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Release Date:
21 November 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you. more
Plot:
Retiring CIA agent Nathan Muir recalls his training of Tom Bishop while working against agency politics to free him from his Chinese captors. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations
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J.J. Abrams Back in the TV Spy Game
(From Beyond Hollywood. 1 October 2009, 8:21 AM, PDT)
Channel Surfing: J.J. Abrams Back in Spy Game, Aylesworth Briefed for "Damages," FX Orders "Terriers," "Lights Out" to Series, and More
(From Televisionary. 1 October 2009, 7:31 AM, PDT)
(From Beyond Hollywood. 1 October 2009, 8:21 AM, PDT)
Channel Surfing: J.J. Abrams Back in Spy Game, Aylesworth Briefed for "Damages," FX Orders "Terriers," "Lights Out" to Series, and More
(From Televisionary. 1 October 2009, 7:31 AM, PDT)
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Maybe a little far-fetched, but clever.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Robert Redford | ... | Nathan D. Muir | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | Tom Bishop | |
| Catherine McCormack | ... | Elizabeth Hadley | |
| Stephen Dillane | ... | Charles Harker | |
| Larry Bryggman | ... | Troy Folger | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | ... | Gladys Jennip | |
| Matthew Marsh | ... | Dr. William Byars | |
| Todd Boyce | ... | Robert Aiken | |
| Michael Paul Chan | ... | Vincent Vy Ngo | |
| Garrick Hagon | ... | CIA Director Cy Wilson | |
| Andrew Grainger | ... | Andrew Unger | |
| Bill Buell | ... | Fred Kappler | |
| Colin Stinton | ... | Henry Pollard | |
| Ted Maynard | ... | CIA Administrator | |
| Tom Hodgkins | ... | CIA Lobby Guard |
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Rated R for language, some violence and brief sexuality.
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Runtime:
126 min | Turkey:114 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PA (Manitoba) |
Iceland:12 |
South Korea:12 |
Brazil:12 |
USA:R (certificate #38577) |
New Zealand:M |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-15 |
France:U |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15
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Part of the film was originally set to have been filmed in Israel, but due to the sudden escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (in September-October 2000), and following the requirements of the actors' insurance companies, the filming took place in Morocco instead.
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Anachronisms: Late-1990s vintage computers and monitors appear in the scenes set in 1985 (the embassy in Beirut) and 1991 (the CIA headquarters).
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Nathan Muir:
She had worked both ends against the middle for so long, the middle decided to give up and go home.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Allemaal film: De amerikaanse droom (#1.6)" (2007)
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Soundtrack:
Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow
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Spy Game will probably never be considered among the best spy movies to come out of Hollywood, however, it is a really entertaining movie with quite a few surprises.
The movie is set in the early 1990's. Nathan Muir (Redford) is a retiring CIA officer who learns that his former protégé Tom Bishop (Pitt) has been captured while attempting a prison rescue in China and will be executed shortly. CIA brass want to know what motivated Bishop to attempt this unauthorized action and they interview Muir to find out. Muir tells the story of how he met and trained Bishop: from Vietnam to Berlin to Beirut. While Muir is setting the background, he is also working secretly behind the scenes to free Bishop. Will Muir's cloak and dagger antics be discovered before he has a chance to free Bishop? Overall the movie is not as good as other spy genre films such as Three Days of the Condor, Spy Who Came in From the Cold, or Hunt for Red October. I think Redford does well in the role of the retiring, slightly jaded CIA officer Muir. Pitt does well with what he's given, though I think his character suffers from poor writing, especially near the end of the film. Think of Spy Game as a more sophisticated Mission: Impossible (that's no knock on M:I) and you'll be pleasantly surprised.