mills	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Henry Alberti	....	set designer
Mike Carroll	....	stage foreman
Robert Carter	....	greensman: Washington D.C.
Bruce Di Valerio	....	general foreman
Cal DiValerio	....	construction coordinator (as Cal Di Valerio)
Timothy Dopp	....	second assistant propmaster
Robert Dottini	....	lead man
George Fouce	....	stage foreman
Steven Fuller	....	stage foreman (as Steve Fuller)
Horst Grandt	....	property master
Kai Hawkins	....	production designer: New Zealand
Mel Holman	....	stand-by painter
Fred Lucky	....	sketch artist
Trevor Major	....	ship's bridge construction: New Zealand
Richard McKenzie	....	set designer (as Dick McKenzie)
Dave Newhouse	....	greensman
Margo F. Newman	....	assistant: Dennis Washington, Washington, D.C. (as Margo Fisher)
Gerald Sigmon	....	set designer
Philip Taratoa	....	property master: New Zealand (as Phil Taratoa)
Nigel Tweed	....	construction manager: New Zealand
Henry Wilcox	....	ship's bridge construction: New Zealand
Jim Zemansky	....	first assistant propmaster (as James Zemansky)
William Boyd	....	construction foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stephen Buckland	....	boom operator: New Zealand
Warren Chadwick	....	dialogue editor
Bob Cornett	....	sound effects editor
George Geren	....	cable person
Charles Grenzbach	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Charles 'Bud' Grenzbach)
William Hartman	....	sound effects supervisor
Eric Lindemann	....	sound effects editor (as Eric Lindeman)
Richard Raderman	....	sound effects editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Rogers)
Allan Schultz	....	foley editor (as Alan Schultz)
Jack Solomon	....	sound mixer
Mike Westgate	....	sound recordist: New Zealand
John Wilkinson	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doc Wilkinson)
Paul Wolfe	....	boom operator
H. William Yates III	....	cable man: Washington D.C.
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ken Durey	....	special effects supervisor: New Zealand
Terry D. Frazee	....	special effects (as Terry Frazee)
Jack Monroe	....	special effects

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	stunts
Peter Bell	....	stunt coordinator: New Zealand
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard Diamond Farnsworth)
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunts (as Richard Diamond Farnsworth)
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Rex Rossi	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Arvanitis	....	electrician
Bill Barcroft	....	second company grip: MGM
Ian Beale	....	generator operator: New Zealand
Mike Benson	....	camera operator (as Michael A. Benson)
Alun Bollinger	....	director of photography: New Zealand
Bobby Burton	....	gaffer
David Canestro	....	second company grip
Bill Clevinger	....	first assistant camera
William Cross	....	electrician
Peter Davidian	....	rigging gaffer
S. Karin Epstein	....	still photographer: Washington D.C.
David Fay	....	key grip (as David T. Fay)
R. Scott Goodrich	....	second assistant camera (as Scott Goodrich)
Harry Harrison	....	key grip: New Zealand
John A. Hawn	....	best boy (as Johnny Hawn)
Gary J. Jensen	....	grip (as Gary Jensen)
Don Jowsey	....	gaffer: New Zealand
Michael Kelem	....	assistant camera: Gyrosphere (as Mike Kellem)
Jon Kranhouse	....	camera operator: Gyrosphere
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer (as Gemma La Mana Wills)
Jeffrey Laszlo	....	camera operator: Washington D.C. (as Jeff Laszlo)
John Mahaffie	....	camera operator: New Zealand
David L. Merrill	....	dolly grip (as David Merrill)
Jeffrey Montague	....	gaffer: Washington D.C.
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Richard Ryan	....	key grip: Washington D.C.
Phillip Silver	....	video assist operator
Charles Smock	....	electrician
William H. Steiner	....	camera operator: Washington D.C. (as William Steiner)
Stuart Stein	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Stephen St. John	....	Steadicam operator (as Steve St. John)
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator: Washington D.C. (as Bob Ulland)
Gerald Upton	....	electrical best boy: MGM
Ron Van Nostrand	....	camera operator: Washington D.C.
Ron Vargas	....	Steadicam assistant
Brian L. Williams	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C. (as Brian Lance Williams)
Bruce Michael Williams	....	second assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Lawrence E. Williams III	....	first assistant camera: Washington D.C.
Lawrence Williams Jr.	....	camera operator: Washington D.C.
Marc Wolff	....	pilot: camera helicopter (as Marc Wolfe)
Kevin Riley	....	lighting assistant: New Zealand (uncredited)
Alan B. Samuels	....	video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Helen Mathis	....	extras casting
Robert Lansing Parker	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Violet N. Cane	....	wardrobe supervisor: women (as Violet Cane)
Dallas D. Dornan	....	costumer: men (as Dallas Dornan)
George L. Little	....	wardrobe supervisor: men (as George Little)
Kathy O'Rear	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Chip Masamitsu	....	assistant editor
Glenn Neufeld	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Ron South	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Boddicker	....	musician
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Michael Fisher	....	musician (as Michael G. Fisher)
Ralph Grierson	....	musician (as Ralph E. Grierson)
Jim Harrison	....	music editor
Judd Miller	....	musician (as Judd S. Miller)
Joel Moss	....	music recordist
Nyle Steiner	....	musician (as Nyle A. Steiner)
Ian Underwood	....	musician (as Ian R. Underwood)

