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| Samuel L. Jackson | ... | Lt. Danny Roman | |
| Kevin Spacey | ... | Lt. Chris Sabian | |
| David Morse | ... | Cmdr. Adam Beck | |
| Ron Rifkin | ... | Cmdr. Grant Frost | |
| John Spencer | ... | Chief Al Travis | |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Insp. Terence Niebaum | |
| Siobhan Fallon | ... | Maggie | |
| Paul Giamatti | ... | Rudy Timmons | |
| Regina Taylor | ... | Karen Roman | |
| Bruce Beatty | ... | Markus | |
| Michael Cudlitz | ... | Palermo | |
| Carlos Gómez | ... | Eagle | |
| Tim Kelleher | ... | Argento | |
| Dean Norris | ... | Scott | |
| Nestor Serrano | ... | Hellman | |
| Doug Spinuzza | ... | Tonray | |
| Leonard L. Thomas | ... | Allen | |
| Stephen Lee | ... | Farley | |
| Lily Nicksay | ... | Omar's Daughter | |
| Lauri Johnson | ... | Chief's Wife | |
| Sabi Dorr | ... | Bartender | |
| Gene Wolande | ... | Morewitz | |
| Rhonda Dotson | ... | Linda Roenick | |
| Donald Korte | ... | Officer at Funeral | |
| Anthony T. Petrusonis | ... | Officer at Funeral | |
| John McDonald | ... | Pipes and Dreams Leader | |
| Jack McLaughlin-Gray | ... | Priest (as Jack McLaughlin Gray) | |
| John Lordan | ... | Linda's Attorney | |
| Jack Shearer | ... | Dist. Atty. Young | |
| Donna Ponterotto | ... | Secretary | |
| Michael Shamus Wiles | ... | Taylor | |
| Mik Scriba | ... | Bell | |
| Joey Perillo | ... | Technician #1 | |
| Mary Page Keller | ... | Lisa Sabian | |
| Kelsey Mulrooney | ... | Stacy Sabian | |
| Brad Blaisdell | ... | FBI Agent Grey | |
| Bruce Wright | ... | FBI Agent Moran | |
| Robert David Hall | ... | Sgt. Cale Wangro | |
| Guy Van Swearingen | ... | Officer | |
| Bernard Hocke | ... | Sniper | |
| Tony Mockus Jr. | ... | Agent | |
| Carol-Anne Touchberry | ... | Reporter | |
| Robert Jordan | ... | Reporter | |
| Geoff Morrell | ... | Reporter | |
| Janna Tetzlaff | ... | Reporter | |
| Millie Santiago | ... | Reporter | |
| Mike Leiderman | ... | Reporter | |
| Jay Levine | ... | Reporter | |
| Mark Giangreco | ... | Reporter | |
| Rick Scarry | ... | Reporter | |
| Mary Ingersoll | ... | Reporter | |
| McNally Sagal | ... | Reporter | |
| Mary Major | ... | Reporter | |
| Lynn Rondell | ... | Reporter | |
| Edwina Moore | ... | Reporter | |
| Lynn Forslund | ... | Reporter | |
| Muriel Clair | ... | News Anchor | |
| Mary Ann Childers | ... | News Anchor | |
| Diann Burns | ... | News Anchor | |
| Carla Sanchez | ... | News Anchor | |
| Charles Valentino | ... | FBI Agent | |
| Robert Baier | ... | Officer at KBT | |
| Ted Montue | ... | Officer at IAB | |
| John Buckley | ... | Detective | |
| Darius Aubry | ... | Detective | |
| Steven Maines | ... | TAC Officer #4 | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| James Blackburn | ... | Camera Man (uncredited) | |
| Tom Bower | ... | Omar (uncredited) | |
| Percy 'Spitfire' Brown | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
| Wayne Eric | ... | Swat Officer (uncredited) | |
| David Fordham | ... | FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited) | |
| Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Nathan Roenick (uncredited) | |
| Julie O'Malley | ... | FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited) | |
| Todd Rheingold | ... | SWAT officer (uncredited) | |
| Jack Rooney | ... | Fire Department Lieutenant (uncredited) | |
| Rick Touhy | ... | Cop (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| F. Gary Gray | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| James DeMonaco | (written by) & | |
| Kevin Fox | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Graeme Revell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Russell Carpenter | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Christian Wagner | |||
Casting by | |||
| David Rubin | |||
| Rachel Tenner | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Holger Gross | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kevin Ishioka | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Richard C. Goddard | (as Richard Goddard) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Francine Jamison-Tanchuck | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Linda Boykin-Williams | .... | makeup artist: Chicago | |
