In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 6 nominations.
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Danny Roman
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Chris Sabian
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Adam Beck
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Grant Frost
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Chief Al Travis
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Terence Niebaum
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Maggie
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Rudy
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Karen Roman
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Markus
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Palermo
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Eagle
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Argento
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Scott
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Hellman
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Tonray
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Allen
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Farley
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| Lily Gibson | ... |
Omar's Daughter
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Chief's Wife
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Sabi Dorr | ... |
Bartender
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Morewitz
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Rhonda Dotson | ... |
Linda Roenick
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Donald Korte | ... |
Officer at Funeral
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Anthony T. Petrusonis | ... |
Officer at Funeral
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John McDonald | ... |
Pipes and Dreams Leader
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| Jack McLaughlin-Gray | ... |
Priest
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John Lordan | ... |
Linda's Attorney
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| Jack Shearer | ... |
D.A. Young
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| Donna Ponterotto | ... |
Secretary
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Taylor
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| Mik Scriba | ... |
Bell
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| Joey Perillo | ... |
Tech #1
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| Mary Page Keller | ... |
Lisa Sabian
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| Kelsey Mulrooney | ... |
Stacy Sabian
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| Brad Blaisdell | ... |
FBI Agent Grey
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| Bruce Wright | ... |
FBI Agent Moran
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| Robert David Hall | ... |
Cale Wangro
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| Guy Van Swearingen | ... |
Officer
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| Bernard Hocke | ... |
Sniper
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Tony Mockus Jr. | ... |
Agent
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Carol-Anne Touchberry | ... |
Reporter
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Robert Jordan | ... |
Reporter
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Geoff Morrell | ... |
Reporter
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Janna Tetzlaff | ... |
Reporter
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Millie Santiago | ... |
Reporter
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Mike Leiderman | ... |
Reporter
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Reporter
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Mark Giangreco | ... |
Reporter
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| Rick Scarry | ... |
Reporter
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Mary Ingersoll | ... |
Reporter
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Reporter
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Mary Major | ... |
Reporter
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Lynn Rondell | ... |
Reporter
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| Edwina Moore | ... |
Reporter
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Lynn Forslund | ... |
Reporter
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Muriel Clair | ... |
News Anchor
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Mary Ann Childers | ... |
News Anchor
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Diann Burns | ... |
News Anchor
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Carla Sanchez | ... |
News Anchor
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Charles Valentino | ... |
FBI Agent
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Robert Baier | ... |
