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Writer (WGA):
David Klass (written by)
Release Date:
30 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
His son needs a DNA donor to live. The clock is ticking. The only match is a vicious killer. Now all Frank Conner has to do is catch him. more
Plot:
San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son...
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Hospital
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Police
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Escape
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Prison Escape
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Psycho Thriller
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Awards:
1 win
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(12 articles)
Michael Keaton: 'There's a price to pay for making your own choices'
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:40 PM, PST)
Bon Jovi's The Circle Hits The #1 Spot On Billboard
(From MTV Music News. 18 November 2009, 12:32 AM, PST)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:40 PM, PST)
Bon Jovi's The Circle Hits The #1 Spot On Billboard
(From MTV Music News. 18 November 2009, 12:32 AM, PST)
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Garcia and Keaton are perfectly matched.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Michael Keaton | ... | Peter McCabe |
 | Andy Garcia | ... | Frank Conner |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Captain Jeremiah Cassidy |
 | Marcia Gay Harden | ... | Dr. Samantha Hawkins |
 | Erik King | ... | Nate Oliver |
 | Efrain Figueroa | ... | Vargas |
 | Joseph Cross | ... | Matthew Conner |
 | Janel Moloney | ... | Sarah Davis |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Ed Fayne |
 | Tracey Walter | ... | Medical Inmate |
| Peter Weireter | ... | SWAT Team Commander |
 | Keith Diamond | ... | Derrick Wilson |
| Steve Park | ... | Dr. Gosha |
 | Steven Schub | ... | SWAT in Airduct |
 | Neal Matarazzo | ... | Cell Guard |
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Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
100 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #34792) |
Australia:M |
Iceland:14 |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Argentina:13 |
Chile:14 |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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The article "Inside the Mind of a Sociopath" that the Captain reads during the trip to the prison is written "by Michael Keaton".
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Continuity: When Frank Conner steals the motorcycle the white helmet is in the helmet lock on the side of the bike yet when he arrives at the hospital it is on his head.
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Quotes:
Peter McCabe:
[after agreeing to transplant] These cigarettes are stale. You tell that cop and his dead kid I won't stand for stale cigarettes.
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Movie Connections:
References History of the World: Part I (1981)
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PROUD MARY
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Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia are perfectly matched in this generally absorbing action thriller; you can sense right away that they had great chemistry working together, and they manage to create two characters more three-dimensional than the ones typically found in the genre. The film does have some plot holes (okay, Garcia can't kill Keaton. But why can't he shoot him in the leg or something?), and the last 20 minutes are pretty overblown, but the concept is thought-provoking and the filmmakers deserve credit for avoiding a cliched moralistic conclusion; indeed, the final scene of the film is very amusing. (**1/2)