| Marietta Carter-Narcisse | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Lun Yé Hodges | .... | hair stylist: Chicago | |
| Louis Lazzara | .... | makeup artist | |
| Tara McCarthy | .... | hair stylist: Chicago | |
| Tania McComas | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Carol A. O'Connell | .... | hair stylist | |
| Robert L. Stevenson | .... | supervising hair stylist | |
| Alicia M. Tripi | .... | hair stylist | |
| Victoria Wood | .... | wig maker | |
| Allan A. Apone | .... | makeup artist: Samuel L. Jackson (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Kevin Braker | .... | production supervisor | |
| Herb Gains | .... | unit production manager | |
| Karyn McCarthy | .... | assistant unit production manager: Chicago | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Jorge L. Baron | .... | second second assistant director (as Jorge Baron) | |
| David R. Ellis | .... | second unit director: Los Angeles (as David Ellis) | |
| Don H. Julien | .... | first assistant director: second unit, Chicago | |
| Joel Kramer | .... | second unit director: Chicago | |
| Alicia Lewis | .... | dga trainee | |
| Chitra F. Mojtabai | .... | second assistant director | |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | .... | second unit director: Chicago (as Phil Pfeiffer) | |
| Jason Roberts | .... | second assistant director: second unit, Los Angeles | |
| Benjamin Rosenberg | .... | first assistant director: second unit, Los Angeles | |
| Barry K. Thomas | .... | first assistant director (as Barry Thomas) | |
| Jon Mallard | .... | second assistant director: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Robert Schick | .... | second second assistant director: Chicago (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Aaron A. Akins Jr. | .... | propmaker (as Aaron Akins Jr.) | |
| Bethany Andell | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Sam Anderson | .... | assistant property master | |
| Ron Ashmore | .... | paint foreman | |
| Terry Baughman | .... | construction coordinator: Chicago | |
| Mark Boucher | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Bruce Brewer | .... | painter | |
| Alan Broadbent | .... | stand-by painter: Chicago | |
| Kenneth Brooks | .... | gang boss | |
| David J. Chamerski | .... | assistant property master: Chicago | |
| Anthony Ciraolo | .... | painter | |
| David Conaghan | .... | lead man: Chicago | |
| Cora Lee Coomber | .... | construction accountant | |
| Matayas Gila | .... | painter | |
| Anthony Godfrey | .... | construction floor foreman | |
| Donald Gross | .... | painter (as Don Gross) | |
| Harry N. Haase | .... | construction painter: Chicago (as Harry Haase) | |
| Paul Harding | .... | welder | |
| Richard Hausfeld | .... | labor foreman | |
| Keith Haynes | .... | welder | |
| Chuck Herrmann | .... | set dresser (as Chuck Hermann) | |
| Patrick Hickman | .... | gang boss | |
| A. Todd Holland | .... | set designer | |
| Luis G. Hoyos | .... | lead set designer | |
| Chris Hudecek | .... | property assistant: Chicago | |
| Tracy Hutchinson | .... | painter | |
| Bruce Jepsen | .... | propmaker | |
| Billy L. Joslin | .... | gang boss (as Billy Lee Joslin) | |
| Scott Kennedy | .... | set dresser | |
| Anthony Lattanzio | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Bob Lucas | .... | set dresser: Chicago | |
| C.J. Maguire | .... | property master | |
| Brett Mangiarelli | .... | propmaker | |
| J.D. McCarthy | .... | set dresser: Chicago | |
| Jody Miller | .... | gang boss | |
| Terry Ballard Miller | .... | labor foreman (as Terry L. Miller) | |
| Paul A. Minitello | .... | assistant paint foreman | |
| Joel Mitchell | .... | welder | |
| Steven O'Bannon | .... | labor foreman | |
| James O'Brian | .... | welder | |
| Princeton T. Powell | .... | propmaker | |
| Rudy Reachi | .... | assistant property master | |
| Sandra Renfroe | .... | set dresser (as Sandy Renfroe) | |
| Richard Reynolds | .... | set designer | |
| Johnny Ruiz | .... | propmaker | |
| Mike Rutgard | .... | set dresser (as Michael S. Rutgard) | |
| Matt Sanders | .... | welding foreman (as Matthew Sanders) | |
