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Overview
Release Date:
12 September 1997 (USA) moreTagline:
Nothing Lasts ForeverPlot:
Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 4 nominations moreUser Comments:
The State of Control moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Traci Lind | ... | Cat | |
| Rosalind Chao | ... | Claire | |
| Bill Pullman | ... | Mike Max | |
| Andie MacDowell | ... | Page | |
| K. Todd Freeman | ... | Six O One | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Ray Bering | |
| Chris Douridas | ... | Technician | |
| Pruitt Taylor Vince | ... | Frank Cray | |
| John Diehl | ... | Lowell Lewis | |
| Soledad St. Hilaire | ... | Anita | |
| Nicole Ari Parker | ... | Ade (as Nicole Parker) | |
| Daniel Benzali | ... | Brice Phelps | |
| Samuel Fuller | ... | Louis Bering (as Sam Fuller) | |
| Marshall Bell | ... | Sheriff Call | |
| Frederic Forrest | ... | Ranger MacDermot |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Am Ende der Gewalt (Germany) (informal literal title)Am.Ende.der.Gew@lt. (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
122 minColour:
ColourAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hungary:14 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:RFilming Locations:
Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA moreMOVIEmeter: 
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There is a scene in the film where we see a live recreation of the painting "Nighthawks" by Edward Hopper. moreGoofs:
When Page is holding Mike at gunpoint she holds the gun upward with the bottom of the handle facing outward and the ammo clip is clearly missing. Yet when Mike exits through the patio door she fires the gun and shatters the glass. moreSoundtrack:
Little Drop of Poison moreFAQ
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I watched this movie a few times, and I have met very few people who liked it as much as I did. I see it as an artful expression of all the critical thoughts in philosophy, sociology etc. that show how genocide, ultra-violence and fascist methods of population-control can develop out of all the promises of order, justice and peace the the modern state makes to its citizens. Also, the dialogue has absolutely superb moments, as when Mike the fugitive of the state says to his wife confronts his ex-wife with the words "Who can I turn myself into? Well I see who you turned yourself into...". A lot of people seem to dislike the loose ends and unexplained shifts that the characters make - but I say, in that very absence of rigid structure the film makes a parallel to the manifest ambivalence of modern life as a citizen: Our greatest protector is also our greatest threat.