Twilight

Some people can buy their way out of anything. Except the past.
Twilight (1998)
6.2/10
16 710
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6.1/10
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6.2/10
15000
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Budget
$28 000 000
Revenue
$15 055 091
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Actors
Photo Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Harry Ross
Photo Susan Sarandon
Susan Sarandon
Catherine Ames
Photo Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman
Jack Ames
Photo Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Lt. Verna Hollander
Photo James Garner
James Garner
Raymond Hope
Photo Giancarlo Esposito
Giancarlo Esposito
Reuben Escobar
Photo Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Jeff Willis
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Short description

Set in Los Angeles, this crime thriller follows Harry Ross, a retired police officer and private investigator who works as a handyman for his friends, Jack and Catherine Ames. Jack is a terminally ill former actor whose marriage is strained by financial troubles and his wife's struggles with alcohol. When Harry agrees to deliver a payment to an unknown person, he is attacked and discovers a dead body. This event pulls him into a dangerous investigation involving blackmail and the disappearance of Catherine's first husband twenty years prior. Harry's personal feelings for Catherine complicate his efforts to uncover the truth behind the crimes.

Directed by Robert Benton, this film was released in 1998 and is the seventh feature he directed, following Nobody's Fool. The screenplay was written by Benton and Richard Russo. The movie stars Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, and Reese Witherspoon. Produced by Paramount, Scott Rudin Productions, and Cinehaus, the film had a budget of 28 million USD and earned 15 million USD at the worldwide box office. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 6.2/10 based on 15,000 votes, while on TMDB it has a 6.1/10 rating from 230 votes. Film critics gave the movie a rating of 6.1/10 from 61 reviews, which is consistent with the audience scores.

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film was shot in a police station building in Hollywood. The people in police uniforms in the background are not actors, but real police officers.
  • When Paul Newman (1925-2008) learned that Susan Sarandon was being paid less than him or Gene Hackman, he gave her half of his fee.
  • The house where Paul Newman's character was shot while delivering a package to the character played by Gene Hackman is located at 3104 Minnesota Street, Los Angeles, California. Matthew McConaughey's character also lived in the same building in Brad Furman's legal thriller “The Lincoln Lawyer” (2001). Across the street, at 3111 Minnesota Street, is the house where Ryan Gosling's character lived in Gregory Hoblit’s thriller “Fracture” (2007).

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