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Enemy of the State

  • 1998
  • R
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
268K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,875
125
Will Smith and Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State (1998)
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Conspiracy ThrillerPolitical ThrillerSpyActionThriller

A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his N.S.A. goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a politically motivated crime.

  • Director
    • Tony Scott
  • Writer
    • David Marconi
  • Stars
    • Will Smith
    • Gene Hackman
    • Jon Voight
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    268K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,875
    125
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writer
      • David Marconi
    • Stars
      • Will Smith
      • Gene Hackman
      • Jon Voight
    • 537User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Will Smith
    Will Smith
    • Robert Clayton Dean
    Gene Hackman
    Gene Hackman
    • Brill
    Jon Voight
    Jon Voight
    • Reynolds
    Lisa Bonet
    Lisa Bonet
    • Rachel Banks
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Carla Dean
    Stuart Wilson
    Stuart Wilson
    • Congressman Albert
    Laura Cayouette
    Laura Cayouette
    • Christa Hawkins
    Loren Dean
    Loren Dean
    • Hicks
    Barry Pepper
    Barry Pepper
    • David Pratt
    Ian Hart
    Ian Hart
    • Bingham
    Jake Busey
    Jake Busey
    • Krug
    Scott Caan
    Scott Caan
    • Jones
    Jason Lee
    Jason Lee
    • Zavitz
    Gabriel Byrne
    Gabriel Byrne
    • Brill
    James Le Gros
    James Le Gros
    • Jerry Miller
    Dan Butler
    Dan Butler
    • Shaffer
    Jack Black
    Jack Black
    • Fiedler
    Jamie Kennedy
    Jamie Kennedy
    • Jamie
    • Director
      • Tony Scott
    • Writer
      • David Marconi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Gene Hackman turned down this movie several times, but was ultimately convinced to sign on after a phone call by director Tony Scott. Will Smith later signed on at a relative post-Independence Day (1996) bargain price because he wanted to work with Hackman.
    • Goofs
      When Dean is running on the hotel roof after Brill leaves him, the surveillance team reports that the satellite is coming on-line with "one meter resolution". One meter resolution indicates that the smallest pixel (detail) that can be seen is 1 meter by 1 meter while the film clearly suggests that the satellite has enough resolution to see Dean running. Assuming you would need at least "web-cam" resolution (75 pixels-per-inch), the satellite resolution would need to be roughly 2,800 times higher than one meter (38 inches x 75 pixels per inch = 2,850).
    • Quotes

      Robert Clayton Dean: What the hell is happening?

      Brill: I blew up the building.

      Robert Clayton Dean: Why?

      Brill: Because you made a phone call.

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in an "Unrated Extended Edition" which features some new/extended footage (ca. 7 minutes) like some explicit shots of the senator with his secretary or Dean finding his dead ex-girlfriend covered in blood.
    • Connections
      Edited into 24: 12:00 a.m.-1:00 a.m. (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      O Come All Ye Faithful
      (Also known as "Adeste Fidelis")

      Music attributed to John Reading (uncredited)

      Arranged by Margaret Dorn, Linda Lawley, Danny Pelfrey

      Performed by The Accidentals

      Courtesy of Amusicom Records

    User reviews537

    Featured review

    Interesting plot, will make you wonder who's watching you!

    Jon Voight, Will Smith, and Gene Hackman are the three stars who make this movie interesting. Voight is a rogue NSA operative and Smith quite accidentally gets on his trail without even realizing it. Hackman provides the key to exposing the crooks and facilitating a reasonable ending. Watching this movie makes you wonder how much of the surveillance depicted can really be done today by our governments. Although the movie has its share of violence, and an ending out of Reservoir Dogs, it also is sprinkled with some good humor. If you like action and espionage, then you'll like this movie. The DVD picture and soundtrack are both excellent. I give the movie overall 8 of 10.
    • TxMike
    • Sep 6, 1999
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Enemigo público
    • Filming locations
      • 1633 Connecticut Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, USA(Zavitz gets hit by a car)
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • Jerry Bruckheimer Films
      • Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $111,549,836
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,038,573
      • Nov 22, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $250,849,789
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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