U.S. Marshals (film)
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For the law enforcement agency, see United States Marshals Service.
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| Directed by | Stuart Baird |
| Produced by | Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson |
| Written by | Roy Huggins John Pogue |
| Starring | Tommy Lee Jones Wesley Snipes Robert Downey Jr. |
| Music by | Jerry Goldsmith |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 6, 1998 |
| Running time | 131 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60,000,000 (estimated) |
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U.S. Marshals is a 1998 action thriller spin off from The Fugitive.
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[edit] Plot synopsis
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The film stars Tommy Lee Jones as Chief Deputy US Marshal Sam Gerard, who is on a JPATS plane carrying prisoners when it crashes in southern Illinois. He helps several of the plane's crew and prisoners escape the crash, one of whom is Mark Sheridan (Wesley Snipes). Sheridan later escapes and contacts his girlfriend Marie Bineaux (Irène Jacob). Gerard pursues him all the way to New York City. During the pursuit, Diplomatic Security Service Special Agent John Royce (Robert Downey Jr) is assigned to help capture Sheridan. Joe Pantoliano, Daniel Roebuck, and Tom Wood all reprise their roles from The Fugitive as Gerard's marshals.
[edit] Cast
- Tommy Lee Jones - Chief Deputy Marshal Samuel Gerard
- Wesley Snipes - Mark J. Sheridan/Warren/Roberts
- Robert Downey Jr. - Special Agent John Royce
- Joe Pantoliano - Deputy Marshal Cosmo Renfro
- Daniel Roebuck - Deputy Marshal Bobby Biggs
- Tom Wood - Deputy Marshal Noah Newman
- LaTanya Richardson - Deputy Marshal Savannah Cooper
- Irène Jacob - Marie Bineaux, Mark's Girlfriend
- Kate Nelligan - United States Marshal Catherine Walsh
- Patrick Malahide - Bertram Lamb, Security Service Director
- Rick Snyder - Special Agent Frank Barrows
- Michael Paul Chan - Xian Chen, U.N. Cultural Attache of China
- Johnny Lee Davenport - Deputy Marshal Henry
- Donald Li - Detective Kim
- Marc Vann - Deputy Jackson
[edit] Trivia
- After the car accident, Mark is sent to Chicago Memorial Hospital where Dr. Richard Kimble works for in The Fugitive.
