The Usual Suspects (1994)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.7/10   

Réalisateur:

Bryan Singer

Scénariste:

Christopher McQuarrie (written by)

Release Date:

16 août 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Accroche:

Five Criminals . One Line Up . No Coincidence

Plot:

A boat has been destroyed, criminals are dead, and the key to this mystery lies with the only survivor and his twisted, convoluted story beginning with five career crooks in a seemingly random police lineup.

Plot Keywords:

Criminal | New York | Suspect | Explosion | Revenge

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

The Film That Made Kevin Spacey a Star

Ensemble

Stephen Baldwin	...	Michael McManus
Gabriel Byrne	...	Dean Keaton
Benicio Del Toro	...	Fred Fenster
Kevin Pollak	...	Todd Hockney
Kevin Spacey	...	Roger 'Verbal' Kint
Chazz Palminteri	...	Dave Kujan, US Customs
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Kobayashi
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Jack Baer, FBI
Suzy Amis	...	Edie Finneran
Dan Hedaya	...	Sgt. Jeffrey 'Jeff' Rabin
Paul Bartel	...	Smuggler
Carl Bressler	...	Saul Berg
Phillipe Simon	...	Fortier
Jack Shearer	...	Renault
Christine Estabrook	...	Dr. Plummer

Autre(s) titre(s):

Die üblichen Verdächtigen (Germany)
Suspects de convenance (Canada: French title) [fr]
Usual Suspects (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and a substantial amount of strong language.

Durée:

106 min

Pays:

USA | Germany

Langue:

Anglais | Hongrois | Espagnol | Français

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:16 | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Anecdotes:

The line-up scene was scripted as a serious scene, but after a full day of filming takes where the actors couldn't keep a straight face, director Bryan Singer decided to use the funniest takes. A making-of documentary shows Singer becoming furious at the actors for the constant cracking-up.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Keaton calls the language the Hungarians are speaking Russian, which although it sounds nothing like Hungarian, he wouldn't necessarily know. Verbal correctly identifies them as Hungarian, which is not surprising.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Keyser Soze: How you doing Keaton?
Keaton: I can't feel my legs... Keyser.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in End of Days (1999)

Soundtrack:

STEPPIN' OUT

The Film That Made Kevin Spacey a Star

"The Usual Suspects" is a complicated puzzle of a movie that I bet you can't watch just once. The film deals with five career crooks who have big plans after they are all brought together in a police lineup. However, their mayhem is interrupted by a mysterious character named Kaiser Sose who plans to eliminate all five of the crooks after they all crossed him in various ways during their checkered pasts. An amazing original screenplay and tight direction keep up a substantial amount of tension throughout. Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite, and Chazz Palminteri all give top-notch performances. But it is Kevin Spacey (in an Oscar-winning part) that makes "The Usual Suspects" work on all levels. This part put him in a higher class of actors and can be compared to Robert DeNiro's star-making job in "The Godfather, Part II". 5 stars out of 5.