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The Devil's Own

  • 19971997
  • RR
  • 1h 51m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997)
A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an I.R.A. terrorist in hiding.
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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.

IMDb RATING
6.2/10
65K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,490
918
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • Kevin Jarre(story)
    • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
    • Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Brad Pitt
    • Margaret Colin
Top credits
  • Director
    • Alan J. Pakula
  • Writers
    • Kevin Jarre(story)
    • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
    • Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Harrison Ford
    • Brad Pitt
    • Margaret Colin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 145User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, and Alan J. Pakula in The Devil's Own (1997)
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    Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Julia Stiles, and Margaret Colin in The Devil's Own (1997)
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    Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford in The Devil's Own (1997)
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    Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford
    • Tom O'Mearaas Tom O'Meara
    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Rory Devaneyas Rory Devaney
    Margaret Colin
    Margaret Colin
    • Sheila O'Mearaas Sheila O'Meara
    Rubén Blades
    Rubén Blades
    • Edwin Diazas Edwin Diaz
    Treat Williams
    Treat Williams
    • Billy Burkeas Billy Burke
    George Hearn
    George Hearn
    • Peter Fitzsimmonsas Peter Fitzsimmons
    Mitchell Ryan
    Mitchell Ryan
    • Chief Jim Kellyas Chief Jim Kelly
    Natascha McElhone
    Natascha McElhone
    • Megan Dohertyas Megan Doherty
    Paul Ronan
    Paul Ronan
    • Sean Phelanas Sean Phelan
    Simon Jones
    Simon Jones
    • Harry Sloanas Harry Sloan
    Julia Stiles
    Julia Stiles
    • Bridget O'Mearaas Bridget O'Meara
    Ashley Acarino
    Ashley Acarino
    • Morgan O'Mearaas Morgan O'Meara
    • (as Ashley Carin)
    Kelly Singer
    • Annie O'Mearaas Annie O'Meara
    David O'Hara
    David O'Hara
    • Martin MacDuffas Martin MacDuff
    David Wilmot
    David Wilmot
    • Dessieas Dessie
    Anthony Brophy
    Anthony Brophy
    • Gerardas Gerard
    Shane Dunne
    • Young Frankieas Young Frankie
    Martin Dunne
    • Frankie's Fatheras Frankie's Father
    • Director
      • Alan J. Pakula
    • Writers
      • Kevin Jarre(story) (screenplay)
      • David Aaron Cohen(screenplay)
      • Vincent Patrick(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A thriller about an IRA gunman who draws an American family into the crossfire of terrorism. Frankie McGuire is one of the IRA's deadliest assassins. But when he is sent to the U.S. to buy weapons, Frankie is housed with the family of Tom O'Meara, a New York cop who knows nothing about Frankie's real identity. Their surprising friendship, and Tom's growing suspicions, force Frankie to choose between the promise of peace or a lifetime of murder. —Robert Lynch <docrlynch@yahoo.com>
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    • Taglines
      • One man trapped by destiny, and another bound by duty. They're about to discover what they're willing to fight, and to die for.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for strong brutal violence, and for language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Brad 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".)
    • Goofs
      Tom pursues Frankie up the indoor stairs and then outside across the roof and down the sixteen foot wall, where Frankie escapes past a building. Given that there was no ladder and nothing on which to climb, how did Tom get up the 16-foot wall to get back inside?
    • Quotes

      Rory: Don't look for a happy ending. It's not an American story. It's an Irish one.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Liar Liar/The Graduate/Selena/Crash/Kolya (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Gonna Fly Now
      Music by Bill Conti

      Lyrics by Carol Connors and Ayn Robbins

    User reviews145

    Review
    Top review
    It's not an American stoory, it's an Oirish oon!
    A large part of Brad Pitt's genius as a movie star is his ability to pick scripts. "The Devil's Own" certainly indicates a lapse in judgment, but to a Hollywood tough guy, an IRA role is irresistible. You get a leather jacket, a ski mask, a machine gun and a cool accent. The Ulster accent is, as every movie star knows, very easy to master: just randomly scramble your vowel sounds, say "fook's seek" frequently--and you're Oirish!

    But far more laughable than the accents are the action scenes, which are so badly choreographed and edited, it's hard to believe the film is a Hollywood product. First there is Sean and Frankie's shootout with "half the fookin' army," which they win. Then they escape because the British forget to watch the back door. Also, there is the mysterious appearance of a vast forest in the middle of downtown Belfast, into which IRA terrorists can easily escape when cornered. Next there is the shootout with Billy Burke, in which Frankie somehow manages to fire three rounds from a double-barrelled shotgun (taking out a sniper who, oddly enough, falls forward from the impact of a shot in the chest), retrieves his pistol and fires the same shot twice--hitting Billy Burke, who for some reason counted to ten before lunging for his own gun.

    The biggest mistake was in casting Harrison Ford, a lead man who commands $20,000,000 per film, and putting him in a supporting role, which of course had to be rewritten and elevated to a co-lead. The result: instead of a film about an IRA terrorist who comes to the States to buy munitions (which is a good precept), we get a film about a New York cop who's got an IRA terrorist living in his basement. Anyone who initially proposed such a story to the studio would have been turned down, and that would have been fortunate for all involved.

    In fairness to Pitt, he did try to walk away from the project, and in order to save face, ridiculed the movie before it hit the theaters, which suggests that he had more sense than anyone else on the set.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 26, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Bản Chất Tội Ác
    • Filming locations
      • Clogherhead, County Louth, Ireland
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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