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The Usual Suspects (1995)

18  106 min  -  Crime | Drama | Mystery   -  16 August 1995 (USA)
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A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

Director:

Bryan Singer
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stephen Baldwin ...
Gabriel Byrne ...
Benicio Del Toro ...
Kevin Pollak ...
Kevin Spacey ...
Chazz Palminteri ...
Pete Postlethwaite ...
Giancarlo Esposito ...
Suzy Amis ...
Dan Hedaya ...
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Christine Estabrook ...
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Storyline

Following a truck hijack in New York, five conmen are arrested and brought together for questioning. As none of them is guilty, they plan a revenge operation against the police. The operation goes well, but then the influence of a legendary mastermind criminal called Keyser Söze is felt. It becomes clear that each one of them has wronged Söze at some point and must pay back now. The payback job leaves 27 men dead in a boat explosion, but the real question arises now: Who actually is Keyser Söze? Written by Soumitra  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Criminal | Suspect | Explosion | Revenge | Lawyer  | See more »

Taglines:

Five Criminals . One Line Up . No Coincidence See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and a substantial amount of strong language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Hungarian | Spanish | French

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Die üblichen Verdächtigen See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$645,363 (USA) (20 August 1995) (42 Screens)

Gross:

$23,272,306 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Dave Kujan was offered to Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken, who both turned it down. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: In the opening scene when the police arrive to the dock of the burning ship, there are bodies lined up up on the pier covered in body bags labeled "S P CORONER" as in San Pedro Coroner. The Department of the Coroner is a function of Los Angeles County. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Keyser Soze: How you doing Keaton?
Keaton: I can't feel my legs... Keyser.
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Crazy Credits

The editor, John Ottman, edited the movie on film. He felt that all the
editing done electronically at the time was horrible because all the good
editors were still working on film (which is much more difficult). Because
of this he thought about putting "Edited on a piece of s*** Steenbeck" at
the end of the credits, but instead settled for the more subtle line
"Edited on film." Tim Robbins was directing 'Dead Man Walking' at the time
and heard about John's idea, which sparked that film's credit ending of
"This film was edited on old machines." See more »


Soundtracks

"Le sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir"
Performed by Jon Kull
Music by Claude Debussy See more »