Officer at HBT
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Ted Montue | ... |
Officer at IAB
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John Buckley | ... |
Detective
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Darius Aubry | ... |
Detective
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| Steven Maines | ... |
TAC Officer
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Caine | ... |
Raoul the Dog
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Max | ... |
Raoul the Dog
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SWAT Team (uncredited)
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| James Blackburn | ... |
Camera Man (uncredited)
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Omar (uncredited)
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Spitfire Brown | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Gregory Cupoli | ... |
FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited)
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| Wayne Eric | ... |
Swat Officer (uncredited)
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David Michael Fordham | ... |
FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited)
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| Paul Guilfoyle | ... |
Nathan Roenick (uncredited)
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David J. Haynes | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| Ezina LeBlanc | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Maureen Mendoza | ... |
FBI Agent (uncredited)
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| Julie O'Malley | ... |
FBI SWAT Officer (uncredited)
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Todd Rheingold | ... |
SWAT Officer (uncredited)
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Jack Rooney | ... |
Fire Department Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Rick Touhy | ... |
Cop (uncredited)
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| S. Lamar Wilson | ... |
HBT Officer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| F. Gary Gray | ||
Written by
| James DeMonaco | ... | (written by) & |
| Kevin Fox | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Albert Beveridge | ... | co-producer |
| David Hoberman | ... | producer |
| Arnon Milchan | ... | producer |
| David Nicksay | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Stone | ... | executive producer |
| Webster Stone | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Graeme Revell | ||
Cinematography by
| Russell Carpenter | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Christian Wagner | ||
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 A. Mosca) |
| Fred C. Vitale | ... | first assistant film editor (as Fred Vitale) |
| Steve Kraus | ... | editing systems technician (uncredited) |
Casting By
| David Rubin | ||
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 |
| Louis Lazzara | ... | makeup artist (as Lou Lazzara) |
| LunYé Marsh | ... | hair stylist: Chicago (as Lun-Ye Hodges) |
| Tara McCarthy | ... | hair stylist: Chicago |
| Tania McComas | ... | makeup supervisor |
| Carol A. O'Connell | ... | hair stylist |
| Robert L. Stevenson | ... | supervising hair stylist (as Robert Stevenson) |
| Alicia M. Tripi | ... | hair stylist (as Alicia Tripi) |
| Victoria Wood | ... | wigs |
| Allan A. Apone | ... | makeup artist: Samuel L. Jackson (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Kevin Braker | ... | production supervisor |
| Herbert W. Gains | ... | unit production manager (as Herb Gains) |
| 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 (as Don Julien) |
| 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 (as Ronald Ashmore) |
| Terry Baughman | ... | construction coordinator: Chicago |
| Cliff Berns | ... | painter |
| Mark Boucher | ... | on-set dresser |
| Bruce Brewer | ... | painter |
| Alan Broadbent | ... | standby painter: Chicago |
| Kenneth Brooks | ... | gang boss |
| David J. Chamerski | ... | assistant property master: Chicago (as David Chamerski) |
| Anthony Ciraolo | ... | painter |
| Peachy Ciraolo | ... | paint decorator / paint department |
| David Conaghan | ... | leadman: 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 (as Todd Holland) |
| 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 L. Miller | ... | labor foreman |
| 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 | ... | standby painter |
| Barbara Ann Spencer | ... | set designer (as Barbara-Ann Spencer) |
| Ben Sprague | ... | art department production assistant |
| Jim Zemansky | ... | set dresser |
| Jeff O'Bannon | ... | laborer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Neal J. Anderson | ... | dialogue editor (as Neal Anderson) |
| Bill Banyai | ... | chief sound engineer |
| Bob Baron | ... | adr recording mixer |
