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Release Date
• USA: Jul 29, 1998
DVD Release Date
• R1: Feb 10, 2004
Budget $50,000,000
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violence and language.
Running Time
2 hours, 19 minutes
Country USA, Germany
Studio Mandeville Films, New Regency Pictures, Regency Enterprises, Taurus Films
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Other Titles
• The Negotiator
• Verhandlungssache (1999)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Hostage, Suspense, Police, Tragedy, Gore, Black Comedy, Revenge, Murder, Betrayal, Detectives, Marriage
Tagline: Chicago's two top negotiators must face each other. One of them is holding hostages. The other is demanding surrender. And everyone's holding their breath.
Plot: Jackson plays Danny Roman, a cop who, anxious to clear himself of false accusations, takes a group of people hostage and requests the presence of a fellow officer from another precinct. Spacey plays Chris Sabian, a hostage specialist, the Negotiator, who comes in to try and defuse the situation and bring Roman in. He is not prepared for what he hears and the city isn't ready for what they do.
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Samuel L. Jackson
Pulp Fiction, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones |
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 | Ron Rifkin
L.A. Confidential, Keeping the Faith, The Majestic |
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 | J.T. Walsh
A Few Good Men, Sling Blade, Good Morning, Vietnam |
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