Inside Man (2006)

Director:

Spike Lee

Writer (WGA):

Russell Gewirtz (written by)

Release Date:

24 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It looked like the perfect bank robbery. But you can't judge a crime by its cover.

Plot:

A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal's perfect heist spirals into a hostage situation.

Plot Keywords:

Pun In Title | Caper | Irreverent | Siege | Cellular Phone

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Detective Keith Frazier
Clive Owen	...	Dalton Russell
Jodie Foster	...	Madeleine White
Christopher Plummer	...	Arthur Case
Willem Dafoe	...	Captain John Darius
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Detective Bill Mitchell
Carlos Andrés Gómez	...	Steve
Kim Director	...	Stevie
James Ransone	...	Steve-O
Bernie Rachelle	...	Chaim (as Bernard Rachelle)
Peter Gerety	...	Captain Coughlin
Victor Colicchio	...	Sergeant Collins
Cassandra Freeman	...	Sylvia
Peter Frechette	...	Peter Hammond
Gerry Vichi	...	Herman Gluck
Waris Ahluwalia	...	Vikram Walia
Rafael Osorio	...	Bank Guard
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	...	Bank Guard
Daryl Mitchell	...	Mobile Command Officer Rourke (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Mobile Command Officer Berk
David Brown	...	Mobile Command Officer Carnow
Robert C. Kirk	...	Mobile Command Officer Borinsky
Frank Stellato	...	Mobile Command Detective
Ken Leung	...	Wing
Marcia Jean Kurtz	...	Miriam Douglas
Ed Onipede Blunt	...	Ray Robinson
Amir Ali Said	...	Brian Robinson
Lemon	...	Paul Guitierez (as Lemon Andersen)
Samantha Ivers	...	Nancy Mann
Peter Kybart	...	Mayor
Jason Manuel Olazabal	...	ESU Officer Hernandez
Jeff Ward	...	ESU Officer Jesus
Anthony Mangano	...	ESU Officer
Michael Devine	...	ESU Officer
Ed Bogdanowicz	...	ESU Officer
Aaron Vexler	...	ESU Officer
Anthony Borowiec	...	ESU Officer
Joe Coots	...	ESU Officer
Lionel Pina	...	Cop with Pizzas
Ken Ferrigni	...	Redheaded Detective
Frank Hopf	...	Barricade Officer
Robert Testut	...	Barricade Officer
Craig M. Spitzer	...	Seth Greenblatt (as Craig Marcus Spitzer)
Limary Agosto	...	Gladys Perez (as Lily Agosto)
Patrick Illig	...	Brad Stone
Frank Composto	...	Eric Dodge
Rozanne Sher	...	Hostage Woman
Rachel Black	...	Katherine (as Rachel Matthews Black)
Gregory Dann	...	Case's Bodyguard
Ben Crowley	...	White's Assistant
Shon Gables	...	CBS News Reporter
Dominic Carter	...	NY1 News Anchor
Sandra Endo	...	NY1 News Reporter
Kandiss Edmundson	...	Madge
Al Palagonia	...	Kevin
Florina Petcu	...	Ilina
Agim Coma	...	Borova
John Speredakos	...	Officier Porcario
Baktash Zaher	...	Zahir (as Baktash Khadem Zaher)
Ernest Rayford	...	Men's Club Attendant
Vincent DiMartino	...	Barber
Julian Niccolini	...	Four Seasons Maitre d'
Ed Crescimanni	...	Edwin
Brad Leland	...	Ronnie (as Bradley Williams)
Brad Williams	...	Ronnie (as Bradley Williams)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tiffany Adams	...	Hostage (uncredited)
Cherise Boothe	...	Jeanette Davis - Bank Employee (uncredited)
Rebecca Brillhart	...	Four Seasons Server (uncredited)
Jay Charan	...	Teller (uncredited)
Michael Den Dekker	...	Judge Pasqua (uncredited)
Edwin Freeman	...	ESU Officer (uncredited)
Carla Greene	...	Maria Luna (uncredited)
Rashaad Ernesto Green	...	Matthew Jones (Hostage) (uncredited)
Turi Haim	...	Barricade Cop (uncredited)
Van Hughes	...	James Curran (uncredited)
Matt Jade	...	ESU Officer (uncredited)
Russ Klein	...	Defense Attorney (uncredited)
Amanda Knox	...	Bank Employee (uncredited)
Steve Lord	...	ESU Officer (uncredited)
Heather Male	...	Katarina Anderson (uncredited)
James Donnell Quinn	...	Hostage Irving Levine (uncredited)
Jamieson Rhyme	...	Denis Lenford - Hostage (uncredited)
Michal Sinnott	...	Lori Minitte (uncredited)
Brandhyze Stanley	...	NY 1 Reporter (uncredited)
Philippe Vonlanthen	...	ESU Officer (uncredited)
Angel Wallace	...	Sandra Velez- Hostage (uncredited)

