Out of Sight (1998)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Scott Frank (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Opposites attract.

Plot:

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Refrigerator | Car Accident | Toupee | Shot In The Chest

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

George Clooney	...	Jack Foley
Jim Robinson	...	Bank Employee
Mike Malone	...	Bank Customer (as Elgin Marlowe)
Donna Frenzel	...	Bank Teller
Manny Suárez	...	Bank Cop (as Manny Suarez)
Dennis Farina	...	Marshall Sisco
Keith Hudson	...	Bank Cop
Luis Guzmán	...	Chino (as Luis Guzman)
Paul Soileau	...	Lulu
Isaiah Washington	...	Kenneth
Scott Allen	...	Pup
Catherine Keener	...	Adele
Ving Rhames	...	Buddy Bragg
Susan Hatfield	...	Parking Lot Woman
Jennifer Lopez	...	Karen Sisco

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some strong violence.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | France:Unrated | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Angola, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

Steven Soderbergh saw this film as a conscious decision on his part to climb out of the arthouse ghetto. He had to do a film like this because half the business was still off-limits to him.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final fight, Jack's ski mask suddenly changes position on his head.

Quotes:

Karen Sisco: You're not dumb.
Jack Foley: [starts to say something, then laughs] Well, I don't know. You can't do three falls and say you have much of a brain.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (2000) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Girl from Ipanema

Cool and Passionate

'Out of Sight' is one of those rare films that can boast of having class in every department. The direction, script, cinematography, design and costumes disply such an acute and almost natural flair for bringing Elmore Leonard to the screen that it should be made illegal to film any of his novels without these people. But the acting is in a world of its own. Farina, Keaton, Rhames, Cheadle and Zahn all bring depth, comedy and intelligence to their roles. All are eclipsed however by the irresistable pairing of Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney. Clooney has finally managed to act without peering beneath his eyebrows and the effect is electric. This is the part he was born to play. His charisma is tangiable, but there is also a sense of fatalism whihc makes his character all the more compelling. Lopez, after her screaming shit-fits in the woeful 'Anaconda' proves that sexuality must also equal intelligence. Her Cisco is a mouth-watering mix of sass, beauty and cut-throat determination. It is one of those moments when you can actually see a star being born on screen. Put Clooney and Lopez together, and you have the type of chemistry with which executives have wet dreams over