A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.
- Director
- Writers
- Kevin Jarre(story)
- David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
- Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
- Stars
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- Director
- Writers
- Kevin Jarre(story)
- David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
- Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Rubén Blades
- Edwin Diaz
- (as Ruben Blades)
Ashley Acarino
- Morgan O'Meara
- (as Ashley Carin)
- Director
- Writers
- Kevin Jarre(story) (screenplay)
- David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
- Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBrad Pitt wanted to leave the production, but was threatened by a lawsuit. In the February 2, 1997, issue of Newsweek, Pitt called the film a "disaster", and said that "it was the most irresponsible bit of filmmaking - if you can even call it that - that I've ever seen. I couldn't believe it". Rumors of fighting on the set (especially over which star would be the focus of the film) plagued the production. The original script was discarded and there were at least seven subsequent rewrites. Pitt said the final version was "a mess". "The script that I had loved was gone," he said. "I guess people just had different visions and you can't argue with that. But then I wanted out and the studio head said, 'All right, we'll let you out, but it'll be $63 million for starters." (Harrison Ford later noted that Pitt "forgot for a moment that he was talking to someone whose job it was to write this s*** down".)
- GoofsWhen taking Rory/Frankie in to the police station, Tom and his partner leave him alone, though handcuffed, in the rear seat. It is standard police practice to have one officer in back with the suspect, and seated directly behind the driver. This prevents any assault on the driver, or attempt to escape without being observed - or seen too late by way of the rear view mirror as happened here.
Review
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One Man's Terrorist...
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter. Francis "Frankie" McGuire (Brad Pitt) was that man. He was an active member of the IRA. He was set on his IRA path at the tender age of eight when he saw his father murdered at the dinner table right in front of him. When he got older, he was one of the IRA's more effective members. His battle was a losing one unless he and his comrades could get missiles to shoot down the government helicopters and even up the fight. For that he'd have to go to America.
Frankie fled Belfast for New York. Once he got to America Frankie used the pseudonym Rory Devaney and roomed with Sgt. Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) while he coordinated the acquisition of missiles and transportation back to Ireland. Things didn't go quite as Frankie had hoped or planned and that's why we have a movie.
"The Devil's Own" was pretty good. I think it had a greater impact on individuals who were familiar with Ireland and the IRA. Perhaps it may have even had a deeper meaning and greater impact on anyone who is familiar with battles between radical groups and their government. As well as I followed the movie, it didn't fully draw me in.
There were parallel stories: Frankie and what I've already mentioned, and Tom O'Meara being an older honest cop in New York and all that entails. Frankie's story was more exciting and riveting while Tom's story was more pedestrian. The net total of the two stories added up to something--as I said--pretty good, but nothing to write home about.
Frankie fled Belfast for New York. Once he got to America Frankie used the pseudonym Rory Devaney and roomed with Sgt. Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford) while he coordinated the acquisition of missiles and transportation back to Ireland. Things didn't go quite as Frankie had hoped or planned and that's why we have a movie.
"The Devil's Own" was pretty good. I think it had a greater impact on individuals who were familiar with Ireland and the IRA. Perhaps it may have even had a deeper meaning and greater impact on anyone who is familiar with battles between radical groups and their government. As well as I followed the movie, it didn't fully draw me in.
There were parallel stories: Frankie and what I've already mentioned, and Tom O'Meara being an older honest cop in New York and all that entails. Frankie's story was more exciting and riveting while Tom's story was more pedestrian. The net total of the two stories added up to something--as I said--pretty good, but nothing to write home about.
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Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $42,868,348
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $14,274,503
- Mar 30, 1997
- Gross worldwide
- $140,807,547
- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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