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A retired detective accepts a simple task, unaware that it will tear open old, forgotten, but deadly wounds.

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Harry Ross
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Catherine Ames
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Jack Ames
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Mel Ames
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Verna
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Raymond Hope
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Reuben
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Jeff Willis
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Gloria Lamar
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Captain Phil Egan
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Lester Ivar
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Verna's Partner
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Mexican Bartender
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Young Cop
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Younger Cop
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Water Pistol Man
Michael Brockman ...
Garvey's Bartender
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Police Stenographer
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EMS Worker
John Cappon ...
Paramedic (as John J. Cappon)
Neil Mather ...
Young Cop
Ron Sanchez ...
Crime Scene Detective (as Ronald C. Sanchez)
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Interrogation Officer
Jeff Joy ...
Carl
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Cop
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stephanie Beaton ...
Beth Koski (uncredited)
Trent Hopkins ...
E.M.T. Greene (uncredited)
Jennifer Tolkachev ...
Sunbather (uncredited)
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Man Walking Down the Street with Boy (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robert Benton

Written by

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Robert Benton ... (written by) &
Richard Russo ... (written by)

Produced by

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Arlene Donovan ... producer
Scott Ferguson ... associate producer
Michael Hausman ... executive producer
David McGiffert ... associate producer
Scott Rudin ... producer

Music by

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Elmer Bernstein

Cinematography by

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Piotr Sobocinski

Editing by

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Carol Littleton

Editorial Department

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Kent Blocher ... associate film editor
Phil Hetos ... color timer
Beth Moran ... assistant film editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Jennifer Silverman ... post-production coordinator
Suzanne Spangler ... first assistant film editor
Debra C. Victoroff ... first assistant film editor

Casting By

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Ilene Starger

Production Design by

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David Gropman

Art Direction by

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David J. Bomba ... (as David Bomba)

Set Decoration by

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Beth A. Rubino ... (as Beth Rubino)

Costume Design by

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Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department

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Ma Kalaadevi Ananda ... makeup artist: Susan Sarandon (as Marilyn Carbone)
Paul LeBlanc ... hair designer: Susan Sarandon (as Paul Le Blanc)
Candace Neal ... supervising hair stylist (as Candy Neal)
Charlene Roberson ... makeup artist: James Garner
Bron Roylance ... makeup supervisor
Ron Scott ... hair stylist: Gene Hackman (as Ronald Scott)
Monty Westmore ... makeup artist: Paul Newman
Ellen Wong ... makeup artist: Gene Hackman

Production Management

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Gerry Robert Byrne ... post-production supervisor
Michael Hausman ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephen E. Hagen ... second assistant director
Michael Keller ... dga trainee
Patrick Kinney ... second second assistant director
David McGiffert ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Craig B. Ayers Sr. ... greens foreperson
Kinney Booker ... set dresser (as Kinney K. Booker)
Philip Calhoun ... set dresser
John Ceniceros ... set dresser
Michael Crowley ... construction general foreperson
Edwin Dockus ... greensperson
David Elliott ... construction coordinator
Amy Feldman ... assistant set decorator
Chris Fielding ... set dresser
Paul Ford ... lead person
Ellen Freund ... property master
Wylie Griffin ... art department coordinator
George 'Skip' Henfling ... construction auditor (as George Henfling)
Julie Inglese ... art department coordinator
Robert A. Jepsen ... set dresser
Gregory Lynch Jr. ... carpenter
Cynthia Martinez ... construction buyer (as Cynthia A. Martinez)
Donn Piller ... set dresser (as Donn A. Piller)
Edward Piwowarski ... painter
Rob Simons ... assistant art director
Sean Skelding ... set dresser
John Snow ... head paint foreperson
John Stephens ... greens foreperson
Tedi Tate ... assistant property master
Steven Totleben ... set dresser
Rene Vandenberghe ... greensperson (as Rene van den Berghe)
Chris Alvarez ... welding foreman (uncredited)
Doug Anderson ... head plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ed Barteski ... assistant adr editor
David Boulton ... adr mixer
Nancy Cabrera ... foley artist
Richard P. Cirincione ... sound effects editor
Laura Civiello ... dialogue editor
Perry Dodgson ... cable person
Tom Fleischman ... sound re-recording mixer: Sound One Corporation
Bradford L. Hohle ... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Jay Kessel ... assistant sound editor
Dan Korintus ... dialogue editor
George A. Lara ... foley mixer (as George Lara)
David Macmillan ... sound mixer (as David R.B. MacMillan)
Barry Malawski ... assistant adr editor
Harrison D. Marsh ... boom operator
Jane McCulley ... supervising adr editor
Eytan Mirsky ... sound effects editor
Maurice Schell ... supervising sound editor
Stuart Stanley ... supervising foley editor
Brian Vancho ... foley artist
David Wahnon ... assistant adr editor

