The idea of the nsa spying on ordinary citizens is as true today as it was a few years back. A lawyer becomes a target by a corrupt politician and his nsa goons when he accidentally receives key evidence to a serious politically motivated crime. Oct 20, 2016 abc has given a put pilot commitment to drama enemy of the state, a sequel to the 1998 tony scott movie, which starred will smith and gene hackman. Parents need to know that enemy of the state is a 1998 action movie with frequent profanity, actionstyle violence, and sexual content, including references to oral sex and infidelity. Heres what the enemy of the state cast is up to today. But given the age of that movie and the fact that terrorist attacks are often foiled its probably not unrealistic to an extent. National security agency agents conspiring to take out a u. Enemy of the state film this is an excellent film with an excellent premise. Teeming with anxiety and a quiet hiss of paranoia, denis villeneuves latest work of thrilling cinema, enemy, plays out like a confounding nightmare that wanders between myriad levels of consciousness. The film stars will smith and gene hackman, with jon voight, lisa bonet, gabriel byrne, dan butler, loren dean, jake busey, barry pepper, and regina king in supporting roles. Hayden, who went on to become the director of the cia under president. The action is nearly nonstop as the body count builds. How realistic is the surveillance in the movie enemy of the.
Enemy of the state 1998 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The film stars jake gyllenhaal in a dual role as two men who are physically identical, but different in personality. Spoiler alert spoiler alert spoiler alert spoiler alert. It is an adaptation of bryan burroughs nonfiction book public enemies.
Enemy of the state cast and crew cast photos and info. I felt, as a director, i was in deep, deep need to develop a relationship with one actor and to talk about and think about acting, directing, movie making, and to find different ways of directing and acting together and i wanted to explore. Will smith, gene hackman, jon voight, lisa bonet, regina king, jake busey, scott caan. I especially enjoyed the credibility of each scene as well as the special effects in this movie. The movie enemy of the state starred a few well known actors such as angelina jolies father jon voight, gene hackman, lisa bonet and will smith. Enemy of the state is a 1998 american actionthriller film directed by tony scott, produced by jerry bruckheimer and written by david marconi. With jake gyllenhaal, melanie laurent, sarah gadon, isabella rossellini. Enemy of the state sequel reportedly in the works, will smith. When a videotape of the murder ends up in the hands of robert clayton dean will smith, a labor lawyer and dedicated family man. A hotshot washington criminal lawyer becomes the target of a rogue security executive videotaped in the act of murdering a congressman when the incriminating ta. Theyd all played comedic roles but they werent comedians. I was watching enemy of the state last night and at one stage i was convinced some of the stuff such as the satellite tracking was a bit far fetched. Faura and niv fichman and written by javier gullon, loosely adapted from jose saramago s 2002 novel the double.
While out shopping highpowered lawyer robert dean is secretly given a file that incriminates the nsa in the death. Shroud in a yellow layer of smog, the film brings you into a beautifully shot world that feels less like the downtown toronto in which it is set, and more like a psychological landscape of ever. Enemy is a 20 canadian spanish psychological thriller film directed by denis villeneuve, produced by m. Enemy of the state shoehorns in brief scenes between the lawyer and his wife regina king and former girlfriend, but is in too much of a hurry to be much of a people picture. All actors will smith, gene hackman, jon voight, lisa bonet, regina king. Dissecting enemy with director denis villeneuve blackbook. I didnt understand the film enemy, so what was it all. His name is adam bell, and he teaches history, and he looks really bummed out. It is basically a government conspiracy movie whereas a politician is murdered and even thought the media and peopel. Enemy of the state sequel series from jerry bruckheimer. Loren dean, barry pepper, jamie kennedy, jake busey, scott cann, james legros and gabriel byrne.
Enemy of the state is a 1998 american spythriller about a group of rogue u. With will smith, gene hackman, jon voight, lisa bonet. Though i found some problems here, at least the transfer of this 2006 dvd greatly improved on the flawed visuals of the original 1999 release. In 1998 i was in high school and remember seeing it in the theater. Though i found some problems here, at least the transfer of this 2006 dvd greatly improved on the flawed visuals of the original 1999 release the biggest improvements related to sharpness and stability. Robert dean is a mildmannered lawyer who works in washington d. Set in washington dc, this flashy, visceral surveillance thriller from the hyperactive tony scott, with will smith under threat after witnessing the murder of a politician, features dupont circle, the georgetown district and the steps of the treasury building, pennsylvania avenue nw at 15th street. Enemy of the state is an actionpacked christmas film from director tony scott. Former nsa chief was worried about enemy of the state. During this ordeal, lyle uses subterfuge and acting to goad fbi surveillance that pintero is. Gene hackman in enemy of the state 1998 will smith and gene hackman in enemy of the. Enemy of the state sequel series from jerry bruckheimer set. Touchstone pictures presents a don simpsonjerry bruckheimer production, a tony scott film, enemy of the state, starring will smith and gene hackman and jon voight. May 10, 2018 enemy of the state is an entertaining, fastpaced movie with high production values and a fine cast.
