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Director:
Philip Kaufman
Writers (WGA):
Michael Crichton (novel)
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Release Date:
30 July 1993 (USA) more
Plot:
At the offices of a Japanese corporation, during a party, a woman, who's evidently a professional mistress... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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Snipes "Owed Taxes on $38 Million"
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Mystery killing with politics background about East-West confrontation more (50 total)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
125 min | USA:129 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Writers Michael Crichton and Michael Backes quit the project largely over disagreement with director Philip Kaufman that one of the lead characters should be changed into an African-American. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: The first scene shows the Japanese girl to have a deformed left hand. In one scene where she stands up and pulls her blouse down, it is very clear that her left hand is normal. In a subsequent scene, when she is explaining herself to Web Smith, her left hand again appears deformed. more
Quotes:
John Connor: We may come from a fragmented MTV rap video culture, but they do not. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Slanted Screen (2006) more
Soundtrack:
GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE more

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Mystery killing with politics background about East-West confrontation, 8 November 2007
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Author: ma-cortes from Santander Spain

The background film is the American-Japonese business competition in L.A. where a cop(Wesley Snipes) accused by corruption teams up with Japanese expert old man(Sean Connery). They're investigating a killing case filmed in videotape recording and located in an important corporation ruled by powerful manager(Mako)and implicates a senator(Ray Wise).The homicide is committed on boardroom table while a beautiful prostitute is strangled when having sex with her lover, being prime suspect a Japanese executive(Gary -Hiroyuki Tagawa).The identity of the murderer is taken by security camera on a missing disk. Meantime, another tough police(Harvey Keitel) is also investigating and they're helped by a gorgeous video expert(Tia Carrere). Soon discover on the final breaking point that even the truth can lie.

The tale mingles suspense, thriller, mystery, quick action, buddy movie and is quite entertaining. However the complicated script contains some flaws and gaps originating fail on credibility but gets its nice moments here and there. Based on controversial novel by Michael Crichton, is adapted by Philip Kaufman and Crichton, blending business, Japanese customs, high technology and international politics, turning out some confusing and silly. For that reason, the screenplay was rewritten several times, focusing more the killing suspense and relying heavily on relationship between two leads and the differences US-Japan . Evocative Japanese music score by Takemitsu( Kurosawa's usual musician) and appropriate cinematography with stylized camera techniques by Michael Chapman. This one gets acceptable direction by Philip Kaufman(Quills, Right stuff, Body snatchers). The film will like to Wesley Snipes and Sean Connery fans.

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