In the Line of Fire Movie Review 1993

Aging Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan (Eastwood) meets his match in a spooky caller, ex-CIA assassin Mitch Leary (Malkovich), who threatens his honor and the president in an exciting, fast-paced cat and mouse game. Terrific performance by Eastwood includes lots of dry humor and an unscripted emotional moment, but is nearly overshadowed by Malkovich's menacing bad guy. Russo is agent Lily Raines, who begins a charmingly tentative romance with Horrigan. Eerie special effects add to the mood. The Secret Service cooperated and most scenes are believable, with a few Hollywood exceptions; the end result clearly pays homage to the agents who protect our presidents.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 128 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Secret Service, Presidency, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Assassination, Capitol Capers, War Between the Sexes, Politics, Bodyguards, Elevators, Top Grossing Films of 1993

Screenplay

Jeff Maguire

Cast

Clint Eastwood, John Malkovich, Rene Russo, Dylan McDermott, Gary Cole, Fred Dalton Thompson, John Mahoney, Gregory Alan-Williams

Cinematography

John Bailey

Director

Wolfgang Petersen

Music

Ennio Morricone

Producer

Jeff Apple, Wolfgang Petersen, Gail Katz, David Valdes, Castle Rock Entertainment