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In the Line of Fire (1993)

R | | Action, Crime, Drama | 9 July 1993 (USA)
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Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
... Frank Horrigan
... Mitch Leary
... Lilly Raines
... Al D'Andrea
... Bill Watts
... Harry Sargent
... Sam Campagna
... Matt Wilder (as Greg Alan-Williams)
... President
Sally Hughes ... First Lady
... Jack Okura
... Tony Carducci
... Mendoza
... Jimmy Hendrickson
Juan A. Riojas ... Raul
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Storyline

Frank Horrigan is a secret service agent who keeps thinking back to November 22, 1963, when, as a hand-picked agent by President Kennedy, he became one of the few agents to have lost a President to an assassin when Kennedy died. Now, former CIA assassin Mitch Leary is stalking the current President, 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 CIA, and the CIA 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. 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 refuses to alter the President's itinerary, while Horrigan's boss, Secret Service ... Written by Todd Baldridge

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

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Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Rated R for violence and language | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$102,314,283

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$85,000,000
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2.39 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Several of the scenes with the President campaigning were actually taken from the 1992 campaign of President Bill Clinton. See more »

Goofs

The check Leary (as James Carney) writes to the Presidential Re-Election Campaign it is check number 025. When it is removed from the register, the next check is also 025. See more »

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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All Blues
Written & Performed by Miles Davis
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Q: What are the differences between the British BBFC 15 Version and the Uncut Version?
Q: How did Horrigan know the gun was unloaded in the scene where the gangster try to make him shoot his partner?
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Peterson and Eastwood make a great team
11 January 2002 | by – See all my reviews

Clint Eastwood scores big in this thriller from 1993.Teamed with an absolute master of edge of your seat suspense,Wolfgang Peterson, Eastwood delivers as only he can.Also,John Malkovich goes on my list of most effective screen villains in the history of cinema as the demented assassin.As for Rene Russo as Clint's love interest,I think Kirk Douglas said it best when he said,referring to his own career,"I keep getting older,and my leading ladies keep getting younger".This film is a very effective thriller with enough plot twists and surprises to keep you going.Eastwood and Peterson should team together more often. Top notch movie.
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