Directed by
Spike Lee

Writing credits (WGA)
Russell Gewirtz		(written by)

Produced by
Jonathan Filley	....	co-producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Karen Kehela	....	executive producer (as Karen Kehela Sherwood)
Jon Kilik	....	executive producer
Daniel M. Rosenberg	....	executive producer
Kim Roth	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by
Matthew Libatique		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Barry Alexander Brown

Casting by
Kim Coleman		(as Kim Taylor-Coleman)

Production Design by
Wynn Thomas

Art Direction by
Chris Shriver

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by
Donna Berwick

Makeup Department
Carol 'Ci Ci' Campbell	....	additional hair stylist
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist: Mr. Washington
Felice Diamond	....	second makeup artist
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Mr. Washington
Anita Gibson	....	key makeup artist
Kathrina Miccio	....	makeup artist
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup artist: Ms. Foster
Patricia Regan	....	hair stylist: Mr. Owen
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist: Mr. Owen
Brian Sheratt	....	assistant hair stylist (as Brian Sherratt)
Ryan Trygsdad	....	hair stylist: Ms. Foster (as Ryan Trygstad)
Kenneth Walker	....	key hair stylist
Craig Lindberg	....	third makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Colin Cumberbatch	....	production supervisor
Jonathan Filley	....	unit production manager
Susan Lazarus	....	post-production supervisor
Chris Emposimato	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Ellis	....	first assistant director
Tracey Hinds	....	second assistant director
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	....	second second assistant director (as Rodney M. Jackson)
Michael A. Pinckney	....	second second assistant director (as Michael 'Boogie' Pinckney)
Jennifer D. Wilkins	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Shawn Batey	....	assistant props
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator
Russell Bullock	....	camera scenic artist (as Russell T. Bullock)
Gabu Camilo	....	set dresser
Carmen Cardenas	....	art department production assistant
Chris DeTitta	....	lead man (as Christopher DeTitta)
Dan DeTitta	....	set decoration buyer (as Daniel DeTitta)
Amy S. Dholakia	....	industrial scenic
Christopher Doogan	....	scenic foreman
James C. Feng	....	assistant art director (as James Feng)
Paul Gaily	....	set dresser (as Paul S. Gaily)
Zachary Austin Gidding	....	art department production assistant (as Zachary Gidding)
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	charge scenic artist
Steven Greenberg	....	construction electric
Thomas Gregory	....	shop craftsman
John J. Herron	....	construction grip (as Johnny Herron)
Leo Holder	....	graphic artist
Doug Huszti	....	assistant art director (as Douglas A. Huszti)
Ross Huttick	....	assistant property master
Timothy Joliat	....	set dresser
Stephen Krieger	....	set dresser (as Steve Krieger)
James Maiello	....	shop craftsman
Timothy Main	....	construction foreman (as Tim Main)
Dan Maslen	....	storyboard artist
Christine Mayer	....	assistant set decorator
Talia Mendillo	....	industrial scenic
Anthony Munafo	....	assistant props
Leann Murphy	....	art department coordinator
Erik Nelson	....	art department production assistant (as Erik Leif Nelson)
John Oates Jr.	....	set decorating foreman (as John Oats)
Arne Olsen	....	key construction grip
Arne Olsen Jr.	....	construction grip
Pete Ortiz	....	construction production assistant
Ron Petagna	....	stage carpenter
Timothy Powers	....	set dresser
Peter Regnier	....	set dresser
Malcolm Reid	....	key shop crafts
Michael Saccio	....	property master (as Michael A. Saccio)
Zay Smith	....	stage production assistant (as Zay V. Smith)
Audrey Soodoo-Raphael	....	assistant art director (as Audrey Soodoo Raphael)
Alexander Toles	....	set dresser
Andrew M. Velechenko	....	shop craftsman
Jonathan Arkin	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Gerard V. Engrassia	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Whitney Kyles	....	buyer (uncredited)
Ross La Terra	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Dylan Sheridan	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	foley editor
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
Dave Bihldorff	....	sound re-recordist
David Boulton	....	adr engineer
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Bob Chefalas	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	supervising sound mixer
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Sean Garnhart	....	foley mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	sound effects designer
Peter Gleaves	....	adr engineer (as Peter Greaves)
Ruth Hernandez	....	assistant sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr engineer
Frank Kern	....	foley supervisor
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer
George Leong	....	boom operator
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Douglas Murray	....	adr engineer (as Doug Murray)
Schavaria Reeves	....	sound utility
William Sarokin	....	production sound mixer
Steve F.B. Smith	....	consultant: Dolby sound
Sara Stern	....	apprentice sound editor
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Larry Wineland	....	assistant sound editor
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor
Anguibe Guindo	....	boom operator: additional photography (uncredited)
Ruth Hernandez	....	adr assistant (uncredited)
Ken Ishii	....	sound mixer: additional photography (uncredited)
Julie Wilde	....	utility sound: additional photography (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Fred Buchholz	....	special effects assistant
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Mark Bero	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Alba	....	animaton supervisor
Eric Alba	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Ella Boliver	....	digital compositor
Eric Cheng	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects
Mitch Deoudes	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Joseph DiValerio	....	digital compositor
Jean-Renaud Gauthier	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Chris Halstead	....	digital compositor: Big Film Design
Scott Leberecht	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Emil Kahr Nilsson	....	digital effects artist: titles, Big Film Design
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Casey Steffen	....	video game sequence: Gangstas iz Genocide
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Steven J. Scott	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm (uncredited)

