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Screenplay James DeMonaco, Kevin Fox
Director F. Gary Gray

The Negotiator

Tagline: He frees hostages for a living. Now he's taking hostages to survive.

Release Date: 1998-07-29

Duration: 140 minutes

Synopsis

The police try to arrest expert hostage negotiator Danny Roman, who insists he's being framed for his partner's murder in what he believes is an elaborate conspiracy. Thinking there's evidence in the Internal Affairs offices that might clear him, he takes everyone in the office hostage and demands that another well-known negotiator be brought in to handle the situation and secretly investigate the conspiracy.

Casting

  • Samuel L. Jackson
    Lt. Danny Roman
  • Dean Norris
    Scott
  • Paul Giamatti
    Rudy
  • David Morse
    Cdr. Adam Beck
  • Michael Cudlitz
    Palermo
  • Kevin Spacey
    Lt. Chris Sabian
  • Tom Bower
    Omar (uncredited)
  • Ron Rifkin
    Cdr. Grant Frost
  • Regina Taylor
    Karen Roman
  • Paul Guilfoyle
    Nathan Roenick (uncredited)