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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Randy Feldman (written by)
Release Date:
17 January 1997 (USA) more
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... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(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)
User Comments:
Murphy's most overlooked performance & movie! more (38 total)
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 (Eastmancolor)
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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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The final scene was filmed at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, California one year after the naval base had closed down. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The cable car, when speeding uncontrollably, is momentarily but clearly seen running to the right of the tracks. more
Quotes:
[On watching a foreign film]
Scott Roper:
My eyes still hurt from reading that movie.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Dak ging san yan lui (1999) more
Soundtrack:
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY more
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Metro, starring Eddie Murphy, may well be worth your viewing time. Yes it got a fair amount of negative reviews from people who wanted to see another "Nutty Professor" or thought of "Metro" as Murphy trying to play Axel Foley again. Others had problems with the script, the plot, the pace of the film, but nobody cared to mention how good Murphy actually is in this. His character is a San Francisco hostage negotiator, named Scott Roper, who one day meets his worst enemy in a jewel thief (played wonderfully by Michael Wincott) who makes his job a nightmare. From that point on a cat & mouse chase between Murphy & Wincott develops, & plays it's part in a rather amusing way. I don't want to give a lecture here on this subject, because movies like "Metro" are just made to entertain the viewer. "Metro" is a solid action film, with some suspense, some great stunts, and very good performances from the whole cast. Murphy, in what I think is one of his better roles, gives us his comedic touch, but this is more of a dramatic, serious role for him. I saw not Murphy, but Scott Roper, throughout the whole movie. A sure sign that an actor is doing his job quite well! - Murphy is superb.