Movies / Enemy of the State (1998)
Runtime: 132 min
Languages: English
Countries: USA
Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) is a lawyer with a wife and family whose happily normal life is turned upside down after a chance meeting with a college buddy (Jason Lee) at a lingerie shop. Unbeknownst to the lawyer, he's just been burdened with a videotape of a congressman's assassination. Hot on the tail of this tape is a ruthless group of National Security Agents commanded by a belligerently ambitious fed named Reynolds (Jon Voight). Using surveillance from satellites, bugs, and other sophisticated snooping devices, the NSA infiltrates every facet of Dean's existence, tracing each physical and digital footprint he leaves. Driven by acute paranoia, Dean enlists the help of a clandestine former NSA operative named Brill (Gene Hackman), and Enemy of the State kicks into high-intensity hyperdrive. Teaming up once again with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Top Gun director Tony Scott demonstrates his glossy style with clever cinematography and breakneck pacing. Will Smith proves that there's more to his success than a brash sense of humor, giving a versatile performance that plausibly illustrates a man cracking under the strain of paranoid turmoil. Hackman steals the show by essentially reprising his role from The Conversation--just imagine his memorable character Harry Caul some 20 years later. Most of all, the film's depiction of high-tech surveillance is highly convincing and dramatically compelling, making this a cautionary tale with more substance than you'd normally expect from a Scott-Bruckheimer action extravaganza. --Jeremy Storey
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Tony Scott | ... |
Writers (1) | Credit |
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David Marconi | (written by) |
Composers (2) | Credit |
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Harry Gregson-Williams | ... |
Trevor Rabin | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Chris Lebenzon | ... |
Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
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Daniel Mindel | (director of photography) (as Dan Mindel) |
Actors (117) | Credit |
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Adam Karkowsky | Aide #3 |
Adrienne Townes | Hotel Patron (uncredited) |
Albert Wong | Mr. Wu |
Alexandra Balahoutis | Martha |
Alexis McCombs | Hotel Patron (uncredited) |
Allison Sie | Hotel Desk Clerk |
Angelica Pamintuan | Model #3 |
Anna Gunn | Emily Reynolds |
Arnie Alpert | FBI Agent |
Arthur J. Nascarella | Frankie (as Arthur Nascarella) |
Barry Pepper | David Pratt |
Beatriz Mayoral | Reynolds' Nanny |
Bobby Boriello | Dylan |
Bodhi Elfman | Van (as Bodhi Pine Elfman) |
Brenna McDonough | Field Reporter #3 |
Brian Markinson | Attorney Brian Blake (uncredited) |
Callison Slater | Child #1 |
Carl Mergenthaler | Mike - Law Firm |
Carlos Gómez | FBI Agent (as Carlos Gomez) |
Charlie Curtis | Model #5 |
Chris Holt | Himself |
Christopher Lawrence | Paramedic (as Christopher B. Lawrence) |
Colin Brodie | Child #2 |
Dan Butler | Shaffer |
Daniel Cano | Hallway Lawyer |
David Han | Mambo Kitchen Worker #2 |
David Lewin | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
Dennis Sean Fahey | Cop with Ambulance (as Dennis S. Fahey) |
Donna W. Scott | Jenny (as Donna Scott) |
Doug Roberts | Hijacked Car Driver |
Eddie Hargitay | Paper Boy (uncredited) |
Elizabeth Berman | Ruthie |
Eric Keung | Mambo Kitchen Worker #1 |
Eric Olson | Aide #1 |
Frank Medrano | Bartender |
Gabriel Byrne | NSA agent, 'Brill' |
Gene Hackman | Edward 'Brill' Lyle |
Gilley Grey | Firefighter #3 (uncredited) |
Grant Heslov | Lenny |
Greg Collins | FBI Supervisor |
Henry Sandler | FBI Observer #3 |
Ian Hart | Bingham |
Ivana Milicevic | Ruby's Sales Clerk (as Ivana Milavich) |
Jack Black | Fiedler |
Jackilyn Ward | Pintero's Sister |
Jacob Chambers | Davis |
Jade Wu | Model (uncredited) |
Jake Busey | Krug |
James Hunter | Computer Programmer (uncredited) |
James LeGros | Jerry Miller (as James Le Gros) |
Jamie Kennedy | Jamie |
Jascha Washington | Eric Dean |
Jason Lee | Daniel Zavitz |
Jason Robards | Congressman Phillip Hammersley (uncredited) |
Jason Welch | Pintero Kid #1 |
Jim Beatty | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
John Allendorfer | FBI Observer #2 |
John Capodice | Older Worker #1 |
John Cenatiempo | Young Mobster #1 |
John Haynes Walker | Fireman #1 |
Jon Voight | Thomas Brian Reynolds |
Joseph Patrick Kelly | Fireman #2 (as Joe Patrick Kelly) |
Joshua Ward | Pintero Kid #2 |
Joyce Flick Wendl | Waitress |
Joy Ehrlich | Mom in Diner |
Kasey Lynn Quinn | Reynolds' Daughter |
Larry King | Himself |
Laura Cayouette | Christa Hawkins |
Laura Eizenia | Model #2 |
Lennox Brown | Tunnel Maintenance Worker |
Lillie Shaw Hamer | Field Reporter #2 |
Lillo Brancato | Young Worker |
Lisa Bonet | Rachel F. Banks |
Loren Dean | Hicks |
Mandy Kriss | Reporter #1 |
Martin Bosworth | Bike Messenger |
Mattias Kraemer | Gas Station Cashier |
Michael Andolini | Sal (as Mike Andolini) |
Michael James Walker | Union Official (as Michael J. Walker) |
Nancy Gassner-Clayton | ANA Hotel Maid (uncredited) |
Nancy Yee | Mrs. Wu |
Nasi Glekas | Witness (uncredited) |
Noel Werking | Reporter #2 |
Pamela Fischer | Police Officer (uncredited) |
Patsy Grady Abrams | Accident Bystander |
Paul Herman | Carlos (uncredited) |
Paul Majors | Doorman (uncredited) |
Paul M. Clary | Ferry Person (uncredited) |
Penny Griego | TV Anchor #2 |
Pete Sutton | Dean House Cop |
Phil Hawn | NSA Civilian Technician (uncredited) |
Philip Baker Hall | Attorney Mark Silverberg (uncredited) |
Philip Stamper | (uncredited) |
Raichle Watt | Becky |
Rebeca Silva | Marie the Nanny (as Rebecca Silva) |
Regina King | Carla Dean |
Rhonda Overby | Field Reporter #1 |
Robert Gersicoff | FBI Agent |
Robert O'Rourke | FBI Observer #1 |
Robyn Killian | Model #1 |
Sam De Crispino | Reporter #3 |
Scott Caan | Jones |
Seth Green | Selby (uncredited) |
Steve Gonzales | Mr. O'Brien (uncredited) |
Steven Zlotnick | NSA Technician (uncredited) |
Steve Uhrig | Electronics Store Employee |
Stuart Wilson | Congressman Sam Albert |
Thomas Troy | Aide #2 |
Tom Quinn | Tunnel Technician (as Thomas M. Quinn) |
Tom Sizemore | Boss Paulie Pintero (uncredited) |
Troy A. Cephers | ANA Hotel Security (as Troy Anthony Cephers) |
T.R. Richards | Cook |
Vene L. Arcoraci | Model #4 (as Vené Arcoraci) |
Vic Manni | Vic - Old Mobster |
Warren Olney | TV Anchor #1 |
Wayne A. Larrivey | Doorman |
Will Smith | Robert Clayton Dean |