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Release Date:
16 February 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Murder...Corruption...Cover-up...Scandal... more
Plot:
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences. full summary | full synopsis
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1 nomination
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Excellent acting and a wonderfully quiet script
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Al Pacino | ... | Mayor John Pappas |
 | John Cusack | ... | Deputy Mayor Kevin Calhoun |
 | Bridget Fonda | ... | Marybeth Cogan |
 | Danny Aiello | ... | Frank Anselmo |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Judge Walter Stern |
 | David Paymer | ... | Abe Goodman |
 | Anthony Franciosa | ... | Paul Zapatti (as Tony Franciosa) |
 | Richard Schiff | ... | Larry Schwartz |
 | Lindsay Duncan | ... | Sydney Pappas |
 | Nestor Serrano | ... | Det. Eddie Santos |
| Mel Winkler | ... | Det. Albert Holly |
| Lauren Vélez | ... | Elaine Santos |
| Chloe Morris | ... | Maria Santos |
| Ian Quinlan | ... | Randy Santos |
| Roberta Peters | ... | Nettie Anselmo |
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Rated R for language and some violence.
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111 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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USA:R (certificate #33992) |
Iceland:12 |
Australia:M |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (bw) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
Singapore:PG
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The character of Frank Anselmo was based in part on Brooklyn-born Queens Borough President Donald Manes, who was caught up in real estate development scandals and attempted suicide in his car in 1986 by slashing his wrists. Although he survived, he succeeded in killing himself two months later by plunging an eight inch kitchen knife into his heart.
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Crew or equipment visible: As Frank Anselmo is entering his house you can see a crewmember walking in front of his window in the bottom left hand corner.
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Mayor John Pappas:
You want an answer? Okay, pappy, think of it as colors. There's black, and there's white, and in between is mostly gray. That's us. Now gray is a tough color, because it's not as simple as black and white - and for the media, certainly not as interesting. But... it's what we are.
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References "The Robert MacNeil Report" (1975)
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You'll Never Walk Alone
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Excellent political thriller, played much quieter and slower than other, higher ranking films in this genre. When people talk about Pacino and Cusack how do they manage to skip over these amazing career topping performances? A story of friendships, father-son relationships, corruption and deceit. The two actors gel amazingly well together, and the supports from Aiello and Fonda are equally as impressive, although Aiello is brilliant, especially when the papers run to press. Instead of focussing on an over complex corruption scandal, it creates wonderful characters who show the human side of failure an political bribery, The final scenes with each of the main characters are wonderfully written and acted.