Entrapment (1999)

An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief.

Director:

Jon Amiel

Writers:

Ronald Bass (story), Michael Hertzberg (story),

Stars:

Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames

4 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery	...	Robert MacDougal
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Virginia Baker
Ving Rhames	...	Aaron Thibadeaux
Will Patton	...	Hector Cruz
Maury Chaykin	...	Conrad Greene
Kevin McNally	...	Haas
Terry O'Neill	...	Quinn
Madhav Sharma	...	Security Chief
David Yip	...	Chief of Police
Tim Potter	...	Millennium Man
Eric Meyers	...	Waverly Technician
Aaron Swartz	...	Cruz's Man
William Marsh	...	Computer Technician
Tony Xu	...	Banker
Rolf Saxon	...	Director

Storyline

Following the theft of a highly-secured piece of artwork, an agent convinces her insurance agency employers to allow her to wriggle into the company of an aging but active master thief. Connery's burglar takes her on suspiciously and demands rigorous training before their first job together--stealing a highly-valued mask from a chichi party. Their deepening attraction and distrust could tear apart their partnership but the promise of a bigger prize (some eight billion odd dollars) by Zeta-Jones keeps the game interesting. Only, who's playing with whom?

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Plot Keywords:

insurance | art thief | master thief | mask | laser | 

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Taglines:

The trap is set.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language, sensuality, violence and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Fox (Germany) FOX Mexico

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Antoine Fuqua Project

Filming Locations:

Albert R. Broccoli 007 Stage, Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$66,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$97,100,000 (Non-US) (13 August 1999)

Gross:

ESP 1,645,901,898 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Regency Enterprises, Fountainbridge Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ronald Bass' original screenplay contained numerous additional spectacular action sequences involving Mac, including a robbery taking place onboard a moving luxury train, but Fox balked when the initial budget for this script was estimated at over $130 million. The final film excised many of Bass' envisioned super-action scenes (keeping a handful for the theatrical release) and came in at a final budget of $70 million.

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Goofs

After a brief car chase Mac pulls up to the curb and we see the car is heavily damaged on all sides; the damage is much more extensive than this chase caused. On the DVD there is a deleted scene of a much longer car chase that explains this discrepancy.

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Quotes

Mac: Now time stands still - hopefully.

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Connections

Referenced in The Cleveland Show: The Way the Cookie Crumbles (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Hour of Need"
Written by Jamie Catto, Rollo, and Sister Bliss
Performed by Faithless
Courtesy of Cheeky Records Ltd.

User Reviews

Can stealing be an art form? Convincing look.

This movie is one of those that keeps the characters purpose twisting and turning. You have to second guess the ending twice. The vivacious Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a top notch insurance agent that specializes in art theft. She takes on the mission of catching a master thief(Sean Connery)by convincing him that she too is a supreme art thief.

Just enough action to keep your attention. Wonderful scenery and the more than just beautiful Zeta-Jones makes for advanced heartbeat. The age difference of the two stars fits the script like a glove and gives a fleeting glimpse of romance.

Camera work is intense. The big chase/escape scene is awesome.

Also appearing are: Ving Rhames, Maury Chaykin and Will Patton.