Enemy of the State Movie Review 1998

Paranoia-thriller shows what the nerds would do if they really wanted revenge. After a friend slips him a videocassette without his knowledge, lawyer Robert Dean (Smith) is targeted by a surveillance-and-gizmo-happy government agency headed by the sinister Reynolds (Voight). They hound Dean relentlessly, cutting him off from everything he holds dear by ruining his career and marriage, forcing him underground. Just when he has no place left to turn, he is aided by Brill (Hackman), a remorseful ex-agent who helped create the cyber-surveillance monster. From this point, our two heroes bicker, buddy-film fashion, and things blow up until the inevitable shootout crescendo. Smith's good guy vibe sustains interest in tale of technology run amok.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 132 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Top Grossing Films of 1998, Adventure Drama, Buddies, Technology--Rampant, Boom!, It's a Conspiracy, Man!, Capitol Capers, Law & Lawyers, Tale of the Tape

Screenplay

David Marconi

Cast

Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Jason Lee, Regina King, Gabriel Byrne, Barry Pepper, Scott Caan, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Lisa Bonet, Stuart Wilson, Tom Sizemore, James LeGros, Ian Hurt, Dan E. Butler, Jamie Kennedy, Rebeca Silva, Jason Robards, Bobby Boriello, Anna Gunn, Seth Green, Philip Baker Hall, Lillo Brancato, John Capodice, Jack Black, Bodhi (Pine) Elfman

Cinematography

Dan Mindel

Director

Tony Scott

Music

Trevor Rabin, Harry Gregson-Williams