Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Will Smith | ... | Robert Clayton Dean | |
Gene Hackman | ... | Edward Lyle | |
Jon Voight | ... | Thomas Brian Reynolds | |
Lisa Bonet | ... | Rachel F. Banks | |
Regina King | ... | Carla Dean | |
Stuart Wilson | ... | Congressman Sam Albert | |
Laura Cayouette | ... | Christa Hawkins | |
Loren Dean | ... | Hicks | |
Barry Pepper | ... | David Pratt | |
Ian Hart | ... | Bingham | |
Jake Busey | ... | Krug | |
Scott Caan | ... | Jones | |
Jason Lee | ... | Daniel Zavitz | |
Gabriel Byrne | ... | Brill | |
James Le Gros | ... | Jerry Miller |
Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a mild-mannered lawyer who works in Washington, D.C. He is on the trail of a kingpin named Paulie Pintero (Tom Sizemore). Meanwhile, a politician named Thomas Brian Reynolds (Jon Voight) is negotiating with Representative Phillip Hammersley (Jason Robards, Jr.) about a new surveillance system with satellites. But, Hammersley declines; Reynolds has Hammersley killed, but the murder is caught on tape, and the taper is chased by Reynolds' team of N.S.A. Agents. The guy must ditch the tape, so he plants it on Dean (unbeknownst to Dean). Then, the N.S.A. decides to get into Dean's life. That is when Dean's life began to fall apart all around him, with his wife and job both gone. Dean wants to find out what is going on. Then, he meets a man named "Brill" (Gene Hackman), who tells him that Dean has something that the government wants. Dean and Brill formulate a plan to get Dean's life back and turn the tables on Reynolds. Written by John Wiggins
Love this Tony Scott conspiracy theory film! Glad I own Enemy of the state, it's exhilarating and has a great cast! Thought provoking types are my jam lots of ins and outs involved. FBI tracking people is always intriguing in movies especially in the vein of Tony Scott; he's done a lot of wildly entertaining projects. Extortion scheme thats a unique way to describe part of the story. I absolutely love in this Gene Hackman he's legendary - all around awesome would recommend to anyone!