In the Line of Fire (1993)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer (WGA):

Jeff Maguire (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them...

Plot:

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

Plot Keywords:

President | Secret Service | Assassin | Phone Call | Government

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
John Malkovich	...	Mitch Leary
Rene Russo	...	Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines
Dylan McDermott	...	Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
Gary Cole	...	Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent
John Mahoney	...	Secret Service Director Sam Campagna
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Secret Service Agent Matt Wilder (as Greg Alan-Williams)
Jim Curley	...	President
Sally Hughes	...	First Lady
Clyde Kusatsu	...	FBI Agent Jack Okura
Steve Hytner	...	FBI Agent Tony Carducci
Tobin Bell	...	Mendoza
Bob Schott	...	Jimmy Hendrickson
Juan A. Riojas	...	Raul
Elsa Raven	...	Booth's Landlady
Arthur Senzy	...	Paramedic
Patrika Darbo	...	Pam Magnus
Mary Van Arsdel	...	Sally
Ryan Cutrona	...	LAPD Commander
Lawrence Lowe	...	FBI Fingerprint Technician
Brian Libby	...	FBI Supervisor
Eric Bruskotter	...	Young Agent
Patrick Caddell	...	Political Speaker
John Heard	...	Professor Riger
Alan Toy	...	Walter Wickland
Carl Ciarfalio	...	CIA Agent Collins
Walt MacPherson	...	Hunter
Robert Peters	...	Hunter
Tyde Kierney	...	Police Captain Howard
Anthony Peck	...	FBI Official
Rick Hurst	...	Bartender
Doris E. McMillon	...	D.C. News Anchor
Robert Sandoval	...	Bellboy
Joshua Malina	...	Secret Service Agent Chavez
William G. Schilling	...	Sanford Riggs, California Victory Fund Director
Michael Kirk	...	Bates, Computer Technician
Richard G. Camphuis	...	Party Fatcat (as Richard Camphuis)
Marlan Clarke	...	Marge
Robert Alan Beuth	...	Man at Bank
Susan Lee Hoffman	...	Woman at Bank
Donna Hamilton	...	Reporter at Dulles Intl. Airport
Bob Jimenez	...	Reporter at Hotel
Cylk Cozart	...	Agent Cozart
Michael Zurich	...	Agent Zurich
Rich DiDonato	...	Undercover Agent
Jeffrey Kurt Miller	...	Undercover Agent
Kirk Jordan	...	Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Markus Alexander	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Elliott J. Brown	...	Bank Teller (uncredited)
Ian Paul Cassidy	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Ryal Haakenson	...	Hotel Staff (uncredited)
Aaron Michael Lacey	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Steve Railsback	...	CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)
William Shipman	...	D.C. Police Officer (uncredited)
Greg Smith	...	Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Michael Werckle	...	Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeff Maguire		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Apple	....	producer
Gail Katz	....	executive producer
Wolfgang Petersen	....	executive producer
Robert J. Rosenthal	....	co-producer (as Bob Rosenthal)
David Valdes	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ennio Morricone

Cinematography by
John Bailey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Lilly Kilvert

Art Direction by
John Warnke

Set Decoration by
Kara Lindstrom

Costume Design by
Erica Edell Phillips

Makeup Department
Sherri Bramlett	....	hair stylist: Washington D.C.
Bridget Cook	....	hair stylist
Werner Keppler	....	makeup artist
Barbara Lacy	....	makeup artist: Washington D.C.
James Lee McCoy	....	makeup artist (as Jim McCoy)
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair stylist (as Carol O'Connell)

