• Rating:
• 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

• Harrison Ford - Tom O'Meara
• Brad Pitt - Rory Devaney
• Margaret Colin - Sheila O'Meara
• Rubén Blades - Edwin Diaz
• Treat Williams - Billy Burke

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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