Transportation Department
Russell McEntyre	....	transportation coordinator (as Russ McEntyre)
Howard A. Small	....	transportation captain: Washington D.C. (as Howard Small)
Wayne Stone	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Cathy Anderson	....	production coordinator: New Zealand
Sam Bernstein	....	production accountant
Ronald L. Carr	....	location manager
Kathy Day	....	assistant: Mace Neufeld
Pablo Ferro	....	title designer
Doris Grau	....	script supervisor
Richard Liebegott	....	production coordinator
Mark Longenecker	....	craft service
Alex Metcalf	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Maggie Murphy	....	production assistant: Washington D.C.
Stuart Neumann	....	location manager
Peggy Osborne	....	nurse: Washington D.C.
Edwin L. Perez	....	assistant production accountant (as Edwin Perez)
Barry Sabath	....	assistant: Laura Ziskin
Linda Schloss	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Michael Smith	....	craft service: Washington D.C.
Franklin A. Vallette	....	production assistant (as Franklin Vallette)
Shalini Waren	....	assistant: Roger Donaldson (as Shalini Waran)
Randy Ziskin	....	office production assistant
William S. Graves	....	technical advisor (uncredited)

Thanks
John Alcott	....	dedicated to the memory of

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1987) (USA) (VHS)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1987) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Hoyts Distribution
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2001) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (VHS)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (video)
• RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video

Other Companies

• Atmosphere Agency, The  extra casting
• Central Casting  extras casting: Washington D.C.
• Helen Mathis S.E.G.  extra casting
• Inter Video  computer video effects
• Joel Moss Recording Plant Scoring Inc.  music recorded by
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)  opticals
• PMK Public Relations  unit publicity (as P.M.K.)
• Ray Mercer & Company  title opticals
• Ryder Sound Services  re-recording facilities (as Ryder Sound, Inc.)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

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: When Tom Farrell is in the computer room he deliberately knocks over a cup of coffee and then sits in it. As he stands up, the coffee shows only down the front of his pants, not on his rear.

Quotes:

[Tom and Susan are making out in the limo when Tom notices the driver is watching them]
Tom Farrell: What's your name?
Bill the Limo driver: Bill.
Tom Farrell: Hi Bill. Could you close the slide, please.
Bill the Limo driver: Uh, sure.
Susan Atwell: [as the window goes up] Sorry, Bill.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Leap of Faith (#5.5)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

DA YA THINK I'M SEXY?

Interesting!

Saw this last night and suprisingly quite enjoyed it. A good story with lots of intrigue and suspence, descent performances and a clever twist at the end left me satisfied. Kevin Costner impressed me in the lead role which seemed to be tailer made for him and Gene Hackman who I rate highly as an actor produced his usual committed performance so overall worth a look.

Rating: 7/10