U.S. Marshals (1998)

Director:

Stuart Baird

Writers (WGA):

Roy Huggins (characters)
John Pogue (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.

Plot:

US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), a murderer and robber.

Plot Keywords:

Accident | Tense | Search | Bad Guy | Miscarriage Of Justice

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 23	11:00 PM	AMC
Thur. July 24	5:00 PM	AMC

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Wesley Snipes	...	Mark J. Sheridan / Warren / Roberts
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Special Agent John Royce
Joe Pantoliano	...	Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Daniel Roebuck	...	Deputy Marshal Bobby Biggs
Tom Wood	...	Deputy Marshal Noah Newman
LaTanya Richardson	...	Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper
Irène Jacob	...	Marie Bineaux, Mark's Girlfriend
Kate Nelligan	...	United States Marshal Catherine Walsh
Patrick Malahide	...	Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director
Rick Snyder	...	Special Agent Frank Barrows
Michael Paul Chan	...	Xian Chen, U.N. Cultural Attache of China
Johnny Lee Davenport	...	Deputy Marshal Henry
Donald Li	...	Detective Kim
Marc Vann	...	Deputy Jackson

Also Known As:

The Fugitive Part II (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some scenes of violence and brief language.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:14 (original rating) | New Zealand:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #35906) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

444 N. Michigan Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Kopelson Entertainment

Trivia:

Unusually, this is a movie spin-off from a film (The Fugitive (1993)) which was a remake of a TV series ("The Fugitive" (1963)).

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the hospital right after Gerard shoots Royce you can see that there is no magazine in the Glock he is now pointing at Sheridan.

Quotes:

Catherine Walsh: [seeing Lamb standing up] Don't get up Mr. Lamb. You make a better target sitting down.
Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director: I'm guessing that our visit does not deliver our fugitive.
Catherine Walsh: Not with all of the horseshit you've been handing us.
Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director: Excuse me?
Catherine Walsh: For starters, the fingerprints you have planted at the scene.
[shows a picture of a hand of a mysterious figure holding a briefcase]
Catherine Walsh: You want the illustrated version?
[hands Lamb the picture]
Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director: [after looking at the picture] Can you excuse us gentlemen?
[the men that were in Lamb's meeting leave]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Features "WCW Monday Nitro" (1995)

Soundtrack:

BROTHER

Another chocolate doughnut with sprinkles on top

People say sequels never work-but devotees of Sam Gerard and his team would disagree with this almost immediately. I've seen this movie several times and for those who like action this movie is for them! Sure the plot is a little familiar for those that have seen the previous movie-'The Fugitive' with Tommy Lee Jones in the role as Marshal Sam Gerard, but that doesn't get in the way. The only bit that irked myself and other hard core fans of 'the team' in this film is the fact that they killed off the always lovable baby faced Newman (played by Tom Wood who is gaining a foothold in the acting business) His death sparked a great deal of conversation, FanFiction writing and an online 'funeral' held by the fans, believe it or not!

So if you are a great lover of the work that Tommy Lee Jones produces, or you just like a cool action movie, U.S. Marshals is a good step away from reality. Sit Back and relax with your coffee and chocolate doughnut with the sprinkles on top!