Enemy of the State (1998)

Director:

Tony Scott

Writer (WGA):

David Marconi (written by)

Release Date:

20 November 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's not paranoia if they're really after you.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

NSA | Murder | Evidence | Surveillance | Washington D.C.

Awards:

5 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Will Smith	...	Robert Clayton Dean
Gene Hackman	...	Edward Lyle, '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	...	NSA agent, 'Brill'
James LeGros	...	Jerry Miller (as James Le Gros)
Dan Butler	...	Shaffer
Jack Black	...	Fiedler
Jamie Kennedy	...	Jamie
Bodhi Elfman	...	Van (as Bodhi Pine Elfman)
Jacob Chambers	...	Davis
Alexandra Balahoutis	...	Martha
Anna Gunn	...	Emily Reynolds
Jascha Washington	...	Eric Dean
Rebeca Silva	...	Marie the Nanny (as Rebecca Silva)
Bobby Boriello	...	Dylan
Carl Mergenthaler	...	Mike - Law Firm
Mattias Kraemer	...	Gas Station Cashier
Lillo Brancato	...	Young Worker
John Capodice	...	Older Worker #1
Vic Manni	...	Vic - Old Mobster
T.R. Richards	...	Cook
Ivana Milicevic	...	Ruby's Sales Clerk (as Ivana Milavich)
Patsy Grady Abrams	...	Accident Bystander
Beatriz Mayoral	...	Reynolds' Nanny
Kasey Lynn Quinn	...	Reynolds' Daughter
Elizabeth Berman	...	Ruthie
Donna W. Scott	...	Jenny (as Donna Scott)
Allison Sie	...	Hotel Desk Clerk
Michael Andolini	...	Sal (as Mike Andolini)
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Frankie (as Arthur Nascarella)
Grant Heslov	...	Lenny
John Cenatiempo	...	Young Mobster #1
Joyce Flick Wendl	...	Waitress
Frank Medrano	...	Bartender
Dennis Sean Fahey	...	Cop with Ambulance (as Dennis S. Fahey)
Albert Wong	...	Mr. Wu
Christopher Lawrence	...	Paramedic (as Christopher B. Lawrence)
John Haynes Walker	...	Fireman #1
Joseph Patrick Kelly	...	Fireman #2 (as Joe Patrick Kelly)
Lennox Brown	...	Tunnel Maintenance Worker
Martin Bosworth	...	Bike Messenger
Nancy Yee	...	Mrs. Wu
Troy A. Cephers	...	ANA Hotel Security (as Troy Anthony Cephers)
Carlos Gómez	...	FBI Agent (as Carlos Gomez)
Robert Gersicoff	...	FBI Agent
Arnie Alpert	...	FBI Agent
Greg Collins	...	FBI Supervisor
Doug Roberts	...	Hijacked Car Driver
Larry King	...	Himself
Warren Olney	...	TV Anchor #1
Penny Griego	...	TV Anchor #2
Eric Keung	...	Mambo Kitchen Worker #1
David Han	...	Mambo Kitchen Worker #2
Mandy Kriss	...	Reporter #1
Noel Werking	...	Reporter #2
Sam De Crispino	...	Reporter #3
Wayne A. Larrivey	...	Doorman
Rhonda Overby	...	Field Reporter #1
Lillie Shaw Hamer	...	Field Reporter #2
Brenna McDonough	...	Field Reporter #3
Callison Slater	...	Child #1
Colin Brodie	...	Child #2
Daniel Cano	...	Hallway Lawyer
Joy Ehrlich	...	Mom in Diner
Eric Olson	...	Aide #1
Thomas Troy	...	Aide #2
Adam Karkowsky	...	Aide #3
Steve Uhrig	...	Electronics Store Employee
Robyn Killian	...	Model #1
Laura Eizenia	...	Model #2
Angelica Pamintuan	...	Model #3
Vene L. Arcoraci	...	Model #4 (as Vené Arcoraci)
Charlie Curtis	...	Model #5
Raichle Watt	...	Becky
Michael James Walker	...	Union Official (as Michael J. Walker)
Jackilyn Ward	...	Pintero's Sister
Jason Welch	...	Pintero Kid #1
Joshua Ward	...	Pintero Kid #2
Pete Sutton	...	Dean House Cop
Tom Quinn	...	Tunnel Technician (as Thomas M. Quinn)
Robert O'Rourke	...	FBI Observer #1
John Allendorfer	...	FBI Observer #2
Henry Sandler	...	FBI Observer #3
Chris Holt	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Beatty	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Paul M. Clary	...	Ferry Person (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Nancy Gassner-Clayton	...	ANA Hotel Maid (uncredited)
Nasi Glekas	...	Witness (uncredited)
Steve Gonzales	...	Mr. O'Brien (uncredited)
Seth Green	...	Selby (uncredited)
Gilley Grey	...	Firefighter #3 (uncredited)
Philip Baker Hall	...	Attorney Mark Silverberg (uncredited)
Eddie Hargitay	...	Paper boy (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	NSA Civilian Technician (uncredited)
Paul Herman	...	Carlos (uncredited)
James Hunter	...	Computer Programmer (uncredited)
David Lewin	...	Cafe patron (uncredited)
Paul Majors	...	Doorman (uncredited)
Brian Markinson	...	Attorney Brian Blake (uncredited)
Alexis McCombs	...	Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Jason Robards	...	Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited)
Tom Sizemore	...	Boss Paulie Pintero (uncredited)
Adrienne Townes	...	Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Jade Wu	...	Model (uncredited)
Steven Zlotnick	...	NSA Technician (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Scott

