Out of Sight (1998)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writers (WGA):

Elmore Leonard (novel)
Scott Frank (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Opposites attract.

Plot:

A career bank robber breaks out of jail and shares a moment of mutual attraction with a US Marshall he has kidnapped.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Bank Heist | Eyeglasses | Undressing | .45 Automatic

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

George Clooney	...	Jack Foley
Jim Robinson	...	Bank Employee
Mike Malone	...	Bank Customer (as Elgin Marlowe)
Donna Frenzel	...	Bank Teller
Manny Suárez	...	Bank Cop (as Manny Suarez)
Dennis Farina	...	Marshall Sisco
Keith Hudson	...	Bank Cop
Luis Guzmán	...	Chino (as Luis Guzman)
Paul Soileau	...	Lulu
Isaiah Washington	...	Kenneth
Scott Allen	...	Pup
Catherine Keener	...	Adele
Ving Rhames	...	Buddy Bragg
Susan Hatfield	...	Parking Lot Woman
Jennifer Lopez	...	Karen Sisco

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some strong violence.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo | DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) | Singapore:PG (cut) | France:Unrated | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 (original rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Angola, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Jersey Films

Trivia:

Steven Soderbergh shot the initial scene between Karen and Foley in a trunk because he liked the forced intimacy it generated between the two strangers. Before the scene was over, he knew they had spent enough time in each other's heads that the intimacy between them was real now. And that can only lead to love. Which is why the film works.

Goofs:

Continuity: The bag with the fish inside faces different directions in different shots.

Quotes:

Adele: Hey bank robber! Hey, want some advice? Next time keep the engine running.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Inside 'Out of Sight' (1998) (V)

Soundtrack:

Things

Slight Caper

In this comedy crime caper, escaped prisoners plan robbery while federal agents are in pursuit. The plot is rather flimsy and the script is disjointed and uninvolving, relying on characters to sustain interest. The large cast of familiar faces is quite good but the actors are not given interesting things to do and say. Clooney and Lopez make an attractive couple and generate romantic sparks. Soderbergh tries to infuse the proceedings with a visual flair but his overactive camera is more annoying than innovative. Given the cast and the track record of previous films based on Leonard's novels and stories, this is a disappointment.