Metro (1997)

Director:

Thomas Carter

Writer (WGA):

Randy Feldman (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

San Francisco's top police hostage negotiator is about to get more than he ever bargained for.

Plot:

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes...

Plot Keywords:

Hostage | Chase | Revenge | Fire | Police

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

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

Filming Locations:

Albany, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The final scene was filmed at Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, California one year after the naval base had closed down.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The cable car, when speeding uncontrollably, is momentarily but clearly seen running to the right of the tracks.

Quotes:

[On watching a foreign film]
Scott Roper: My eyes still hurt from reading that movie.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dak ging san yan lui (1999)

Soundtrack:

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

Murphy's most overlooked performance & movie!

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.