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Murder at 1600

  • 19971997
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  • 1h 47m
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6.1/10
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Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
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A young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis (Wesley Snipes) investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance (Diane Lane). She event... Read allA young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis (Wesley Snipes) investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance (Diane Lane). She eventually cooperates after a man's framed.A young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis (Wesley Snipes) investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance (Diane Lane). She eventually cooperates after a man's framed.

IMDb RATING
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31K
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  • Director
    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Wayne Beach
    • David Hodgin
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Diane Lane
    • Daniel Benzali
Top credits
  • Director
    • Dwight H. Little
  • Writers
    • Wayne Beach
    • David Hodgin
  • Stars
    • Wesley Snipes
    • Diane Lane
    • Daniel Benzali
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 71User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 47Metascore
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    Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
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    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
    Diane Lane and Wesley Snipes in Murder at 1600 (1997)
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    Wesley Snipes
    Wesley Snipes
    • Detective Regisas Detective Regis
    Diane Lane
    Diane Lane
    • Nina Chanceas Nina Chance
    Daniel Benzali
    Daniel Benzali
    • Spikingsas Spikings
    Dennis Miller
    Dennis Miller
    • Detective Stengelas Detective Stengel
    Alan Alda
    Alan Alda
    • Jordanas Jordan
    Ronny Cox
    Ronny Cox
    • President Jack Neilas President Jack Neil
    Diane Baker
    Diane Baker
    • Kitty Neilas Kitty Neil
    Tate Donovan
    Tate Donovan
    • Kyle Neilas Kyle Neil
    Harris Yulin
    Harris Yulin
    • General Clark Tullyas General Clark Tully
    Tom Wright
    Tom Wright
    • Cooperas Cooper
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Paul Moranas Paul Moran
    Charles Rocket
    Charles Rocket
    • Jeffreyas Jeffrey
    Nigel Bennett
    Nigel Bennett
    • Burton Cashas Burton Cash
    Tamara Gorski
    Tamara Gorski
    • Young Woman In Baras Young Woman In Bar
    Douglas O'Keeffe
    Douglas O'Keeffe
    • Assassin - John Kerryas Assassin - John Kerry
    Tony Nappo
    Tony Nappo
    • Luchessias Luchessi
    Mary Moore
    • Carla Townas Carla Town
    George R. Robertson
    • Mack Fallsas Mack Falls
    • Director
      • Dwight H. Little
    • Writers
      • Wayne Beach
      • David Hodgin
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    Storyline

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    A 25 year old female White House staffer, Carla Town, is murdered in the White House. D.C. homicide detective Regis is assigned to investigate, only to find evidence suppressed by the Secret Service. After suspecting a cover-up, Regis convinces Secret Service Agent Nina Chance to assist in uncovering the truth. The President's son Kyle Neil is a prime suspect, as he was having sex with Carla within an hour of her murder. While the investigation ensues, the President, Jack Neil, is holding meetings with top military personnel regarding North Korea's holding 23 U.S. military personnel hostage. Regis confronts top Secret Service Agent Spikings at his home shortly after Spikings returns with evidence leading to the murder. The home is attacked and Spikings is killed, but Regis makes it out alive with Agent Chance's assistance, and with the evidence tape. White House adviser Jordan presents false evidence to the President that his son killed Carla and forces the President to say he will announce his resignation at 10 p.m. the following day. Regis and Chance break into the White House via underground tunnels, stop the President from resigning, and arrest Jordan for conspiracy to murder. Jordan pulls a gun, injures Agent Chance, and is killed by multiple Secret Service agents. A news briefing states there were false rumors of the President resigning, and also falsely state that Agent Spikings was killed in the gunfire exchange between Jordan and the Secret Service. —kewlvideo
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • He's a D.C. cop on the outside. She's a Secret Service agent on the inside. Tracking a White House homicide to the First Family's front door.
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for sexuality, violence and some language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Wesley Snipes replaced Bruce Willis in the lead role of Detective Harlan Regis after Willis withdrew from the movie.
    • Goofs
      When Regis set off the alarms by entering the White House via the tunnel, that would have set the White House on an immediate lock down. The president would not be out walking around.
    • Quotes

      Jordan: Harvard did a study. It said you could measure a man's longevity by the first thing he turns to in the morning paper.

      Detective Regis: I'm an obituary man.

      Jordan: Start with the comics; you'll live longer.

    • Alternate versions
      The UK cinema version was uncut and rated 15. However, video and DVD releases were cut by 4 seconds to remove the neck-break in the kitchen fight scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Murder at 1600/Traveller/8 Heads in a Duffel Bag/Das Boot/Ulysses Gaze (1997)

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    Review
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    Bog standard, workman-like thriller
    At a time when America's foreign policy has put them in a situation where American servicemen are being held in China and conflict is possible, things are complicated by the discovery of a young woman's body in a room in the White House (the 1600 of the title). DC Detective Regis is brought in to investigate the crime but finds himself hampered by the secret service covering up and classifying key evidence sources. Regis, with the help of Agent Nina Chance finds himself drawn up into a deeper conspiracy.

    This is quite a workman-like thriller. It's not very good but it's not very bad either. The plot starts well but gets a little ponderous at times and perhaps requires more than a little suspension of disbelief at times (a point where Snipes breaks into the White House through underground tunnels and walks round dressed as a cleaner is perhaps a step too far!). However the overall concept is ok and it is easy to believe that the Secret Service would take any steps necessary to cover anything that could embarrass the Presidency. However it's also a big leap to take for granted that Snipes and co. could get quite as far as they do.

    Snipes is OK in the lead, however he doesn't quite get above the role of "tough cop" that we see in tonnes of cop movies. Attempts to give him a deeper character by having him build historical models in his spare time didn't really cut it for me. Similarly Lane is pretty much a non-entity in the film - I just didn't have any strong memories for her or her character at the end, I don't know if this was her fault or the fault of the script. The instantly recognisable Benzali is good and manages to bring a little menace to the role but doesn't have a great deal to work with. The role of National Security Advisor is well played by Alan Alda - he does a good job, but I did have a problem at the start of the film because I don't think of him in this type of film (Manhattan Murder Mystery - Yes, any other genres - not really), however once I got past this I was fine. Ronny Cox (he of so many screen bad guys) is given a small thankless role as the President. He doesn't have much to do and again it just never feels like he's comfortable with the role - contrast with his characters in things like Robocop and Total Recall to see the difference in his performances.

    Overall this is a standard thriller that isn't very memorable but will pass the time easily enough. Once watched I doubt that you'll rush to see it again.
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    • Jan 21, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 18, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • New Regency Productions
      • 1600 Limited Partnership
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $25,804,707
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,962,268
      • Apr 20, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $25,804,707
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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