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Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars.
Language
Budget$55,000,000
Revenue $31,987,563
English
Budget$55,000,000
Revenue $31,987,563
Keywords
sniper
police
san francisco, california
liberation of hostage
hostage-taking
persuasion
revenge
gunfight
urban setting
racial slur
jewel thief
hostage negotiator
negotiation
Casts

Eddie Murphy
Inspector Scott Roper

Kim Miyori
Detective Kimura

Art Evans
Lt. Sam Baffett
James Carpenter
Officer Forbes

Michael Rapaport
Kevin McCall

Donal Logue
Earl

Jeni Chua
Debbie
Dick Bright
Bank Manager
David Michael Silverman
SWAT Officer Jennings

Denis Arndt
Capt. Frank Solis

Carmen Ejogo
Ronnie Tate
Nino Degennaro
Repoman

Michael Wincott
Michael Korda
Val Diamond
Screaming Lady
Charleston Pierce
Greg Barnett

Paul Ben-Victor
Clarence Teal
Will Marchetti
Detective Glass

Trevor Denman
Racetrack Announcer (voice)
Corie Henninger
Jeweler
Nellie Cravens
Jewelry Customer Dotson
Danny Teal
John, Jewelry Manager

Karen Kahn
Jeweler

Jeff Mosley
Cable Car Brakeman

Ralph Peduto
Bail Bondsman
James Cunningham
Postrio Waiter

C.W. Morgan
Jail Laundry Room Guard

Nick Scoggin
Property Room Sergeant Frank

Ia Villatuya
Tahitian Waitress
Bob Dini
Tourist (uncredited)
Crews
Mark Lipsky
Executive Producer

Steve Porcaro
Original Music Composer

Thomas Carter
Director

Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Fred Murphy
Director of Photography
Randy Feldman
Screenplay
Peter E. Berger
Editor
Riley Kathryn Ellis
Executive Producer
Simone Boisseree
Stunts

Danny Wynands
Stunts
Christine Anne Baur
Stunts
Robert E. 'Bobby' Powell
Rigging Gaffer

Robin Bonaccorsi
Stunts

Jeannie Epper
Stunts

Lisa Dempsey
Stunts
Cynthia D. Kelley
Stunts

Troy Gilbert
Stunts

Jon H. Epstein
Stunts
Bob Brown
Stunts

Lance Gilbert
Stunts

Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Reed Maidenberg
Set Decoration
Donna Dunlop
Hairstylist
Wynona Price
Key Makeup Artist
Jenny-King Turko
Makeup Artist
Greg Papalia
Supervising Art Director
Nancy Giebink
Unit Production Manager
Ha Nguyen
Costume Design
Jerie Kelter
Set Decoration
Pauletta O. Lewis
Key Hair Stylist

Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
John E. Jackson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
William A. Elliott
Production Design
Miguel Ángel Poveda
Post Production Supervisor
Jonathan McGarry
Second Second Assistant Director
Mickey Gilbert
Second Unit Director

Julie Herrin
Second Assistant Director
William Beck
Set Designer
Chris Buchinsky
Storyboard Artist
Michael Waxman
First Assistant Director
Robbie Clot
Construction Foreman
Stephen J. Gardner
Property Master
Richard W. Clot
Construction Coordinator
Steve Burnes
Propmaker
James F. Claytor Sr.
Set Designer
Marisol Jiménez
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Sinclair Walter
Stunt Double
Jim Poynter
Leadman
Robert Lucas
Leadman
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Juno J. Ellis
Supervising ADR Editor
Teresa Visinare
Assistant Set Decoration

Willie D. Burton
Sound Mixer
Kevin Ladson
Property Master
Dawn Snyder
Assistant Art Director

David Russell
Storyboard Artist
Craig Asato
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jeanette Browning
Sound Recordist
Larry Mann
Sound Editor
Victoria Martin
Foley Editor
F. Hudson Miller
Sound Editor

John Westernoff
Stunt Driver
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Stephen Janisz
ADR Editor
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
R.J. Palmer
Sound Editor
Robert L. Peden
Scenic Artist
Rick Canelli
ADR Recordist
Mickey Gilbert
Stunt Coordinator
George Watters II
Supervising Sound Editor
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Marva Fucci
Assistant Sound Editor
Jim Likowski
Foley Editor
Mel Metcalfe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Linda Lew
Foley Recordist
Terry Porter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Wright
Sound Editor
Thomas Crawford
Best Boy Grip
Dawn Swiderski
Set Designer
Steve C. Porter
Stunt Driver
Ken Sly
Property Master
Jerry Pirozzi
Assistant Sound Editor

Dean A. Zupancic
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Teri E. Dorman
Sound Editor
Suhail Kafity
Sound Editor
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Greg Thompson
Assistant Sound Editor
Joseph J. Allen
Electrician
Tim Bellen
Steadicam Operator
Sheila Greene
Electrician
Don L. Henderson
Dolly Grip
Richard Mall
Key Grip
Lynetta Freeman
Second Assistant Camera
John Waldo
Assistant Camera

Bruce McBroom
Still Photographer
Louie DeMarco
Second Assistant Camera
Rod M. Janusch
Rigging Grip
Mark Nakahara
Electrician
Frank Helbig
Electrician
Victor Svimonoff
Best Boy Electric
Melissa K. Cooper
Production Coordinator

Dylan Goss
Aerial Camera
Kimberly Guenther Durkin
Costume Supervisor
Dayton Nietert
Gaffer
David Orr
Color Timer
Greg Lazzaro
Location Manager
Brent Brooks
Music Editor
Bundy Chanock
Set Medic
Kirk R. Gardner
Steadicam Operator
John A. Small
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Chris Squires
Camera Operator
Jim Makiej
Assistant Editor
Barbara Amato
Script Supervisor
Jeffrey Greeley
First Assistant "B" Camera
Kim Marks
Camera Operator
Artie Kane
Conductor
Cynthia Quan
Production Accountant
Christopher J. Kristoff
Assistant Costume Designer
Jeff Canavan
Assistant Editor
Jonathan Cates
Assistant Editor
John Coniglio
Assistant Editor
Joe Everett
Unit Publicist

Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
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