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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
James Patterson (novel)
Marc Moss (screenplay)
Release Date:
6 April 2001 (USA) more
Tagline:
The game is far from over.
Plot:
A congressman's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school by an insider who calls Det. Alex Cross, sucking him into the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Freeman Urges Blacks To Stop Crying Racism And Get Tolerant
(From WENN. 5 July 2001)
Could Pearl Harbor Have Earned $100 Million?
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 30 May 2001)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Morgan Freeman | ... | Alex Cross |
 | Monica Potter | ... | Jezzie Flannigan |
 | Michael Wincott | ... | Gary Soneji |
 | Dylan Baker | ... | Ollie McArthur |
 | Mika Boorem | ... | Megan Rose |
 | Anton Yelchin | ... | Dimitri Starodubov |
| Kimberly Hawthorne | ... | Agent Hickley (as Kim Hawthorne) |
 | Jay O. Sanders | ... | Kyle Craig |
 | Billy Burke | ... | Ben Devine |
| Michael Moriarty | ... | Senator Hank Rose |
 | Penelope Ann Miller | ... | Elizabeth Rose |
 | Anna Maria Horsford | ... | Vickie |
 | Scott Heindl | ... | Floyd the Fisherman |
 | Christopher Shyer | ... | Jim |
| Jill Teed | ... | Tracie |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Im Netz der Spinne (Germany)
Le masque de l'araignée (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
104 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) (slightly cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Australia:M (TV rating) | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (NO. 37942) | Singapore:NC-16
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This film was made after Kiss the Girls (1997). But in the books, "Along Came a Spider" was set before "Kiss the Girls". more
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Factual errors: While it is true that the Secret Service does not protect Senators' children, they do protect visiting Heads of State. Since Dimitri was the son of the Russian president, it is possible that they were in fact protecting him, but using Megan as a cover. As it turns out, Dimitri was Soneji's true target, making it plausible (although not probable) that he needed the additional protection. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tracie:
Tonight was your first night at the club, wasn't it?
Jim:
No. I've been there a few times before.
Tracie:
Really? Well, how come I haven't seen you?
Jim:
I noticed you the first night I walked in. You always stand out.
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References The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) more
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Precocious kids, computers, and a famous kidnapping figure into this elaborate thriller set in Washington, D.C. A guilt-ridden detective (Morgan Freeman) and his Secret Service partner (Monica Potter) try to catch a psycho who abducts the child of a prominent family. The film is aimed at viewers who like crime puzzles and mind games. There's lots of action and dark suspense.
The film's underlying concept is fascinating and clever. But the screenplay overlays the ingenious concept with implausible, and at times confusing, plot twists. After my second viewing I still had unanswered questions.
The screenplay had another weakness. At least seven times, it used TV news coverage of the abduction to advance the plot. Relying on TV news reporting is a stale and tiresome plot device that detracts from any film, in my opinion. Here, its repetitiveness made it even more irritating.
The film's characters were not particularly interesting. Freeman's Alex Cross was dull and plodding; Potter's Jezzie Flannigan was nasal and humorless. And the melodramatic music was manipulative and too loud.
"Along Came A Spider" does have entertainment value, derived from its suspenseful action, and cloak and dagger intrigue, enhanced by excellent cinematography and good set design. I just wish that the film's screenplay had been as clever as the concept upon which the screenplay was based.