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Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
It's not paranoia if they're really after you. morePlot:
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(23 articles)
Conversation on TV? (From JoBlo. 6 August 2008, 4:59 PM, PDT)
ABC Gains In Rerun Season (From Studio Briefing. 27 May 2002)
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One of the most entertaining thrillers of the late 1990's. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Will Smith | ... | Robert Clayton Dean | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Brill | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Reynolds | |
| Lisa Bonet | ... | Rachel Banks | |
| Regina King | ... | Carla Dean | |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | Congressman Albert | |
| Laura Cayouette | ... | Christa Hawkins | |
| Loren Dean | ... | Hicks | |
| Barry Pepper | ... | Pratt | |
| Ian Hart | ... | Bingham | |
| Jake Busey | ... | Krug | |
| Scott Caan | ... | Jones | |
| Jason Lee | ... | Zavitz | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Brill | |
| James LeGros | ... | Jerry Miller (as James Le Gros) |
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Rated R for language and violence.Parents Guide:
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132 min | USA:140 min (extended version)Country:
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EnglishColour:
Colour (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #36342) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15MOVIEmeter: 
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Continuity: In the opening scene (in which the congressman is killed) the time is given as 0645 hrs (6:45 AM). Later When the congressman's car is being recovered from the lake, the time is given as 1507 hrs (seven minutes after three in the afternoon). But the position of the sun appears to be virtually the same for both scenes. Plus the TV reporter announces the murder took place something like "an hour ago" or words to that effect. moreSoundtrack:
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An successful attorney from Washington D.C. by the name Robert Dean Clayton (Will Smith). Which Robert without his knowledge is given a video by his college friend (Jason Lee). Which his friend is trying to hide from mysterious strangers, who been after him until he dies unexpectedly by a fire truck. In that video has a murder of an top political elderly man (An uncredited:Jason Robards Jr.) and the man, who responsible for the murder is a corrupted national security agency man (Jon Voight). Now Dean's normal life is been after by a lethal team of skilled NSA surveillance team. They are ruthless and they will do everything to complete their mission until a mystery man (Two Time Oscar-Winner:Gene Hackman) helps Dean to be away from NSA and destroy, whoever they are responsible for destroying his life.
Directed by Tony Scott (Beverly Hills Cop 2, The Hunger, True Romance) made an extremely entertaining thriller with plenty of action and humour. This was one of the biggest hits of 1998. It was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (Beverly Hills Cop, Con Air, The Rock). This has an good cast, includes:Lisa Bonet, Regina King, Stuart Wilson, Jack Black. Loren Dean, Barry Pepper, Jamie Kennedy, Jake Busey, Scott Cann, James LeGros and Gabriel Byrne.
The original cut on the DVD has an sharp non-anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) transfer and an strong-Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. This enjoyable film is extremely entertaining and never slows down. Hackman's mysterious character is loosely based on a film by Oscar-Winner:Francis Ford Coppola movie titled "The Conversation". Which some critics and fans of Coppola's picture will call this an uncredited sequel. Seth Green, Philip Baker Hall and Tim Sizemore appears uncredited. Panavision. (****/*****).