Writing credits (WGA)
David Marconi		(written by)

Produced by
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	producer
Andrew Z. Davis	....	executive producer
Chad Oman	....	executive producer
Pat Sandston	....	associate producer
James W. Skotchdopole	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Daniel Mindel		(director of photography) (as Dan Mindel)

Film Editing by
Chris Lebenzon

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Benjamín Fernández		(as Benjamin Fernandez)

Art Direction by
Jennifer A. Davis
James J. Murakami
Donald B. Woodruff

Set Decoration by
Garrett Lewis

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Pierce Austin	....	hair stylist: Mr. Smith
Dino Ganziano	....	hair stylist: Mr. Voight
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist (as Fancisco X. Perez)
Ron Scott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hackman (as Ronald C. Scott)
Laini Thompson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Smith
Danny Valencia	....	hair stylist
Ellen Wong	....	key makeup artist
Lori M. Cincotta	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Steve LaPorte	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Eric McLeod	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Artist W. Robinson	....	first assistant director (as Artist Robinson)
Frederic Roth	....	second assistant director
Charles Simmers	....	additional second assistant director
Deanna Stadler	....	second second assistant director (as Deanna L. Stadler)

Art Department
A. Charles Carnaggio	....	assistant property master
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Dennis DeWaay	....	construction coordinator (as Dennis Dewaay)
Steven E. Fegley	....	construction foreman
Randy Gunter	....	assistant property master
Gary Isbell	....	leadman
Peter J. Kelly	....	lead set designer
Willard Livingston	....	construction foreman (as Willard O. Livingston)
Andrew Menzies	....	set designer: Baltimore
Charlie Nicholson	....	on-set dresser (as Charles Nicholson)
Michael Papac	....	property master
Josh Persoff	....	on-set dresser (as Joshua Persoff)
Victoria Ruskin	....	art department administrator (as G. Victoria Ruskin)
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.	....	assistant art director
Jason Sweers	....	graphic designer
Roland Tantin	....	construction foreman
Mark Woods	....	leadman
Jim Zemansky	....	assistant property master (as James Zemansky)
Kirsten Anderson	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Carl Catanese	....	set dresser: Maryland (uncredited)
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Scott C. Garrett	....	draper (uncredited)
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kristina Kilpe	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Sean Langdon	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ted Nolan	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall	....	prop swing (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	sound editor (as David Arnold)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
John Banuelos	....	stage engineer
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Christopher Boyes	....	sound designer
Fred Burke	....	foley editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Christine Danelski	....	foley editor
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Susan Demskey	....	assistant sound editor (as Sue Demskey-Horiuchi)
Teri E. Dorman	....	supervising dialogue editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor (as Rick Dumm)
John P. Fasal	....	field sound recordist (as John Fasal)
Marva Fucci	....	first assistant sound editor
Steven Gerrior	....	assistant sound editor
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
Chris Ingram	....	assistant sound editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound editor
William B. Kaplan	....	sound mixer (as Bill Kaplan)
Mike Kaufman	....	stage engineer
Adam Kopald	....	sound editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor (as Nick Korda)
Kimberly Lambert	....	dialogue editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
James Likowski	....	foley editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound editor
Shannon Mills	....	sound designer
Tom Myers	....	sound designer
Peggy Names	....	cable person
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Maggie Ostroff	....	assistant sound editor
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Monique Salvato	....	assistant sound editor
Earl Sampson	....	boom operator
Joe Schiff	....	assistant sound editor
Grant Schmitz	....	sound re-recordist
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Del Spiva	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Stafford	....	supervising adr editor
