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Writer (WGA):
Randy Feldman (written by)
Release Date:
17 January 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
San Francisco's top police hostage negotiator is about to get more than he ever bargained for. more
Plot:
Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes...
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(6 articles)
Review: Did you ever see… The Negotiator?
(From HeyUGuys. 15 October 2009, 12:19 PM, PDT)
Church: 'I pined to work with Murphy'
(From digitalspy. 14 August 2009, 6:40 AM, PDT)
(From HeyUGuys. 15 October 2009, 12:19 PM, PDT)
Church: 'I pined to work with Murphy'
(From digitalspy. 14 August 2009, 6:40 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
Although It's Nothing Special, Metro is a Solid Action Movie Regardless
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eddie Murphy | ... | Insp. Scott Roper |
 | Kim Miyori | ... | Detective Kimura |
| Art Evans | ... | Lt. Sam Baffett |
| James Carpenter | ... | Officer Forbes |
 | Michael Rapaport | ... | Kevin McCall |
 | Donal Logue | ... | Earl |
 | Jeni Chua | ... | Debbie, Earl's Hostage |
| Dick Bright | ... | Bank Manager |
| David Michael Silverman | ... | SWAT Officer Jennings |
 | Denis Arndt | ... | Capt. Frank Solis |
| Frank Sommerville | ... | Reporter |
| Malou Nubla | ... | Reporter |
| Carmen Ejogo | ... | Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate |
 | Nino Degennaro | ... | Repoman |
| Michael Wincott | ... | Michael Korda |
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and language.
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Runtime:
117 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Australia:M (TV rating) |
South Korea:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Netherlands:12 (TV version) |
Australia:MA |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A |
Finland:K-16 |
France:U |
Germany:16 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:NC-16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R
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Filming the cable car chase sequence using real SF cable cars would have required closing down a major thoroughfare for several days, so instead fake cable car tracks were painted on quieter Jones Street and most of the shots filmed there using motorized cars.
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Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Roper visits Korda in jail, you can see Korda's mouth moving in his reflection on the glass, but his voice doesn't match his mouth movements.
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Quotes:
Kevin McCall:
I've got two words for you: seek help.
Scott Roper: And I've got two words for you: exacta.
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Scott Roper: And I've got two words for you: exacta.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dak ging san yan lui (1999)
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Soundtrack:
HIGH NOON (DO NOT FORSAKE ME)
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Metro appears to be a low-budget action affair, which whilst it has nothing new to offer, shows us a different side to Eddie Murphy as an actor that we hadn't seen before in his previous films. People have in the past often compared this to Beverly Hills Cop 1, in terms of the fact that they are both your typical, run- of- the- mill cop movies, but the comparisons seem to come to an end when you compare that film to Metro, in terms of plot, character types and the fact that Eddie Murphy doesn't joke about as negotiator/cop Scott Roaper that often. Not like his predecessor, Axel Foley. Here, as Roaper he is much more serious and not as laid back in contrast to his most famous movie character. Metro plays out as a straight out action movie that isn't reliant on laughs, which in itself is no bad thing. One of the main problems that some of the audiences had, in regards to their expectations of Metro, was by assuming that it would be something similar on the lines of Beverly Hills Cop. It has its funny moments, but these are few and far between throughout the film, as the narrative in Metro is very much serious and the standard cop thriller we'd come to expect.
Overall, Metro is not a bad effort and the action sequences are well executed. Murphy gives a surprising turn and performance as Roaper and thus it makes a change to see him in an almost completely non-comedic role, which he does well in.
Not bad indeed.