| John Schacht | .... | leadperson (as John A. Schacht) | |
| Gloria Sevarino | .... | painter | |
| Jeremy Sforza | .... | propmaker | |
| Mike Sforza | .... | construction foreman | |
| Wayne Smith | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Barbara Ann Spencer | .... | set designer | |
| Ben Sprague | .... | art department production assistant | |
| Jim Zemansky | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Neal J. Anderson | .... | dialogue editor (as Neal Anderson) | |
| Bill Banyai | .... | chief engineer | |
| Bob Baron | .... | adr recording mixer | |
| Paul Timothy Carden | .... | dialogue editor (as Paul Carden) | |
| Dino Dimuro | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | .... | dialogue editor (as Richard Dwan) | |
| Jörg Elsner | .... | additional sound (as Joerge Elsner) | |
| Victor Ray Ennis | .... | first assistant sound editor | |
| Dana LeBlanc Frankley | .... | assistant adr editor (as Dana LeBlanc) | |
| Mark Gordon | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Doug Hemphill | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill) | |
| Philip A. Hess | .... | foley editor (as Phillip Hess) | |
| Hanson Hsu | .... | sound engineer | |
| Chris Jargo | .... | adr editor | |
| Dennis Johnson | .... | sound recordist | |
| Randy Kelley | .... | additional sound (as Randy Kelly) | |
| Mark R. La Pointe | .... | additional sound (as Mark LaPointe) | |
| Lee W. Lebaigue | .... | assistant sound editor (as Lee Labaigue) | |
| Dave MacDonald | .... | adr recordist | |
| Paul Massey | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Glenn T. Morgan | .... | dialogue editor | |
| James Moriana | .... | foley artist | |
| Philip D. Morrill | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Philip D. Morrill | .... | digital assistant | |
| Rick Morris | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Gary Mundheim | .... | foley editor | |
| Mark Ormandy | .... | additional sound | |
| Michael A. Patillo | .... | boom operator | |
| Matt Patterson | .... | sound recordist | |
| Michael A. Reagan | .... | sound effects editor (as Michael Reagan) | |
| Blair Scheller | .... | boom operator: Chicago | |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | .... | supervising sound editor (as Mark Stoeckinger) | |
| Peter Michael Sullivan | .... | additional sound (as Peter Sullivan) | |
| Robert Ulrich | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Jeffrey Wilhoit | .... | foley artist | |
| Russell Williams II | .... | production sound mixer (as Russell Williams) | |
| Kerry Dean Williams | .... | adr editor (as Kerry Williams) | |
| Scott Wolf | .... | sound effects editor | |
| James Wright | .... | sound stereo consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright) | |
| Ronald L. Wright | .... | cable person (as Ron Wright) | |
| David W. Alstadter | .... | foley mixer (uncredited) | |
| Gregory Hainer | .... | sound designer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Roy Augenstein | .... | special effects technician | |
| Hal Bigger | .... | special effects technician | |
| Roger Lifsey | .... | special effects technician | |
| John D. Milinac | .... | special effects rigger | |
| Robert L. Olmstead | .... | special effects foreman (as Robert Olmstead) | |
| Bruce Richter | .... | special effects technician | |
| Daniel Sudick | .... | special effects supervisor (as Dan Sudick) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Thomas Lopatka | .... | digital compositing support: main title sequence (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Wells | .... | digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jennifer DeCesare | .... | casting assistant | |
| Scott French | .... | casting assistant | |
| Oanas Alberto Garcia | .... | casting assistant (as Onas Garcia) | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Ronna Kress | .... | casting associate | |
| Karen Peake | .... | extras casting: Chicago | |
| Siri Sirishambhand | .... | casting assistant | |
| Tammy L. Smith | .... | extras casting | |
| Rachel Tenner | .... | casting consultant: Chicago | |
| Regina Prokop | .... | extras casting assistant (uncredited) | |
