Out of Sight (1998)

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers:

Elmore Leonard (novel), Scott Frank (screenplay)

Stars:

George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
George Clooney	...	Jack Foley
Jennifer Lopez	...	Karen Sisco
Jim Robinson	...	Bank Employee
Mike Malone	...	Bank Customer (as Elgin Marlowe)
Ving Rhames	...	Buddy Bragg
Don Cheadle	...	Maurice Miller
Donna Frenzel	...	Bank Teller
Catherine Keener	...	Adele
Manny Suárez	...	Bank Cop (as Manny Suarez)
Dennis Farina	...	Marshall Sisco
Keith Hudson	...	Bank Cop
Steve Zahn	...	Glenn Michaels
Albert Brooks	...	Richard Ripley
Luis Guzmán	...	Chino (as Luis Guzman)
Paul Soileau	...	Lulu

Storyline

A career bank robber busts out of jail (Clooney) with the help of his buddy (Rhames) and kidnaps a US Marshal (Lopez) in the process. When the two cons head for Detroit to pull off their final big scam, the Marshal is put on their case but she finds she is attracted to one of them and has second thoughts about bringing them in.

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Plot Keywords:

prison | u.s. marshal | bound and gagged | balaclava | diamond theft | 

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Taglines:

Opposites attract.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some strong violence

Details

Official Sites:

Universal

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un romance peligroso

Filming Locations:

Angola, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£869,255 (UK) (27 November 1998)

Gross:

£3,161,212 (UK) (8 January 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Jersey Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Out of Sight is one of George Clooney's favourite films on his resume. He said "It was the first time where I had a say, and it was the first good screenplay I'd read where I just went "That's it." Even though it didn't do very well box-office wise-we sort of tanked again-it was a really good film."

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Goofs

In the car crash with Glenn Michaels, Karen Sisco hits her forehead on the left side, but in the hospital the right side of her forehead is bruised.

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Quotes

Jack Foley: You'd be surprised about what you can get, if you ask for it the right way.

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Connections

Featured in Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002)

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Soundtracks

"Fight the Power (Part 2)"
Written by Chris Jasper, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley,
Ernie Isley (as Ernest Isley), Rudolph Isley
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Courtesy of Epic Records
By Arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

The sexiest film in a long time

No one should disagree with me when I say that the sexual tension between Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney was the best on-screen in a long time. What I love about Soderbergh is his ability to create really sexy scenes without showing anything. As for Mr. Clooney, everyone should lay off of him because he has proven that he is a great actor. The whole entire cast is perfect and I would love to sit with this amazing director and find out how he does it. It is one of the few films I can watch again and again, and I think you should all do the same...