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| Michael Caine | ... | Graham Marshall | |
| Elizabeth McGovern | ... | Stella Anderson | |
| Peter Riegert | ... | Robert Benham | |
| Swoosie Kurtz | ... | Leslie Marshall | |
| Will Patton | ... | Lt. Laker | |
| Jenny Wright | ... | Melanie O'Conner | |
| John McMartin | ... | George Brewster | |
| Barbara Baxley | ... | Lillian | |
| Haviland Morris | ... | Tara Liston | |
| Philip Moon | ... | Henry Park | |
| Kent Broadhurst | ... | Executive #1 | |
| Zach Grenier | ... | Executive #2 | |
| David Schramm | ... | Executive #3 | |
| Sam Schacht | ... | David Jones | |
| Christopher Durang | ... | Convention Speaker | |
| Mia Dillon | ... | Graham's Secretary | |
| Alice Haining | ... | Benham's Secretary | |
| Patience Moore | ... | Wanda Maas | |
| Darrell Wilks | ... | Joe | |
| Scotty Bloch | ... | Secretary #1 | |
| Kim Staunton | ... | Secretary #2 | |
| Alicia Hoge | ... | Secretary #3 | |
| Mike Cicchetti | ... | Beggar #1 | |
| Rick Petrucelli | ... | Beggar #2 | |
| Victor Truro | ... | Bum | |
| Rik Colitti | ... | Bum #2 | |
| Mike Starr | ... | Bum #3 | |
| Miguel Pérez | ... | Transit Cop | |
| John Finn | ... | Motorman | |
| Tyrone Jackson | ... | Messenger | |
| Marie Sylvia | ... | Waitress | |
| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Ulysses (three-card monte game) | |
| Jonathan Freeman | ... | Decorator in Bob's Office | |
| Elizabeth Moran | ... | Partygoer | |
| Joe Zaloom | ... | Hot Dog Vendor | |
| Socorro Santiago | ... | Rental Car Attendant / Additional Dialogue | |
| Welker White | ... | Kennel Driver | |
| Frank Ferrara | ... | Off Duty Cab Driver | |
| Sheila Stainbeck | ... | News Anchor Woman | |
| Jim Dratfield | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| Fred Ephraim | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| Garry Goodrow | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| David H. Kramer | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| Angela Pietropinto | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| Craig Sechler | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| Louise Williams | ... | Additional Dialogue | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Carl Burrows | ... | Businessman (uncredited) | |
| Brian Gildea | ... | Construction worker (uncredited) | |
| Anibal O. Lleras | ... | Homeless (uncredited) | |
| Charlie Sara | ... | Commuter at Grand Central Station (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jan Egleson | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Simon Brett | (novel) | |
| Andrew Klavan | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Alice Arlen | .... | associate producer | |
| Patrick McCormick | .... | producer | |
| Leslie Morgan | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Gary Chang | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Paul Goldsmith | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William M. Anderson | |||
| Peter C. Frank | |||
Casting by | |||
| Mary Colquhoun | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Howard Cummings | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Bob Shaw | (as Robert K. Shaw Jr.) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Robert J. Franco | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| John A. Dunn | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Kathryn Bihr | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Caine | |
| Kathryn Bihr | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Caine | |
| Victor DeNicola | .... | hair designer | |
| Toni Trimble | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Carl Clifford | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Otie Brown | .... | dga trainee | |
| Johanna Jensen | .... | second assistant director | |
| Amy Sayres | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Will Alovis | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Scott Buckwald | .... | assistant construction coordinator | |
| Debbie DeVilla | .... | painter | |
| John M. Dwyer | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Martha Fishkin | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Laura Giordano | .... | painter | |
| Melvin Lee Green | .... | carpenter | |
| Bruce Lee Gross | .... | assistant property master (as Bruce Gross) | |
| Martin Henderson | .... | assistant props | |
| Tim Hunter | .... | painter | |
| Elizabeth Linn | .... | lead painter (as Elizabeth L. Linn) | |
| Ulf Lovén | .... | carpenter | |
| Timothy Metzger | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Rudy Pelikan | .... | construction grip | |
| Raymond M. Samitz | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Jean Roman Seyfried | .... | painter | |
| Jean Roman Seyfried | .... | scenic artist | |
| Jonathan Stein | .... | set builder | |
| Ron Stone | .... | property master | |
| Greg Sullivan | .... | scenic artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Louis Bertini | .... | sound editor | |
| Elisha Birnbaum | .... | foley artist | |