Special Effects by

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Larry Fioritto ... special effects
Wes Mattox ... special effects assistant
Ric San Nicholas ... special effects

Stunts

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Elle Alexander ... stunts
Seth Arnett ... stunts
Stan Barrett ... stunt coordinator
Stanton Barrett ... stunts
Roydon Clark ... stunt double: Hope
Mark Collie ... stunts
Jennifer Collins ... stunts
Frankie 'G' Garbutt ... stunt double: Ivar
Tabby Hanson ... stunts (as Tabitha Hanson)
Nancy Thurston ... stunts (as Nancy Lee Thurston)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Bryan Ashford ... dolly grip
James Babineaux ... electrician
Jennifer Bell ... camera loader
Tom Embree ... rigging electrician (as Thomas J. Embree)
Jack English ... chief lighting technician
Erik A. Erichsen ... electrician (as Erik Erichsen)
Rodrigo García ... camera operator (as Rodrigo Garcia)
Armen Gharagozian ... grip
Steve Graves ... grip (as Stephen L. Graves)
Gene Hara ... electrician
Stan Harrison ... video assist operator
Scott Hillman ... second company grip
Bobby Huber ... first company grip
Glenn Kaplan ... second assistant camera
Alex Klabukov ... grip
Tommy Klines ... first assistant camera
Jay Levy ... first assistant camera
Christopher Lyons ... chief rigging electrician
David Maddux ... electrician
Rick Maddux ... electrician (as Richard Maddux)
Richard B. McCormick ... chief rigging grip (as Richard McCormick)
Juan Morse ... electrician
P. Scott Sakamoto ... director of photography: second unit
Lorey Sebastian ... still photographer
Andre Sobczak ... grip
Stephen Thorp ... assistant chief lighting technician
Wayne Viespi ... rigging grip
Pat Dames ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Edward Filian ... grip (uncredited)
Dana Gonzales ... first assistant camera: second camera (uncredited)
Greg Lopez ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Bill Marti ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Paul Zecchini ... rigging operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Kim Miscia ... casting associate
David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Susan Kowarsh ... key costumer
Carlane Passman ... costume supervisor (as Carlane Passman Little)
Gregory B. Peña ... key costumer

