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Mood:
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- Special AgentsAssassination AttemptMind GameRace Against TimeRedemptionHaunted By the PastChases and RacesDanger more...
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Genres:
- ActionThriller
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century90s
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- Los AngelesUSAWashington DC
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- Boys' Night
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- BlockbusterCritically Acclaimed
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In the Line of Fire, 1993
English
USA
Profile of In the Line of Fire
In the Line of Fire can be described as exciting, suspenseful, and clever. The plot revolves around an assassination attempt, special agents, and media. The main genres are thriller and action. In approach, In the Line of Fire is serious and realistic. The storytelling is fast paced. It is located in Washington DC and Los Angeles. In the Line of Fire takes place in the 1990s. The movie has received attention for being a blockbuster and critically acclaimed. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that In the Line of Fire involves profanity and violent content.
Summary of In the Line of Fire
Aging secret service agent Frank Horrigan (Clint Eastwood), on duty the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, is still unable to forget his failure on that fateful day, even as he nears retirement in 1993. When Mitch Leary (John Malkovich), a psychotic man calling himself Booth, threatens to kill the current president, Horrigan is the only one who takes the threat seriously. Over time, a cat-and-mouse game develops between the potential assassin and the agent; Horrigan sees the game as a chance to redeem his earlier failure and escape a life that has fallen into alcoholism and self-pity. With his only allies his partner (Dylan McDermott), who realizes he can't handle being a secret service agent and wants to resign, and a female agent (Rene Russo) whom he alternately annoys and attracts, Horrigan takes on Leary one-on-one in a fight to save the president, his job, and his self-respect. Directed with panache and precision by Wolfgang Petersen, In the Line of Fire is an expertly crafted thriller that features spectacular performances by Eastwood and Malkovich.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 8 July 1993 |
| Runtime: | 128 min |
Cast and Crew
as Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan
as Mitch Leary
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The New Yorker
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- by: Terrence Rafferty
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- by: Staff (Not credited)
