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About
When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.
Theatrical
Mar 5, 1993
Box Office
$9.7M
DVD / Blu-ray
Nov 24, 1998
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment
Cast
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Samuel L. Jackson
Andrew Sterling
Nicolas Cage
Amos Odell
M
Michael Lerner
Phil Gillman
M
Margaret Colin
Judy Gillman
D
Dabney Coleman
Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
B
Brad Dourif
Officer Donnie Donaldson
C
Chelcie Ross
Deputy Earl
J
Jordan Lund
Deputy Riley
I
I.M. Hobson
Waldo Lake
J
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Ernie
T
Todd Weeks
Stan
J
Jodi Long
Wendy Wong
M
Michael Burgess
Black Reporter
L
Leonor Anthony
Hispanic Reporter
G
Giancarlo Esposito
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
L
Loretta Devine
Ula
B
Bob Balaban
Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
R
Ron Taylor
Sherman
A
Aimee Graham
Stacy
E
Ernie Garrett
State Police Captain
