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An ageing secret service agent, tormented by his failure to save the life of John F Kennedy in 1963, is drawn into a battle of wits with a sinister CIA-trained assassin out to kill the current president. As the day of reckoning draws closer, the agent's nerves are tested to the limit - and nothing seems to be going his way. Wolfgang Petersen's thriller, starring Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo and Dylan McDermott
1993
subtitles
Movie/Drama
Thriller
Cast & Crew
Clint Eastwood
(Actor)
.. Frank Horrigan
John Malkovich
(Actor)
.. Mitch Leary
Rene Russo
(Actor)
.. Lilly Raines
Dylan McDermott
(Actor)
.. Al D'Andrea
Gary Cole
(Actor)
.. Bill Watts
Fred Dalton Thompson
(Actor)
.. Harry Sargent
John Mahoney
(Actor)
.. Sam Campagna
Gregory Alan Williams
(Actor)
.. Matt Wilder
Jim Curley
(Actor)
.. The President
Wolfgang Petersen
(Director)
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Did You Know..
Clint Eastwood
(Actor)
.. Frank Horrigan
Born:
May 31, 1930
in
San Francisco, California
Best Known For:
Making our day.
Early-life:
Clinton Eastwood Jr was born on May 31, 1930, in San Francisco. His family drifted as his father looked for work during the Depression. Clint became a loner with few friends and immersed himself in listening to jazz. He taught himself to play the piano, and performed in a bar as a teenager. After several dead-end jobs, he was drafted into the US Army, where he met David Janssen, who inspired him to become an actor.
Career:
Clint was signed by Universal Studios, but was dropped after making his debut in 1955's Revenge of the Creature - however, TV series Rawhide made him a star. His three spaghetti Westerns for Sergio Leone proved his worth on the big screen. Since then, he's become a movie icon thanks to hit films such as Dirty Harry, Every Which Way But Loose, and In the Line of Fire. He's also an acclaimed director, making his debut with 1971's Play Misty for Me, and winning Oscars for Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby. His most recent projects are Gran Torino, Invictus, Hereafter, and J Edgar. Even though he is into his ninth decade, he still continues to work on major projects.
Quote:
"The most gentle people in the world are macho males, people who are confident in their masculinity and have a feeling of well-being in themselves."
Trivia:
In 1986, Clint was elected for a two-year term as mayor of his adopted home town, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
John Malkovich
(Actor)
.. Mitch Leary
Best Known For:
His intense stare.
Early-life:
John Gavin Malkovich was born on December 9, 1953, in Illinois. His father, Daniel, was a conservation director and publisher of Outdoor Illinois magazine; his mother, Joe Anne, owned local newspaper the Benton Evening News. He has four siblings. Malkovich became hooked on acting at school, and after majoring in theatre at university, joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, which had recently been formed by his friend, Gary Sinise.
Career:
In 1980 Malkovich moved to New York to further his career, and won great acclaim in 1984 for his performance opposite Dustin Hoffman in Death of a Salesman. Early films include Places in the Heart, The Killing Fields and Empire of the Sun, but it was 1988's Dangerous Liaisons that made him a star. Further plaudits came for Of Mice and Men and In the Line of Fire. He played a version of himself in Being John Malkovich. He continues to appear on both stage and screen in a variety of projects, including blockbuster hits RED and its sequel, and Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Quote:
"I still don't know if I made the right decision when I went into acting. I have driven school buses, sold egg rolls and painted houses, and I have often wondered what my life would have been like if I hadn't gone into acting. Mind you, it's a great life."
Trivia:
In June, an elderly man tripped on a Toronto street and slashed his neck on some scaffolding. Malkovich saved his life by applying pressue to the wound until he could receive medical help.
Rene Russo
(Actor)
.. Lilly Raines
Born:
February 17, 1954
in
Burbank, California
Best Known For:
Playing Mel Gibson's screen lover in Lethal Weapon 3 and 4.
Early-life:
Rene Marie Russo was born on February 17, 1954, in Burbank, California. Her father left the family when Rene was two, leaving her mother, Shirley, to raise her and her sister Toni alone. She studied at Burroughs High School with future actor and director Ron Howard. Rene dropped out of school early and got a job at a movie theatre so she could see free films. She also worked as a restaurant hostess, at Disneyland and at an eyeglass factory.
Career:
In 1972, 17-year-old Rene was at a Rolling Stones gig when she was approached by a modelling scout. This encounter led to her employment at Ford Modeling Agency, and she eventually graced the cover of Vogue. After many successful years in the modelling industry, she went on to become an actress, appearing in TV show Sable. However, it was her performance in the movie Major League in 1989 that made casting agents sit up and take notice. She went on to achieve success with Lethal Weapon 3 and 4, In the Line of Fire, and Ransom (the latter directed by former schoolmate Ron Howard), as well as a remake of The Thomas Crown Affair. Her recent work includes Two for the Money, Yours, Mine and Ours, Thor, and Nightcrawler.
Quote:
On her nude scenes in The Thomas Crown Affair: "It never really dawned on me that, gee, I'm 45 and I'm taking off my clothes. For me it was a matter of living inside the character."
Trivia:
She is allergic to sesame.
Dylan McDermott
(Actor)
.. Al D'Andrea
Born:
October 26, 1961
in
Waterbury, Connecticut
Best Known For:
The Practice and American Horror Story.
Early-life:
Born Mark Anthony McDermott in Waterbury, Connecticut, on October 26, 1961, Dylan was encouraged to take up acting by his father's third wife, playwright Eve Ensler. He studied acting at Fordham University and the Neighbourhood Playhouse.
Career:
McDermott had roles in a number of films early in his career, including Twister (1989), Steel Magnolias (1989) and Jersey Girl (1992). His first break came in 1993 when he was cast in Clint Eastwood's In the Line of Fire. He picked up a Golden Globe for his role in legal drama The Practice. His other movie credits include Miracle on 34th Street (1994), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) and Olympus Has Fallen (2013). His recent TV work includes playing different characters in two seasons of American Horror Story.
Quote:
"My theory about actors is we're all walking milk cartons. Expirations dates everywhere."
Trivia:
In 2013, McDermott launched his first photography exhibition in Montreal.
Gary Cole
(Actor)
.. Bill Watts
Fred Dalton Thompson
(Actor)
.. Harry Sargent
John Mahoney
(Actor)
.. Sam Campagna
Gregory Alan Williams
(Actor)
.. Matt Wilder
Jim Curley
(Actor)
.. The President
Wolfgang Petersen
(Director)
Born:
March 14, 1941
in
Emden, Germany
