The Devil's Own (1997)

Director:

Alan J. Pakula

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Jarre (story)
David Aaron Cohen (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One man trapped by destiny, and another bound by duty. They're about to discover what they're willing to fight, and to die for.

Plot:

A police officer uncovers the real identity of his houseguest, an IRA terrorist in hiding.

Plot Keywords:

Terrorist | Murder | Police | Ireland | Terrorism

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Tom O'Meara
Brad Pitt	...	Rory Devaney / Francis Austin McGuire
Margaret Colin	...	Sheila O'Meara
Rubén Blades	...	Edwin Diaz
Treat Williams	...	Billy Burke
George Hearn	...	Peter Fitzsimmons
Mitch Ryan	...	Chief Jim Kelly (as Mitchell Ryan)
Natascha McElhone	...	Megan Doherty
Paul Ronan	...	Sean Phelan
Simon Jones	...	Harry Sloan
Julia Stiles	...	Bridget O'Meara
Ashley Carin	...	Morgan O'Meara
Kelly Singer	...	Annie O'Meara
David O'Hara	...	Martin MacDuff
David Wilmot	...	Dessie
Anthony Brophy	...	Gerard
Shane Dunne	...	Young Frankie
Martin Dunne	...	Frankie's Father
Gabrielle Reidy	...	Frankie's Mother
Samantha Conroy	...	Frankie's Sister
Baxter Harris	...	Customs Agent
Hassan Johnson	...	Teenager
Scott Nicholson	...	Rookie Cop
Jonathan Earl Peck	...	Jerry
Sixto Ramos	...	Hispanic Man
Mya Michaels	...	Hispanic Woman
Jessica Marie Kavanagh	...	Hispanic Girl
Brendan Kelly	...	Teddy
Kevin Nagle	...	Thug
Gregory Salata	...	Tony (as Greg Salata)
Joseph P. Dandry	...	Joey the Bartender (as Joseph Dandry)
Jack McKillop	...	Jack Fitzsimmons
Mac Orange	...	The Maid
Malachy McCourt	...	Bishop
Marian Tomas Griffin	...	Cousin Eileen
Peggy Shay	...	Aunt Birdie
Danielle McGovern	...	Brooke
Ciarán O'Reilly	...	Father Canlon (as Ciaran O'Reilly)
Rob McElhenney	...	Kevin (as Rob McElhenny)
Donald J. Meade	...	Irish Musician
Patrick Reynolds	...	Irish Musician
Peter Rufli	...	Irish Musician
Debbon Ayer	...	Tour Guide
Mario Polit	...	Young Dominican
Chance Kelly	...	Masked Burglar
Greg Stebner	...	Uniformed Cop
William Paulson	...	Detective
Bill Hoag	...	Trucker
Victor Slezak	...	Evan Stanley - FBI
Damien Leake	...	Art Fisher - FBI
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricardo Cordero	...	Police Sergeant Aims (uncredited)
Joseph Tudisco	...	Cop #1 (uncredited)
Ron Wall	...	Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Directed by
Alan J. Pakula

Writing credits (WGA)
Kevin Jarre		(story)
David Aaron Cohen		(screenplay) &
Vincent Patrick		(screenplay) and
Kevin Jarre		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert F. Colesberry	....	producer
Lawrence Gordon	....	producer
Donald Laventhall	....	executive producer
Lloyd Levin	....	executive producer
Karen L. Thorson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Gordon Willis		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom Rolf
Dennis Virkler

