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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Marconi (written by)
Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's not paranoia if they're really after you. more
Plot:
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. full summary | add synopsis
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NSA
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Murder
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Evidence
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Surveillance
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Washington D.C.
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Awards:
5 wins
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12 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(28 articles)
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Crackerjack Thriller with a message...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Will Smith | ... | Robert Clayton Dean |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Edward Lyle, 'Brill' |
 | Jon Voight | ... | Reynolds |
 | Lisa Bonet | ... | Rachel Banks |
 | Regina King | ... | Carla Dean |
 | Stuart Wilson | ... | Congressman Albert |
 | Laura Cayouette | ... | Christa Hawkins |
 | Loren Dean | ... | Hicks |
 | Barry Pepper | ... | Pratt |
| Ian Hart | ... | Bingham |
 | Jake Busey | ... | Krug |
 | Scott Caan | ... | Jones |
 | Jason Lee | ... | Zavitz |
 | Gabriel Byrne | ... | NSA agent, 'Brill' |
 | James LeGros | ... | Jerry Miller (as James Le Gros) |
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and violence.
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Runtime:
132 min | USA:140 min (extended version)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #36342) |
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) |
South Korea:15 |
Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Netherlands:12 (re-rating) |
Netherlands:16 (video rating) |
Philippines:PG-13 |
New Zealand:M |
Brazil:14 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:12 (w) |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Italy:T |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15
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Seth Green is uncredited.
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Goofs:
Continuity: At the beginning when the Congressman is killed, the character with the syringe walks past the dog. As he kills the Congressman, the dog starts barking, yet in the footage when the bird watcher is watching, the dog starts barking as the killer walks toward the Congressman.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Congressman Phillip Hammersley: Come on. Come on, mutt. Now, look at that ball. All right. Come on, get that ball. Ah!
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Congressman Phillip Hammersley: Come on. Come on, mutt. Now, look at that ball. All right. Come on, get that ball. Ah!
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Referenced in 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' - Making of the Hollywood Game (2002) (V)
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Soundtrack:
Good King Wenceslas
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Why? Well for starters there is the best chase sequence since The French Connection. Then there is Will Smith as an actor - not just a star, though later in the movie he is admittedly overshadowed by veteran Gene Hackman.
There are two layers to this movie: On the surface is a pacy thriller with edge-of-the-seat chases but underneath lies a telling commentary on government surveillance. It is one of those truth-in-fiction stories which makes its point about government intrusion into privacy dramatically and effectively.
There are references to the classic, The Conversation: The surveilled couple talking in the park, and the Hackman character's premises are an obvious recreation of his workshop in the earlier movie. If you haven't yet seen The Conversation - see it before you see this one - you will understand the Hackman character a lot better (besides, it is a superb movie in its own right).
Oh, and Jon Voight is terrific as the bad guy...