The Recruit (2003)

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers (WGA):

Roger Towne (written by) and
Kurt Wimmer (written by) ...

Release Date:

31 January 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Trust. Betrayal. Deception. In the C.I.A. nothing is what it seems.

Plot:

A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

Plot Keywords:

Villain Played By Lead Actor | Barefoot | CIA | Spy | Lasersight

Awards:

2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 10	9:00 PM	TNT
Thur. July 10	11:30 PM	TNT

Cast

Al Pacino	...	Walter Burke
Colin Farrell	...	James Douglas Clayton
Bridget Moynahan	...	Layla Moore
Gabriel Macht	...	Zack
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Alan (as Ken Mitchell)
Mike Realba	...	Ronnie Gibson
Ron Lea	...	Bill Rudolph, Dell Rep
Karl Pruner	...	Dennis Slayne
Jeanie Calleja	...	Co-Ed #1
Jenny Levine	...	Blonde with Cell Phone (as Jennifer Levine)
Angelo Tsarouchas	...	Cab Driver
Veronica Hurnick	...	Polygraph Interrogator (as Veronika Hurnik)
Eugene Lipinski	...	Husky Man
Mark Ellis	...	Test Instructor
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Rob Stevens

Also Known As:

The Farm (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Persian | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A (original rating) | UK:12 (video rating) | USA:PG-13 | Canada:A

Filming Locations:

Arlington, Virginia, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The glass encased roll of honor that Clayton looks at in his first day as a CIA career trainee includes the names of Deryck Blake, Andrew McAlpine and Dennis Davenport: respectively the Property Master, Production Designer and Art Director on this film.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Burke tells Clayton that Layla Moore is from Worcester, MA. Burke pronounces it "Woo-ster", instead of "Wuss-ter" or, as the locals pronounce it, "Wis-tah".

Quotes:

James Clayton: We're not playing by the rules here at the farm. Are we? Are we? Sonny?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Too Little Too Late

We're not playing by the rules here at the farm. Are we? Are we? Sonny?

Absolutely enthralled with this story of CIA operations and Al Pacino is a GOD as far as acting goes.

Colin Farrell is an up and coming star that has done some great work, and I expect to see more out of him in the future.

Bridget Moynahan has come a long way and she is also very good in this film.

If you like suspense, and want to know more about the inner workings of the CIA, then this film should be in your queue.

"All I know about the CIA is that they're a bunch of fat, old white guys who fell asleep when we needed them most."