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| 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 | |
| Val Diamond | ... | Screaming Lady | |
| Charleston Pierce | ... | Greg Barnett | |
| Paul Ben-Victor | ... | Clarence Teal | |
| Will Marchetti | ... | Detective Glass | |
| Trevor Denman | ... | Racetrack Announcer (voice) | |
| Joe Vincent | ... | SWAT Captain | |
| Corie Henninger | ... | Jewelry Salesgirl #1 | |
| Nellie Cravens | ... | Jewelry Customer Dotson | |
| Danny Teal | ... | John, Jewelry Manager | |
| Karen Kahn | ... | Jewelry Salesgirl #2 | |
| Jeff Mosley | ... | Cable Car Brakeman | |
| Ralph Peduto | ... | Bail Bondsman Hawkins | |
| James Cunningham | ... | Postrio Waiter | |
| C.W. Morgan | ... | Jail Laundry Room Guard | |
| Nick Scoggin | ... | Property Room Sergeant Frank | |
| Ia Villatuya | ... | Tahitian Waitress (as Marie Villatuya) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Richard Conti | ... | Internal Affairs (uncredited) | |
| Brian Danker | ... | S.F.P.D. officer (uncredited) | |
| Mario Lara | ... | Gambler (uncredited) | |
| Terriel Lara | ... | Gambler (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Thomas Carter | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Randy Feldman | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Steve Porcaro | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Fred Murphy | (director of photography) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Ellen Chenoweth | |||
Production Design by | |||
| William A. Elliott | (as William Elliott) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Greg Papalia | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jerie Kelter | |||
| Darren Jon Taylor | (uncredited) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Ha Nguyen | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Gracie Atherton | .... | makeup artist: cable car stunt unit | |
| Donna Dunlop | .... | hair stylist | |
| John E. Jackson | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Pauletta O. Lewis | .... | key hair stylist (as Pauletta Lewis) | |
| Matthew W. Mungle | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Wynona Price | .... | key makeup artist (as Wynona Y. Price) | |
| Leland Sharp | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Murphy | |
| Jenny-King Turko | .... | makeup artist (as Jennie-King Turko) | |
| Toy Van Lierop | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Murphy (as Toy Russell Van-Lierop) | |
Production Management | |||
| Nancy Giebink | .... | unit production manager (as Nancy B. Giebink) | |
| Jack L. Murray | .... | production supervisor: cable car stunt unit | |
| Pat Rand | .... | post-production manager: Caravan Pictures | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Lawrence J. Cavanaugh | .... | special effects coordinator (as Larry Cavanaugh) | |
| David Fletcher | .... | special effects foreman | |
| David Heron | .... | special effects crew foreman (as Dave Herron) | |
| David Mesloh | .... | special effects technician | |
| Henry Millar | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Mike Reedy | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| R. Bruce Steinheimer | .... | special effects assistant coordinator | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Michael Becker | .... | set costumer (as Mick Becker) | |
| Fetteroff Colen | .... | costumer: Mr. Murphy | |
| Kimberly Guenther | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Christopher J. Kristoff | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Christopher J. Kristoff | .... | set costumer (as Chris Kristoff) | |
| Molly Mitchell | .... | set costumer | |
| Nancy Rhodes | .... | key costumer: cable car stunt unit | |
| Mary Elizabeth Still | .... | set costumer (as Mary E. Still) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Jeff Canavan | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jonathan Cates | .... | assistant editor | |
| John Coniglio | .... | assistant editor | |
| Marisa Johnston | .... | post-production coordinator: Caravan Pictures | |
| Jim Makiej | .... | assistant editor | |
| David Orr | .... | color timer | |
| Paul Villasenor | .... | apprentice editor (as Paul Villaseñor) | |
Music Department | |||
| Jeff Atmajian | .... | orchestrator | |
| Frank Bennett | .... | orchestrator | |
| Brent Brooks | .... | music editor | |
| Chuck Choi | .... | score technical consultant | |
| Brad Dechter | .... | orchestrator | |
| Sandy DeCrescent | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Artie Kane | .... | conductor | |
| Kenneth Karman | .... | supervising music editor (as Ken Karmen) | |
| Aaron Martin | .... | technical music coordinator | |
| Michael Mason | .... | scoring coordinator | |
| Susan McLean | .... | score recordist (as Sue McLean) | |
| Shawn Murphy | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Kathy Nelson | .... | executive in charge of music: The Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group | |
| Steven L. Smith | .... | music preparation | |
| John Van Tongeren | .... | composer: additional music | |
| James Newton Howard | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Ed Arter | .... | transportation coordinator (as Edward D. Arter) | |
| Hugh Byrne | .... | driver: insert car | |
| Patrick M. Doyle | .... | transportation captain | |
| Scott Doyle | .... | transportation | |
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: insert car (as J. Armin Garza) | |
| Cary Kelley | .... | transportation captain: cable car stunt unit (as Cary L. Kelley) | |
| David Pappas | .... | transportation captain | |
