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Inside Man

Promotional poster for Inside Man
Directed by Spike Lee
Produced by Brian Grazer
Written by Russell Gewirtz
Starring Denzel Washington
Clive Owen
Jodie Foster
Willem Dafoe
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Christopher Plummer
Music by Terence Blanchard
Cinematography Matthew Libatique
Editing by Barry Alexander Brown
Distributed by Universal (USA)
UIP (International)
Release date(s) March 23, 2006
Running time 129 minutes
Language English
Budget $45,000,000
IMDb profile

Inside Man is a 2006 crime-drama film directed by Spike Lee. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, Brian Grazer (born July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is an Oscar and Emmy Award -winning American Russell Gewirtz is an American Screenwriter, best known for writing the Screenplay for Spike Lee 's Inside Man. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately /tʃuwɛtəl ɛdʒəfɔː/ born 10 July 1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor. Terence Blanchard is an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter bandleader composer arranger and Golden Globe-nominated film score composer Matthew Libatique is a Filipino - American cinematographer best known for his work with director Darren Aronofsky on such films as Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American United International Pictures (or UIP; now known as Paramount Pictures International) is a Joint venture of Paramount Pictures (owned by Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been The year 2006 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with Superman Returns, Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man's Chest In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, It stars Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Willem Dafoe and Jodie Foster. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American The film's screenplay is written by Russell Gewirtz and produced by Brian Grazer. See also Pre-production Screenwriting A screenplay or script is a written plan authored by a Screenwriter, for a Film or Television Russell Gewirtz is an American Screenwriter, best known for writing the Screenplay for Spike Lee 's Inside Man. Brian Grazer (born July 12, 1951, in Los Angeles, California) is an Oscar and Emmy Award -winning American It was released in North America and several European markets on March 23 and 24, 2006.

The film was shot on location in New York City and features an expansive and diverse ensemble cast. A filming location is a place where some or all of a Film or television series is produced in addition to or instead of using sets constructed on a studio Backlot The City of New York An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production In addition to being a cerebral action-oriented thriller, the film handles issues of good and evil in unexpected sources, corruption, anti-heroes, prejudice, multiculturalism in America (and New York City in particular) post-September 11, 2001, genocide and leaves several interpretations of right and wrong open to the audience. In Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy, the phrase good and evil refers to the location of objects desires and Behaviors on a two-way Political corruption is the use of governmental powers by government officials for illegitimate private gain The word prejudice refers to prejudgment making a decision before becoming aware of the relevant facts of a case or event The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group Ethics is a major branch of Philosophy, encompassing right conduct and good life

The title comes from several different meanings of the term "inside man", and may be considered a use of wordplay. Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work

Contents

Plot

Inside Man opens with a closeup of Dalton Russell (Clive Owen) sitting in confinement, though the location of the cell he is in is not revealed. In Film, Television, and Still photography a close-up tightly frames a person or an object Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English He muses, to the audience, the difference between a cell and a prison and offers to explain to the viewer his "perfect" plan for a bank robbery. [1]

The film flashes back to the robbers gathering in a van to prepare for the heist. In history film television and other media a flashback (also called analepsis) is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current (This begins the time frame that will carry most of the film; though there are several flash-backs and flash-forwards within). Led by Russell, the robbers enter a bank disguised as painters. A banker or bank is a Financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers and to borrow and lend money They first use infrared flashlights to knock out security cameras and then brandish firearms and begin taking over the bank. Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of Closed-circuit television ( CCTV) is the use of Video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place limited set of monitors The robbers hold the customers and staff hostage within the building and take their keys and cell phones. A hostage is a person or entity which is held by a captor The original definition meant that this was handed over by one of two belligerent parties to the other or seized as security The robbers force all of the hostages to don the same clothes as the robbers, hooded coveralls with sunglasses and masks. This makes it difficult to distinguish robber from hostage—a critical part of the robbers' plan.

Meanwhile, the police arrive and surround the bank. Detectives Keith Frazier (Denzel Washington) and Bill Mitchell (Chiwetel Ejiofor) introduce themselves to Captain Darius (Willem Dafoe) and briefly discuss the situation. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Chiwetel Ejiofor, OBE (pronounced approximately /tʃuwɛtəl ɛdʒəfɔː/ born 10 July 1974) is an award-winning and two-time Golden Globe William J "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is a three-time Academy Award -nominated American Film and stage The scene then shifts to the office of Arthur Case (Christopher Plummer), chairman of the board of directors and founder of the bank, who seems quietly but deeply alarmed of the hostage-taking and the location. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer, CC (born December 13 1929 is a Canadian Theater, Film and Television actor.