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Wright	....	sound editor
Hanson Hsu	....	sound engineer (uncredited)
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: dolby film sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician
David Fletcher	....	mechanical effects set foreman
Morgan Guynes	....	special effects technician
Robert S. Henderson	....	mechanical effects foreman
Patrick Huggins	....	special effects technician (as Pat Huggins)
Michael Meinardus	....	mechanical effects coordinator (as Mike Meinardus)
Anthony Simonaitis	....	mechanical effects powder foreman
Steven B. Wolke	....	special effects technician
Barry McQueary	....	special effects (uncredited)
Gary Pilkinton	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jamie Rama	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Hani AlYousif	....	digital compositor: Mill Film (as Hani Alyousif)
Rob Blue	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Tim Burke	....	digital effects supervisor: Mill Film
Tim Burke	....	lead compositor: Mill Film
Tim Caplan	....	I/O manager: Mill Film
Lawrence Carroll	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Grady Cofer	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Robin Griffin	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film
Dion Hatch	....	digital effects supervisor: Digiscope
Chris Holt	....	digital graphics supervisor (as Chris B. Holt)
Ladd Landford	....	optical supervisor
Jay Mallet	....	motion control assistant: Mill Film
John Mathieson	....	visual effects director of photography: Mill Film
Todd Mesher	....	lead digital artist: Digiscope
Kevin Modeste	....	CGI artist: Mill Film
Emma Norton	....	digital effects producer: Mill Film
Brennan Prevatt	....	digital artist: Digiscope
James E. Price	....	visual effects supervisor
Naomi A. Sato	....	digital artist: Digiscope (as Naomi Sato)
Laurel Lyn Schulman	....	digital effects producer: Digiscope
John Seymour	....	visual effects editor: Mill Film
Chris Shaw	....	CGI artist: Mill Film
Robin Shenfield	....	executive Producer: Mill Film
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	executive producer: Digiscope (as Mary Stuart Welch)
Diana Stulic	....	visual effects coordinator: Mill Film
Marty Taylor	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Ben White	....	lead CGI artist: Mill Film
Malcolm Woolridge	....	motion control camera operator: Mill Film (as Malcolm Wooldridge)
Tim Zaccheo	....	lead CGI artist: Mill Film
Marilyn Anderson	....	technical assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Baker	....	visual effects assistant camera (uncredited)
Steve Barnes	....	technical assistant: Mill Film (uncredited)
Will Broadbent	....	technical Assistant: Mill Film (uncredited)
Andy Davis	....	digital compositor: Planet Blue (uncredited)
Jerry Hall	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Laurent Hugueniot	....	technical director (uncredited)
Charlie Lovett	....	3D artist (uncredited)
Will Robbins	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Nancy St. John	....	production executive: Mill Film Ltd. (uncredited)
Gabriel White	....	technical assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Phil Adams	....	stunt player
Elle Alexander	....	stunt player
Kavien Amiri	....	stunt player
Pete Antico	....	stunt player
Bob Arnold	....	stunt player
Dan Bell	....	stunt player
Sandy Berumen	....	stunt player
Janet Brady	....	stunt player
Bob Brown	....	stunt player (as Bobby Brown)
Jill Brown	....	stunt player
Troy Brown	....	stunt player
Tom Bruggeman	....	stunt player
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt player (as Joe Bucaro)
Chris Carnel	....	stunt player
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunt player (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Tim A. Davison	....	stunt player (as Tim Davison)
Justin De Rosa	....	stunt player (as Justin Derosa)
Shane Dixon	....	stunt player
Doc Duhame	....	stunt double: Mr. Hackman
Kenny Endoso	....	stunt player
Michael Endoso	....	stunt player
Richie Gaona	....	stunt player
Al Goto	....	stunt player
Anna Greene	....	stunt player (as Anne Greene)
Kane Hodder	....	stunt player
Jeff Imada	....	stunt player
Devon Jenkin	....	stunt player
Brett A. Jones	....	stunt player (as Brett Jones)
Henry Kingi	....	stunt player
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunt player
Randolph LeRoi	....	stunt double: Mr. Smith (as Randolph Le Roi)
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunt player (as Billy Lucas)
Sam Maloof	....	stunt player (as Sammy Maloof)
Johnny Martin	....	stunt player
Gary McLarty	....	stunt player (as Gary Mclarty)
John Meier	....	stunt player
Alan Oliney	....	stunt player
