The Negotiator [Blu-ray]

Director: F. Gary Gray F. Gary Gray

Overview

In this suspenseful action thriller, Chicago police hostage negotiator Danny Roman is the main suspect in the murder of his partner. Danny invades the Chicago Internal Affairs Division headquarters and tries to get the truth from Inspector Terence Niebaum while holding two assistants and Commander Frost as hostages.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/11/2015
UPC:	0024543215691
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	R
Source:	New Regency
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:19:00

Special Features

Documentary The 11th Hour: stories from real negotiators; On location behind -the-scenes documentary; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Samuel L. Jackson	Lt. Danny Roman
Kevin Spacey	Lt. Chris Sabian
Ron Rifkin	Cdr. Grant Frost
J.T. Walsh	Insp. Terence Niebaum
Siobhan Fallon	Maggie
Paul Giamatti	Rudy
Regina Taylor	Karen Roman
Bruce Beatty	Markus
Michael Cudlitz	Palermo
Dean Norris	Scott
Nestor Serrano	Hellman
Doug Spinuzza	Tonray
Leonard Thomas	Allen
Lily Nicksay	Omar's Daughter
Lauri Johnson	Chief's Wife
Sabi Dorr	Bartender
Gene Wolande	Morewitz
Rhonda Dotson	Linda Roenick
John Lordan	Linda's Attorney
Jack Shearer	D.A. Young
Donna Ponterotto	Secretary
Michael Shamus Wiles	Taylor
Mik Scriba	Bell
Joey Perillo	Tech #1
Mary Page Keller	Lisa Sabian
Kelsey Mulrooney	Stacy Sabian
Brad Blaisdel	FBI Agent Grey
Bruce Wright	FBI Agent Moran
Robert David Hall	Cale Wangro
Bernard Hocke	Sniper
Tony Mockus Jr.	Agent
Rick Scarry	Reporter
McNally Sagal	Reporter
Mary Major	Reporter
Edwina Moore	Reporter
James Blackburn	Camera Man
Tom Bower	Omar
Paul Guilfoyle	Nathan Roenick
Jack Rooney	Fire Department Lieutenant
Rick Touhy	Cop

Technical Credits

James DeMonaco

Kevin Fox

F. Gary Gray	Director
James DeMonaco	Screenwriter
Arnon Milchan	Producer
David Hoberman	Producer
Webster Stone	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
David Nicksay	Executive Producer,Executive Producer
Dino Dimuro	Sound Effects
Michael A. Reagan	Sound Effects
Rick Morris	Sound Effects
Russell Williams II	Sound/Sound Designer
Kevin Fox	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

This gripping police corruption thriller manages to acquit itself fairly well despite showing some very conspicuous seams. As usual, Samuel L. Jackson plays the slick "bad m.f." character to near-perfection and Kevin Spacey, trying his hand at action, hammers down his fairly straight role. All the vital elements of suspense drama are present; unfortunately, a few sleight-of-hand script shortcuts give the movie an amateurish feel. F. Gary Gray's bang-up direction should please the genre's fans, most of whom flocked to his previous action endeavor, Set It Off. Gray, who started his career making music videos, tends toward the spectacular, giving the film a grandiose, MTV-ish feel. In the end, the all-star appearances of Spacey and Jackson give the film its identity: the two Hollywood powerhouses make more out of the typically flat action storyline.