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Castle Rock Entertainment
New Line Cinema
Not part of a collection.
Misunderstood. Misplaced. Mismatched.
When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.
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Samuel L. Jackson
Andrew Sterling
Nicolas Cage
Amos Odell
Michael Lerner
Phil Gillman
Margaret Colin
Judy Gillman
Dabney Coleman
Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
Brad Dourif
Officer Donnie Donaldson
Chelcie Ross
Deputy Earl
Jordan Lund
Deputy Riley
I.M. Hobson
Waldo Lake
Jeff Blumenkrantz
Ernie
Todd Weeks
Stan
Jodi Long
Wendy Wong
Michael Burgess
Black Reporter
Giancarlo Esposito
The Reverend Fenton Brunch
Loretta Devine
Ula
Bob Balaban
Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink
Ron Taylor
Sherman
Aimee Graham
Stacy
Tracey Walter
Bloodhound Bob
Allison Mackie
Anchorwoman
Kim Staunton
Mrs. Andrew Sterling
Walt Lloyd
Director of Photography
John Robotham
Stunts
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Henry J. Bronchtein
First Assistant Director
Jonathan Demme
Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman
Producer
Richard Gibbs
Original Music Composer
John Pritchett
Sound Mixer
Mar 5, 1993
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