Although it made the festival circuit in 1993, the film was not given a wide release until after the success of THE USUAL SUSPECTS.
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The film is the first collaboration between Bryan Singer and Christopher McQuarrie, who are old friends from Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
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It was after he saw PUBLIC ACCESS that Kevin Spacey wanted to work with Singer and McQuarrie.
(6 votes)
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Theatrical release: 1996.
(5 votes)
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PUBLIC ACCESS won the 1993 Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival (co-winner, with RUBY IN PARADISE).
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The headlines on the front page of the newspaper Whiley Pritcher reads at the start of the film include "Crime and Unemployment Reach Record Low," "Will Breyer Run for Senate?," "Abernathy Fights Dismissal," and "Telephone Service Held Safe Against Disaster."
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Brandon Boyce, who plays Kevin in the film, wrote the screenplay for Singer's later film APT PUPIL.
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Christopher McQuarrie plays the first cop, and provided the voice for one of the callers on the show.
9
The call-in number for "Our Town" is 555-4855.
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