Stunts
Linton Alfred	....	stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Matt Berkoski	....	stunts
Mike Burke	....	stunt driver
Nicole Callender	....	stunts
Phil Campanella	....	stunts
Vince Cupone	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Gabriel Hansen	....	stunts
Verania Kenton	....	stunts (as Verania E. Kenton)
David S. Lomax	....	stunts (as David Lomax)
Harry Madsen	....	stunts
Jack McLaughlin	....	stunts
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Christopher Place	....	stunts
Thomas Place	....	stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn	....	stunts
Jesus Ruiz	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts (as Mike Russo)
Elliot Santiago	....	stunts
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Attika Torrence	....	stunts (as Attika J. Torrence)
Anthony Vincent	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunt coordinator
Vince Cupone	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Roy Farfel	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Clive Owen (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Leila Alaoui	....	video production assistant (as Leila B. Alaoui)
Bill Almeida	....	rigging gaffer (as William Almeida)
Rico Omega Alston	....	video assist operator (as Rico O. Alston)
Tony Arnaud	....	grip
Ethan Borsuk	....	assistant camera
Tuesday P. Brooks	....	video production assistant
Terrence Laron Burke	....	best boy grip
Gregory Cahill	....	grip (as Gregory C. Cahill)
Justin Cheatham	....	electrician
Peter Colavito	....	electrician
Luis Colon	....	grip
Stephen Consentino	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Stephen Consentino	....	steadicam operator
Lamont Crawford	....	key grip
Benjamin D'Andrea	....	grip
Kerwin DeVonish	....	camera operator: video camera
Devin Donegan	....	video assist operator (as devin J. Donegan)
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
Kris Enos	....	second assistant camera
Jamie Fitzpatrick	....	second assistant camera (as Jamie K. Fitzpatrick)
David Flanigan	....	assistant camera
Max Frankston	....	video assist operator
Samuel G. Friedman	....	electrician
Michael Gallart	....	lighting dude
Nicholas Hahn	....	assistant camera
Gary Hildebrand	....	genny electrician
Brian Jackson	....	pictometry technical support
Willow Jenkins	....	video assist
Jasper Johnson	....	dolly grip (as Jasper L. Johnson III)
Alysha Lawrence	....	video production assistant
David Lee	....	still photographer (as David C. Lee)
Mark McDevitt	....	assistant camera
Paul C. McKenna	....	crane technician: Technocrane
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera (as Timothy Metivier)
Malcolm Murray	....	electrician (as Malcolm C. Murray)
Sean O'Brien	....	grip
Hernan Michael Otaño	....	camera operator
Rocco Palmieri	....	electrician
Justin Panzanaro	....	rigging grip
James Parsons	....	camera production assistant
Kabkeo Phothivongsa	....	electrician
Kurt Rimmel	....	dolly grip
Ryan Rodriguez	....	electrician (as Ryan A. Rodriguez)
Peter Russell	....	electrician
Ricardo Sarmiento	....	camera operator
Pierson Silver	....	camera loader
Darrin Smith	....	best boy electric
Derrick Still	....	genny electrician