| Paul Timothy Carden | ... | dialogue editor (as Paul Carden) |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor (as Dino DiMuro) |
| Richard Dwan Jr. | ... | dialogue editor (as Richard Dwan) |
| Jörg Elsner | ... | additional audio |
| Victor Ray Ennis | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Dana LeBlanc Frankley | ... | assistant adr editor (as Dana LeBlanc) |
| Mark Gordon | ... | dialogue editor |
| Doug Hemphill | ... | 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 audio (as Randy Kelly) |
| Mark R. La Pointe | ... | additional audio (as Mark LaPointe) |
| Lee W. Lebaigue | ... | assistant sound editor (as Lee Labaigue) |
| Dave MacDonald | ... | adr recordist |
| Paul Massey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Glenn T. Morgan | ... | dialogue editor |
| James Moriana | ... | foley artist |
| Philip D. Morrill | ... | assistant sound editor / digital sound assistant (as Phillip Morril) |
| Rick Morris | ... | sound effects editor |
| Gary Mundheim | ... | foley editor |
| Mark Ormandy | ... | additional audio |
| Michael A. Patillo | ... | boom operator (as Michael Patillo) |
| 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 audio (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 consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright) |
| Ronald L. Wright | ... | cableman (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) |
Stunts
| Bruce Benson | ... | stunts |
| Troy Brown | ... | stunts |
| Mike Cameron | ... | stunts |
| Erik Cord | ... | stunts |
| Kiante Elam | ... | stunt double: Mr. Jackson |
| Kenny Endoso | ... | stunts |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | stunts |
| Cory Fleming | ... | stunts |
| Ralph Gonzalez | ... | stunts |
| Jeff Imada | ... | stunts |
| Joel Kramer | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Steven Lambert | ... | stunts (as Steve Lambert) |
| Rick LeFevour | ... | stunts |
| Stacy Logan | ... | stunts |
| Billy D. Lucas | ... | stunts (as Billy Lucas) |
| John Meier | ... | stunts |
| Cazimir Milostan | ... | stunts |
| Carl Paoli | ... | stunts |
| Linda Perlin | ... | stunts |
| Randy Popplewell | ... | stunts |
| Gary Robert | ... | stunts |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | ... | stunts |
| Mic Rodgers | ... | stunts |
| James Ryan | ... | stunts |
| John T. Scanlon | ... | stunts (as John Scanlon) |
| Randy Walker | ... | stunts |
| Kay Whipple | ... | stunts |
| Keith Woulard | ... | stunts |
| Alan Wurtzel | ... | stunts |
| Spitfire Brown | ... | utility stunts (uncredited) |
| Brennan Dyson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Tom Elliott | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Randy Peters | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
| Charlie Picerni | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Pat Romano | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Mary Ann Schmidt | ... | stunt stand-in (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rebecca Allen | ... | video playback assistant |
| Larry J. Aube | ... | grip (as Larry Aube) |
| Nico Bally | ... | grip |
| Art Bartels | ... | key grip: Chicago |
| Jack Bauer | ... | rigging key grip |
| Sam Bertone | ... | electrician: Chicago (as Sam A. Bertone) |
| Lee Blasingame | ... | first assistant camera |
| Kirk Bloom | ... | second assistant camera |
| Alphonse Blumenthal | ... | gaffer: Chicago |
| Michael Brennan | ... | dolly grip (as Mike Brennan) |
| Glenn Brown | ... | second assistant camera |
| Rick Brown | ... | rigging grip: Chicago (as Richard Brown) |
| John Buckley | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Gary Capo | ... | director of photography: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Robert C. Carlson | ... | first assistant camera: Chicago (as Rob Carlson) |
| Kimberly Case | ... | second assistant camera: Chicago |
| Tom Cherry | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles (as Thomas R. Cherry) |
| Eugene D. Clinesmith | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles (as Eugene D. Clinesmith III) |
| Tom Connole | ... | camera operator |
| Michael J. Coo | ... | key grip (as Michael Coo) |
| Ken Cottengim Jr. | ... | grip (as Ken Cottengim) |
| Sean Patrick Crowell | ... | dolly grip: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Pat Dames | ... | second grip: second unit, Los Angeles (as James Patrick Dames) |
| Gerrit Dangremond | ... | camera operator: Chicago |
| John Dumas | ... | rigging second grip |
| Gary Dunham | ... | first assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Brad Edmiston | ... | first assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Sam Emerson | ... | still photographer |
| Bill Fine Jr. | ... | rigging chief lighting technician (as Bill Fine) |
| John Fine | ... | electrician |
| Marty Fraser | ... | camera operator: news video, Chicago |