| Anna Liza Recto | .... | casting assistant: New York (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Ricchiazzi | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jane Blank | .... | seamstress: Chicago | |
| Michael Castellano | .... | costumer: second unit, Los Angeles (as Michael L. Castellano) | |
| Gloria Coffey-Sharrieff | .... | key costumer: Chicago | |
| John Lemons | .... | costumer (as John Lemmons) | |
| Joseph T. Mastrolia | .... | key set costumer | |
| Katrina Mastrolia | .... | costumer | |
| Frank Perry Rose | .... | costume supervisor (as Frank Rose) | |
| Katherine Wright | .... | costumer: Chicago (as Kathryn Wright) | |
| Gina Marie Ome | .... | set costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gilbert Carreras | .... | color timer (as Gil Carreras) | |
| Tony Ciccone | .... | additional editor | |
| Laura Lynn Ellinger | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Jeannie Burns Hardie | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Mo Henry | .... | negative cutter | |
| Joe Mosca | .... | assistant editor (as Joseph Mosca) | |
| Fred C. Vitale | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Steve Kraus | .... | editing systems technician (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Dell Hake | .... | additional orchestrator (as Delle Hake) | |
| Paul Haslinger | .... | music arranger | |
| Paul Haslinger | .... | music programmer | |
| John Kurlander | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Gregg Nestor | .... | music preparation | |
| Graeme Revell | .... | music score producer | |
| Tim Simonec | .... | orchestrator | |
| Clifford J. Tasner | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | score mixer | |
| Brian Williams | .... | music designer | |
| Joshua Winget | .... | music editor (as Josh Winget) | |
| Patti Zimmitti | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Ashley Revell | .... | assistant music editor (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Rich Moskal | .... | thanks (as Richard Moskal) | |
| Jim Runion | .... | thanks | |
| Ron VerKuilen | .... | thanks | |
| J.T. Walsh | .... | in memory of | |
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Just when you think he's cornered, he thinks of a new strategy. Samuel L. Jackson portrays Lieutenant Danny Roman, police hostage negotiator. When he's framed for a crime he didn't commit, against his fellow police officers no less, he knows that the only way out is to bring in an equally tough negotiator, Lieutenant Chris Sabian played by Kevin Spacey, who's from another precinct and who therefore could not have been contaminated by the bad elements within his own force, which buys him the necessary time to bluff and blindside while he finds the clues he needs to prove he's innocent. Chicago is taken hostage along with the few people he retains as bargaining chips, and we are taken along for the ride. This was a masterful job of film-making from beginning to end. The characters and story were flawlessly developed. We don't precisely know who's guilty or who's innocent. Roman conducts his interrogation and trial while he negotiates with the police outside, some of whom are working overtime to eliminate Roman before he figures it all out. This all occurs right under the noses of the FBI who are in way over their heads and don't have a clue who's guilty or innocent, just like the rest of us watching. Along the way, we get to witness Roman lecture his underlings about the finer points of negotiations while he himself has just become a hostage taker. "Never say no!" he barks with effective zeal. And he tests his bewildered pupils continuously, who fail continuously. Only Sabian is smart enough to understand what's going on in Roman's mind. The strategy is shared by two men who think alike, who are under stress, and have an innate instinct for lie detection. The screenplay was terrific. The cinematography was effective. The acting of Jackson and Spacey exceptional. And the supporting cast, particularly bad-guy-turned-good-guy Paul Giamatti who provides great comic relief, was outstanding. If you're in the mood for an intelligent, taut thriller, The Negotiator delivers... 9/10.