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14 August 1987 (USA)
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Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason?
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A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress. full summary | add synopsis
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Clever thriller with excellent performances...
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Costner | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Tom Farrell |
 | Gene Hackman | ... | Defense Secretary David Brice |
 | Sean Young | ... | Susan Atwell |
 | Will Patton | ... | Scott Pritchard |
| Howard Duff | ... | Senator William 'Billy' Duvall |
| George Dzundza | ... | Sam Hesselman |
| Jason Bernard | ... | Major Donovan |
 | Iman | ... | Nina Beka |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | CIA Director Marshall |
| Leon Russom | ... | Kevin O'Brien |
| Dennis Burkley | ... | Mate |
 | Marshall Bell | ... | Contra #1 |
 | Chris D. | ... | Contra #2 |
| Michael Shillo | ... | Schiller |
| Nicholas Worth | ... | Cup Breaker |
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114 min
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Colour (Metrocolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Iceland:16 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:R (certificate #28267) |
Brazil:14 |
Australia:M |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
Norway:15 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
West Germany:12 |
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Kevin Costner did actually rollover the hood of a moving car during one of the chase sequences. According to the film's original press material, an insurance executive approached director Roger Donaldson after that stunt and said: "Don't you ever... ever... EVER... do that again!"
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Plot holes: The Pentagon is one of the largest buildings in the world, with 17 miles of corridors alone. For a single group to search it in two hours is preposterous.
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Scott Pritchard:
I am tired of weakness! I am faced with a grave problem, and I intend to resolve it quickly and cleanly.
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Referenced in "Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Leap of Faith (#5.5)" (2007)
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Kevin Costner stars in this stylish remake of THE BIG CLOCK, a 1948 film noir that starred Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. The setting has been changed from a publishing house to the Pentagon and the time period updated. Some extra plot twists have been added and it all adds up to riveting entertainment after a slow start.
Costner romances Sean Young after a brief flirtation and then discovers she is the mistress of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman). In a fit of jealousy, Hackman accidentally kills Young and then must concoct a plot to keep his identity as her lover a secret. He assigns Costner to lead the investigation and this leads to a suspenseful turn of events that has Costner caught in a net from which he has a hard time escaping. A series of suspenseful chases take place with some excellent camerawork following the chase by car and on foot.
Only weakness here is the rather contrived ending which seems to have been added on for a final twist that is never quite convincing.
Kevin Costner, looking spiffy in his smart Navy white uniform, does an excellent job as a desperate man realizing he must keep his own affair with the victim a secret. Gene Hackman is excellent too but it is Will Patton as his loyal henchman and protector who gives the film's most penetrating performance, especially when his diabolical nature is revealed.
The first twenty-five minutes are much too slow in getting the story off the ground but once it does you'll want to stay tuned until the final denouement. One of the best thrillers produced in the '80s.