Production Management
David V. Lester	....	unit production manager (as David Lester)
Danis Regal-O'Connell	....	production supervisor: campaign unit (as Danis Regal)
Joel Chernoff	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Violet Cazanjian	....	dga trainee
Lee Cleary	....	second assistant director
Michael Grillo	....	first assistant director: campaign unit
David Michael Katz	....	second second assistant director (as David Katz)
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Edward Aiona	....	property master
Carl Aldana	....	storyboard artist
Robert A. Blackburn	....	general foreman
A. Charles Carnaggio	....	set decorator: Washington D.C.
Jann K. Engel	....	set designer
Kirk D. Hansen	....	paint foreman (as Kirk Hansen)
David C. Potter	....	lead person (as David Potter)
Michael Sexton	....	assistant property master
Butch West	....	construction coordinator
Tim R. Lafferty	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Scott L. London	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Tommy Samona	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	dialogue editor
Karen M. Baker	....	first assistant sound editor
Gregg Baxter	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Beher	....	first assistant sound editor
Willie D. Burton	....	production sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound effects supervisor (as Scott Gershin)
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue editor
Constance A. Kazmer	....	adr editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Larry Kemp	....	foley supervisor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Kneupper	....	sound designer
Marvin E. Lewis	....	boom operator (as Marvin Lewis)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alan Rankin	....	sound assistant
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound effects editor
Dan M. Rich	....	dialogue editor (as Dan Rich)
Frank Smathers	....	sound effects editor
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	foley editor
Fabio Venturi	....	assistant sound engineer
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor
Kim Waugh	....	sound assistant
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rocky Gehr	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Paul Agid	....	digital video editor: R/Greenberg Associates West
Nancy Bernstein	....	visual effects producer: R/Greenberg Associates West
Ken Brain	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Ron Brinkmann	....	animator: SPI
Jerome Chen	....	senior computer graphics animator: SPI
David Douglas	....	animator: SPI
Bruno George	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Robert M. Greenberg	....	visual effects producer: R/Greenberg Associates West
Chip Houghton	....	digital film supervisor: R/Greenberg Associates West
Scott Kilburn	....	animator: SPI
Brad Kuehn	....	composite designer: Cinesite
Mark A. Lasoff	....	computer graphics supervisor: SPI (as Mark Lasoff)
Mark A. Lasoff	....	lead animator: SPI (as Mark Lasoff)
Jeff Matakovich	....	additional opticals and digital composite: R/Greenberg Associates West
George Merkert	....	visual effects producer: SPI
John Nelson	....	visual effects supervisor: SPI
Bill Schultz	....	senior animator: SPI
Bill Schultz	....	software: SPI
Burtis Scott	....	digital video editor: R/Greenberg Associates West
Mark Sorell	....	animator: SPI
Michele C. Vallillo	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Mark Vargo	....	visual effects supervisor: second unit, SPI
Steven T Puri	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Jay Riddle	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Doyle Smith	....	wire removal (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	utility stunts (as Mike Adams)
John Alden	....	stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Dan Barringer)
Kenny Bates	....	stunts (as Ken Bates)
Christine Anne Baur	....	stunts (as Christine A. Baur)
Nick Brett	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts (as Roydon Elwood Clark)
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunts
Orwin C. Harvey	....	stunts (as Orwin Harvey)
Larry Holt	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	additional stunt double: Clint Eastwood
Loren Janes	....	stunts
Gary Jensen	....	stunts
Bill Madden	....	stunts (as William James Madden)
Buck McDancer	....	stunts (as Buck Dallas McDancer)
Bill McIntosh	....	stunts
Denise Lynne Roberts	....	stunts
John Robotham	....	stunts
Sharon Schaffer	....	stunts
Alex Sharp	....	stunts
Spike Silver	....	stunts
Joe Stone	....	stunts
Neezer Tarleton	....	stunts
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Watson	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mitchell Amundsen	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Paul Bode	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David Burnett	....	assistant lighting technician
Scott Fuller	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Harry K. Garvin	....	camera operator: second unit (as Harry Garvin)
Peter Gulla	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mauricio Gutierrez	....	second assistant camera
Dustin A. Huber	....	gaffer: second unit (as Dusty Huber)
Gary Jay	....	first assistant camera: campaign unit
Gene Kearney	....	key grip: second unit
Gábor Kövér	....	camera operator: campaign unit (as Gabor Kover)
Ned Martin	....	first assistant camera: campaign unit
Bruce McBroom	....	still photographer
Mike Moyer	....	chief lighting technician (as Michael Moyer)
Hal Nelson	....	second company grip
Don Reddy	....	camera operator: campaign unit
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
Michael Stone	....	camera operator
Dean Striepeke	....	video assist operator
Kathina Szeto	....	second assistant camera
Donald E. Thorin Jr.	....	first assistant camera (as Donald Thorin Jr.)
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: campaign unit
Mark Vargo	....	director of photography: second unit
Charles W. Wayt	....	dolly grip
Bryan Yaconelli	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Ron Zarilla	....	first assistant camera: campaign unit
Mike Bonnaud	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Ron Kunecke	....	night light operator (uncredited)
Ron Newburn	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Mark Simon	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael T. Travers	....	grip (uncredited)
Zoran Veselic	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Chuck Whelan	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susanna Griffith	....	casting assistant
Michael Hirshenson	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelly Lindquist	....	set costumer
Daniel G. North	....	set costumer
Amy Stofsky	....	costume supervisor
Marina Marit	....	costumer: Washington D.C. (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Paul Cichocki	....	first assistant film editor
Steven Kemper	....	additional film editor
Blake Maniquis	....	apprentice editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Robb Sullivan	....	assistant editor
Robert Sullivan	....	assistant film editor
Scot Deer	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Bill Abbott	....	music editor
Bob Bowman	....	assistant music editor
Enrico DeMelis	....	general music coordinator (as Enrico De Melis)
Andrea Morricone	....	scoring assistant
Ennio Morricone	....	conductor
Ennio Morricone	....	orchestrator
Franco Patrignani	....	score engineer
Jeffrey Pollack	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Keith Dillin	....	transportation captain
Joseph Prado	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Forte	....	driver: Rene Russo (uncredited)