| John P. Friday | ... | rigging gaffer: Chicago (as John Friday) |
| R. Scott Goodrich | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Arthur D. Halverson | ... | assistant video assist: Chicago |
| Frank Hanes | ... | camera operator: news video, Chicago |
| Jon Haney | ... | electrician |
| D.J. Harder | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles (as David J. Harder) |
| Tom Holloway | ... | grip: Chicago (as Thomas B. Holloway) |
| Steve Irwin | ... | 24 frame video playback |
| Mark Jackson | ... | first assistant camera |
| Stephen Johnstone | ... | second electric: second unit, Los Angeles (as Steve R. Johnstone) |
| Tom Jordan | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Aaron Katz | ... | video assist: second unit, Los Angeles |
| David Katz | ... | video assist |
| Bob King | ... | rigging best boy |
| Jerry D. Knight | ... | second electric: second unit, Los Angeles (as Jerry Knight) |
| Craig Kohtala | ... | second grip |
| George Kohut | ... | camera operator: Chicago |
| Michael Lange | ... | second grip: Chicago |
| Thomas Lappin | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles (as Thomas F. Lappin) |
| Daniel F. Larkin | ... | first assistant camera: Chicago (as Dan Larkin) |
| Jason Leeds | ... | electrician |
| Anthony J. Lullo | ... | best boy: Chicago |
| Michelle Mann | ... | second assistant camera: Chicago (as Michella Mann) |
| Marc Marino | ... | electrician |
| Steven Matthys | ... | second rigging electric: Chicago (as Steven C. Matthys) |
| Scott McGowan | ... | grip |
| Carlos Medina Jr. | ... | Generator operator |
| David Morenz | ... | first assistant camera: Chicago |
| Rob Morey | ... | first assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Chris Moseley | ... | camera operator: second unit, Los Angeles |
| J. Michael Muro | ... | camera operator (as James Muro) / steadicam operator (as James Muro) |
| Patrick Murray | ... | chief lighting technician: second unit, Los Angeles (as Pat Murray) |
| Leo J. Napolitano | ... | camera operator: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Troy Osman | ... | second grip: Chicago (as Troy O. Osman) |
| Phil Pastuhov | ... | aerial director of photography: Chicago (as Phil Pastuhof) |
| John Pingry | ... | second assistant camera: Chicago (as John C. Pingry) |
| Ray Pope | ... | electrician: Chicago |
| Craig Price | ... | dolly grip: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Scott Ronnow | ... | camera loader |
| Andy Smith | ... | video assist: Chicago (as Andrew A. Smith) |
| Stuart A. Spohn | ... | chief lighting technician: second unit, Los Angeles (as Stuart Spohn) |
| R. Michael Stringer | ... | dolly grip: second unit, Los Angeles (as Michael Stringer) |
| Michael Torchia | ... | camera operator: news video, Chicago (as Mike Torchia) |
| Eric Tramp | ... | camera operator: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Renee Treyball | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Susan Turcot | ... | dimmer operator (as Susan Turcott) |
| Greg Van Horn | ... | electrician: Chicago |
| Ronald L. Vargas Jr. | ... | first assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Dave Walker | ... | key grip: second unit, Los Angeles (as David B. Walker) |
| Marta Weiss | ... | second assistant camera: second unit, Los Angeles (as Marta E. Weiss) |
| Mark Wineman | ... | video playback operator |
| R. Michael Yope | ... | second electric (as Michael Yope) |
| Paolo Cascio | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Ray Conchado | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Bob Gomez | ... | electrician: Chicago (uncredited) |
| Eric Leach | ... | electrician: Chicago (uncredited) |
| Glen Magers | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Larry Markart | ... | video playback operator (uncredited) |
| Wilson Mylander | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Chris Peterson | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Philip C. Pfeiffer | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| Brian Rosso | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Bennett Spencer | ... | rigging electrician (uncredited) |
| Bill Vergos | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Christopher Wiggins | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Steven J. Winslow | ... | assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited) / camera technician (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Zelko | ... | lighting technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Jennifer DeCesare | ... | casting assistant |
| Scott French | ... | casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Ronna Kress | ... | casting associate |
| Karen Peake | ... | extras casting: Chicago |
| 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) |
Location Management
| Gerard Averill | ... | assistant location manager |
