Inside Man [WS] [Blu-ray]

Director: Spike Lee Spike Lee

Overview

The volatile showdown between a determined cop and a perfectionist bank robber is sent spiraling toward disaster when a scheming power broker steps in to take control of the situation in this hair-raising heist flick directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster. Dalton Russell (Owen) is a bank robber with a difference. In his quest to execute the perfect heist, Dalton has taken every possible factor into consideration. Dalton's uncanny ability of staying one step ahead of the law thwarts even-tempered Detective Keith Frazier's (Washington) best efforts. But there's another factor at play. The bank president (Christopher Plummer) has requested the services of high-profile negotiator Madeline White (Foster). Despite her commendable track record, Madeline is something of a wild card, and before the day is over, this bank robbery will go down in history as one of the most elaborate heists ever executed.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/02/2009
UPC:	0025192008252
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	R
Source:	UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:09:00
Sales rank:	18,655

Special Features

Feature commentary with director Spike Lee; Over 20 minutes of deleted scenes; The making of Inside Man; Number 4

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Denzel Washington	Keith Frazier
Clive Owen	Dalton Russell
Jodie Foster	Madeleine White
Willem Dafoe	John Darius
Chiwetel Ejiofor	Bill Mitchell
Carlos Andrés Gómez	Steve
Kim Director	Stevie
James Ransone	Steve-O
Bernie Rachelle	Chaim
Peter Gerety	Captain Coughlin
Victor Colicchio	Sergeant Collins
Cassandra Freeman	Sylvia
Peter Frechette	Peter Hammond
Gerry Vichi	Herman Gluck
Waris Ahluvalia	Vikram Walia
Rafael Osorio	Bank Guard
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	Bank Guard
Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell	Officer Rourke
Ashlie Atkinson	Officer Berk
Robert C. Kirk	Officer Borinsky
Frank Stellato	Detective
Ken Leung	Wing
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Miriam Douglas
Ed Onipede Blunt	Ray Robinson
Amir Ali Said	Brian Robinson
Lemon	Paul Guitierez
Samantha Ivers	Nancy Mann
Peter Kybart	Mayor
Al Palagonia	Kevin
Florina Petcu	Ilina Miritia
Jason Olazabal	ESU Officer Hernandez
Jeff Ward	ESU Officer Jesus
Tony Mangano	ESU Officer
Michael Devine	ESU Officer
Ed Bogdanowicz	ESU Officer
Aaron Vexler	ESU Officer
Joe Coots	ESU Officer
Lionel Pina	Cop with Pizzas
Frank Hopf	Barricade Officer
Craig Marcus Spitzer	Seth Greenblatt
Limary Agosto	Gladys Perez
Patrick Illig	Brad Stone
Frank Composto	Eric Dodge
Rozanne Sher	Hostage Woman
Rachel Black	Katherine
Gregory Dann	Case's Bodyguard
Ben Crowley	White's Assistant
Shon Gables	CBS News Reporter
Wakis Ahluwalia	Actor
Robert Bizik	Actor
Sandra Endo	NY1 News Reporter
Kandiss Edmundson	Madge
Agim Coma	Borova
John Speredakos	Porcario
Baktash Khadem Zaher	Zahir
Ernest Rayford	Men's Club Attendant
Vincent DiMartino	Barber
Julian Niccolini	Four Seasons Maître d'
Ed Crescimanni	Edwin
Brad Leland	Ronnie
Michal Sinnott	Lori Minitte
Terence Blanchard	Composer

Technical Credits

Spike Lee	Director
Brian Grazer	Producer
Daniel M. Rosenberg	Executive Producer
Kim Roth	Executive Producer
Jon Kilik	Executive Producer
Karen Kehela	Executive Producer
Allan Zaleski	Sound Effects
Kim Taylor Coleman	Casting
William Sarokin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Spike Lee remains something of a maverick American filmmaker. With Inside Man, though, he gets to have his cake and eat it too, crafting a mainstream Hollywood product that also bears the unmistakable signature of its audacious director. Denzel Washington stars as an NYPD hostage negotiator detailed to a Wall Street bank where an armed robbery has spiraled out of control. The heist’s mastermind (a superb Clive Owen) remains cool, dealing from a position of strength -- he has taken hostages and is prepared to kill them if his demands aren’t met. Still, there’s even more to the daring robbery than meets the eye; eventually, we become aware that the roots of this crime lie deep in the past. Christopher Plummer, as a bank president with his own secrets, delivers a forceful, if brief, performance, while Jodie Foster impresses as a power broker hired by Plummer to look after his personal interests in the crisis. Her sudden arrival on the scene adds unwelcome intrigue to Washington’s challenge. Lee’s directorial hand asserts itself through a daring, dramatically effective storytelling device: The action is periodically interrupted by after-the-fact recollections from rescued hostages participating in police debriefings. Lee also injects issues of race and class into the proceedings in ways that would feel gratuitous from a lesser director. Although it is, essentially, a simple thriller, Inside Man triumphs on the strength of its superior ensemble and imaginative direction.