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No Way Out (1987) 7.1
A coverup and witchhunt occur after a politician accidentally kills his mistress. Director:Roger Donaldson |
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Senator Duvall
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| George Dzundza | ... |
Sam Hesselman
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Major Donovan
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Nina Beka
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Kevin O'Brien
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Tom Farrell is a navy officer who gets posted at the Pentagon and is to report to the secretary of defense David Brice. He starts an affair with Susan Atwell not knowing that she is Brice's mistress. When Susan is found dead, Tom is assigned to the case of finding the killer who is believed to be a KGB mole! Tom could soon become a suspect when a Polaroid negative of him was found at Susan's place. He now has only a few hours to find the killer before the computer regenerates the photo. Written by Sami Al-Taher <staher2000@yahoo.com>
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Is it a crime of passion, or an act of treason? See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
14 August 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Deceit See more »Box Office
Budget:
$15,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$35,509,515 (USA)Company Credits
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Tom Farrell: She's dead.
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The movie features references to a Russian "phantom submarine"; Producer Mace Neufeld and cast-member Fred Dalton Thompson were also involved in the subsequent movie The Hunt For Red October featuring a phantom Russian submarine. See more »Goofs
Farrell is in a completely different pose in the Polaroid picture to the one we saw him in when the picture was taken. See more »Quotes
Sam Hesselman: [looking at Susan's murder evidence] Who is this bimbo, anyway?Tom Farrell: She's dead.
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Kevin Costner stars in this stylish remake of THE BIG CLOCK, a 1948 film noir that starred Ray Milland and Charles Laughton. The setting has been changed from a publishing house to the Pentagon and the time period updated. Some extra plot twists have been added and it all adds up to riveting entertainment after a slow start.
Costner romances Sean Young after a brief flirtation and then discovers she is the mistress of the U.S. Secretary of Defense (Gene Hackman). In a fit of jealousy, Hackman accidentally kills Young and then must concoct a plot to keep his identity as her lover a secret. He assigns Costner to lead the investigation and this leads to a suspenseful turn of events that has Costner caught in a net from which he has a hard time escaping. A series of suspenseful chases take place with some excellent camerawork following the chase by car and on foot.
Only weakness here is the rather contrived ending which seems to have been added on for a final twist that is never quite convincing.
Kevin Costner, looking spiffy in his smart Navy white uniform, does an excellent job as a desperate man realizing he must keep his own affair with the victim a secret. Gene Hackman is excellent too but it is Will Patton as his loyal henchman and protector who gives the film's most penetrating performance, especially when his diabolical nature is revealed.
The first twenty-five minutes are much too slow in getting the story off the ground but once it does you'll want to stay tuned until the final denouement. One of the best thrillers produced in the '80s.