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  • Release Date: 1998
  • Additional languages: French, Spanish
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • English two-channel and 5.1 [Dolby Digital]
  • Scene selections
  • Widescreen and full-screen formats
  • Theatrical trailer

  • Rating: Star
  • Genre: Thriller
  • Movie Type: Political Thriller, Police Detective Film
  • Themes: Terrorism, Assumed Identities
  • Director: Alan J. Pakula
  • Main Cast: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Margaret Colin, Rubén Blades, Treat Williams
  • Release Year: 1997
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 111 minutes
  • MPAA Rating: R

Plot

A policeman plays Good Samaritan to a visitor from Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Belfast-born Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) saw his father gunned down by enemy soldiers at the age of eight, and when he grew up he joined the Irish Republican Army, determined that one day his father's death would be avenged. An especially ruthless "volunteer," Frankie is responsible for the death of 13 British soldiers and 11 policemen. After a particularly bloody battle, Frankie sails to the United States in a ragged tugboat he has restored; with a huge bundle of cash, Frankie intends to buy a stock of Stinger missiles from an underground arms dealer in America, Billy Burke (Treat Williams). Upon arrival in New York, Frankie is met by a judge who is sympathetic to the IRA's cause and who arranges a place for him to stay. Using the name Rory Devaney, Frankie moves into the home of Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford), a scrupulously honest cop. Tom is already in the midst of a personal crisis; his friend and partner Edwin Diaz (Ruben Blades) recently shot a man that he knew was unarmed in the line of duty, and while Edwin wants Tom to help him cover up the matter, Tom's conscience will not allow it. When Tom begins to realize that "Rory" is not simply a man running from the violence of his homeland, he's torn between his sympathy for Frankie's tragic childhood and his desire to see justice served and prevent needless death in Ireland. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast


George Hearn - Peter Fitzsimmons; Mitchell Ryan - Chief Jim Kelly; Natascha McElhone - Megan Doherty; Debbon Ayer - tour guide; Martin Dunne - Frankie's father; Baxter Harris - customs agent; Simon Jones - Harry Sloan; Brendan Kelly - Teddy; Damien Leake - Art Fisher (FBI); Malachy McCourt - bishop; David Patrick O'Hara - Martin MacDuff; Jonathan Peck - Jerry; Patrick Reynolds - Irish musicians; Gregory Salata - Tony; Greg Stebner - uniformed cop; David Wilmot - Dessie; William Paulson - detective; Bill Hoag - trucker; Kevin Nagle - thug; Peggy Shay - Aunt Birdie; Victor Slezak - Evan Stanley (FBI); Gabrielle Reidy - Frankie's mother; Hassan Johnson - teenager; Paul Ronan - Sean Phelan; Anthony Brophy - Gerard; Julia Stiles - Bridget O'Meara; Scott Nicholson - rookie cop; Ashley Carin - Morgan O'Meara; Rob McElhenney - Kevin; Joseph Dandry - Joey the bartender; Mya Michaels - Hispanic woman; Shane Dunne - young Frankie; Samantha Conroy - Frankie's sister; Six to Ramos - Hispanic man; Jessica Marie Kavanagh - Hispanic girl; Jack McKillop - Jack Fitzsimmons; Mac Orange - the maid; Marian Tomas Griffin - cousin Eileen; Danielle McGovern - Brooke; Ciaran O'Reilly - Father Canlon; Donald J. Meade - Irish musicians; Peter Rufli - Irish musicians; Mario Polit - young Dominican; Chance Kelly - masked burglar

Credit

Jonathan Filley - Unit Production Manager; John McDonnell - Unit Production Manager; Karen L. Thorson - Associate Producer; Jean A. Black - Hair Styles; Jean A. Black - Makeup; Rosie Blackmore - Makeup; Les Bloom - Set Designer; David Aaron Cohen - Screenwriter; Robert F. Colesberry - Producer; Philip C. Cory - Special Effects; Lawrence Gordon - Producer; Robert Guerra - Art Director; Jim Henrikson - Music Editor; James Horner - Composer (Music Score); Kevin Jarre - Screen Story; Kevin Jarre - Screenwriter; Ken Jennings - Makeup; Todd Kasow - Music Editor; Steve Kirshoff - Special Effects; Michael Laudati - Makeup; Lloyd Levin - Executive Producer; Jane Musky - Production Designer; Alan J. Pakula - Director; Vincent Patrick - Screenwriter; Bernie Pollack - Costume Designer; Aaron F. Quarles - Hair Styles; Tom Rolf - Editor; Dennis Virkler - Editor; Carla White - Makeup; Harry Wiessenhaan - Special Effects Supervisor; Gordon Willis - Cinematographer; Steve Riley - Special Effects; John Rusk - First Assistant Director; Alan B. Curtiss - First Assistant Director; Peter Kohn - First Assistant Director; Alixe Gordin - Casting; Nuala Moiselle - Casting; James J. Sabat - Production Sound; David R. Ellis - Second Unit Director; Ron Bochar - Supervising Sound Editor; Nathan Crowley - Art Director; Des Whelan - Camera Operator; Doug Coleman - Stunts Coordinator; Marko A. Costanzo - Foley Artist; Lee Dichter - Re-Recording Mixer; Lewis Goldstein - Sound Effects Editor; Frank Kern - Foley Editor; Bruce Pross - Foley Supervisor; Gary Capo - Screenwriter; Donald Laventhall - Executive Producer; John Gallagher - Second Unit Director; Dan Birch - Production Sound; David Knox - Camera Operator; Michele Ortlip - Casting Associate; Fred Rosenberg - Dialogue Editor; Ellen Gannon - Production Coordinator; Peg Schierholz - Hair Styles; Steven Visscher - Foley Editor; Lucille Masone Smith - Associate Producer; Deborah Wallach - Action Director; Scott Robertson - First Assistant Director; Ken Byrne - Camera Operator; Kam Chan - Foley Editor; Fran Bryne - Production Coordinator; Michael Stricks - Location Manager; Dougal Cousins - Location Manager; Ruan Magan - First Assistant Director; Robin Squibb - Screenwriter; Karen Wookey - Screenwriter; Kirsten Schatz - Casting Associate; Craig DiBona - Camera Operator; Martin Levenstein - Additional Editing; Nathan Bloom - Set Decorator; Robert Kirshoff - Special Effects; Andrew McDade - Special Effects; Edward Wiessenhaan - Special Effects Supervisor; Joan Baergin - Costume Designer; Michael Kristin - Hair Styles; Anne Kunne - Hair Styles; Martina McCarthy - Hair Styles; Gina R. Alfano - Dialogue Editor; Alice Byrne - Technical Advisor; Jim O'Reilly - Technical Advisor; Evan D. McGlinn - Technical Advisor

