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Plot

No Way Out is told in flashback as Naval officer Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) is grilled by his superiors regarding a recent "unpleasantness." While at a Washington party, Tom meets Susan Atwel (Sean Young), and they're soon sharing a steamy love scene in the back of a limo (marvelously parodied in 1993's Hot Shots! Part Deux). Several months pass before Tom meets Susan again; he discovers she's the mistress of the US Secretary of Defense David Brice (Gene Hackman). When Susan is murdered by Brice, his loyal aide (Will Patton) dutifully destroys the evidence and invents the fallacious theory that a KGB mole was responsible. Tom is assigned to locate that mole -- a perilous situation, since Tom knows that no such mole exists, but must go along with the charade since he was the last person who was seen with Susan.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
114min.
Theatrical Release Date:
08/14/1987
DVD Release Date:
04/25/2000
Distributor(s):
Orion
Director(s):
Roger Donaldson
Starring:
Kevin Costner , Gene Hackman , Sean Young , Will Patton , Howard Duff
Themes:
Military Life,Dangerous Attraction,Crimes of Passion,Political Corruption
Tone:
Claustrophobic,Ominous,Sexy,Menacing,Slick,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
KGB,Navy,agent [representative],cover-up,false-accusation,murder,officer,political-corruption,political-intrigue
Country of Origin:
USA (08-14-1987)
Language:
English