Michael Papajohn	....	stunt player
Victor Paul	....	stunt player
Eddie Perez	....	stunt player
Manny Perry	....	stunt player
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt player
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	stunt player (as Paul Picerni)
Steve Picerni	....	stunt player
Rex Reddick	....	stunt player
B.L. Richmond	....	stunt player
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt player
Pat Romano	....	stunt player
Philip Romano	....	stunt player
John Santini	....	stunt player
Steve Santosusso	....	stunt player
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt player
Erik Stabenau	....	stunt player (as Eric Stabineau)
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunt player (as Chris Tuck)
Chuck Zito	....	stunt player
Steve Altes	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Grant Baciocco	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jack Carpenter	....	stunt player (uncredited)
David Loitz	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Neil Ruddy	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Christopher J. Tuck	....	stunt double: Jason Lee (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Agalsoff Jr.	....	video assist
Ivan Allen	....	electrician
Andy Bertelson	....	grip
Martin Bosworth	....	rigging gaffer
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere assistant camera (as Richard Burton)
Jim Chase	....	rigging best boy: Los Angeles
Ray D. Chase	....	best boy grip
Linda R. Chen	....	still photographer
John T. Connor	....	first assistant camera (as John Connor)
David Diamond	....	rigging best boy
Paul A. Edwards	....	camera operator (as Paul Edwards)
Thomas Gibson	....	rigging key grip (as Tom Gibson)
Rick Grover	....	grip
Jaime Heintz	....	rigging best boy: Los Angeles (as Jaime L. Heintz)
Cindy Lagerstrom	....	electrician (as Cynthia K. Lagerstrom)
Ed Maloney	....	best boy electric
Mark Meyers	....	dolly grip
John D. Miller	....	grip (as John Miller)
Thomas R. Miller	....	dolly grip
Claudio Miranda	....	chief lighting technician
Daniel Moder	....	second assistant camera (as Dan Moder)
Serge Nofield	....	second assistant camera
David B. Nowell	....	director of aerial photography
Mark Panetsky	....	second assistant camera (as Mark A. Patnesky)
J. Michael Popovich	....	key grip
Chris Reddish	....	rigging best boy
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	camera operator
Jerry Sandager	....	grip
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator
Nick Shuster	....	second assistant camera
Harold Skinner	....	electrician (as Harold J. Skinner)
John Skotchdopole	....	first assistant camera
Scott Smith	....	aerial first assistant camera (as Scott C. Smith)
Monte Swann	....	24 frame playback supervisor
Anthony Van Dyk	....	electrician
Jeff Vine	....	first assistant camera (as Jeffrey Vine)
Kevin Barnes	....	electrician (uncredited)
Eric Blair	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Kevin Brown	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Alfred J. Caragay	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ralph Del Castillo	....	grip (uncredited)
Roger Donegan	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Roger Donegan	....	videographer: surveillance footage (uncredited)
Christopher Duddy	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Craig Grossmueller	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Peter Gulla	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Edward A. Gutentag	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Chris Haarhoff	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Roger Lowe	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Eric Martin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ethan McQuerrey	....	grip: construction (uncredited)
Kenneth Morton	....	grip (uncredited)
Philip Shanahan	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeffery J. Tufano	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kim Coleman	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Aisha Coley	....	additional casting: Los Angeles
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore
Jim Choate	....	local extras casting (uncredited)
Katherine Dorrer	....	casting assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
John Strawbridge	....	casting associate: Baltimore (uncredited)
Wendy Weidman	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini	....	costumer
Holly Davis	....	key costumer
Cindy Evans	....	costumer
Sabine Huber	....	costumer
Christopher Lawrence	....	costume supervisor (as Christopher B. Lawrence)
Robert Mata	....	costumer
Bruce Reik	....	costumer: Baltimore
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	costumer (as Janet Ingram)