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Wikipedia: The Devil's Own
The Devil's Own
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The Devil's Own film poster
Directed by Alan J. Pakula
Produced by Donald Laventhall
Written by Kevin Jarre
David Aaron Cohen
Vincent Patrick
Starring Harrison Ford
Brad Pitt
Music by James Horner
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date(s) March 26, 1997
Running time 111 min
Country U.S.
Language English
Budget $90,000,000
All Movie Guide profile
IMDb profile
"The Devil's Own" is also a nickname for the Connaught Rangers and of the Inns of Court Regiment

The Devil's Own is a 1997 movie starring Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, Rubén Blades, Natascha McElhone, and Treat Williams.

Synopsis

A police officer helps a visitor from Northern Ireland, only to discover that he has a potentially deadly secret. Cookstown-native Frankie McGuire (Brad Pitt) saw his father gunned down by loyalist paramilitaries at the age of eight, and when he grew up he joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), determined that one day he would avenge his father's death. A Volunteer, Frankie is responsible for the killing of 13 British soldiers and 11 members of the RUC, as well as many loyalist para's. After a bloody battle where Frankie's IRA unit kill a number of British Troops in broad daylight , Frankie flees to the United States. Upon arrival in Newark/New York City, Frankie is met by a judge who is sympathetic to the IRA's cause and who arranges a place for him to stay. He also provides him with a lot of money, intending to purchase a cache of stinger missiles from an underground arms dealer in America, Billy Burke (Treat Williams). Using the name Rory Devaney, Frankie moves into the home of Tom O'Meara (Harrison Ford), an honest cop for 23 years. But, Tom is already in the midst of a personal crisis; his friend and partner Edwin Diaz (Ruben Blades) recently shot a man that he knew was unarmed in the line of duty, and while Edwin wants Tom to help him cover up the matter, Tom's conscience will not allow it. When Tom begins to realize that "Rory" is not simply a man running from the violence of his homeland, he is torn between his sympathy for Frankie's cause, and his fear of the FBI, who are attempting to capture Frankie.

Cast

Flimed in Greenport NY (Long Island)

Trivia

  • The movie attracted notorious press attention during principal photography. Many stories had reported that there wasn't enough room for both its stars Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt, and attributed that, in addition to troubles on the production and escalating the budget. At the U.S. Box Office, the movie was a flop, earning only half of its $90 million budget.
  • A possible explanation for the film's poor performance was the changing political situation at the time in Ireland.
  • The title is explained at Ford's daughter's confirmation, where the congregation renounces Satan and all his works while Pitt remains silent.
  • A recurring theme in the film is the jealousy felt by Pitt's character, the Irish native, towards Ford's character, an Irish-American, and his peaceful life in New York City. Whenever Ford brings up turmoil in Ireland, Pitt responds with something along the lines of: "Don't look for happy endings, Tom. It's not an American story, it's an Irish one."
  • Brad Pitt wanted to leave the production, but was threatened by a lawsuit. In the February 2, 1997, issue of Newsweek, Pitt called the film a "disaster", and said that "it was the most irresponsible bit of film-making - if you can even call it that - that I've ever seen. I couldn't believe it." Pitt subsequently wrote a letter to Newsweek claiming his remarks had been taken out of context. Still, rumors of fighting on the set (especially over which star would be the focus of the film) plagued the production. The original script was discarded and there were at least seven subsequent rewrites. Pitt said the final version was "a mess". "The script that I had loved was gone," he said. "I guess people just had different visions and you can't argue with that. But then I wanted out and the studio head said, 'All right, we'll let you out, but it'll be $63 million for starters.'"[1]
  • Alan J. Pakula's final directed film.
  • Screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen was one of the original writers but was never credited.

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