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About
A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. He is forced to run, while holding evidence that could convict the President.
Theatrical
Feb 14, 1997
Box Office
$50.1M
Budget
$50.0M
Return
1.0x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 8, 1997
Theaters
1
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Castle Rock Entertainment, Malpaso Productions
Quotes
See all →Facing the Truth of a Dark Night
Luther Whitney
A lot of crap is coming down tonight, sir. Do you want to be a player, or not? Do you want to know what happened that night, or don't you? Because I was there.
[about the night when Christy was killed]
Walter Sullivan
I want to know.
Luther Whitney
Do you think you can, stand hearing about it, how he beat her, tried to strangle her, you want to really know about that?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unexpected Substitution in the Driver's Seat
Walter Sullivan
Are you taking your shortcut, Tommy?
Luther Whitney
I'm your substitute drive tonight, Mr. Sullivan. Oh don't worry about Tommy; he's just fine.
Walter Sullivan
It's very unusual. What do I call you?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →C
Clint Eastwood
Luther Whitney
G
Gene Hackman
President Richmond
E
Ed Harris
Seth Frank
L
Laura Linney
Kate Whitney
J
Judy Davis
Gloria Russell
S
Scott Glenn
Bill Burton
D
Dennis Haysbert
Tim Collin
E
E.G. Marshall
Walter Sullivan
M
Melora Hardin
Christy Sullivan
K
Kenneth Welsh
Sandy Lord
P
Penny Johnson Jerald
Laura Simon
R
Richard Jenkins
Michael McCarty
M
Mark Margolis
Red
E
Elaine Kagan
Valerie
A
Alison Eastwood
Art Student
Y
Yau-Gene Chan
Waiter
G
George Orrison
Airport Bartender
C
Charles McDaniel
Medical Examiner
K
Kimber Eastwood
White House Tour Guide
J
Joy Ehrlich
Reporter