Editorial Department
Heather Collier	....	apprentice editor
David Dresher	....	associate editor
Christein Goldstein	....	first assistant editor: avid
Jason Hellmann	....	second assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Rod Miller	....	apprentice editor
Joel Negron	....	associate editor (as Joel Negrón)
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	post-production assistant (as Anastasia Nemic)
Kristin Parker	....	post-production coordinator
Mary Beth Smith	....	negative cutter
Stefanie Wiseman	....	first assistant film editor
Crisoforo Aguilar	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Ray Boniker	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music supervisor
Michael Boustead	....	assistant music editor
Martin Christensen	....	score assistant
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Shannon Erbe	....	assistant music editor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Gordon Goodwin	....	conductor: orchestra
Gordon Goodwin	....	orchestrator
Tim Heintz	....	composer: additional music
Steve Jablonsky	....	music programmer
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Steve Kempster	....	score recordist
Paul Linford	....	music programmer
Paul Linford	....	score coordinator
Stephanie Lowry	....	first assistant music editor (as Stephanie Lowery)
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Rick Norman	....	additional music recordist
Booker White	....	music preparation
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Michael Fey	....	music executive (uncredited)
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Ladd McIntosh	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Randy Burke	....	transportation captain
Bill Deck	....	driver: Mr. Bruckheimer
Dennis Sean Fahey	....	driver: Mr. Scott (as Dennis Fahey)
Steve Mann	....	transportation coordinator
Dan Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
Charles E. Bauer	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Morris Bension	....	driver (uncredited)
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
David Diaz	....	transportation dispatcher (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Karin Parish Kurz	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
Jerry Sidwell	....	driver (uncredited)
Gerald Titus	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Charles E. Alston	....	assistant: Mr. Smith (as Charles Alston)
Sean C. Alvarez	....	first assistant accountant
Karin Anderson	....	script coordinator
Charley Armstrong	....	assistant location manager (as Charlie Armstrong)
Vanessa Bendetti	....	research coordinator (as Vanessa Kirby Bendetti)
Vanessa Bendetti	....	video coordinator (as Vanessa Kirby Bendetti)
Jill Bennett	....	payroll accountant
Porter Berry	....	production assistant
Andre Blair	....	stand-in: Mr. Smith
Chase Brandon	....	technical advisor
K.C. Brooks	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Jose Cabrera	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Amy Clark	....	staff assistant
Larry Cox	....	technical advisor
Amy Dean	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Zeb Esselstyn	....	production assistant
Don Ferrarone	....	technical consultant
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Elise Ganz	....	studio teacher
Rebecca Gibson	....	assistant production coordinator
Donna Glasser-Hancock	....	production accountant (as Donna Glasser)
Greg Goossen	....	stand-in: Mr. Hackman
Travis Gray	....	staff assistant
Madeleine R. Gubbins	....	production secretary (as Madeleine Gubbins)
Gabriela Gutentag	....	unit publicist
Nathan Guynes	....	staff assistant
Holly Hagy	....	production coordinator
Marc A. Hammer	....	assistant: Mr. Davis
Julie Hannum	....	assistant location manager
Jerry Heiss	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Harry Humphries	....	technical advisor
Martin Kaiser	....	technical advisor
Kyle Kaufman	....	production assistant
Michael Kehoe	....	craft service
Jennifer Brandon King	....	production secretary (as Jennifer B. King)
Kevin R. Kochman	....	staff assistant
David B. Leener	....	product placement
Harlem Logan	....	production assistant (as Harlem F. Logan)
Chad Marting	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Joseph Martin	....	location assistant (as Joseph Martin Jr.)
John McSweeney	....	assistant location manager
Michael Musteric	....	production assistant (as Michael J. Musteric)
Kim Painter	....	staff assistant
Erica Pearce	....	production assistant
Anthony Pellicano	....	technical advisor
Kait Pickering	....	assistant production coordinator
