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City Hall
It started with a shootout on a rainswept street and ended in a scandal that shattered New York.
The accidental shooting of a boy in New York City leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
- Original title
- City Hall
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Revenue
- $33,440,204
GenerationofSwine
Jan 13, 2023 · via TMDB
There is a historical accuracy in how the film is presented. A small thing, the murder of a boy, builds and builds, and unravels all the layers of the onions until the ripples can be felt at the highest and most powerful levels. That is, essentially what happened with Watergate where a simple B&E brought down Nixon. It's also what happened, almost 2,000 years earlier with the Conspiracy of Cantoline. If you are tuned to it, like The Paper, it's not just about corruption, but about ripple effects and that is pretty cool. And, it's really well acted, well enough to make you lament that Cusack and Pacino aren't paired more often.
JPV852
Jan 8, 2021 · via TMDB
Saw this one maybe 20 years ago and for whatever reason had a hankering to check it out again. Not great or ambitious as it sounds and pacing was a bit off, but in general found it engaging and had solid performances. I do wonder how much better it could have been under someone like Scorsese. **3.5/5**
talisencrw
Apr 13, 2016 · via TMDB
Being a huge fan of Al Pacino (from the likes of 'Heat', the 'Godfather' movies, and 'Dog Day Afternoon' especially) and having had a huge crush on Bridget Fonda ('Single White Female', anyone?) back in the day (Peter Fonda's famous daughter was named 85th sexiest star in film history, and Mrs. Danny Elfman hasn't been involved in film, unfortunately, since 2002), I was hugely disappointed in this film, especially since I had loved director Harold Becker's previous 'Sea of Love', which also starred Pacino. The first half was decent and involving, but it kind of slid off the rails, interest-wise for me, the rest of the way and got too talky and uninspired. I don't really know if the problem was with the script or its direction. I know I'm not the greatest John Cusack fan in the world (I find he's much better in comedy, like his sister Joan), but he had pretty good co-stars, whose talents were basically wasted, in Martin Landau, Anthony Franciosa and Danny Aiello (these guys were BORN for these roles and films, so on paper, this should have really worked out well). I had always wondered why this film had bombed so miserably, and now I know why. In cases like this, more should have been done to alter the story arc, just some basic tweaks, to make it more suspenseful and/or (though I usually balk at such 'Hollywood' tendencies) some romantic tension (a beauty such as Fonda's was misused--they may as well have hired someone else). All in all, a wasted opportunity that's worth a look if you like dramas about corruption--just don't go in with big expectations, and don't bother with a rewatch.
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Al Pacino
Mayor John Pappas
John Cusack
Kevin Calhoun
Bridget Fonda
Marybeth Cogan
Danny Aiello
Frank Anselmo
Martin Landau
Judge Walter Stern
David Paymer
Abe Goodman
Anthony Franciosa
Paul Zapatti
Lindsay Duncan
Sydney Pappas
Luna Lauren Vélez
Elaine Santos
Richard Schiff
Larry Schwartz
Richard Gant
Deputy Commissioner Samuels
John Finn
Commissioner Coonan
Mel Winkler
Detective Holly
Angel David
Vinny Zapatti
John Slattery
Intel Detective - George
Murphy Guyer
Captain Florian
Tamara Tunie
Leslie Christos
Nestor Serrano
Detective Eddie Santos
Mark Lonow
Lenny Lasker
Ian Quinlan
Randy Santos
Larry Romano
Tino Zapatti
Rob LaBelle
Wakeley
John C. Vennema
Peter Ragan
Fran Brill
Angie
Brian Murray
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Benny Nieves
Intel Detective - Jaime
Sylvia Kauders
Gussie
Fritz Hollings
Senator Marquand
Jordan Baker
Mrs. Marquand
Tone Capone
Billy (Carousel)
Harry Bugin
Morty the Waiter
Michael Seresin
Director of Photography
John Cenatiempo
Stunts
Harold Becker
Director
Edward R. Pressman
Producer
Harold Becker
Producer
Jerry Goldsmith
Original Music Composer
Andy Nelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anna Behlmer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bo Goldman
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Nicholas Pileggi
Writer
Paul Schrader
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