| Brady Breen | ... | assistant location manager: Chicago |
| Steve Cudzilo | ... | location assistant: Chicago |
| Scott Devereaux | ... | assistant location manager |
| Nena Girsch | ... | assistant location manager: Chicago |
| Don J. Hug | ... | location manager: Chicago |
| Murray Miller | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Dell Hake | ... | additional orchestrator (as Delle Hake) |
| Paul Haslinger | ... | music programmer |
| John Kurlander | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Gregg Nestor | ... | music preparation |
| Bobbi Page | ... | vocal contractor/score vocalist |
| Graeme Revell | ... | music score producer |
| Tim Simonec | ... | orchestrator |
| Clifford J. Tasner | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Dan Wallin | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Brian Williams | ... | assistant: Mr. Revell |
| Joshua Winget | ... | music editor (as Josh Winget) |
| Patti Zimmitti | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe (uncredited) |
| Kevin Dorsey | ... | vocalist (uncredited) |
| Norman Ludwin | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ashley Revell | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| Eric Rigler | ... | musician: uilleann pipes (uncredited) |
| Bob Sanders | ... | trombone (uncredited) |
| Mike Vaccaro | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sharron Reynolds | ... | script supervisor (as Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez) |
| Anthony Drazan | ... | script doctor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Joseph A. Alfano | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Michael J. Barcal | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Bridgett Baron | ... | transportation office manager: Chicago |
| Sheridan Ross Batson | ... | driver (as Sheridan Batson) |
| Anthony Belmonte | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Gene Biernot | ... | driver (as Eugene Biernot) |
| Brumby Broussard | ... | transportation assistant |
| Joseph Bruno | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Scott Buckingham | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Charles B. Burandt | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Leonard T. Casey Sr. | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Victor W. Chin | ... | driver: Chicago |
| James M. Clarke | ... | transportation assistant |
| Guy DeSimone | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Bobby Enriquez | ... | driver |
| Michael J. Farej | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Keith Filkins | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Johnny Gomez | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Steve Hardy | ... | driver: set dressing, Chicago (as Steven Hardy) |
| William F. Hogan | ... | transportation coordinator: Chicago (as Billy Hogan) |
| Brian Kahn | ... | driver (as Brian Jahn) |
| Brian Kennedy | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Kenny Koons | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Tony Lizio | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Joseph Losavio | ... | driver: Chicago (as Joseph M. Losavio) |
| Howie Mandel | ... | driver (as Howard Mandel) |
| Sheila Mandel | ... | transportation assistant |
| Michael J. Martin | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Jaymes S. Matsurak | ... | driver: Chicago (as Jaymes S. Matsuiak) |
| Danny Maxwell | ... | transportation captain: Chicago |
| Pat McGowean | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Larry McKisic | ... | driver: Chicago |
| William J. Novelli | ... | driver: Chicago |
| William E. Palmer | ... | driver (as Billy Palmer) |
| Peter Pantaleo | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Randy Peters | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Joe Polizzi | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Anthony Pomonis | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Ron Poniewaz | ... | transportation captain |
| Darien Reid | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Charles Renfroe | ... | driver |
| Othar D. Richey II | ... | transportation assistant |
| Brian A. Ruiz | ... | driver: Chicago |
| John Schmidt | ... | driver: Chicago (as John A. Schmidt) |
| Howard Taft | ... | driver |
| Robert Turko | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Daniel Valente | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Jeff Verdick | ... | transportation captain |
| Jay Weintraub | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Michael Zebell | ... | driver: Chicago |
| Thomas O'Donnell | ... | mobile lighting operator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ed Arneson | ... | technical advisor: police (as Sergeant Ed Arneson) |
| Darius Aubry | ... | assistant: Mr. Gray |
| Brian D. Austin | ... | first aid |
| Shauna Beal | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan |
