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METRO (1997) |
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MORGAN'S RATING |
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| Mega-star Eddie Murphy teams up with Michael Rapaport and Michael Wincott in this wildly entertaining, action-packed hit! Murphy plays Scott Roper, a fast-talking, wise-cracking, on-the-edge hostage negotiator whose offbeat-but-winning style has made him San Francisco's top mediator! Roper will say...and do...absolutely anything to get his man. But when he comes face to face with a psychotic killer who's playing a lethal game of cat and mouse, he's finally met his match! Don't miss the excitement as the always amusing Murphy packs Metro with outrageous action that has critics and audiences cheering! |
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| Eddie Murphy (Insp. 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), Frank Sommerville, Malou Nubla (Reporters), 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), Joe Vincent (SWAT Captain), Corie Henninger, Karen Kahn (Jewelry Salesgirls), Danny Teal (Jewelry Customer), Danny Teal (John), Jeff Mosely (Cable Car Brakeman). |
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SAN FRACISCO'S TOP POLICE HOSTAGE NEGOATIATOR IS ABOUT TO GET MORE THAN HE'S EVER BARGAINED FOR. |
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DIRECTOR: Thomas Carter.
WRITER: Randy Feldman.
PRODUCER: Roger Birnbaum.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Michael Waxman.
CO-PRODUCERS: George W. Perkins, Ray Murphy Jr. and Randy Feldman.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Mark Lipsky and Riley Kathryn Ellis.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Steve Porcaro and James Newton Hoard (additional music, uncredited).
DISTRIBUTOR: Touchstone Pictures. |
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FACTS |
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RELEASE DATE: January 17th, 1997 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $11.4 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $32.0 million (USA)
BUDGET: $55 million (USA)
- Filming the cable car chase sequence using real SF cable cars would have required closing down a major thoroughfare for several days, so instead fake cable car tracks were painted on quieter Jonas Street and most of the shots filmed there using motorized cars. |
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QUOTES |
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Michael Korda: You know, there's a saying in Naples: When you think you're fuckin' them, they're fuckin' you. |
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Scott Roper: My eyes still hurt from reading that movie. |
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Kevin McCall: I've got two words for you: seek help.
Scott Roper: And I've got two words for you: exacta. |
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CRITICAL COMMENTS |
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| "Eddie Murphy is back in top form!" -- Chicago Tribune |
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"A mediocre action film." -- Madeline Williams, Cinematter |
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| "Unbelievable action!" -- Fox-TV, Kansas City |
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"By-the-numbers doesn't begin to describe how cliche-ridden Randy Feldman's script is." -- Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times |
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| "Two Thumbs Up!" -- Siskel & Ebert |
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| "Murphy is funnier than ever!" -- New York Daily News |
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