In the Line of Fire (1993)

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

Director:

Wolfgang Petersen

Writer:

Jeff Maguire

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood	...	Frank Horrigan
John Malkovich	...	Mitch Leary
Rene Russo	...	Lilly Raines
Dylan McDermott	...	Al D'Andrea
Gary Cole	...	Bill Watts
Fred Thompson	...	Harry Sargent (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
John Mahoney	...	Sam Campagna
Gregory Alan Williams	...	Matt Wilder (as Greg Alan-Williams)
Jim Curley	...	President
Sally Hughes	...	First Lady
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Jack Okura
Steve Hytner	...	Tony Carducci
Tobin Bell	...	Mendoza
Bob Schott	...	Jimmy Hendrickson
Juan A. Riojas	...	Raul

Storyline

Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood) is a Secret Service Agent who keeps thinking back to November 22, 1963, when, as a hand-picked Agent by President John F. Kennedy, he became one of the few Agents to have lost a President to an assassin when Kennedy died. Now, former C.I.A. assassin Mitch Leary (John Malkovich) is stalking the current President (Jim Curley), who is running for re-election. Mitch has spent long hours studying Horrigan, and he taunts Horrigan, telling him of his plans to kill the President. Leary plans to kill the President because Leary feels betrayed by the government. Leary was removed from the C.I.A., and the C.I.A. is now trying to have him killed. After talking to Leary, Horrigan makes sure he is assigned to Presidential protection duty, working with fellow Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines (Rene Russo). Horrigan has no intention of failing his President this time around, and he's more than willing to take a bullet. White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent (Fred ...

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Plot Keywords:

miniskirt | second chance | firearm | assassin | assassination | 

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Taglines:

An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them...

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Clint Eastwood initially turned down the movie, since he was 62, and his character was only supposed to be about 50.

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Goofs

When the police cars converge on the St. Francis hotel, one of the cops forgets to put his car in park and has to get back in to stop it from rolling.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Al D'Andrea: [running late while driving in his car] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Oh, Frank, thank God. Thank God. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead. I'm dead.

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Alternate Versions

An extension of the scene where Frank and Lilly are in the bar. He tells her that he once protected Fidel Castro.

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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

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Soundtracks

I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart

User Reviews

Spectacular Wolfgang Peterson film!

Incredibly filmed, well acted, and entertaining! Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich are legendary in any role in my opinion. I absolutely am content with the sound design and beautiful scenery. The way 90's movies were filmed is so different, something about them is delightful to me with hundreds of great movies from that era.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

In the Line of Fire

Filming Locations:

White House - 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,269,388, 11 July 1993

Gross USA:

$102,314,823

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$176,997,168

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min 138 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) SDDS (8 channels) (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1