In the Line of Fire (1993)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer (WGA):

Jeff Maguire (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them...

Plot:

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

Plot Keywords:

President | Secret Service | Assassin | Assassination | Undercover

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 10 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17	2:45 AM	AMC
Tue. Nov. 17	6:30 AM	AMC

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
John Malkovich	...	Mitch Leary
Rene Russo	...	Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines
Dylan McDermott	...	Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea
Gary Cole	...	Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent
John Mahoney	...	Secret Service Director Sam Campagna
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Secret Service Agent Matt Wilder (as Greg Alan-Williams)
Jim Curley	...	President
Sally Hughes	...	First Lady
Clyde Kusatsu	...	FBI Agent Jack Okura
Steve Hytner	...	FBI Agent Tony Carducci
Tobin Bell	...	Mendoza
Bob Schott	...	Jimmy Hendrickson
Juan A. Riojas	...	Raul

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

128 min | Portugal:138 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints) | SDDS (8 channels) (35 mm prints)

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #32342) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-18 | Peru:14 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The 62-year old Clint Eastwood (with the help of a safety belt) actually did hang six stories above the ground on the ledge scene, although stuntmen did the jump and the fall onto the fire escape.

Goofs:

Continuity: Frank discovers that "Skellum" is a phone number, equivalent to 753-5586. However, when he dials it (on the pay phone at the airport), the last 2 digits he dials are 9 and 6.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Al D'Andrea: [running late] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, Frank, thank God. Thank God. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

Soundtrack:

As Time Goes By

Peterson and Eastwood make a great team

Clint Eastwood scores big in this thriller from 1993.Teamed with an absolute master of edge of your seat suspense,Wolfgang Peterson, Eastwood delivers as only he can.Also,John Malkovich goes on my list of most effective screen villains in the history of cinema as the demented assassin.As for Rene Russo as Clint's love interest,I think Kirk Douglas said it best when he said,referring to his own career,"I keep getting older,and my leading ladies keep getting younger".This film is a very effective thriller with enough plot twists and surprises to keep you going.Eastwood and Peterson should team together more often. Top notch movie.