Bad Company (2002)

Director:

Joel Schumacher

Writers (WGA):

Gary M. Goodman (story) and
David Himmelstein (story) ...
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Release Date:

7 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Two Mismatched Partners. One Messed Up Case!

Plot:

When a Harvard-educated CIA agent is killed during an operation, the secret agency recruits his twin brother.

Plot Keywords:

Twin | CIA | Twin Brother | CIA Agent | Terrorist

Cast

Anthony Hopkins	...	Officer Oakes
Chris Rock	...	Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope / Michael Turner
Peter Stormare	...	Adrik Vas
Gabriel Macht	...	Officer Seale
Kerry Washington	...	Julie
Adoni Maropis	...	Jarma / Dragan Henchman #1
Garcelle Beauvais	...	Nicole (as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
Matthew Marsh	...	Dragan Adjanic
Dragan Micanovic	...	Michelle 'The Hammer' Petrov
John Slattery	...	Roland Yates
Brooke Smith	...	Officer Swanson
Daniel Sunjata	...	Officer Carew
DeVone Lawson Jr.	...	Officer Parish
Wills Robbins	...	Officer McCain
Marek Vasut	...	Andre
Majed Ibrahim	...	Dragan Henchman #2
Peter Macdissi	...	Dragan Henchman #3
Fuman Dar	...	Dragan Henchman #4
Irma P. Hall	...	Mrs. Banks
Petr Jákl	...	Darius
Dan Ziskie	...	Officer Dempsey
John Aylward	...	Officer Ferren
John Fink	...	Officer Fink
Joseph Edward	...	Club Owner
Deborah Rush	...	Mrs. Patterson
David Fisher	...	Young Valet
Jan Nemejovský	...	Hotel Manager
Winter Ave Zoli	...	Manicurist #1 (as Winter Uhlarik)
Elin Spidlová	...	Manicurist #2
Magdalena Souskova	...	Manicurist #3
Michael Ealy	...	G-Mo
T.J. Cross	...	Cool Bean
Peter Davies	...	Doorman Tim
Lanette Ware	...	Pam
Ammar Daraiseh	...	Assassin
Jiri Simberský	...	Ivan
Mikulás Kren	...	Hotel Clerk
Eddie Yansick	...	Badeddie
Philip Buch	...	Businessman
Steven Fisher	...	CIA Officer
Milos Kulhavy	...	Intruder #1
Petr Vlasak	...	Thug #1
Viktor Cervenka	...	Thug #2
Dusan Hyska	...	Thug #3
P.I. Noccio	...	Military Interpreter
Minna Pyyhkala	...	Concierge
Kurt Bryant	...	Hotel Intruder #1
Pavel Kratky	...	Hotel Intruder #3
Frantisek Deak	...	Hotel Intruder #4
Muslim Tagirov	...	Hotel Intruder #5
Brad Harper	...	NYTA Officer
Jeff Mantel	...	General
Bill Massof	...	SWAT Team Leader
Shabazz Ray	...	Black Swat (as Shabazz Richardson)
Joel Sugerman	...	SPO
Christopher Best	...	Henchman #1 (as Chris Best)
Matthew Zolan	...	Henchman #2
Dale Wyatt	...	Tourist #1
Claire Britton	...	Tourist #2
Peter von Berg	...	Manager
Philippe Vonlanthen	...	Desk Clerk - Face smashed into table
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Alexander	...	Commuter (uncredited)
George Antonopoulos	...	Grand Central Tourist (uncredited)
Kalimi Baxter	...	Summer (uncredited)
Vernon Campbell	...	Bouncer (uncredited)
Cedric Cannon	...	Minister (uncredited)
Jeff Chena	...	SWAT Team Member #2 (uncredited)
Kelly Cole Childers	...	Commuter (uncredited)
Charlie Day	...	Stoner (uncredited)
Cinti Laird	...	Angry Clubber (uncredited)
Dory Manzour	...	Commuter (uncredited)
Ramon Moses	...	Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Macc Plaise	...	Three Card Monte Player #3 (uncredited)
Lara Anne Slife	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Aaron Louis Tordini	...	Chess Player (uncredited)
Kevin Watson	...	Dreadlock (uncredited)
Shea Whigham	...	Agent Wells (uncredited)
Mala Wright	...	NYC Commuter (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Schumacher

