Entrapment (1999)

An insurance agent is sent by her employer to track down and help capture an art thief.

Director:

Jon Amiel

Writers:

Ronald Bass (story) (as Ron Bass), Michael Hertzberg (story)

Stars:

Sean Connery, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Ving Rhames

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sean Connery	...	Mac
Catherine Zeta-Jones	...	Gin
Ving Rhames	...	Thibadeaux
Will Patton	...	Cruz
Maury Chaykin	...	Conrad Greene
Kevin McNally	...	Haas
Terry O'Neill	...	Quinn
Madhav Sharma	...	Security Chief
David Yip	...	Chief of Police
Tim Potter	...	Millennium Man
Eric Meyers	...	Waverly Technician
Aaron Swartz	...	Cruz's Man
William Marsh	...	Computer Technician
Tony Xu	...	Banker
Rolf Saxon	...	ICB Director

Storyline

Following the theft of a highly-secured piece of artwork, an agent convinces her insurance agency employers to allow her to wriggle into the company of an aging but active master thief. Connery's burglar takes her on suspiciously and demands rigorous training before their first job together, stealing a highly-valued mask from a chichi party. Their deepening attraction and distrust could tear apart their partnership, but the promise of a bigger prize (some eight billion odd dollars) by Zeta-Jones keeps the game interesting. Only, who's playing with whom?

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Plot Keywords:

art | art thief | master thief | sexual tension | heist | 

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Taglines:

The trap is set.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some language, sensuality, violence and drug content

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie came in $2 million below its budget. Co-producer Rhonda Tollefson credits this to producer Sir Sean Connery's thrifty Scottish ways. Connery drove his own car instead of hiring a driver, and flew on commercial planes instead of using private ones so that all of the money would show up on-screen.

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Goofs

When Gin waits for Mac at Pudu Station at 6:30 AM it should be still dark (or at least dawn) outside. Malaysia, being in the southern hemisphere, actually has longer days around the New Years' celebration due to the fact that it would be summer there while winter in the US. Given that, it's perfectly reasonable that it could be daylight by 6:30 am.

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Quotes

Mac: This is it? Whatever happened to money? I mean where is the good old-fashioned loot?

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Alternate Versions

The British Board of Film Classification state that "substitutions" were made before a 12 certificate could be awarded. The edits were to change the line "Sit the fuck down" to "Sit your butt down". The DVD subtitles contain the original line, and the Australian DVD uses the same cut master. The cuts were waived for the 2007 DVD release.

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Connections

Referenced in The Simpsons: Replaceable You (2011)

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Soundtracks

Lost My Faith
(Trevor Horn Remix)
Written by Seal and Reggie Hamilton
Performed by Seal
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

User Reviews

Can stealing be an art form? Convincing look.

This movie is one of those that keeps the characters purpose twisting and turning. You have to second guess the ending twice. The vivacious Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a top notch insurance agent that specializes in art theft. She takes on the mission of catching a master thief(Sean Connery)by convincing him that she too is a supreme art thief.

Just enough action to keep your attention. Wonderful scenery and the more than just beautiful Zeta-Jones makes for advanced heartbeat. The age difference of the two stars fits the script like a glove and gives a fleeting glimpse of romance.

Camera work is intense. The big chase/escape scene is awesome.

Also appearing are: Ving Rhames, Maury Chaykin and Will Patton.

Details

Country:

USA UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Untitled Antoine Fuqua Project

Filming Locations:

Broadgate, London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$66,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,145,595, 2 May 1999

Gross USA:

$87,704,396

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$212,404,396

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox, New Regency Productions, Fountainbridge Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1