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Release Date:
20 November 1998 (USA) moreTagline:
It's not paranoia if they're really after you. morePlot:
A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his NSA goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 12 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(24 articles)
Exclusive: State of Play Poster (From EmpireOnline. 29 January 2009, 1:19 AM, PST)
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Gripping - Got My Attention moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Will Smith | ... | Robert Clayton Dean | |
| Gene Hackman | ... | Brill | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Reynolds | |
| Lisa Bonet | ... | Rachel Banks | |
| Regina King | ... | Carla Dean | |
| Stuart Wilson | ... | Congressman Albert | |
| Laura Cayouette | ... | Christa Hawkins | |
| Loren Dean | ... | Hicks | |
| Barry Pepper | ... | Pratt | |
| Ian Hart | ... | Bingham | |
| Jake Busey | ... | Krug | |
| Scott Caan | ... | Jones | |
| Jason Lee | ... | Zavitz | |
| Gabriel Byrne | ... | Brill | |
| James LeGros | ... | Jerry Miller (as James Le Gros) |
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Rated R for language and violence.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
132 min | USA:140 min (extended version)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:R (certificate #36342) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (video rating) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | South Korea:15 | Canada:AA (Ontario) (original rating) | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:12 (re-rating) | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Brazil:14 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Italy:T | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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The picture of a younger Gene Hackman shown in a white shirt and tie, supposedly from his NSA file, is actually taken from The Conversation (1974). In that film Hackman also plays a surveillance expert who, like his character Brill in this movie, has his workplace in an industrial warehouse. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the chase scene in the rail yard, the full size Ford Bronco rolls several times. Toward the end of the roll, it is no longer a Bronco, but a pick-up truck as you can see the truck bed and roll bar in the back. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Congressman Phillip Hammersley: Come on. Come on, mutt. Now, look at that ball. All right. Come on, get that ball. Ah!
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6 Underground moreFAQ
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I stumbled onto this thriller while channel surfing in an Istanbul hotel room. I missed the first 20 minutes, but it didn't take long to be drawn into the story. In fact, the action is so fast and gripping that I didn't dare get up to take a pee for fear of missing something. Now that's gripping!
Earlier today I saw a report on cameras no larger than the size of a pill that can make a movie of your digestive tract, from mouth to anus. Now if such miniature devices are already a reality, then some of the tracking technology used in this film must be close to reality - maybe too close for comfort.