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6.8/10   16,110 votes
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Writer (WGA):
David Mamet (written by)
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Release Date:
12 March 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
She's missing.
Plot:
The investigation into a kidnapping of the daughter of a high-ranking US government official. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tia Texada ... Jackie Black

Derek Luke ... Curtis

Val Kilmer ... Scott

Jeremie Campbell ... Cadre Candidate

Bob Jennings ... Grace's Aide
Lionel Mark Smith ... Colonel Blane

Johnny Messner ... Grace

Chris LaCentra ... Cpl. Sattler (as Chris J. Lacentra)
Renato Magno ... Grossler
Mark FitzGerald ... Training Facility Guard
Tony Mamet ... Parker

Clark Gregg ... Miller

Ron Butler ... Headquarters Agent

Steven Culp ... Gaines (as Stephen Culp)

Vincent Guastaferro ... Naylor
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
USA:106 min | UK:102 min (DVD)
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Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | USA:R (certificate #40304) | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Italy:T | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:15
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David Mamet performed rewrites during production using nothing more than a typewriter on a cardboard box between takes. more
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Factual errors: The scope on Curtis's gun is an Aimpoint Comp M series. It does not magnify the image as the movie indicates, nor does it have cross-hairs. Instead, it projects a red dot in the scope showing where the bullet will hit. more
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Scott: You had your whole life to prepare for this moment. Why aren't you ready?
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References The Salton Sea (2002) more

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16 out of 24 people found the following review useful.
excellent, 14 March 2004
8/10
Author: kyle_furr

This one better than most of David Mamet's later films and this is just as good as House of Games and Homicide. This movie stars Val Kilmer as a government agent who is called in to help with the search of the president's missing daughter. Val is willing to do just about anything to get her back and the less you know about the plot, the better you're off. I'm surprised that i never even heard of this movie until it came in theaters. I saw no previews for it or any ads anywhere. The first place i heard about was when Val Kilmer was on The Daily Show to promote the movie. I only went to go see it was that it was written and directed by David Mamet. It would be a good thing to not read any reviews before you see it.

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