Case hires power broker Madeleine White (Jodie Foster) to try to arrange for the contents of his safe deposit box at the bank to remain secret. A power broker is a person who can influence people to vote towards a particular client (i Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American A safe deposit box (sometimes incorrectly called a safety deposit box) is a type of Safe usually located in groups inside a Bank vault or in the back of White meets with a shockingly profane mayor to gain permission to enter the crime scene, and manipulates Frazier to let her talk to Russell. When she mentions to Russell the special interests she wants to protect, Russell, who had up to this point deliberately refused to make extended contact with anyone, agrees to talk to her. White enters the bank and speaks with Russell. When White requests access to the safe deposit box, Russell shows her a document, which the audience is led to understand indicates that Case had somehow received money from the Nazis during World War II for unspecified services that resulted in Jewish deaths. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including We learn that Case earned enough to start the bank where the hostage-taking has occurred. After assuring Russell that Case will make him a very wealthy man if he is able to escape the bank with this document, White leaves.

Attempting a bluff, Frazier tells Russell that his plane is ready but he needs to know that all the hostages are safe before he can let them leave. Russell allows him to enter the bank, and Frazier is taken on a tour of the building and checks all the hostages. Upon exiting the bank, Frazier suddenly attempts to aggressively overpower Russell, only to fail when another robber comes to Russell's aid. Intriguingly, Russell still lets Frazier leave unharmed with seemingly no repercussion for his attack. Later, in the police bus, Frazier reveals to his colleagues that he intentionally tried to provoke Russell, but as Russell did not harm him, it proves that Russell is not a killer.

Soon after, the robbers call and direct the police to point their cameras to a specific window on the second floor, where they show the execution of one of the hostages. An enraged Frazier confronts Russell again, demanding to know their true intentions. Russell simply replies that Frazier is "too damn smart to be a cop" and closes the door on him. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force.

The hostage execution prompts the ESU team into action, and they plan to raid the building. They discuss several scenarios and their respective pros and cons. Since they cannot tell hostage from robber, they decide to use rubber bullets and take head shots to simply knock everyone out. Rubber bullets are Rubber or rubber-coated Projectiles fired from Firearms They are usually non-lethal, unless fired at short range but

Frazier realizes that the written message Russell had initially sent out (and brought to the police command center) has a transmitter inside it. He orders Captain Darius, in command of police on the scene, to recall his men, but Darius ignores him.

Inside the bank, Russell hears the conversation between Darius and Frazier and is alarmed that the police plan to move in. Before the police can storm the bank, the robbers detonate smoke bombs throughout the bank. A horde of identically dressed robbers and hostages burst out of the bank through the smoke, in a mass of confusion. The police detain and interrogate everyone, but during the robbery, all the robbers (except Russell) had feigned to be hostages at one point, each of them making a scene so that the true hostages would incorrectly identify them as hostages. Thus, during Frazier's interrogations, he could not single out any robbers amongst them except for Russell, who was missing. No money is found missing and no people killed or seriously injured (it was discovered that the hostage execution was faked). No "robbers" were found and even the weapons left behind were merely toy replicas, leaving it as if the incident never occurred, prompting Frazier's boss to bury the case.

Frazier however keeps looking through the bank's records and finds the safe deposit box never appeared on any records since the bank's founding. He obtains a search warrant from a judge to open it. He is then confronted by White, who informs him of Case's dealings with the Nazis. She also tries to convince Frazier to drop his investigation, reminding him that she has held up her end of her deal with him (guaranteeing he would be promoted, and returning money he was implicated in stealing prior to the events of the movie). He refuses again, and points out there was no deal that he agreed to, and using a James Bond-style recording pen to replay the conversation. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story

White confronts Case about dealings with the Nazis, in which he confesses everything to her. He also reveals that the safe contained diamonds, including a Cartier ring, belonging to a Jewish friend whom he allowed to die at the hands of the Nazis in exchange for money. In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in Cartier SA is a French jeweller and watch manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ He is remorseful for what he did, and had thus led a life of philanthropy and humanitarianism to try to assuage his guilt. Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material Humanitarianism is an active belief in Humanism (the idea of the value of human life whereby Humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans

In a major plot twist, it is then revealed that Russell hid himself behind a fake wall erected inside the supply room (literally, the "inside man"), where he was narrating from the beginning of the movie. He emerges a week after the "robbery" was committed, deliberately bumping into Frazier (who does not recognize him) along the way. Russell is picked up by his associates, and is presumably never caught. (Russell's associates—who are revealed to include a Jewish expert on The Holocaust who pretended to be one of the victims at the beginning on the movie—pick him up in an expensive Volkswagen SUV, which some viewers note as a possible reference to the protagonists' subtle triumph over Nazism. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as A sport utility vehicle ( SUV) is a generic marketing description for a rugged automotive vehicle similar to a Station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German ) Russell's associates ask him for the ring, and Russell reveals it is in good hands, namely Frazier's.

Frazier opens the safe deposit box to find the Cartier ring, a pack of gum (Russell had offered some to him when they first met, as a sign for Frazier that he was already in the safe deposit box), and a message, "Follow the ring. " Interpreting this as Russell's desire for him to continue the case, he confronts Case, showing him the ring, and informing him of his desire to investigate it. He then finds White and indicates that he had discovered the ring was linked Case's past. He offers White the pen with the recording, and gives her a card to have the Office of War Crimes Issues at the U. S. State Department look into the situation.

