Murder at 1600 (1997)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Beach (written by) &
David Hodgin (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He's a D.C. cop on the outside. She's a Secret Service agent on the inside. Tracking a White House homicide to the First Family's front door.

Plot:

At a time of international incident, the body of a young female staffer is found in a White House wash room...

Plot Keywords:

Cover Up | Helicopter | Investigation | Political | Scandal

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Det. Harlan Regis
Diane Lane	...	Agent Nina Chance
Daniel Benzali	...	Agent Nick Spikings
Dennis Miller	...	Det. Steve Stengel
Alan Alda	...	National Security Advisor Alvin Jordan
Ronny Cox	...	President Jack Neil
Diane Baker	...	Kitty Neil, First Lady
Tate Donovan	...	Kyle Neil, First Son
Harris Yulin	...	General Clark Tully
Tom Wright	...	Agent Hal Cooper
Nicholas Pryor	...	Paul Moran
Charles Rocket	...	Jeffrey Arthur Groves
Nigel Bennett	...	Agent Burton Cash
Tamara Gorski	...	Ex-Girlfriend in Bar
Douglas O'Keeffe	...	John Kerry, the Assassin

Also Known As:

Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

107 min | Argentina:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | France:Unrated | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

36-42 Maitland Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Wesley Snipes got the role of Regis after 'Bruce Willis (I)' dropped out.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Snipes character claims that the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) is evicting him from his home. The film, which was made in 1997, takes place two years after the ICC was abolished in 1995.

Quotes:

Alvin Jordan: I think President Teddy Roosevelt said it best: "If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pootie Tang (2001)

Standard fare, but well done.

Great performances by Ronny Cox and Wesley Snipes. A standard political thriller, made more interesting by Snipes' character's interest in history. He has made huge models of the DC area in his apartment, and uses them to solve a murder case that threatens to bring down the president. The gorgeous Diane Lane gives a creditable performance as a secret service agent. I liked the fact that the two main characters never have sex. Their relationship suggests it, and I kept waiting for the usual (and boring) bedroom scene. Sex is often used as a gimmick to hold interest in a boring plot and uninteresting characters. You either like the plot and this movie for what it is, or you don't.