Murder at 1600 (1997)

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 ... See full summary »

Director:

Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little)

Writers:

Wayne Beach, David Hodgin

Stars:

Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane, Daniel Benzali

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Wesley Snipes	...	Detective Regis
Diane Lane	...	Nina Chance
Daniel Benzali	...	Spikings
Dennis Miller	...	Detective Stengel
Alan Alda	...	Jordan
Ronny Cox	...	President Jack Neil
Diane Baker	...	Kitty Neil
Tate Donovan	...	Kyle Neil
Harris Yulin	...	General Clark Tully
Tom Wright	...	Cooper
Nicholas Pryor	...	Paul Moran
Charles Rocket	...	Jeffrey
Nigel Bennett	...	Burton Cash
Tamara Gorski	...	Young Woman In Bar
Douglas O'Keeffe	...	Assassin - John Kerry

Storyline

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 ...

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Plot Keywords:

african american | police officer | coverup | dead body with eyes open | female agent | 

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Taglines:

This address changes all the rules.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexuality, violence and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Filming Locations:

36-42 Maitland Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,962,268, 20 April 1997, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$25,826,788, 6 July 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Regency Enterprises, 1600 Limited Partnership

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film's source novel is the first and one of twenty-five "Murder..." mystery fictional novels written by Margaret Truman, they generally most having government / political / legal / intelligence / bureaucracy backgrounds, but none of these ever having being filmed except the first, Murder in the White House, which is the source novel of this movie. Subsequent books have been titled: Murder on Capitol Hill; Murder in the Supreme Court; Murder in the Smithsonian; Murder on Embassy Row; Murder at the FBI; Murder in Georgetown; Murder in the CIA; Murder at the Kennedy Center; Murder at the National Cathedral; Murder at the Pentagon; Murder on the Potomac; Murder at the National Gallery; Murder in the House; Murder at the Watergate; Murder at the Library of Congress; Murder in Foggy Bottom; Murder in Havana; Murder at Ford's Theatre; Murder at Union Station; Murder at the Washington Tribune; Murder at the Opera; Murder on K Street; Murder inside the Beltway; and the last, the differently titled Monument to Murder.

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Goofs

Lou's eyes move after he has been killed.

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Quotes

Agent Nick Spikings: If anybody found out he solicited your support for his paranoid theories, I'd hate to think how that would look. What people might think. As a team.
Nina Chance: Why is the door shut?
Agent Nick Spikings: Excuse me?
Nina Chance: And why are your hands on me? Cause if anyone walked in here, I'd hate to think how that might look. What they might think. As a team. In this day and age, they might get the wrong idea.

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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.

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Connections

Referenced in At the Movies: Air Force One/Good Burger/Cafe Society/In the Company of Men/Box of Moonlight (1997)

User Reviews

Standard fare, but well done.

Great performances by Ronny Cox and Wesley Snipes. A standard political thriller, made more interesting by Snipes' character's interest in history. He has made huge models of the DC area in his apartment, and uses them to solve a murder case that threatens to bring down the president. The gorgeous Diane Lane gives a creditable performance as a secret service agent. I liked the fact that the two main characters never have sex. Their relationship suggests it, and I kept waiting for the usual (and boring) bedroom scene. Sex is often used as a gimmick to hold interest in a boring plot and uninteresting characters. You either like the plot and this movie for what it is, or you don't.