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Metro

  • 19971997
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  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
28K
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Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997)
A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.
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  • Comedy
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A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.A Hostage Negotiator teams up with a Sharpshooter to bring down a dangerous jewel thief.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
28K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Thomas Carter
  • Writer
    • Randy Feldman
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Michael Rapaport
    • Kim Miyori
Top credits
  • Director
    • Thomas Carter
  • Writer
    • Randy Feldman
  • Stars
    • Eddie Murphy
    • Michael Rapaport
    • Kim Miyori
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 47Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
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    Photos40

    Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997)
    Eddie Murphy and Thomas Carter in Metro (1997)
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    Eddie Murphy in Metro (1997)
    Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
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    Top cast

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    Eddie Murphy
    Eddie Murphy
    • Insp. Scott Roperas Insp. Scott Roper
    Michael Rapaport
    Michael Rapaport
    • Kevin McCallas Kevin McCall
    Kim Miyori
    Kim Miyori
    • Detective Kimuraas Detective Kimura
    Art Evans
    Art Evans
    • Lt. Sam Baffettas Lt. Sam Baffett
    James Carpenter
    • Officer Forbesas Officer Forbes
    Donal Logue
    Donal Logue
    • Earlas Earl
    Jeni Chua
    Jeni Chua
    • Debbie, Earl's Hostageas Debbie, Earl's Hostage
    Dick Bright
    • Bank Manageras Bank Manager
    David Michael Silverman
    • SWAT Officer Jenningsas SWAT Officer Jennings
    Denis Arndt
    Denis Arndt
    • Capt. Frank Solisas Capt. Frank Solis
    Frank Somerville
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Malou Nubla
    • Reporteras Reporter
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Veronica 'Ronnie' Tateas Veronica 'Ronnie' Tate
    Nino Degennaro
    Nino Degennaro
    • Repomanas Repoman
    Michael Wincott
    Michael Wincott
    • Michael Kordaas Michael Korda
    Val Diamond
    • Screaming Ladyas Screaming Lady
    Charleston Pierce
    Charleston Pierce
    • Greg Barnettas Greg Barnett
    Paul Ben-Victor
    Paul Ben-Victor
    • Clarence Tealas Clarence Teal
    • Director
      • Thomas Carter
    • Writer
      • Randy Feldman
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      One of the reasons why Eddie Murphy choose to star in Metro is because he wanted to play serious and dramatic role in more serious action film than his previous films were. Even before he accepted the role in Metro, around early 1995 he was originally going to star in another action thriller titled Sandblast. The script for the film was written by screenwriter Steven Maeda in 1993 and he sold it to Joel Silver, famous producer of many action hits, and Warner Bros. for $750,000.

      Described as both Die Hard and Cliffhanger in the desert sandstorm, the plot of Sandblast would have been very similar to the plot of John Woo's Broken Arrow (1996). It was gonna take place in Iraq desert after the Gulf War, and Murphy would play the lead role of ex-landmine expert and army specialist who has to help group of US commandos to stop the team of traitorous Green Berets from tracking down lost nuclear warheads which are somewhere in the desert wasteland, and while dealing with deadly terrain and huge sandstorm at the same time.

      Once Murphy quit from the project due to scheduling conflicts and then went on to star in Metro, Wesley Snipes was hired to play the main role and there were plans to hire Jean Claude Van Damme to play the main villain, but since Snipes' latest films weren't a success and Van Damme didn't want to play the villain, Warner Bros. cancelled the project in 1996 and so it was never made.
    • Goofs
      When Scott tells his superior that Kevin won't last two weeks his head is turned away from Kevin so there's no way that Kevin could have read his lips and known that he said that.
    • Quotes

      [On watching a foreign film]

      Scott Roper: My eyes still hurt from reading that movie.

    • Connections
      Edited into Epicenter (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
      Performed by New Edition

      Courtesy of MCA Records

    User reviews69

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Murphy's most overlooked performance & movie!
    Metro, starring Eddie Murphy, may well be worth your viewing time. Yes it got a fair amount of negative reviews from people who wanted to see another "Nutty Professor" or thought of "Metro" as Murphy trying to play Axel Foley again. Others had problems with the script, the plot, the pace of the film, but nobody cared to mention how good Murphy actually is in this. His character is a San Francisco hostage negotiator, named Scott Roper, who one day meets his worst enemy in a jewel thief (played wonderfully by Michael Wincott) who makes his job a nightmare. From that point on a cat & mouse chase between Murphy & Wincott develops, & plays it's part in a rather amusing way. I don't want to give a lecture here on this subject, because movies like "Metro" are just made to entertain the viewer. "Metro" is a solid action film, with some suspense, some great stunts, and very good performances from the whole cast. Murphy, in what I think is one of his better roles, gives us his comedic touch, but this is more of a dramatic, serious role for him. I saw not Murphy, but Scott Roper, throughout the whole movie. A sure sign that an actor is doing his job quite well! - Murphy is superb.
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    • Chris997
    • Jun 9, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Метро
    • Filming locations
      • San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Caravan Pictures
      • Roger Birnbaum Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $55,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $32,000,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,411,107
      • Jan 20, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $32,000,301
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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