U.S. Marshals (1998)

Director:

Stuart Baird

Writers (WGA):

Roy Huggins (characters)
John Pogue (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The cop who won't stop is back. But this time he's chasing down a lot more than a fugitive.

Plot:

US Marshal Samuel Gerard (Jones) and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan (Snipes), a murderer and robber.

Plot Keywords:

Escape | Prison | Fugitive | Police | Accident

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tommy Lee Jones	...	Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
Wesley Snipes	...	Mark J. Sheridan / Warren / Roberts
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Special Agent John Royce
Joe Pantoliano	...	Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Daniel Roebuck	...	Deputy Marshal Bobby Biggs
Tom Wood	...	Deputy Marshal Noah Newman
LaTanya Richardson	...	Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper
Irène Jacob	...	Marie Bineaux, Mark's Girlfriend
Kate Nelligan	...	United States Marshal Catherine Walsh
Patrick Malahide	...	Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director
Rick Snyder	...	Special Agent Frank Barrows
Michael Paul Chan	...	Xian Chen, U.N. Cultural Attache of China
Johnny Lee Davenport	...	Deputy Marshal Henry
Donald Li	...	Detective Kim
Marc Vann	...	Deputy Jackson

Also Known As:

The Fugitive Part II (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some scenes of violence and brief language.

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #35906) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Mexico:B | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

444 N. Michigan Avenue, Near North Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The swamp scenes were shot on Reelfoot Lake in northwest Tennessee, in the same location as was used for Raintree County (1957) and In the Heat of the Night (1967).

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Chen is first spotted on Sheridan's surveillance monitor, the surveillance camera is moving towards Chen before Sheridan reaches for the cameras remote control to move the camera himself.

Quotes:

Sam Gerard: Do you have a weapon?
John Royce: Yeah, a big one. How about you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in U.S. Marshals: Justice Under the Star (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

AM I BLUE?

Spectacular pursuits and emotions with an extraordinary duo : Snipes and Lee Jones

The flick talks about US Marshall Gerard(Tommy Lee Jones) and his detectives group(Joe Pantoliano,La Tanya Richardson;Daniel Roebuck,Tom Wood)who set out in pursuit an assassin and thief convict(Wesley Snipes) after than a plane crashes and he gets away.A Security Agent(Robert Downey) is assigned to help them but the story behind his accusation is converted more and more rare.The fugitive is only helped by his sweetheart(Irene Jacob).

The picture is the following of ¨The fugitive¨(Andrew Davis) that's an adaptation of a television series . Movie blends frenetic action,suspense,intrigue,violence and is pretty entertained.It's a run a mill action film because since the start until the finishing the action packed and thriller is continued .The movie is fast moving and the action pace is accurately narrated and for that is amused. The release has spectacular scenes as the plane crashing or the breathtaking pursuits in bounds and leaps and interminable runs .The numerous duels and confronting between duo protagonist are exciting and impressive.Although the first part featured by Harrison Ford obtained most box office ,this second part also achieved much success in spite of the storyline was basically a rehash of the previous film that was it equally of television episodes scripted by Roy Huggins. Magnificent and sensational music is by the veteran Jerry Goldsmith. Awesome cinematography is by Andrzej Bartkowiak(sometimes filmmaker). The film is fine directed by Stuart Baird(an usual and famed films editor).The motion picture will like to triller enthusiastic and duo starring fans. Rating : Above average.It's essential and indispensable watching