Casting by
Alixe Gordin

Production Design by
Jane Musky

Art Direction by
Robert Guerra

Set Decoration by
Leslie Bloom

Costume Design by
Bernie Pollack

Makeup Department
Jean Ann Black	....	hair artist: Mr. Pitt (as Jean Black)
Jean Ann Black	....	makeup artist: Mr. Pitt (as Jean Black)
Rosie Blackmore	....	chief makeup artist: Dublin
Anne Dunne	....	chief hair stylist: Dublin
Ken Jennings	....	chief makeup artist: Dublin
Michael Kriston	....	key hair stylist: Mr. Ford
Michael Laudati	....	key makeup artist: Mr. Ford
Martina McCarthy	....	chief hair stylist: Dublin
Aaron F. Quarles	....	hair stylist (as Aaron Quarles)
Peggy Schierholz	....	hair stylist
Carla White	....	makeup artist
Mary Cooke	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Carole Dunne	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jonathan Filley	....	unit production manager
John McDonnell	....	unit manager: Dublin
Lucille Smith	....	production supervisor (as Lucille Masone Smith)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director: Dublin
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director: Dublin (as David Ellis)
John E. Gallagher	....	first assistant director: second unit, Dublin
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director
Ruan Magan	....	second assistant director: Dublin
Michael Reichman	....	dga trainee
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	second second assistant director (as Scott Robertson)
John Rusk	....	second assistant director
Daisy Cummins	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
James J. Archer	....	set dresser (as Jim Archer)
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager: Dublin
Nathan Crowley	....	art director: Dublin
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master (as Robert J. Griffon Jr.)
John McDonnell	....	assistant property master (as John B. McDonnell)
Nuala McKernan	....	props leadman: Dublin
Fred Merusi	....	construction coordinator
Eamonn O'Higgins	....	set dresser: Dublin (as Eamon O'Higgins)
Mickey Pugh	....	stand-by props: Dublin
Robert J. Scupp	....	on-set dresser (as Robert Scupp)
Dick Tice	....	leadman
Richard A. Ventre	....	master scenic artist (as Richard Ventre)
Mickey Woolfson	....	stand-by props: Dublin (as Micky Woolfson)
Eoin Bailey	....	stagehand (uncredited)
Elise Bennett	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Michael 'Bones' Buono	....	art production assistant (uncredited)
Matt Busch	....	painter (uncredited)
Jason Carlin	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Jay Durrwachter	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Mick Flood	....	props (uncredited)
Joey Genitempo	....	on-set scenic: re-shoots (uncredited)
Serge Genitempo	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Rene Knol	....	dressing props: Ireland (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	dialogue editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
Daniel Birch	....	production sound mixer: Dublin (as Dan Birch)
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	assistant sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Farrell	....	cableman: Dublin
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Annette Kudrak	....	assistant sound editor
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	....	assistant sound editor (as Kimberly R. McCord)
Karen McMullen	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Eddie Quinn	....	boom operator: Dublin
Nicholas Renbeck	....	assistant sound editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
James Sabat	....	production sound mixer
Louis Sabat	....	boom operator
Mike Schmidt	....	cable person
Wyatt Sprague	....	assistant sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
Deborah Wallach	....	adr supervisor
Kenna Doeringer	....	assistant adr editor (uncredited)
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects librarian (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Phil Cory	....	special effects (as Philip Cory)
Robert Kirshoff	....	special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)
Andrew McDade	....	special effects
Steve Riley	....	special effects
Edward Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor: Dublin
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor: Dublin (as Harry Wiessenhaan)
Byron K. Lovelace	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera operator (uncredited)