John M. Pisani	....	assistant publicist
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Janice Polley	....	location manager
Alan D. Purwin	....	aerial coordinator (as Alan Purwin)
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
KristieAnne Reed	....	executive assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer (as Kristieanne Reed)
Chanel Salzer	....	assistant location manager
John Sanchez	....	key office production assistant
Neville Shulman	....	special advisor: Mr. Scott
Rick Shuster	....	helicopter pilot
Peter Toumasis	....	assistant: Mr. Scott (as Pete Toumasis)
Jeff Trachtman	....	assistant: Mr. Skotchdopole (as Jeffrey Trachtman)
Steve Uhrig	....	technical advisor (as Stephen Uhrig)
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot (as Dirke Vahle)
Marshall Vernet	....	location consultant
R.L. Williams	....	production assistant
Lang Yee	....	second assistant accountant (as Leong Yee)
Garson Yu	....	title designer: main titles, yU+co.
Geneviere Anderson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Angela Athayde	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Ballon	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Frank Barron	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Jack Beardsley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Edward Bellafiore	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
William Bowling	....	location manager (uncredited)
Kevin A. Canamar	....	medic (uncredited)
Matthew B. Chamberlin	....	daily assistant location manager (uncredited)
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC (uncredited)
Manny Chavez	....	production safety supervisor (uncredited)
Sue Chipperton	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Milburn Gary Cox Jr.	....	body double: Gene Hackman and Jon Voight (uncredited)
Rad Daly	....	location scout (uncredited)
Deborah Dellosso	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Eric Errington	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Elissa Ewalt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Louis Farah	....	set medic (uncredited)
Charly Flanigan	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mikon A. Haaksman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marc A. Hammer	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
F. Carl Hansen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eddie Hargitay	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chris Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Johnson	....	set medic (uncredited)
Tony Kerum	....	caterer (uncredited)
Martin Kircher	....	dailies projectionist (uncredited)
Stephen A. Marinaccio II	....	travel coordinator (uncredited)
John Marston	....	location projectionist: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Brian McNulty	....	technical research advisor (uncredited)
Zachary Merck	....	intern (uncredited)
Eric Morgan	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel E. Parr	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Shannon Petska	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Heather Plott	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	office production assistant: second unit, Washington D.C. (uncredited)
James M.C. Smith	....	location scout (uncredited)
Michael Svitak	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Vogel	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Connie Wang	....	assistant script clearance administrator (uncredited)
Shawn Weber	....	dog trainer (uncredited)
Terrance Ottis Williams	....	hand model (uncredited)
Terrance Ottis Williams	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures (presents) (copyright owners)
• Jerry Bruckheimer Films (copyright owners)
• Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
• Scott Free Productions (in association with)
• No Such Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Pictures Distribution)
• Buena Vista International (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (1999) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Touchstone Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (BVHV) (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Touchstone Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Bandur Film (1999) (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Filmes Lusomundo (????) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2002) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Sweden) (DVD) (extended edition)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (extended edition)