Writing credits (WGA)
Gary M. Goodman		(story) (as Gary Goodman) and
David Himmelstein		(story)
Jason Richman		(screenplay) and
Michael Browning		(screenplay)

Produced by
Kenny Bates	....	associate producer (as Ken Bates)
Michael Browning	....	producer
Jerry Bruckheimer	....	producer
Gary M. Goodman	....	executive producer
David Minkowski	....	associate producer: Czech Republic
Chad Oman	....	executive producer
Eli Richbourg	....	associate producer
Pat Sandston	....	associate producer
Lary Simpson	....	executive producer
Mike Stenson	....	producer
Matthew Stillman	....	associate producer: Czech Republic
Clayton Townsend	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Trevor Rabin

Cinematography by
Dariusz Wolski		(director of photography) (as Dariusz A. Wolski)

Film Editing by
Mark Goldblatt
Robert K. Lambert		(as Robert Lambert)

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Jan Roelfs

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham		(supervising art director) (as Wray Steven Graham)
Jindrich Kocí		(senior art director)

Set Decoration by
Leslie A. Pope		(as Leslie Pope)

Costume Design by
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor		(as Beatrix Pasztor)

Makeup Department
Jane Choi	....	key makeup artist
Lisa Deveaux	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rock
Kris Evans	....	makeup artist
Jirí Farkas	....	makeup artist
Anita Gibson	....	assistant makeup artist
Lisa Hazell	....	assistant hair stylist
Scott Julion	....	hair stylist: Mr. Rock
Aaron F. Quarles	....	hair stylist
James Sarzotti	....	assistant makeup artist
Brian Sheratt	....	assistant hair stylist
Eva Ungrová-Malíková	....	hair stylist (as Eva Ungrová)
Katerina van Gemundova	....	makeup department interpreter

Production Management
Jonathan Filley	....	unit production manager
Thomas Hayslip	....	production supervisor: second unit
Jana Hrbková	....	unit manager
Jasmin Torbati	....	production manager: second unit, Czech Republic

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kenny Bates	....	second unit director
Mark Carter	....	assistant director
Mark Cotone	....	first assistant director
Jakub Dvorak	....	assistant director: Prague
Martina Götthansova	....	second second assistant director
Stephen E. Hagen	....	assistant director: New York
Eric Henriquez	....	second assistant director
Paul Hogan	....	second second assistant director
Jonas Kabrt	....	assistant director: Prague
Mirek Lux	....	first assistant director: Czech Republic
Petr Nemecek	....	assistant director: Prague
Eli Richbourg	....	second unit director
Scott Schaeffer	....	second assistant director: reshoots
Martin Sebik	....	second assistant director: Czech Republic
Zuzana Sucha	....	third assistant director
Christopher Surgent	....	assistant director: New York (as Chris Surgent)