Stunts
John Alden	....	stunt double: Mr. Ford
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunt double: Mr. Blades (as Dan Barringer)
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunt player (as Richard Blackwell)
Dan Bradley	....	stunt player
Keith Campbell	....	stunt player
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman	....	stunt player
Bob Marrocco	....	stunt player (as Robert Dale Marrocco)
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt player
Scott Wilder	....	stunt double: Mr. Pitt
Jim Wilkey	....	stunt player
Stuart Clark	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Roy Farfel	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Dominick Hewitt	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Michael R. Long	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Donal O'Farrell	....	stunts (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	stunts (uncredited)
Philippe Zone	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James R. Belletier	....	second assistant camera (as Jim Belletier)
Francis Brady	....	best boy electric (as Francis J. Brady)
Kenny Byrne	....	camera operator: Dublin (as Ken Byrne)
Gary Capo	....	director of photography: second unit, Dublin
Jack Coffen	....	rigging gaffer
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer: Dublin
Noel Cullen	....	best boy electric: Dublin
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator (as Craig Di Bona)
Edwin Effrein	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (as Eddie Effrein)
Frank Graziadei	....	video assist operator
Chris Hammond	....	electrician
David Knox	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dave Knox)
Terry Mulligan	....	gaffer: Dublin
George Patsos	....	key grip
James Pollard	....	dolly grip
Michael Proscia	....	gaffer
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera
Ken Regan	....	still photographer
Des Whelan	....	camera operator: Dublin
Garret Baldwin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Donal Caulfield	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	best boy rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Tim Davies	....	grip (uncredited)
Zsolt Kadar	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera focus: second unit (uncredited)
Davie Mayes	....	generator operator: Dublin (uncredited)
Colin Mayo	....	lighting technician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Thomas Mumme	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Jeff Petro	....	assistant camera: Wescam camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nuala Moiselle	....	casting: Dublin
Michele Ortlip	....	casting associate
Kirsten Schatz	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Timothy J. Alberts)
Joan Bergin	....	costume designer: Dublin
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ger Scully	....	wardrobe supervisor: Dublin
Michael Anzalone	....	set wardrobe (uncredited)
Cathie Filian	....	costumes (uncredited)
Leslie Joyce	....	costumes: Mr. Ford (uncredited)
Tara Van Zyl	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Andi Kasen Bergman	....	first assistant film editor (as Andi Kasen)
Andrew Buckland	....	apprentice editor
Terry Claborn	....	color timer
Armando Fente	....	second assistant film editor (as Armando Fente Jr.)
Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez	....	second assistant film editor (as Sonia N. Gonzalez)
Joel Heller	....	assistant editor: lightworks
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Kelly Irvine	....	first assistant film editor
Marty Levenstein	....	additional editor (as Martin Levenstein)
Javier Reyna	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles

Music Department
Missy Cohen	....	assistant music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Lesley Langs	....	assistant music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	music scoring mixer
Dan Lieberstein	....	music editor (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James Fanning	....	transportation co-captain
Gerry Fearon	....	transportation captain: Dublin
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation captain
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Justin Escher Alpert	....	production assistant
Steve Altes	....	stand-in: Mr. Pitt
Adam Baer	....	location scout
Diane Bandolas	....	production accountant
Joan G. Bostwick	....	production assistant
Alice Byrne	....	technical advisor
Frances Byrne	....	production coordinator: Dublin (as Fran Byrne)
Mara Hade Connolly	....	production accountant
Dougal Cousins	....	location manager: Ireland
George Duffield	....	production assistant
Gary Romolo Fiorelli	....	production assistant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (as Jennifer Freed)
Ellen Gannon	....	production coordinator
Cynthia Garcia	....	assistant: Mr. Pakula
Donal Geraghty	....	production accountant: Dublin
Lawrence Gordon	....	presenter
Brendan Gunn	....	dialogue coach
Karen Hale Wookey	....	script supervisor: Dublin (as Karen Wookey)
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Lisa Hayden	....	set assistant: Mr. Pakula
Michael J. Kinney	....	production assistant (as Michael Kinney)
Samara Koffler	....	assistant: Mr. Ford
Paul Kramer	....	assistant location manager
Diana E. Latham	....	assistant production coordinator
Neil Lewis	....	production assistant
Gerry Lundberg	....	publicist: Dublin
Paddy McCarney	....	key production assistant
Evan D. McGlinn	....	technical advisor
John McKenna	....	armorer: Dublin
Pat McMahon	....	armorer: Dublin
Lucas Meyers	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Kellie Morrison	....	location coordinator
Jimmy Murphy	....	military advisor: Dublin
Linda Murphy	....	assistant production coordinator: Dublin
Mal Murray	....	military advisor: Dublin
Jim O'Reilly	....	technical advisor
Evan Perazzo	....	location scout
Peter Phillips	....	production assistant
Nancy Rosing	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Gregory Routt	....	location scout (as Greg Routt)
Peter Soldo	....	production assistant
Catherine Solt	....	assistant: Mr. Pakula (as Cathy Solt)
Robin Squibb	....	script supervisor
Michael Stricks	....	location manager
Anita Sum	....	production assistant
Andrew Vogliano	....	production assistant
Eric Yellin	....	production assistant
John Ian Briody	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Cara Butler	....	dance instructor (uncredited)
Julia Campanelli	....	stand-in: Margaret Colin (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Joan Devilla	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Sile Dorney	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Gerry Ferrara	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Keith Foston	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Stefan Gesek	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Melanie Gore-Grimes	....	assistant location manager: Ireland (uncredited)
Andrew Hegarty	....	assistant location manager: Ireland (uncredited)
Liz Keily	....	boat coordinator: Ireland (uncredited)
Niall Martin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David Morris	....	location assistant: Ireland (uncredited)
Maria O'Connor	....	assistant location manager: Ireland (uncredited)
Peggy Robinson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Skip Rose	....	stand-in: Harrison Ford (uncredited)
Tina Ross	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Art Smith Jr.	....	production assistant: New York City (uncredited)
Clodagh Tierney	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Mike Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Irapaul Turner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Frank Venegas	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
David Wenzel	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Sabine Wührer	....	assistant script supervisor: Ireland (uncredited)

