Directed by:
Stephen FrearsScreenplay:
David Webb PeoplesCinematography:
Oliver StapletonComposer:
George FentonCast:
Dustin Hoffman, Geena Davis, Andy Garcia, Joan Cusack, Kevin J. O'Connor, Maury Chaykin, Susie Cusack, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Arnold, James Madio (more)Plots(1)
A plane carrying 54 passengers – including television reporter Gale Gayley (Geena Davis) – crash-lands right in front of small-time crook Bernie LaPlante (Dustin Hoffman). The first person on the chaotic accident scene, he spontaneously risks his life and saves a plane full of people. But keeping to his credo "keep a low profile," Bernie disappears back into the rainy night. When Gale's TV station offers a $1 million reward for the identity of "The Angel of Flight 104," an impostor appears – homeless drifter John Bubber (Andy Garcia), who knows the right answers because he picked up the hitchhiking Bernie and heard his story. Anointed as a selfless hero, Bubber becomes a telegenic media darling. Bernie's unsuccessful efforts to bring the truth to light finally culminate in a climactic confrontation between the real hero and the impostor on the tenth-story ledge of the Drake Hotel. (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
Dustin Hoffman
USA
Best movies:
Rain Man (1988)
Papillon (1973)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Geena Davis
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Tootsie (1982)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Andy Garcia
Cuba
Best movies:
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The Untouchables (1987)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Joan Cusack
USA
Best movies:
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Toy Story 2 (1999)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Kevin J. O'Connor
USA
Best movies:
Gods and Monsters (1998)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
The Moderns (1988)
Maury Chaykin
USA
Best movies:
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Whale Music (1994)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Susie Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Short Cuts (1993)
Hero (1992)
High Fidelity (2000)
Stephen Tobolowsky
USA
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Mississippi Burning (1988)
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Tom Arnold
USA
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James Madio
USA
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Mac (1992)
Richard Riehle
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The Fugitive (1993)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
Daniel Baldwin
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Don S. Davis
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Lance Kinsey
Canada
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Martin Starr
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Fisher Stevens
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Edward Herrmann
USA
Best movies:
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Chevy Chase
USA
Best movies:
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Hero (1992)
Leslie Jordan
USA
Best movies:
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Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Jeff Garlin
USA
Best movies:
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Toy Story 3 (2010)
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