The Negotiator
The Negotiator is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by F. Gary Gray. It stars Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey as Chicago police lieutenants who are expert hostage negotiators. The film was released in the United States on July 29, 1998, receiving generally positive reviews from critics and grossing $88 million worldwide. The film is considered by many to be one of Jackson's most underrated films and one of F. Gary Gray’s best films.
Plot
Lieutenant Danny Roman, a top hostage negotiator for the Chicago Police Department's east precinct, is told by his partner, Nate Roenick, that according to an informant whom he refuses to name, members of their own unit are embezzling large amounts of money from the department's disability fund, of which Roman is a board member. Roenick tells Roman that his informant hasn't told Internal Affairs because he thinks they might be involved as well. Later, Roman finds Roenick dead, shot in the head. A squad car arrives on the scene within seconds, with Roman considered a prime suspect.
Cast
- Carlos Gómez
- David Morse
- Dean Norris
- Geoff Morrell
- J. T. Walsh
- John Spencer
- Kenan Thompson
- Kevin Spacey
- Mary Page Keller
- Michael Cudlitz
- Michael Shamus Wiles
- Nestor Serrano
- Paul Giamatti
- Paul Guilfoyle
- Regina Taylor
- Robert David Hall
- Ron Rifkin
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Siobhan Fallon Hogan
- Stephen Lee
- Tim Kelleher
- Tom Bower
More details
| author | James DeMonaco |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Chicago |
| director | F. Gary Gray |
| editor | Christian Wagner |
| events | Chicago Police Department |
| genre | action crime drama thriller |
| keywords | arrest bank account bribe build con artist con man covert listening device duct tape embezzle embezzlement fbi federal bureau of investigation flashbang floppy disk floppy disks force gag hear hostage negotiator internal affairs kill load lock offshore bank offshore bank account police department prime suspect record shoot sniper stun grenade suspect swat swat team wiretap wound |
| musicBy | Graeme Revell |
| producer | Arnon Milchan David Hoberman |
| productionCompany | Mandeville Films New Regency Regency Enterprises Taurus Films |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | Chicago Long Beach |