Location Management

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Richard Davis Jr. ... location manager (as Richard Davis)
Russ Fega ... assistant location manager
Jody Hummer ... assistant location manager
Paul Schreiber ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Elmer Bernstein ... conductor
Emilie A. Bernstein ... orchestrator
Bob Bornstein ... music preparation
Steven Danenberg ... orchestra contractor
Thomas S. Drescher ... music editor (as Thomas Drescher)
Kathy Durning ... music editor
Rick Fleishman ... music production set supervisor
Jon Kull ... orchestrator
Ken Kushnick ... music consultant
Patrick Russ ... orchestrator
Dan Wallin ... score mixer
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Denise Carver ... music clearances (uncredited)
John Moses ... musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Blair Tindall ... musician: English horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Karen Golden ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Marlo Hellerstein ... transportation co-captain
Margo McKay ... transportation office coordinator (as Margo Hunt)
John Orlebeck ... transportation coordinator
David Severin ... transportation captain
Ed Wirth ... driver
Chris Arnold ... driver (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II ... driver: camera car (uncredited)
William R. Peck ... driver (uncredited)
Mike Phillips ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Todd J. Adelman ... set medic (as Todd Adelman)
Jennifer Blair ... assistant production coordinator
Marcy Bolotin ... unit publicist
Daniel Carb ... assistant: Mr. Rudin
Joe D'Agosta ... catering: For Stars Catering Inc.
Jamie Daddio ... assistant accountant (as Jamie H. Fishman)
Marisa Forzano ... assistant: Mr. Benton and Mr. Donovan
Sebastian Gibson ... production assistant
Dale Gladish ... catering: For Stars Catering Inc.
Edward Goemans ... assistant: Mr. Rudin
Josh Greenstein ... assistant: Mr. Rudin
Lance Hanchey ... catering: For Stars Catering Inc.
Willo Hausman ... assistant to producers
Beth Heckscher ... production assistant (as Elizabeth W. Heckscher)
Eric McKay ... production assistant
Henning Molfenter ... production associate
Sean Nadeau ... production assistant
Irina Naydichev ... assistant auditor
Dana Norman ... production assistant
Darice O'Mara ... assistant: Mr. Newman
Justin Ross ... production assistant
Mark Roybal ... assistant: Mr. Rudin
John R. Saunders ... production assistant (as John Saunders)
Charlie Scott ... craft service
Nanette Siegert ... production coordinator
Terry Lee St. John Jr. ... production assistant
Gene Strange ... assistant auditor
Danielle Tahos ... production assistant
Joan Thompson ... assistant auditor
Susan Towner ... production auditor
Lora Umphress ... payroll auditor
Keith Walley ... production assistant
Henry Wolf ... title designer
Frank D. Woodward ... catering: For Stars Catering Inc. (as Frank Woodward)
Michelle Woodward ... catering: For Stars Catering Inc.
Randall Balsmeyer ... titles consultant (uncredited)
Michael Barnes ... financial legal services (uncredited)
Erin Cameron ... production assistant (uncredited)
George 'Skip' Henfling ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Erika Herzog ... office production assistant (uncredited)
Vincente Stasolla ... production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks

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Margie Balter ... thanks
Jim Clark ... special thanks
Maria Erspamer ... thanks
Chuck Fayne ... thanks
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Retired ex-cop and private detective Harry Ross (Paul Newman), who lives with rich actor Jack Ames (Gene Hackman), who is dying from cancer and his actress wife Catherine (Susan Sarandon) gets mixed up in murder when he is asked to deliver blackmail money. He walks into a twenty-year-old case involving the mysterious disappearance of Catherine's former husband. Raymond Hope (James Garner) is another ex-cop who also does occasional errands for the couple. Written by John Sacksteder

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Taglines Some people can buy their way out of anything. Except the past. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Magic Hour (United States)
  • The Magic Hour (United States)
  • L'heure magique (France)
  • Im Zwielicht (Germany)
  • Al caer el sol (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 94 min
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Box Office

Budget $20,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $5,866,411, 08 Mar 1998

Did You Know?

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Trivia When Paul Newman discovered that Susan Sarandon was being paid less than himself and Gene Hackman, Newman gave her half his salary. See more »
Goofs When Jack plays solitaire near the end of the film, the number of cards dealt face up decreases each time the camera returns to him in three quick cuts and the cards have disappeared. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Kissing a Fool/An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn/Krippendorf's Tribe/The Real Blonde/Dark City/The Long Way Home (1998). See more »
Soundtracks Solamente una vez See more »
Quotes [Harry turns away when he sees Catherine swimming nude.]
Catherine Ames: Honestly, Harry. Did you see me in "The Last Rebel"?
Harry Ames: Yeah.
Catherine Ames: And you saw me in "The End of Desire"?
Harry Ames: Yeah.
Catherine Ames: Then I think you've seen everything there is of me to see.
Harry Ames: I also remember a movie your husband made. He shot 12 guys with a 6-shot revolver. I ain't gonna argue with that kind of marksmanship.
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