| Michael Beavers | ... | craft service: Chicago |
| Marla L. Blanton | ... | production office assistant: Chicago |
| Angi Bones | ... | production assistant (as Angelique Bones) |
| Bob Brannon | ... | technical advisor: police (as Officer Bob Brannon) |
| Cookie Carosella | ... | assistant: Mr. Hoberman |
| Mark Chambers | ... | first aid (as Mark A. Chambers) |
| Marila Chappelle | ... | post-production accountant |
| Daniel Joseph Chester | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Michael Choi | ... | set production intern: Chicago |
| Neetu Chopra | ... | assistant production coordinator: Chicago |
| Sam Clark | ... | stand in: Chicago |
| Renee D. Czarapata | ... | payroll accountant |
| Bonnie Daniels | ... | production controller |
| Carlo De Rosa | ... | set intern (as Carlo DeRosa) |
| Nelson Drake | ... | production assistant |
| Leslie Anne Engel | ... | assistant production coordinator: Chicago (as Leslie Engel) |
| Missy Eustermann | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Sara Flamm | ... | production office assistant |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | aerial coordinator: Chicago |
| Humberto Flores | ... | catering assistant |
| Marty Fraser | ... | script supervisor: second unit, Chicago |
| Jamala Gaither | ... | production assistant |
| Oanas Alberto Garcia | ... | catering assistant (as Onas Garcia) |
| Will Gatlin | ... | craft service: Chicago |
| Damon Glaspie | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Brother Hakeem | ... | security captain: film security |
| Melissa Hendricks | ... | assistant: Mr. Gray |
| David Henri | ... | assistant: Mr. Nicksay |
| Amy James | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Kyle Jetton | ... | caterer |
| Robin Jorden | ... | set production assistant: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Jerry Katz | ... | projectionist |
| Andy Kim | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Vanessa Lanier | ... | extras coordinator: Chicago |
| Robert A. Levine | ... | unit publicist (as Bob Levine) |
| Tracy Loudon | ... | set production assistant: Chicago (as Traci Loudon) |
| Patricia Lydon | ... | second assistant accountant: Chicago (as Pat Lydon) |
| Brian Michaels | ... | assistant: Mr. Gray |
| Miguel Mojica | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Melody L. Moses | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| David Muscatine | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Jean Nakahara | ... | production secretary |
| Charlene Norman | ... | production coordinator: Chicago |
| Melissa Nusbaum | ... | accounting assistant: Chicago |
| Elizabeth O'Donnell | ... | accounting clerk |
| Bettina Tendler O'Mara | ... | product placement (as Bettina O'Mara) |
| Noel Olken | ... | production office assistant: Chicago |
| Jeremy Oswald | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Connie Papineau | ... | script supervisor: second unit, Los Angeles |
| Willie Radcliff | ... | craft service |
| Rozzana Ramos | ... | assistant: Mr. Milchan (as Rozzana I. Ramos) |
| Edward J. Reardon | ... | first aid: Chicago (as Ed Reardon) |
| Theresa Rubino | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| James Sabatini | ... | set production assistant: Chicago |
| Ericka N. Shane | ... | accounting assistant: Chicago (as Ericka Shane) |
| Triby Sheeser | ... | assistant: Mr. Hoberman (as Trilby Sheeser) |
| Roy Siber | ... | craft service: Chicago (as Roy Siler) |
| Siri Sirishambhand | ... | catering assistant |
| Gerrick T. Smith | ... | production office assistant: Chicago |
| Lisa Swain | ... | production coordinator |
| Leonard L. Thomas | ... | assistant: Mr. Jackson (as Leonard Thomas) |
| Patrick Tillmann | ... | set production assistant: Chicago (as Patrick M. Tillman) |
| Randy Walker | ... | technical advisor: police (as Officer Randy Walker) |
| Zelig Walters | ... | caterer (as Zelig 'Wally' Walters) |
| Phillippa Weaver | ... | production assistant |
| Mike Welch | ... | assistant: Mr. Spacey |
| Mono Wilborn | ... | set production assistant: Chicago (as Monoleto Wilborn) |
| Cynthia Wise | ... | production accountant (as Cynthia G. Wise) |
| Jennifer Wojic | ... | set production assistant: Chicago (as Jennifer Wojick) |
| Daryl 'Dogman' Young | ... | dog wrangler (as Daryl Young) |
| Kyle Cooper | ... | title designer: main title sequence (uncredited) |
| Lori Freitag-Hild | ... | compositor: main title (uncredited) |
| Harry Lu | ... | armorer (uncredited) |
| Scott A. Martin | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Sunni-Ali Powell | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Todd Rheingold | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
| Rick Shuster | ... | helicopter pilot (uncredited) |
| Warren Smith | ... | production supervisor: re-shoots, Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Chuck Speed | ... | production legal (uncredited) |