| Jim Stewart | .... | driver: insert car | |
| Jon Cosham | .... | driver: cast (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Barbara Amato | .... | script supervisor | |
| Cindy Lee Arnold | .... | first assistant accountant (as Cindy L. Arnold) | |
| James Arnold | .... | police technical advisor (as Jim Arnold) | |
| Cynthia Berry | .... | production assistant (as Cynthia L. Berry) | |
| Mark Bosia | .... | medic | |
| Laird Bunch | .... | location assistant | |
| Darryl Chan | .... | personal trainer: Michael Wincott | |
| Bundy Chanock | .... | set medic | |
| Kyle Cooper | .... | title designer | |
| Melissa K. Cooper | .... | production coordinator | |
| Gabe de Kelaita | .... | set production assistant | |
| Christopher Desmond | .... | medic: cable car stunt unit | |
| Deirdre De Tappan | .... | production coordinator: Caravan Pictures | |
| Ned Dowd | .... | head of production: Caravan Pictures | |
| Dusty Dukatz | .... | set production assistant | |
| Joe Everett | .... | unit publicist | |
| Jana Fain | .... | executive assistant: Mr. Carter | |
| Michael Floquet | .... | production assistant | |
| Derek Freda | .... | executive assistant: Mr. Perkins | |
| Jemal Guillory | .... | personal assistant: Mr. Murphy | |
| Thomas J. Healy IV | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Charisse M. Hewitt | .... | executive assistant: Eddie Murphy | |
| Josiah W. Hooper | .... | production assistant (as Josiah Hooper) | |
| Saisie M. Jang | .... | production assistant | |
| Donnie Johnson | .... | personal assistant: Mr. Murphy | |
| Shannon Kane | .... | first assistant accountant (as M. Shannon Kane) | |
| Greg Lazzaro | .... | location manager | |
| Ellen Lent | .... | location manager (as Ellen Winchell) | |
| Todd A. Marks | .... | display graphics coordinator (as Todd Marks) | |
| Peter McKernan | .... | helicopter pilot: cable car stunt unit (as Peter J. McKernan) | |
| Kevin McNamara | .... | office production assistant | |
| Matt V. Messina | .... | location assistant (as Matt Messina) | |
| Nicole Mirante | .... | assistant: Mr. Carter (as Nicole J. Mirante) | |
| Ray Mullane | .... | police technical advisor | |
| Tracy Murphy-Brown | .... | executive assistant: Ray Murphy | |
| M. Michelle Nishikawa | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Laurie Noll | .... | location manager: cable car stunt unit | |
| Phil Panzarella | .... | police technical advisor | |
| Elaine Patarini | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Mark Potter Jr. | .... | police technical advisor (as Mark Potter) | |
| Cynthia Quan | .... | production accountant | |
| Roger E. Reid | .... | personal assistant: Mr. Murphy (as Roger Reid) | |
| Jay Roberts | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Lucas Roth | .... | office production assistant | |
| Jody Spilkoman | .... | key production assistant | |
| Brent Stanton | .... | set production assistant: second unit | |
| Tracy A. Sullivan | .... | executive assistant: Mark Lipsky | |
| Brian Tanke | .... | production coordinator: cable car stunt unit (as Brian M. Tanke) | |
| Kathryn Thouron | .... | location coordinator | |
| Tim Tortora | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Mark Trapenberg | .... | production assistant | |
| Trevor Tuttle | .... | stage set constructor | |
| Randy Webster | .... | personal assistant: Mr. Murphy | |
| James J. Wilhelm | .... | craft service (as Jim Wilhelm) | |
| Marlena Wilkens | .... | executive assistant: Mr. Birnbaum, Caravan Pictures | |
| Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc | .... | helicopter pilot: cable car stunt unit | |
| Michael Greggans | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
| Saisie M. Jang | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Colman McMahon | .... | additional set production assistant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Willie Brown | .... | thanks (as Mayor Willie Brown) | |
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Eddie Murphy plays a hostage negotiator in San Francisco, he lives a dangerous life, but he still thinks it´s pretty okay. One thing he doesn´t think is okay is when his friends gets killed. But that is just what happens, his best friend is murdered by an evil jewel-thief, and now Murphy wants revenge.
The plot in "Metro" did not really impress me when I heard about it. Eddie Murphy as a comical hostage negotiator... It sounds pretty corny to me, but it was actually not as bad as it first seemed. The action scenes are well made, especially the breath taking car chases down the steep streets of San Francisco.
But I can´t really say the movie was good. The plot is not very original, this could actually have been titled "Beverly Hills Cop 4" and no one would have noticed. Between the action scenes there aren´t very much to write home about. Murphy is occasionally funny, but he can be really annoying too.
The best thing in "Metro" is definitely the villain, played by the underrated Michael Wincott. He is truly the perfect bad guy. That rasping voice, that glance in his eyes, wow! He can make even the simplest villain into a terrifying monster, which he should be highly praised for. And I wonder if not this guy holds the record in movie-deaths? I´ve seen Wincott in about ten movies, and he gets to meet his maker in all of them! I almost feel sorry for him, but I don´t think he´s complaining too much. If he dies in "Metro" or not, I´ll let you figure out for yourself.
Back to "Metro" now. If you don´t expect any clever ideas, just some good action sequences with a silly plot, it´s not that bad. But on the other hand, not that good either.
* * ½ out of * * * * *