The Usual Suspects * Quotes
Release date: 08/16/1995
Runtime: 106 min
"The Usual Suspects" is a 1995 crime film directed by Bryan Singer. The film is about five criminals who are interrogated by the police and whose stories slowly intertwine into a complex and opaque network of crime and intrigue.
The film begins with the robbery of a ship in which several people are killed. The police bring in five men - Verbal Kint (played by Kevin Spacey), Dean Keaton (played by Gabriel Byrne), Michael McManus (played by Stephen Baldwin), Fred Fenster (played by Benicio Del Toro) and Todd Hockney (played by Kevin Pollak) - for questioning.
Verbal Kint, a petty criminal with a supposedly harmless past, tells the police a story about a mysterious and dangerous figure named Keyser Söze who is pulling the strings behind the crimes. But the more the police learn, the more opaque the story becomes and the more they begin to believe that Verbal himself is part of the crime.
In addition to Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro and Kevin Pollak, the film's cast also includes Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite and Giancarlo Esposito. The cinematography was handled by Newton Thomas Sigel. The film received mostly positive reviews and won several awards, including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. "The Usual Suspects" is a clever and gripping thriller that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats until the unexpected ending.
The film begins with the robbery of a ship in which several people are killed. The police bring in five men - Verbal Kint (played by Kevin Spacey), Dean Keaton (played by Gabriel Byrne), Michael McManus (played by Stephen Baldwin), Fred Fenster (played by Benicio Del Toro) and Todd Hockney (played by Kevin Pollak) - for questioning.
Verbal Kint, a petty criminal with a supposedly harmless past, tells the police a story about a mysterious and dangerous figure named Keyser Söze who is pulling the strings behind the crimes. But the more the police learn, the more opaque the story becomes and the more they begin to believe that Verbal himself is part of the crime.
In addition to Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Benicio Del Toro and Kevin Pollak, the film's cast also includes Chazz Palminteri, Pete Postlethwaite and Giancarlo Esposito. The cinematography was handled by Newton Thomas Sigel. The film received mostly positive reviews and won several awards, including the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. "The Usual Suspects" is a clever and gripping thriller that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats until the unexpected ending.
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Cast (partial)
Kevin Spacey (Roger 'Verbal' Kint), Gabriel Byrne (Dean Keaton), Benicio Del Toro (Fred Fenster), Kevin Pollak (Todd Hockney), Chazz Palminteri (Dave Kujan) (more...)
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