Veteran Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan is a man haunted by his failure to save President Kennedy while serving protection detail in Dallas. Thirty years later, a man calling himself "Booth" threatens the life of the current President, forcing Horrigan to come back to protection detail to confront the ghosts from his past.
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Clint Eastwood | Frank Horrigan |
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John Malkovich | Mitch Leary |
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Rene Russo | Lilly Raines |
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Dylan McDermott | Al D'Andrea |
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Gary Cole | Bill Watts |
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Fred Dalton Thompson | Harry Sargent |
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John Mahoney | Sam Campagna |
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Gregory Alan Williams | Matt Wilder |
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Jim Curley | President |
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Sally Hughes | First Lady |
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Clyde Kusatsu | Jack Okura |
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Steve Hytner | Tony Carducci |
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Tobin Bell | Mendoza |
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Bob Schott | Jimmy Hendrickson |
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Juan A. Riojas | Raul |
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Elsa Raven | Booth's Landlady |
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Arthur Senzy | Paramedic |
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Patrika Darbo | Pam Magnus |
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Mary Van Arsdel | Sally |
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Ryan Cutrona | LAPD Brass |
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Lawrence Lowe | FBI Technician |
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Brian Libby | FBI Supervisor |
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Eric Bruskotter | Young Agent |
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Patrick Caddell | Political Speaker |
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John Heard | Professor Riger |
| Director | Wolfgang Petersen |
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| Writer | Jeff Maguire | |
| Producer | Jeff Apple, Gail Katz, Wolfgang Petersen, Robert J. Rosenthal, David Valdes | |
| Musician | Ennio Morricone | |
| Photography | John Bailey | |
| Nr Discs | 2 |
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| Quantity | 1 |
| Index | 90 |
| Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:31 |
| Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:32:59 |
Story Synopsis:
Critically acclaimed for its excellence, Eastwood gives a fine performance as Frank Horrigan, a tough, heroic, yet flawed agent out to stop the assassination of the President-a responsibility that he failed at as JFK’s protector in Dallas. Horrigan’s ghosts of the past are resurrected when a corrupt CIA operative (Malcovich) prepares an assassination while daring Horrigan to stop him.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture on this transfer is beautifully photographed with the images carefully composed. The aspect ratio measures 2.40:1, the aspect ratio recommended by the SMPTE for scope films in the early ’70s which is a slight crop of the available 2.35:1 projectable image area. Overall the picture quality is sure to please, but does not quite achieve the pristine quality of the best LaserDiscs. Flesh tones are a bit over saturated throughout but otherwise color fidelity is excellent with natural lighting in the interior scenes. Detail is excellent both overall and in the dark shadowed scenes. There is the slightest evidence of grain and noise artifacts, but not enough to seriously detract from the otherwise excellent presentation.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack, theatrically mixed in the eight-track discrete SDDS system, jumps from mono dialogue and room ambiance to an aggressive enveloping surround with powerful bass extension down to 30 Hz in some scenes! Dialogue is always intelligible but over sibilant. The frontal stereo spread is exemplary. Ennio Morricone’s score is beautifully recorded and provides an effective envelopment in the surrounds. It is the best part of the soundtrack mix. It has excellent fidelity, imaging and depth.
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