Allen Stillman	....	shop electrician
Phil Testa	....	rigging best boy electric (as Philip Testa)
Joseph Trammell	....	video coordinator (as Joe Trummel)
Craig Vaccaro	....	rigging key grip (as Craig W. Vaccaro)
John Velez	....	gaffer
Aurelia Winborn	....	first assistant camera (as Aurelia J. Wilborn)
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia	....	grip (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mo Link	....	extras casting assistant
James Mattram	....	extras casting assistant (as James Mottram)
Winsome Sinclair	....	extras casting: Winsome Sinclair & Associates
Eve Streger	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Careen Fowles	....	costumer: men
Darlene Jackson	....	costume shop supervisor
Laura Sewrey	....	assistant costume designer
Omar J. Simmons	....	costumer: women
Paul Simmons	....	costume supervisor (as Paul A. Simmons Jr.)
Tsigie White	....	costume assistant
Pattie J. Barbosa	....	additional set costumer (uncredited)
Meg Thornton	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Dana Bloder	....	supervisor: high definition dailies
Steve Bowen	....	supervising digital colorist
Steve Calalang	....	colorist: high-definition dailies
Sowoon Cho	....	post-production secretary
Sam Daley	....	colorist: high definition dailies
Ryan Denmark	....	first assistant editor
Ben Estrada	....	assistant: digital intermediate colorist
Leah Hamilton	....	editorial post-production assistant
Ryan Helsley	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Alex Jablonski	....	assistant editor
David Jefferson	....	editorial post-production assistant (as David Jefferson Jr.)
Jack Lewars	....	assistant color timer: Efilm
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Jason Pollard	....	additional assistant editor (as Jason L. Pollard)
Misako Shimizu	....	assistant editor
Andre Singleton	....	editorial post-production assistant
Paul Tanzillo Jr.	....	negative cutter (as Paul Tanzillo)
Samuel D. Pollard	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Adams	....	musician: horn
Philip Ayling	....	musician: oboe (as Phil Ayling)
Robert Becker	....	musician: viola
Vincent Bennett	....	music session assistant
Ishani Bhoola	....	musician: violin
Charlie Bishart	....	musician: violin (as Charlie Bisharat)
Terence Blanchard	....	conductor
Terence Blanchard	....	musician: trumpet
Terence Blanchard	....	orchestrator
Thomas Boyd	....	musician: oboe
Todd Bozung	....	supervising music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music copyist
Denyse Buffum	....	musician: viola
Robin Burgess	....	music session coordinator
Darious Campo	....	musician: violin
Larry Corbett	....	musician: cello
Wade Culbreath	....	musician: percussion
Douglas Davis	....	musician: cello
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Marios Deleon	....	musician: violin
Joel Derouin	....	musician: violin
Howard Drossin	....	orchestrator
Andrew Duckles	....	musician: viola
Erica Duke	....	musician: cello
Bruce Dukov	....	concert master: violin
Timothy Eckert	....	musician: bass
Steve Edelman	....	musician: bass
Alan Estes	....	musician: percussion
Don Ferrone	....	musician: bass
Samuel Formicola