Enemy of the state is a jerry bruckheimer production directed by tony scott in 1998. How come enemy of the state has a bunch of comedic actors in it for being a serious film. Main titles enemy of the state original soundtrack version artist trevor rabin, harry gregsonwilliams. While the movie does show the machinations of a pre911 government agency determined to a ruin the life and credibility of a man in possession of filmed evidence of spies killing a congressman, the primary. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing enemy at the gates near you. Sep 05, 2017 hey, its nothing personaltheyre all just killers with a job to do, and each could be as good a friend asdeadly an enemy. Americas greatest crime wave and the birth of the fbi, 193334. I had a relationship with the production designer, cinematographer, editor, but not with the actors. Enemy of the state cast and crew, enemy of the state.
Set during the great depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber john dillinger. Enemy of the state offers one of the better flicks from the bruckheimer factory. Enemy of the state starring will smith, gene hackman in lead and. There are times, though, when the story telegraphs its punches. Enemy of the state 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. An enemy of the people 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Its one of those rare films that seeks to impress people, like me, who cannot resist a great cast by having high quality and respected character actors in little more than cameos and on several occasions not even bothering to credit them. Enemy of the state 1998 cast and crew corrupt national security agency official thomas reynolds jon voight has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance. The action producingdirecting team of jerry bruckheimer and tony scott is.
How come enemy of the state has a bunch of comedic actors. Oddly, an iraqi colonel thinks the natural state of humanity was chaos, and america was simply holding it at bay. Enemy of the state appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2. The cast members of enemy of the state have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you. How realistic is the surveillance in the movie enemy of.
It presents an intriguing concept thats gotten even more relevant over time, and it includes more than enough action to maintain our interest. Meanwhile, rapp and his lady friend, claudia, take an extended vacation so he can mend old wounds, but he soon decides that having a life was a monumental pain in the ass. Enemy of the state quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Season 7 episode 1 carrie and franny are living with maggies family in dc.
How come enemy of the state has a bunch of comedic actors in. Corrupt national security agency official thomas reynolds jon voight has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. The prince is the saudi arabian kings nephew, and he plans to help finance a largescale islamic state group attack inside the united states. And the standoff at the end edges perilously close to the ridiculous, for a movie thats tried so hard to be plausible. Enemy of the state sequel reportedly in the works, will. It was written by david marconi, directed by tony scott, and produced by jerry bruckheimer. Saul and the federal employees detained after the attempt on the presidentelects life are in prison.
Enemy of the state 1998 will smith, gene hackman, jon. Rounding out the cast are actors regina king, loren dean, jake busey, barry pepper, gabriel byrne, tom sizemore, lisa bonet, jamie kennedy, ian hart, scott caan and jack black. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of enemy of the state with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. Abc has given a put pilot commitment to drama enemy of the state, a sequel to the 1998 tony scott movie, which starred will smith and gene hackman. Enemy at the gates cast and crew cast photos and info. The movie is suspenseful and has another of my favorite actors in it gene. Enemy of the state uses the thriller genre to attack what it calls the surveillance society, an america in which underground computers at fort meade monitor our phone calls for trigger words like bomb, president and allah. While the movie does show the machinations of a pre911 government agency determined to a ruin the life and credibility of a man in possession of filmed. Public enemies is a 2009 american biographical crime drama film directed by michael mann and written by mann, ronan bennett and ann biderman. Enemy of the state 1998 corrupt national security agency official thomas reynolds jon voight has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. But where the last enemy now looks dated and looks like it was made on a bbc budget, enemy of the state gets the full hollywood treatment and feels current twelve years after it was made.
Starring will smith, gene hackman, jon voight, lisa bonet. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing enemy of the state near you. Mar 14, 2017 robert dean is a mildmannered lawyer who works in washington d. Enemy of the state cast and crew check out hollywood movie enemy of the state cast and crew details, star cast information. Lisa bonet, regina king, stuart wilson, jack black. Enemy of the state is an entertaining, fastpaced movie with high production values and a fine cast.
A lawyer becomes targeted by a corrupt politician and his n. Michael hayden was promoted to head the agency as the movie came out, and was deeply worried about the public perception it created, james risen reported in his 2006 book state of war. A man seeks out his exact lookalike after spotting him in a movie. Set in washington dc, this flashy, visceral surveillance thriller from the hyperactive tony scott, with will smith under threat after witnessing the murder of a politician, features dupont circle, the georgetown district and the steps of the treasury building, pennsylvania avenue nw at 15th street the hideout of brill lyle gene hackman was the old dr pepper plant in the industrial section. Enemy of the state is a 1998 american actionthriller film directed by tony scott, produced by. High resolution official theatrical movie poster for enemy of the state 1998. Enemy of the state is the kind of movie that might set the hairs on the back of your neck on end since it has a lot to do with surveillance and how much of it the government gets to use to spy on.
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