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In the Line of Fire

- An assassin on the loose. A president in danger. Only one man stands between them…

Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.

Release Date : 1993-07-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Castle Rock EntertainmentApple / RoseColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Secret Service Agent Frank Horrigan

Original Name : Clint Eastwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitch Leary

Original Name : John Malkovich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secret Service Agent Lilly Raines

Original Name : Rene Russo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Secret Service Agent Al D'Andrea

Original Name : Dylan McDermott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Secret Service Presidential Detail Agent-In-Charge Bill Watts

Original Name : Gary Cole

Gender : Male

Character Name : White House Chief of Staff Harry Sargent

Original Name : Fred Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Campagna

Original Name : John Mahoney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matt Wilder

Original Name : Gregory Alan Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : President

Original Name : Jim Curley

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Lady

Original Name : Sally Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Okura

Original Name : Clyde Kusatsu

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony Carducci

Original Name : Steve Hytner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mendoza

Original Name : Tobin Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Hendrickson

Original Name : Bob Schott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Raul

Original Name : Juan A. Riojas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Booth's Landlady

Original Name : Elsa Raven

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : Arthur Senzy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pam Magnus

Original Name : Patrika Darbo

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sally

Original Name : Mary Van Arsdel

Gender : Male

Character Name : LAPD Brass

Original Name : Ryan Cutrona

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Technician

Original Name : Lawrence Lowe

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Supervisor

Original Name : Brian Libby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Agent

Original Name : Eric Bruskotter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Political Speaker

Original Name : Patrick Caddell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor Riger

Original Name : John Heard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Wickland

Original Name : Alan Toy

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Agent Collins

Original Name : Carl Ciarfalio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Walt MacPherson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hunter

Original Name : Robert Peters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Captain Howard

Original Name : Tyde Kierney

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Official

Original Name : Anthony Peck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Rick Hurst

Gender : Male

Character Name : D.C. News Anchor

Original Name : Doris E. McMillon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bellboy

Original Name : Robert Sandoval

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Chavez

Original Name : Joshua Malina

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sanford Riggs

Original Name : William G. Schilling

Gender : Male

Character Name : Computer Technician / Bates

Original Name : Michael Kirk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Party Fat Cat

Original Name : Richard G. Camphuis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Marge

Original Name : Marlan Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at Bank

Original Name : Robert Alan Beuth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman at bank

Original Name : Susan Lee Hoffman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reporter at Dulles

Original Name : Donna Hamilton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter at Hotel

Original Name : Bob Jimenez

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Cozart

Original Name : Cylk Cozart

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Zurich

Original Name : Michael Zurich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Undercover Agent

Original Name : Rich DiDonato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent

Original Name : Kirk Jordan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Undercover Agent

Original Name : Jeffrey Kurt Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Congretional Attendee (uncredited)

Original Name : Lena Banks

Gender : Female

Character Name : Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Ian Paul Cassidy

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Agent Fleming (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Graziano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Aaron Michael Lacey

Gender : Male

Character Name : CIA Agent David Coppinger (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Railsback

Gender : Male

Character Name : D.C. Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : William Shipman

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-01-23

I wish it was paced better, but 'In the Line of Fire' still makes for a good time. Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich is a great line-up and both are entertaining in this, the latter is just terrific at playing a loopy bad guy. There's a fair few well known peeps behind them, including John Heard and Gary Cole - it's a fairly strong cast. The story is an interesting one, though given that you'd expect the film to move along at a better pace but it kinda just walks through its 128 minute run time. It's not a drag or anything, but I definitely wasn't on the edge of my seat unfortunately. It's still a film I'd recommend, though.

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2022-11-24

**Action, entertainment and verisimilitude together in a film that is better than many others, more regularly remembered.** This is a conventional American-style action film, where everything revolves around the unassailable and sacrosanct figure of the President. There are loads of films like this, such as “Air Force One” or “Olympus Has Fallen”, which may help to explain why it ended up so forgotten, despite being nominated for three Oscars (Best Editing, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Screenplay). It's not a new film, but it guarantees action and entertainment, and looks very appealing to televisions and home market. In this case, the script focuses on the threat of a madman who is willing to do anything to assassinate the American president, and on the attempts of a veteran Secret Service agent to discover and prevent him. In a film where the plot does not reserve any surprises or innovation, predictability can be a problem. In fact, there's nothing here that we haven't seen before. However, everything is done very competently and the commitment of all those involved is quite evident. The whole story is fairly well written and, apart from a few minor flaws, comes across as solid and credible. Wolfgang Petersen's direction also makes a decisive contribution to the positive outcome of the final product. The cast contains several well-known names, but, unsurprisingly, it is Clint Eastwood who secures the lead role. And once again, the veteran shows us all the charisma he has. He really manages to balance his usual tough guy image with a fragility that his age accentuates and justifies. John Malkovich also did a good job. It's not the best of his career, but it was honest, credible and done with great professionalism. Rene Russo is the female standout, but in a movie with so much testosterone, she has little to do other than appear tough enough to keep up with those men and be the love interest of one of them. Technically, the film has several points of merit that deserve to be highlighted and analyzed. When I read a little about this film (I have this habit, to be able to understand certain details and clear up some doubts that arise when watching), I discovered that there was, on the part of the production, a concern with the details. To make things more credible, they even asked the Secret Service for advice. And whenever a film production takes into account the relevance of details to the verisimilitude of the film, we have a duty to commend such efforts. Cinematography is the dominant standard in films of the time, and the sets and costumes are also what was imagined. There are many well-executed action scenes, and some good special effects and visuals. Editing is also very good.