| Kristine Bulakowski | .... | assistant adr editor | |
| David Carbonara | .... | apprentice sound editor | |
| Louis Cerborino | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Dan Edelstein | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Noreen Evans | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Tom Fleischman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Thomas A. Gulino | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Jane McCulley | .... | adr editor | |
| Danny Michael | .... | sound mixer | |
| Andrew Schmetterling | .... | boom operator | |
| Jeffrey Stein | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Susan M. Wagner | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Mark Wolfson | .... | sound recording engineer | |
| Billy Youdelman | .... | sound recording engineer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Wilfred Caban | .... | special effects | |
| Steven Kirshoff | .... | special effects | |
| Denis Zack | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Stunts | |||
| Frank Ferrara | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| John Hayden | .... | stunts | |
| Gino Lucci | .... | stunts | |
| Michael Russo | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Stuart Allen | .... | crane technician: Louma crane | |
| Lynn Breschel | .... | best boy electric | |
| Jonathan Burkhart | .... | assistant camera | |
| Ken Ferris | .... | additional photographer | |
| Ken Ferris | .... | camera operator | |
| Bob Gambardella | .... | lighting technician | |
| Haddon Hufford | .... | dolly grip | |
| Larry McConkey | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Michael C. Perry | .... | best boy electric | |
| Chris Skutch | .... | third grip | |
| Michael Slovis | .... | gaffer | |
| Susan Starr | .... | first assistant camera | |
| John Thomas | .... | best boy electric | |
| David S. Tuttman | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Paul Wachter | .... | best boy grip | |
| Lynne Warberg | .... | still photographer | |
| Tony Whitman | .... | key grip | |
| Joan Zierler | .... | additional first assistant camera | |
Casting Department | |||
| Virginia Addison | .... | casting assistant | |
| Ted Hook | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lisa R. Frucht | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Kathleen Gerlach | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Kathy Kiatta | .... | wardrobe production assistant (as Kathleen Kiata) | |
| Susie Money | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Andrew Doerfer | .... | assistant editor | |
| Andrew Hafitz | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Nell Kelly | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Sharon Boyle | .... | music supervisor | |
| Suki Buchman | .... | music editor | |
| Gary Goetzman | .... | music supervisor | |
| Marshall Persinger | .... | music assistant | |
| Sandy K. Tanaka | .... | music coordinator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Tom O'Donnell | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Louis Volpe | .... | transportation co-coordinator (as Louis 'Sonny' Volpe) | |
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Who says Michael Caine is a so-so actor? He plays the perfect combination of a truly nice guy ground down by his shrewish wife, his slimy peer-then-boss, and corporate life, in general. Movies like this give us corporate slaves a little relief from the utter amoral depravity of the 'civilized' world we inhabit in these rabbit warrens, otherwise known as 'Cubical Hell'.
This man makes you completely sympathize with every one of his murders, all nicely planned to look like accidents. In fact, I am amazed that some lawyer hasn't pulled the 'Shock to the System' defense. Certainly, it has as much attraction for the frustrated as the films usually blamed. It's just more subtle, more high-brow and takes a little more finesse.
The detective is wonderfully nosy, but how he can walk up to Caine in the middle of New York City is quite amazing to me. A little too much dramatic license, too much coincidence to be believable but you tend to forget your logical approach to life.
Reality is easily suspended as Caine gets in his licks for all the humuliations we nice people have suffered in the corporate world, where the rapacious are rewarded by CEO salaries. The laughs are fast and furious, all delivered in that great understated British fashion.
Mr. Downtrodden gets his licks in and when the new boss talks about his Cessna, you've already fixed the engine. There are traces of 'The Ruling Class' in here, as Mr. Nice Guy becomes king of the mountain by firing everyone 'who is not a contributor', thus ingratiating himself with Mr. Cessna. McGovern gives her Basset hound, soulful looks all through the film, and you feel her conflict about turning this wonderful guy in. She is promoted out and away, and all is well, which is usual for corporate shenanigans. They just usually don't involve murder.
Buy it and love it. Forget the professional reviewers for once on this. It's not meant to be 'Hamlet'.