Handling:
Akkurat når den garvede CIA-agenten Nathan D. Muir (Robert Redford) står foran sin pensjonisttilværelse, får han vite at hans gamle agentkollega Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt) er arrestert i Kina, siktet for spionasje. Bishop kan bli henrettet innen 24 timer og Muir vil gjøre alt i sin makt for å redde ham i denne tid.

Filmfakta:
Brad Pitts karakter heter Tom Bishop. I Sneakers (1992), spiller Robert Redford en karakter som heter Martin Bishop.

Filmen er dedikert til Elizabeth Jean Scott. Hun døde i 2001 og var regissør Tony Scotts sin mor.

Sitater:
Tom Bishop: Fuck your rules, Nathan. Nathan Muir: Okay, but tonight they saved your life.

Tom Bishop: Happy Birthday, Nathan. Did you know Langley has seven different birth dates for you? Nathan Muir: And they're all wrong. Tom Bishop: I know, believe me, it wasn't easy. KGB, Mossad, also wrong. Fortunately I was well trained.

Tom Bishop: I thought spies drank martinis. Nathan Muir: Scotch, never less than twelve years old. Tom Bishop: Is that right? Agency rules? Nathan Muir: My rules.

Tom Bishop: Central Intelligence? Nathan Muir: You'd be working for me. Mostly undercover.

Nathan Muir: Technology gets better everyday. That's fine. But most of the time all you need is a stick of gum, a pocket knife and a smile.

Tom Bishop: All right, so what else? What else do I need to know? Nathan Muir: Put away some money so you can die someplace warm and don't ever touch it. Not for anyone, ever. Tom Bishop: Okay, is that it? Nathan Muir: Don't *ever* risk your life for an asset. If it comes down to you or them... send flowers.

Premieredatoer:
USA: 21.11.2001
England: 23.11.2001

Spilletid: 2 t 1 min
Slagord: It's not how you play the game. It's how the game plays you. // In the end, only friendship matters!
Budsjett: 92,000,000 USD
Inntjening på kino i USA: 62,326,785 USD
Inntjening på kino i England: 3,895,439 GBP
Aldersgrense i Norge: 15 år
Norsk videogramdistributør: Universal Pictures Norway
Distributør: Universal Pictures
Originalt bildeformat: 2.35:1
Originalt lydformat: 5.1

JB