Thanks
Steve Clark	....	special thanks: Greenport Yacht and Shipyard
David Kapell	....	special thanks: Mayor of the Village of Greenport

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (1997) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1997) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (1997) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Egmont Film (1997) (Sweden) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (1997) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• V8 (2001) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Videosonic Arts (Greece) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Team FX

Other Companies

• Alianza Films International  special thanks (uncredited)
• C-5  re-recorded at (as C-5 Inc.)
• C-5  sound services (as C-5 Inc.)
• Cinema Research  titles
• Effects House, The  opticals
• Meals on Reels  craft service
• New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission  special thanks (as The New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission)
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks (as New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting)
• New York City Police Department, Movie and Television Unit  special thanks (as New York City Police Movie and Television Unit)
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  special thanks (as The New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development)
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background (uncredited)
• Sound One Corporation  re-recorded at (as Sound One)
• The Township of Montclair, New Jersey  special thanks
• The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority  special thanks (as Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority)
• Tommy Boy Records  soundtrack on (as Tommy Boy CDs & Cassettes)
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting (uncredited)
• Village of Greenport, Long Island, The  special thanks

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence, and for language

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PG | USA:R (certificate #34333) | Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | Ireland:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Baruch College, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Amongst other script problems, an renewed outbreak of violence in Northern Ireland in 1990 forced large revisions. Ironically, the film's release date in 1997 came as peace negotiations had moved forward to such an extent, that the Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Accords) were signed in April 1998.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the beginning, in Belfast it's supposed to be September 1992 but the tax disc on the silver car that the spare tyre is taken out of the boot has a tax disc that says "9 94" (September 1994) meaning it has to have a new tax disc at this date. These are valid for a maximum of 1 year so even if the disc was bought on that day the maximum date could only be "9 93" - a full year before.

Quotes:

Rory:Don't look for a happy ending. It's not an American story. It's an Irish one.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Spoiler Wars (2002)

Soundtrack:

Hay Que Poner El Alma

Offensive In The Extreme

THE DEVIL'S OWN is an extreme film . Extremely bad that is , and also extremely offensive to anyone to have known the sorrow of the " Troubles " . I'm still trying to work out what the most unlikely bit of the film is , the British MI6 agent who's the baddie or the battle scene at the start of the film . I'll go for the battle scene that leaves several Brits and IRA men dead . I was going to type terrorists instead of IRA men but THE DEVIL'S OWN doesn't really consider the IRA to be terrorists , more like feisty freedom fighters who like to take on the fascist British Army in a toe to toe battle that resembles the battle of Mogadishu. Well if you can be bothered to look up the death toll for September 1992 you'll find that a total of 8 people ( That's eight real people - not Hollywood extras ) died in the troubles that month , all civilians . There's also something disgusting about the fact that we see hunky Brad Pitt - Who cannot do an oirish accent at all - playing another IRA man . Why do Hollywood movies always cast a hunk like Sean Bean or Richard Gere as an IRA man ?

If you're confused by my disgust at THE DEVIL'S OWN well imagine this : A film starring hunky George Clooney as a freedom fighter for Al Quida who's on a mission to buy stinger missiles to shoot down American helicopters in Afghanistan and it's up to a murderous agent from the fascist CIA to stop him by liquidating the gallant freedom fighter . Do you think Hollywood would produce something like that ? I rest my case