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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Nicholas Meyer (written by)
Release Date:
6 September 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
You can't judge a man by the company that keeps him!
Plot:
Rogue CIA agent Sam Boyd is called back by "the Company" to do some work. Namely a hostage trade of...
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CIA
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Spy
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KGB
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Berlin Germany
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Double Agent
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Exclusive Portrait: Dance Legend Mikhail Baryshnikov in Chicago For ‘Merce My Way’ Book Signing
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gene Hackman | ... | Sam Boyd | |
| Mikhail Baryshnikov | ... | Pyotr Ivanovich Grushenko | |
| Kurtwood Smith | ... | Elliot Jaffe | |
| Terry O'Quinn | ... | Colonel Pierce Grissom | |
| Daniel von Bargen | ... | Mike Flinn | |
| Oleg Rudnik | ... | Colonel Grigori Golitsin | |
| Géraldine Danon | ... | Natasha Grimaud | |
| Nadim Sawalha | ... | Faisal | |
| Michael Tomlinson | ... | Dick Maxfield | |
| Howard McGillin | ... | Bruce Wilson | |
| Louis Eppolito | ... | Paco Gonzalez | |
| Toby Eckholt | ... | Nerdy Young Man | |
| Elsa O'Toole | ... | Receptionist Maxine Gray Cosmetics | |
| Kate Harper | ... | Secretary | |
| Shane Rimmer | ... | Chairman, Maxine Gray Cosmetics |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Dinosaurs (USA) (working title)
False Passports (USA) (working title)
Patriots (USA) (working title)
Russian Roulette (USA) (working title)
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False Passports (USA) (working title)
Patriots (USA) (working title)
Russian Roulette (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
98 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Singapore:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-10 |
Germany:12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13
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During post-production, the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
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Continuity: At one point Sam Boyd turns off the car engine and the windshield wipers stop partway up. In the next shot the wipers are all the way down.
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References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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The Boys In The Back Room
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Sometimes you rent something that you think will be bad just for the sheer campiness of it. That's what I thought I'd done with Company Business as I'd been browsing through the Blockbuster and couldn't remember the film at all, despite being a Baryshnikov fan. I figured what the heck and rented it anyway. I was quite surprised to find myself really enjoying this film even though you sometimes have to really work at suspending your disbelief. I'm still trying to figure out how exactly Baryshnikov could have been successful as a mole with his accent.
This film has two things really working for it though -- the dialogue and the stars. The dialogue is wonderful. Throughout the movie there are great one line bits that leave you chuckling. Mind you, most of those lines wouldn't have worked if Hackman and Baryshnikov hadn't had such great chemistry. You really don't watch this film for the plot, but for the interaction between these two. It certainly wasn't a pairing I expected, but it worked.
With all that said, my one complaint about the movie has nothing to do with whether or not it was a believable plot, but where it left off. I wanted more resolution. My husband agrees. We got to the end of the film and he looked at me and said "That's it? It was just getting good." It leaves too many things up in the air.
All in all, I would say if you are expecting a spy movie, don't bother. If, on the other hand, you want a fun little buddy movie, rent it and enjoy.