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Writers:
Eric Steven Stahl (story) &
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Release Date:
24 January 1999 (USA) more
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The less you know, the safer you are.
Plot:
A psychological thriller; Mace Sowell, an ex-intelligence operative and whose past government activities catches up with him... more | add synopsis
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Excellent thriller more (41 total)

Cast

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Patrick Stewart ... Mace Sowell

Kimberly Williams-Paisley ... Andi Travers (as Kimberly Williams)

Hector Elizondo ... Dr. Simon
Joy Kilpatrick ... Michelle Sowell-Ross

Craig Shoemaker ... Stuart Bittenbinder
James Harlow ... Marc Ross
Richard Livingston ... Admiral Thomas Michelmore

Julia Vera ... Teresa
Brenda James ... Asthma Girl Interviewee (as Brenda Klemme)
Robert Lee Barry ... Rocket Scientist Interviewee
Scott Zacky ... Wise Guy Interviewee
Wayne Demaline ... 'Butch' The Redneck Interviewee
Hank Garrett ... Hitman / Postman
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112 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

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Hank Garrett, who plays the mailman whose pen runs out of ink, played essentially the same role in Three Days of the Condor (1975). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Mace refers to "Chateau Margaux Blanc De Blancs" when speaking of a wine. Chateau Margaux is from Bordeaux, and "Blanc De Blancs" would be from Champagne. Corrinne Menzenoupolos (owner of Margaux) does not make any sparkling wine. more
Quotes:
Mace: What sort of name is 'Andi' for a girl?
Andi: It's short for Andrea. What sort of name is 'Mace'?
Mace: It's short for 'in your face'!
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Features "The Pink Panther" (1993) more

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9 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
Excellent thriller, 26 June 2004
8/10
Author: Grann-Bach (Grann-Bach@jubii.dk) from Denmark

This is a film about paranoia. When you think you're being watched, your every move being documented, your every action recorded and analyzed. Mace Sowell, an ex-military officer from a covert operations team no one knows about, is confined to his home, because he fears for his life. His daughter doesn't think that he is in danger, instead, she just thinks he's getting senile, or maybe he's just paranoid. He regularly runs 'drills' in order to keep himself prepared for any direct strike on his house. Meanwhile, he also discovers that he's slowly developing Alzheimer's Disease, which only makes things worse. The plot is great, the idea is quite original, and the movie moves along at a great pace; every scene has some development in the plot, and often it also has some great humor. The film delivers a great sense of paranoia all the way through. The acting is great, both by Patrick Stewart and Kimberly Williams. The consistent paranoia, the various intense scenes that are easily explained once they're over, the overall mood of the film, it all leads up to an exciting climax that only few will be able to figure out until it happens. All in all, a great thriller about paranoia. I recommend this to fans of thrillers, especially fans that are fond of conspiracy theories and paranoia in thrillers. 8/10

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