| Ian Zander | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Wendy Fuller-Reich | ... | the producers wish to thank: Chicago Police Department (as Officer Debbie Fuller) |
| Rich Moskal | ... | the producers wish to thank: Chicago Film Office (as Richard Moskal) |
| Jim Runion | ... | the producers wish to thank: The Donnelly Building, Chicago |
| Ron VerKuilen | ... | the producers wish to thank: Illinois Film Office |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- New Regency Productions (presents)
- Mandeville Films
- New Regency Productions
- Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
- Taurus Film (in association with)
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- United Motion Pictures (1999) (Egypt) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2015) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 9Gem (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- CBS (2002) (United States) (tv)
- Disney Media Distribution (DMD) (United States) (tv)
- Disney+ (2022) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD) (Star)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- Nelonen (2005) (Finland) (tv)
- PlazaVista Entertainment (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
- SBS6 (2002) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (1999) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sandrews (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
- United Paramount Network (UPN) (United States) (tv)
- Varus Video (1998) (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Domestic Pay TV / Cable and Network Features (1999) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland (2009) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (1999) (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Pacific Title/Mirage (digital effects)
Other Companies
- American Humane Association (animal action monitoring)
- Call The Cops (police technical advisors)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- Chicago Film Office (the producers wish to thank)
- Chicago Police Department (the producers wish to thank)
- Deluxe Catering (catering: Chicago)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Executive Assurance (additional set security)
- Firefly Casting (casting)
- Imaginary Forces (main title sequence)
- J.L. Fisher (camera cranes and dollies)
- Kodak (motion picture products)
- Location Lodging Worldwide (travel and accommodations)
- Movie Movers (cast trailers)
- Movie Movers (hair and make-up trailers)
- Movie Movers (star trailers)
- Movie Movers (transportation)
- Musco Mobile Lighting Ltd. (musco light)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (titles and opticals)
- Restless Records (soundtrack)
- SDDS Sony Dynamic Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Skytel (pagers and paging service)
- TM Equipment Rentals (grip and lighting equipment)
- The Donnelly Building, Chicago (the producers wish to thank)
- The Illinois Film Office (the producers wish to thank)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the midst of an elaborate conspiracy, an expert negotiator is driven to the edge when he's framed for the murder of his partner, as well as embezzling money from his department's pension fund. His only chance to prove his innocence is to take hostages himself, acquire the services of another expert negotiator, and find out who's running the conspiracy before it's too late. Written by Ted Walters |
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| Taglines | Chicago's two top negotiators must face each other. One of them is holding hostages. The other is demanding surrender. And everyone's holding their breath. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $50,000,000 (estimated) |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $4,400,000, 25 Oct 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The movie was originally written to star Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Spacey. Kevin Spacey was supposed to be the hostage-taker with Stallone playing opposite him. When Stallone turned down the part, Spacey decided he wanted to play Chris Sabian rather than Danny Roman. Fortunately, the role originally meant for him was re-cast with Samuel L. Jackson. See more » |
| Goofs | Police negotiators and entry teams conduct their activities independent of one another so that the negotiator doesn't inadvertently let the hostage taker know what the entry team is doing. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Saving Private Ryan/The Parent Trap/Jane Austen's Mafia!/Disturbing Behavior (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Rise See more » |
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Lieutenant Danny Roman:
When your friends betray you, sometimes the only people you can trust are strangers. See more » |