Art Department
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead man: Prague
Milan Babik	....	prop buyer
Lauren Buckley	....	art department coordinator
Jana Chovancova	....	art department coordinator: Prague
Robert Cowper	....	assistant art director
Marketa Dankova	....	set decoration assistant
Alex DiGerlando	....	art department assistant
Alan Gilmore	....	art director: UK, Prague
Gary Grill	....	carpenter
Bruce Lee Gross	....	lead man
Larry M. Gruber	....	assistant art director
Brent Haywood	....	construction coordinator
Doug Huszti	....	assistant art director: second unit, New York (as Douglas Huszti)
Jason Knox-Johnston	....	art director: second unit, Prague (as Jason Michael Knox-Johnston)
Jindrich Kocí	....	art director: UK, Prague
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Martin Kotouc	....	props
Michael Leather	....	on-set dresser
Kathleen Lorden	....	set decorator coordinator
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist
Jean-Paul Menard	....	set dresser
Lenka Pavlakova	....	assistant set decorator
Chuck Potter	....	assistant set decorator
Brendan Rankin	....	draughtsman: UK
Lenka Rock	....	art department assistant
Adela Sirotkova	....	art department assistant
Stanislav Suva	....	scenic painter
Martina Ter-Akopowá	....	construction interpreter
Karel Vanásek	....	property master
James Whelan	....	set dresser
Michael Zansky	....	scenic artist
Guy Hendrix Dyas	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	specialty props: bomb sequence (uncredited)
Erik Polczwartek	....	leadman: Europe (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	dialogue editor
David A. Arnold	....	sound editor
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Donavan Dear	....	boom operator
Peter J. Devlin	....	sound mixer
Teri E. Dorman	....	supervising dialogue editor
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound editor
Adam Kopald	....	sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Zdenek Manych	....	boom operator
Rene Mikan	....	sound recordist: second unit
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor
F. Hudson Miller	....	sound editor
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
R.J. Palmer	....	sound editor
Schavaria Reeves	....	sound utility
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	adr supervisor
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Brian P. Williams	....	sound re-recordist
Gary Wright	....	sound editor
Del Spiva	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator (as Conrad F. Brink Sr.)
Duncan Capp	....	special effects technician
Alexander Gunn	....	special effects floor supervisor
Matthew Horton	....	special effects technician
Mike Maggi	....	special effects technician
Stefano Pepin	....	floor supervisor: second unit
Joss Williams	....	special effects supervisor
Victoria Williams	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo	....	executive visual effects producer
Travis Baumann	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Rob Blue	....	digital artist
Kathy Chasen-Hay	....	visual effects editor
Elton Garcia	....	digital compositor
Lindsay Hallett	....	visual effects producer: Asylum (as Lindsay Burnett)
Zach Justman	....	assistant visual effects editor: Asylum
Kristopher Kasper	....	visual effects editor: Asylum
Joe Ken	....	digital compositor
Nathan McGuinness	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Jeff Olm	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Mark P. Renton	....	digital artist
Jay Robinson	....	visual effects artist
Lee Robinson	....	video
David Santiago	....	effects technical director
Gunther Schatz	....	3D visual effects artist
Kathy Siegel	....	visual effects supervisor
Marty Taylor	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Renée Tymn	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Renee Chamblin)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	utility stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	utility stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunt coordinator (as Ken Bates)
Paul Bucossi	....	utility stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	utility stunts (as Pete Bucossi)
Anthony Cecere	....	stunt double: Oakes (as Anthony P. Cecere)
Chris Cenatiempo	....	utility stunts
John Cenatiempo	....	utility stunts
Al Cerullo	....	utility stunts
Wayne Cerullo	....	utility stunts
Victor Chan	....	utility stunts
Nicholas D'Alessio	....	utility stunts (as Nicholas D'Alessio)
Miriam Dinbacape	....	stunt double: Nicole
Norman Douglass	....	utility stunts
Andy Duppin	....	utility stunts
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunt double: Jake (as Greg Elam)
Roy Farfel	....	utility stunts
Frank Ferrara Jr.	....	utility stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	utility stunts
Ralph Ferrara	....	utility stunts
Stephanie Finochio	....	stunt double
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	utility stunts
Tim Gallin	....	utility stunts (as Timmy Gallin)
Tony Guida	....	utility stunts
Eddie Earl Hatch	....	utility stunts
Cort Hessler	....	utility stunts
Jiri Horky	....	stunts
Dusan Hyska	....	stunt coordinator: Czech Republic
Claudette James	....	utility stunts
Brock Little	....	utility stunts
Steve Mack	....	utility stunts
Erik-Anders Nilsson	....	stunt double
Mick O'Rourke	....	utility stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	utility stunts
Stephen A. Pope	....	utility stunts (as Stephen Pope)
Gary Robert	....	utility stunts
Michael Russo	....	utility stunts (as Michael C. Russo)
Victoria Schweizer	....	stunt double
Keith Siglinger	....	utility stunts
Michael Trisler	....	stunt double: Gabriel Macht
Tierre Turner	....	stunt double: Jake
Daniel May Wong	....	utility stunts
Eddie Yansick	....	co-stunt coordinator
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Kiante Elam	....	stunt double: Chris Rock (uncredited)
Steve Mack	....	stunt double: Anthony Hopkins (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
David E. Baron	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York second unit
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Jan Boruvka	....	rigging gaffer: second unit
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	additional video assist operator
Jan Carda	....	focus puller
Václav Cermak	....	rigging gaffer: studio
Milan Chadima	....	camera operator: second unit
Matt Chubet	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Kriz David	....	electrician: rigging
Jon Delgado	....	electrician
Robert DiGiacomo	....	assistant camera
Robert DiGiacomo	....	film loader
Richard Dolan	....	chief rigging gaffer
Petr Hlinomaz	....	gaffer
Joel Holland	....	video assist operator
Igor Jelen	....	rigging best boy
Vaclav Kares	....	clapper loader: second unit
Martin Kubricht	....	rigging grip
Iain Lowe	....	h.o.d. electrical rigger
Dwayne McClintock	....	aerial director of photography
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
John J. Moers	....	director of photography: documentary crew
Patrick B. O'Brien	....	camera operator
Gergely Palffy	....	super technocrane operator
Gergely Palffy	....	techno crane operator
George Patsos	....	key grip
Miroslav Pavlik	....	camera trainee: Czech Republic
Steve Peterson	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Ronnie Phillips	....	rigging gaffer: studio
Lance Rieck	....	assistant camera
Josh Roth	....	grip
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	video assist operator
Prokop Satochin	....	key grip: second unit
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator: "a" camera
John Skotchdopole	....	assistant camera
James Swanson	....	aerial director of photography
Lee Vickery	....	camera loader: second unit
John Woods	....	rigging electrician
Douglas Pellegrino	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Abellera	....	casting assistant
Nancy Bishop	....	casting: Prague
Kim Coleman	....	casting associate
Jirí Hrstka	....	extras casting
Wendy M. Roberts	....	casting associate
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting: additional photography