Special Effects

• Asylum Models & Effects (miniatures)
• Black Box Digital (computer graphics)
• Controlled Demolition (structural implosion effects)
• Digiscope (digital visual effects)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (makeup effects)
• Mill Films (I) (special visual effects) (as Mill Film Limited, London)
• Visual Effects Company, The (uncredited) (motion control)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• Arcana: Books on the Arts  the producers wish to thank
• Arctic Circle Studios  score recorded at
• Baltimore Film Commission  the producers wish to thank
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by (uncredited)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)  the producers wish to thank (as BBC)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  courtesy: CNN Logo and the Larry King set (as Cable News Networks)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• City of Washington, DC  the producers wish to thank
• Entertainment Industry Development Corporation (EIDC)  the producers wish to thank
• Ermenegildo Zegna  selected wardrobe: Will Smith
• Executive Assurance  security (uncredited)
• FootageWorks  stock footage provided by (uncredited)
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack available on
• KDFW  footage provided by
• KTTV News for Television Stations  footage provided by (as KTTV News, Fox Television Stations)
• Maryland Film Office  the producers wish to thank
• Pacific Title/Mirage  opticals
• Philips  the producers wish to thank
• Reuters  archive footage provided by
• Sony Pictures Studios  grip and lighting equipment provided by
• Sony  the producers wish to thank
• Sony, Cary Grant Theatre  sound re-recorded at (as Sony/Cary Grant Theatre)
• Studio Animal Services  animal wrangling
• Studios  media production (Yugoslavia)
• Sun Microsystems Inc.  the producers wish to thank
• Technicolor  prints
• Title House  titles
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recorded at
• Village Recorder, The  score mixed at (as The Village Recorders)
• Walt Disney Music Library, The  music preparation
• yU+Co.  main titles

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violence.

Runtime:

132 min | USA:140 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

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 | Brazil:14 | 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:15

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer began developing the story for the film in 1991.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Near the beginning of the movie when the very powerful spy satellite is brought into use, one scene shows that there is a layer of high clouds, probably cirrostratus. Although high clouds can be translucent to the sun, there is no way the satellite could get a crystal clear view of people running around at the surface. Even awesome technology could not accomplish this. It is obviously a visible image because there is full color.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Congressman Phillip Hammersley: Come on. Come on, mutt. Now, look at that ball. All right. Come on, get that ball. Ah!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross: (#13.14)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Crackerjack Thriller with a message...

Why? Well for starters there is the best chase sequence since The French Connection. Then there is Will Smith as an actor - not just a star, though later in the movie he is admittedly overshadowed by veteran Gene Hackman.

There are two layers to this movie: On the surface is a pacy thriller with edge-of-the-seat chases but underneath lies a telling commentary on government surveillance. It is one of those truth-in-fiction stories which makes its point about government intrusion into privacy dramatically and effectively.

There are references to the classic, The Conversation: The surveilled couple talking in the park, and the Hackman character's premises are an obvious recreation of his workshop in the earlier movie. If you haven't yet seen The Conversation - see it before you see this one - you will understand the Hackman character a lot better (besides, it is a superb movie in its own right).

Oh, and Jon Voight is terrific as the bad guy...