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Director:
Writer (WGA):
David Mamet (written by)
Release Date:
3 April 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
Can you really trust anyone? more
Plot:
An employee of a corporation with a lucrative secret process is tempted to betray it. But there's more to it than that. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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(8 articles)
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An intelligent masterpiece made by the hands of genius film maker David Mamet
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Campbell Scott | ... | Joseph A. 'Joe' Ross |
 | Steve Martin | ... | Julian 'Jimmy' Dell |
 | Rebecca Pidgeon | ... | Susan Ricci |
 | Ben Gazzara | ... | Mr. Klein |
 | Ricky Jay | ... | George Lang |
 | Felicity Huffman | ... | Pat McCune |
| Richard L. Friedman | ... | Businessman |
| Jerry Graff | ... | Businessman |
| G. Roy Levin | ... | Businessman |
| Hilary Hinckle | ... | Resort Concierge |
| David Pittu | ... | Resort Manager |
| Christopher Kaldor | ... | Dell's Bodyguard |
| Michael Robinson | ... | Security Person |
| Olivia Tecosky | ... | Flight Attendant |
| Charlotte Potok | ... | Bookstore Woman |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements including tension, some violent images and brief language.
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Runtime:
110 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #35283) |
Singapore:PG |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:PG |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:PG |
Canada:PG
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A lot of similarities to 'The Water Engine'; a made for TV movie also written by David Mamet in which an inventor creates something special which he is paranoid (rightfully so) about maintaining the rights to (unsuccessfully, in both cases.)
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Continuity: When Susan and Joe leave the airport by bus, the police cars that have just arrived are parked about 20ft from the bus. The bus pulls away as the two of them begin to talk. After a bit of talk we see that the bus had only traveled about 10ft despite previous shots establishing otherwise.
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Quotes:
George Lang:
How are things in the outer office?
Susan Ricci: My troika was pursued by wolves.
George Lang: It's a good thing this cookie arrived unscathed.
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Susan Ricci: My troika was pursued by wolves.
George Lang: It's a good thing this cookie arrived unscathed.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Psych: High Top Fade Out (#4.7)" (2009)
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Soundtrack:
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
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I remember watching this film in 1998 at the theater and it became one of my favorites ever since. I have since watched every Mamet film I ran into, they were very good, but I believe this one's his best film yet. The story follows Joseph Ross (Campbell Scott), a salaried mathematician who's invented some truly valuable system that will make a fortune for his company. We meet him as he goes on vacation and befriends with a seemingly multi-millionaire who calls himself Julian "Jimmy" Dell (Steve Martin). Ross is then drawn into a big conspiracy surrounds his valuable "system". I won't go into the details so that i won't spoil the surprises and there are many. All the actors involved gives their best, most notable are Rebecca Pigeon as Susan, Joseph's pretty and sophisticated secretary and for Steve Martin, who was very refreshing to see in a serious role. The film has some unique and intelligent dialogs often appear in David Mamet's works. The twists are very surprising but MAKE SENSE, something that a lot of film makers have to learn these days. Overall an intelligent gem of a film you will not forget easily. Thumbs up and 10/10. Highly Recommended.