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nina De Palma	....	costumer
Gabriela Dolenska	....	costume interpreter
Bela Friedlová	....	wardrobe
Hana Kucerova	....	costume supervisor
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Tim McKelvey	....	costumer: Mr. Hopkins
Kirsten Mogg	....	set costumer
Gianluca Isaia Napoli	....	wardrobe creator: Mr. Hopkins
Frankie Ritacco	....	assistant costume designer: re-shoots
Amy Roth	....	key costumer
Amanda Sanders	....	costumer: Mr. Rock
Sarka Zvolenska	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Tony Ciccone	....	additional editor
James Cohen	....	assistant film editor
Tzarina V. Edillon	....	first assistant editor
Mike Fay	....	apprentice editor
David Feldman	....	first assistant film editor
Tami Goldman	....	post-production coordinator
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Christine Kim	....	assistant editor
Dana Suman	....	post-production assistant
Leah Tury	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music supervisor
Tom Calderaro	....	orchestrator
Katie Greathouse	....	assistant music editor
Steve Kempster	....	score mixer
Paul Linford	....	composer: additional music
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Michael McQuarn	....	music consultant
Jennifer Nash	....	music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	music supervisor
Jeanette Surga	....	supervising music editor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
John Finklea	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jiri Fleischer	....	assistant picture car coordinator
Jiri Husak	....	transportation coordinator: Czech Republic
Václav Kocman	....	driver

