Inside Man [WS] [Blu-ray]

Director: Spike Lee, Brian Grazer, Jonathan Filley Spike Lee

Overview

The volatile showdown between a determined cop and a perfectionist bank robber is sent spiraling toward disaster when a scheming power broker steps in to take control of the situation in this hair-raising heist flick directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster. Dalton Russell (Owen) is a bank robber with a difference. In his quest to execute the perfect heist, Dalton has taken every possible factor into consideration. Dalton's uncanny ability of staying one step ahead of the law thwarts even-tempered Detective Keith Frazier's (Washington) best efforts. But there's another factor at play. The bank president (Christopher Plummer) has requested the services of high-profile negotiator Madeline White (Foster). Despite her commendable track record, Madeline is something of a wild card, and before the day is over, this bank robbery will go down in history as one of the most elaborate heists ever executed.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2009
UPC:	0025192008252
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	6,617

Special Features

Feature commentary with director Spike Lee; Over 20 minutes of deleted scenes; The making of Inside Man; Number 4

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Denzel Washington	Det. Keith Frazier
Clive Owen	Dalton Russell
Jodie Foster	Madeline White
Christopher Plummer	Arthur Case
Willem Dafoe	Capt. John Darius
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Det. Bill Mitchell
Peter Frechette	Peter Hammond
Kim Director	Stevie
Bernard Rachelle	Chaim,Chaim,Actor
James Ransone	Steve-O
Peter Gerety	Capt. Coughlin
Victor Colicchio	Sgt. Collins
Cassandra Freeman	Sylvia
Gerry Vichi	Herman Gluck
Waris Ahluwalia	Vikram Walia,Actor
Rafael Osorio	Bank Guard
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	Bank Guard
Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell	Mobile Command Officer Rourke
Ashlie Atkinson	Mobile Command Officer Berk
David Brown	Mobile Command Officer Carnow
Robert C. Kirk	Mobile Command Officer Borinsky
Frank Stellato	Mobile Command Detective
Ken Leung	Wing
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Miriam Douglas
Ed Onipede Blunt	Ray Robinson
Amir Ali Said	Brian Robinson
Lemon Andersen	Paul Guitierez
Samantha Ivers	Nancy Mann
Peter Kybart	Mayor
Jason Manuel Olazabal	ESU Officer Hernandez
Jeff Ward	ESU Officer Jesus
Craig Marcus Spitzer	Seth Greenblatt
Lily Agosto	Gladys Perez
Patrick Illig	Brad Stone
Frank Composto	Eric Dodge
Rachel Matthews Black	Katherine
Kandiss Edmundson	Madge
Al Palagonia	Kevin
Florina Petcu	Ilina
Agim Coma	Borova
John Speredakos	Porcario
Baktash Khadem Zaher	Zahir
Ed Crescimanni	Edwin
Bradley Williams	Ronnie
Carlos Andrés Gómez	Steve
Carlos Gomez	Actor
Peter Kybert	Actor
Jay Charan	Actor
Robert Bizik	Actor
Terence Blanchard	Composer

Technical Credits

Russell Gewirtz

Menno Meyjes

Spike Lee	Director
Russell Gewirtz	Screenwriter
Brian Grazer	Producer,Director
Karen Kehela Sherwood	Executive Producer
Jon Kilik	Executive Producer,Producer
Daniel M. Rosenberg	Executive Producer,Producer
Kim Roth	Executive Producer,Producer
Jonathan Filley	Producer,Director
Fred Buchholz	Special Effects
David Boulton	Sound Effects
Karen Kehela	Producer
Linton Alfred	Stunts
Eric Alba	Special Effects
Jamie Baker	Sound Effects
Dicken Berglund	Sound Effects
Carlie Bergman	Sound Effects
Dave Bihldorff	Sound Effects
Menno Meyjes	Screenwriter
Kim Taylor Coleman	Casting
William Sarokin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Spike Lee remains something of a maverick American filmmaker. With Inside Man, though, he gets to have his cake and eat it too, crafting a mainstream Hollywood product that also bears the unmistakable signature of its audacious director. Denzel Washington stars as an NYPD hostage negotiator detailed to a Wall Street bank where an armed robbery has spiraled out of control. The heist’s mastermind (a superb Clive Owen) remains cool, dealing from a position of strength -- he has taken hostages and is prepared to kill them if his demands aren’t met. Still, there’s even more to the daring robbery than meets the eye; eventually, we become aware that the roots of this crime lie deep in the past. Christopher Plummer, as a bank president with his own secrets, delivers a forceful, if brief, performance, while Jodie Foster impresses as a power broker hired by Plummer to look after his personal interests in the crisis. Her sudden arrival on the scene adds unwelcome intrigue to Washington’s challenge. Lee’s directorial hand asserts itself through a daring, dramatically effective storytelling device: The action is periodically interrupted by after-the-fact recollections from rescued hostages participating in police debriefings. Lee also injects issues of race and class into the proceedings in ways that would feel gratuitous from a lesser director. Although it is, essentially, a simple thriller, Inside Man triumphs on the strength of its superior ensemble and imaginative direction.