Other crew
Kokayi Ampah	....	location manager
Marco Barla	....	unit publicist
Trey Batchelor	....	key production assistant
Jackie Baugh	....	production accountant
Melinda A. Grieger	....	stand-in: Russo (as Melinda Grieger)
Jamie Kehoe	....	craft service
Tony Kerum	....	caterer
Jacqueline King	....	assistant: Mr. Petersen
David R. Lawson	....	first aid
Foongy Lee	....	assistant location manager: Washington D.C.
Gladys Kaye McCall	....	assistant accountant (as G. Kaye McCall)
Charles McGill	....	production assistant
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Brian McNulty	....	assistant: Ms. Katz
Gordon Michaels	....	stand-in: Malkovich
Sue Bea Montgomery	....	production secretary
George Orrison	....	stand-in: Eastwood
Daniel Penhale	....	production assistant
Karen Penhale	....	production coordinator
Melissa Rooker	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Tom Rooker	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Jeri Simon	....	assistant: Mr. Apple
Corbett Simons	....	production assistant
Robert R. Snow	....	technical advisor (as Robert Snow)
Scott Stahler	....	production assistant
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator: Washington D.C.
Vivian Treves	....	interpreter
Loranne Turgeon	....	assistant: Mr. Valdes
Michael Wallace	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Maurice Williams	....	production assistant
Laurie Arnow-Epstein	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Maureen Higgins	....	co-first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Willis Baxter Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Martine White	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Abraham Zapruder	....	assassination footage: JFK (uncredited)

Thanks
Eliphalet F. Andrew	....	special thanks
Wiley T. Buchanan III	....	special thanks
Patrick Caddell	....	special thanks
Mark A. Crouch	....	special thanks
Charles Davis	....	special thanks
Walter A. Forbes	....	special thanks
James K. Fox	....	special thanks
John H. Fullmer	....	special thanks
Rutherford B. Hayes	....	special thanks
John Horton	....	special thanks
Carl Meyer	....	special thanks
Gayle Moore	....	special thanks
Jerry Parr	....	special thanks
Richard A. Sandberry	....	special thanks
Philip M. Strub	....	special thanks
Jack Warner	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Castle Rock Entertainment

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (Germany) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (Japan) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Australia) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (1993) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino Video (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
• Finnkino (1993) (Finland) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1998) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Nelonen (1998) (Finland) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (199?) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (1996) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital film services)
• R/Greenberg Associates (West)
• Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Calcomp  secret service computer systems
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cerruti  selected wardrobe
• Eldon Office Products  office products
• Environmental Systems Research Institute  arc/info map software
• Epic Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Hansard  projection process coordination
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pacific Titles & Optical  opticals
• Skywalker Sound  post-production services
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Video Image  video displays

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

128 min | Portugal:138 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints) | SDDS (8 channels) (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #32342) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Peru:14 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Robert Redford, who was originally attached to play Horrigan, left the project, the role was offered to Sean Connery, who turned it down.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Lily steps away from Frank as he's playing piano, she walks across the room, exits the bar, then crosses the lobby to elevators. All the while Frank's piano playing continues. Once it stops, he clears the same distance in less then three seconds.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Al D'Andrea: [running late] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, Frank, thank God. Thank God. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Soundtrack:

All Blues

Underrated Thriller

Quite simply a well-made, well-written and wonderfully acted movie. Eastwood is classic as grizzled Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan and Rene Russo

holds her own as partner (and love interest) Lilly Raines. But the movie's

greatness rests on the shoulders of John Malkovich as "Booth". He captures

this character's rage and hatred, as well as his humanity oddly enough.

Personally I think this was his best performance and should have received an

Oscar for it (But I loved Tommy Lee Jones in The Fugitive as well that year). Overall a great movie to see you want to peek into an assassin's mind and be

on the edge of your seat the whole way through. Enjoy!!