Other crew
Keith Adams	....	assistant location manager
Jeffrey Angel	....	assistant location manager
Claire Baker	....	executive assistant to director
Orna Banarie	....	assistant: Jerry Bruckheimer
Pamela Bertini	....	production assistant
Liza Bigger	....	production assistant
Mike Bocek	....	production assistant
Andrea Bruce	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Alisa Buckley	....	assistant to producers
Eileen Burke	....	accounting clerk
Dan Camins	....	assistant: Jerry Bruckheimer
John K. Campbell	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant
Robert Cavalluzzo	....	location assistant
Robert Cavalluzzo	....	location scout
Al Cerullo	....	aerial coordinator
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Branka Cetina	....	assistant production coordinator
Peter Chubenko	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Jan Cosby	....	second assistant accountant
Ivana Crvelin	....	assistant: Clayton Townsend
Kathi Danielson	....	assistant accountant
Joseph J. Dawson	....	photo double
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Marilyn DeJesus	....	payroll accountant
Jim DeMarco	....	post-production accountant
Boban Dvorak	....	assistant: Mr. Rock
Robb Earnest	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Michal Engrth	....	assistant accountant
Danica Fleischerova	....	assistant: second unit director (as Danica Matulayova)
David Fulton	....	unit publicist (as Dave Fulton)
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	assistant production office coordinator: re-shoots
Jeremy Garelick	....	assistant: Joel Schumacher
Gabriela Gutentag	....	marketing consultant
Brad K. Harper	....	special services: Chris Rock (as Bradford K. Harper III)
Stefan Morris Hogan	....	production assistant
Sam Hutchins	....	location manager
Kimberly Jase	....	first assistant accountant
Carrie B. Jones	....	assistant: Jerry Bruckheimer
Jason Kadlec	....	production assistant
Lisa King	....	location set assistant
Chris Laker	....	accounting assistant
Kevin LaRosa	....	helicopter pilot
Albert Leon	....	assistant: Anthony Hopkins
Kristin Lesko	....	production assistant
Kali Londono	....	assistant: Chris Rock
Iva Lukesová	....	first assistant accountant: Czech Republic
Markéta Maková	....	assistant location manager
Miroslav Mika	....	set production assistant (as Mirek Mika)
Pavel Mrkous	....	location manager: Prague
Vladimir Nemecek	....	production assistant
Frédéric North	....	helicopter pilot
Terry Ostrow	....	assistant: Lary Simpson (as Terri Ostrow)
Tracy Pakulniewicz	....	director of operations: JBF
Wynn Petersen	....	production secretary: Jerry Bruckheimer Films
Ryan Posly	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Joaquin Diego Prange	....	location manager: New York second unit
Bill Richards	....	helicopter pilot (as William Richards)
Erika Roberts	....	assistant: Joel Schumacher
Jay Roberts	....	first assistant accountant: Prague
Petr Skvor	....	location manager: Prague
Justin Sperandeo	....	assistant: Mr. Bruckheimer
Eugene Stamos	....	additional craft service
Anita Sum	....	production coordinator
Nicholas Thomason	....	production assistant
Aaron Louis Tordini	....	chess consultant
Aaron Louis Tordini	....	chess teacher
Goran Uljanic	....	production assistant
Eva Vedock	....	craft service
Mary Viola	....	assistant to producer
Ed Walton	....	assistant: Mike Stenson
Reid Warman	....	assistant production coordinator
Rick Washburn	....	weapons coordinator
Louis Zuppardi	....	production secretary
Dawn Bridgewater	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Don Coppola	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rebecca Feldman	....	assistant accountant: post-production and re-shoots (uncredited)
Arif S. Kinchen	....	additional voices (uncredited)
Vernon Rodriquez	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures
• Jerry Bruckheimer Films
• Stillking Films

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• The Walt Disney Company (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AFM Lighting  lighting
• Barrandov Studios  studio facilities provided by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music

Also Known As:

"9 Days" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, some sensuality and language

Runtime:

116 min | Spain:125 min

Country:

USA | Czech Republic

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Austria:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39081) | Iceland:14 | Malaysia:U | Canada:A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | New Zealand:M | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Two of the CIA agents teamed together are Anthony Hopkins (Hannibal Lecter) and Brooke Smith (victim Catherine Martin) from The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The regular ring tones of a Nokia 9210 don't sound like other Nokia phones, since it has a real speaker instead of a piezo squeaker.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Adrik Vas:Your friend is late.
Michael Turner:He'll be here.
Adrik Vas:Yeah, I *do* have other bidders.
Michael Turner:I personally vouch for this man.
Adrik Vas:Oh, well I trust you Michael. You see, each degree of separation comes with a degree of uncertainty.

Movie Connections:

References Pretty Woman (1990)

Soundtrack:

911

Not Bad Company

After reading so many negative reviews of this movie, I expected the worst and almost didn't see it. But I was in the mood for a movie and it was the only one showing that I hadn't already seen that was even remotely of interest to me. To my surprise I enjoyed the movie and where I think so many critics went wrong was to view this movie as a comedy, which it really isn't, except for a few humorous moments as might be expected in any such action movie. And Anthony Hopkins actually played his role the way it should have been played. It was not a role calling for a wild comic genius but one calling for a very serious-minded professional who is involved in trying to train a novice in just a few days for a deadly game involving a nuke. Chris Rock also played his role as it should have been played and restrained himself from his usual antics, as in "Lethal Weapon 4." Not a great movie but much better than the awful "The Sum Of All Fears."