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

In November 2008, Entertainment Weekly magazine ranked Out of Sight as #1 in their list of sexiest movies ever.

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Goofs

In the hotel room, when Jack and Karen are together, the bed sheets go from green to white to green again.

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Quotes

Jack Foley: It's like seeing someone for the first time, and you look at each other for a few seconds, and there's this kind of recognition like you both know something. Next moment the person's gone, and it's too late to do anything about it.

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Connections

Referenced in Rushmore (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Things"
Written by Bobby Darin
Performed by Dean Martin
Under License from EMI-Capitol Special Markets

User Reviews

Great Movie

"Out of Sight" was one of the best movies of 1998, and yet it was ignored by moviegoers. I am amazed that most of George Clooney's movies fail, with the exception of "Batman and Robin" all of his films have been good. This film has good performances from a talented cast and great direction from an original story by Elmore Leonard. Highly reccomended.