At the end of the movie, it is also revealed that Russell helped Frazier with a personal problem of his own. Frazier had mentioned his girlfriend and how he wanted to propose to her but could not afford a ring. After his final encounter with White, Frazier goes home and finds a diamond in his pocket. He then realizes that it was put there by the man he bumped into in the bank (Russell). As the movie ends, it is implied that Frazier will use the diamond to propose to his girlfriend.

Production

The entire movie was filmed in 39 days, and Jodie Foster filmed her entire role in only three days. Originally Ron Howard was to direct the movie, but he backed out to do Cinderella Man. Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. Cinderella Man is a 2005 American Drama film by Ron Howard, titled after the nickname and inspired by the real life story of former Spike Lee, a native New Yorker, was happy to direct a New York based movie. Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee (born March 20 1957 is an Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated American Film director, [2]

Featured cast

Filming locations

Much of the filming of Inside Man was done in Lower Manhattan at or near 20 Exchange Place, off William Street and Wall Street and just blocks from the New York Stock Exchange and South Street Seaport. Lower Manhattan (or downtown Manhattan) is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City Bank-Farmers Trust Company Building New York is a 59 floor Art Deco building in New York City. Wall Street is a street in lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. The South Street Seaport is a historic area in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located where Fulton Street meets the East River Over three-quarters of the film's stage work was completed in New York City, making the production eligible for the city's "Made in New York" incentives program. The City of New York Made in New York is an Incentive program by which any Film or Television show with 75% or greater of their work taking place in New York City gains several [3]

Reviews

Inside Man earned acclaim from several well-known critics. On Rottentomatoes. com, it currently stands with an 87% rating, making it "Certified Fresh".

It was named one of the 10 best films of 2006 by the American Film Institute. Allmovie (previously All Movie Guide) is a commercial database of information about Movie stars movies and television shows. Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967

Director Kevin Smith listed Inside Man on his Top Ten List of 2006.

Soundtrack

Inside Man
Inside Man cover
Film score by Terence Blanchard
Released May 21, 2006
Genre Soundtracks
Film scores
Length 56:16
Label Varese Sarabande
Professional reviews

Inside Man is the film score to the 2006 movie of the same name. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film Terence Blanchard is an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter bandleader composer arranger and Golden Globe-nominated film score composer Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Varèse Sarabande is a Record label which specializes in Film scores and original cast recordings. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. It was composed by American jazz musician and composer, Terence Blanchard and Howard Drossin

Track listing

  1. Ten Thirty (1:58)
  2. Thrown a Bone (2:36)
  3. Steve Switcheroo (1:35)
  4. Dalton's World (0:45)
  5. 357 (0:58)
  6. 392 (1:39)
  7. 2nd Floor Window (0:46)
  8. Defend Brooklyn (1:17)
  9. Food Chain (1:11)
  10. Above Your Pay Grade (1:27)
  11. Everything Hunky Dory (1:29)
  12. Frazier's Tour (4:52)
  13. Press Here to Play (1:41)
  14. Nothing Yet (2:06)
  15. Demands In Place (1:00)
  16. Here Lies Peter Hammond (2:34)
  17. Nazis Pay Too Well (3:54)
  18. Nice Talking to You (1:18)
  19. They Bugged Us (1:45)
  20. Hostage Takedown (2:49)
  21. Dr. Phil (1:12)
  22. Photo Ops (2:00)
  23. ESU Search (1:26)
  24. Dalton's Cell (1:11)
  25. Follow the Ring (4:17)
  26. Good and Ready (2:20)
  27. Chaiyya Chaiyya# (6:10)
#composed by A. R. Rahman, sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Sapna Avasthi

Box office

As of December 21, 2006, the film has grossed a total of US$88,513,495 in the United States and US$183,960,186 Worldwide. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Terence Blanchard is an internationally renowned jazz trumpeter bandleader composer arranger and Golden Globe-nominated film score composer Howard Drossin is a music composer for film television commercials and video games "Chaiyya Chaiyya" ( Hindi: चैंय्या चैंय्या Urdu: چیّا چیّا " in the shadow" is the first song Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Sukhwinder Singh is a much celebrated Bollywood singer hailing from Ludhiana, India. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [9]

Sequel

Spike Lee and Brian Grazer are developing a sequel to "Inside Man". Russell Gewirtz, the original writer, has completed the script for the sequel. It has been confirmed that Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster will return to portray their characters once more. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19 1962 is a two-time Academy Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe -award winning American [10]

Trivia

References

  1. ^ Inside Man (2006) - Memorable quotes
  2. ^ Inside Man (2006) - Trivia
  3. ^ The Made in New York Incentive Program.
  4. ^ Inside Man. allmovie. com.
  5. ^ Inside Man. Empire.
  6. ^ Inside Man.
  7. ^ Inside Man.
  8. ^ Inside Man.
  9. ^ Box Office Mojo
  10. ^ Inside Man thriller inspires ABC drama | Entertainment | Reuters

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