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Absolute Power

Year:

1997

Duration:

121 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1997-02-14

Filming Locations: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Earnings

Budget: $50,000,000

Opening Weekend: $16,770,220 (USA) (17 February 1997)

Gross: $50,007,168 (USA) (15 June 1997)

Cast

Actor

Character

Kimber Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Luther Whitney

Gene Hackman

President Allen Richmond

Ed Harris

Seth Frank

Laura Linney

Kate Whitney

Scott Glenn

Bill Burton

Dennis Haysbert

Tim Collin

Judy Davis

Gloria Russell

E.G. Marshall

Walter Sullivan

Melora Hardin

Christy Sullivan

Kenneth Welsh

Sandy Lord (as Ken Welsh)

Penny Johnson

Laura Simon

Richard Jenkins

Michael McCarty

Mark Margolis

Red Brandsford

Elaine Kagan

Valerie

Alison Eastwood

Art Student

Yau-Gene Chan

Waiter

George Orrison

Airport Bartender

Charles McDaniel

Medical Examiner

John Lyle Campbell

Repairman

Eric Dahlquist Jr.

Oval Office Agent

Jack Stewart Taylor

Watergate Doorman

Joy Ehrlich

Reporter

Robert Harvey

Cop

Did you know?

Trivia

The location of Luther's hideout was filmed at writer Christopher Hitchens' D.C. apartment.

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One of just a handful of Clint Eastwood movies in the spy / espionage genre. The films include Firefox (1982), Absolute Power (1997), The Eiger Sanction (1975) and In the Line of Fire (1993).

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Reportedly, Ed Harris' fee for this picture was allegedly US $2.5 million.

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Goofs

The headline in the Washington Times reads "Jewel Thief Sought", yet the text of the article is about congressional hearings.

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When Burton and Collin are chasing Whitney through the woods, a shadow of the camera is visible in the trees behind them.

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When Luther breaks in the mansion, he disables the security alarm. The President, Kristy Sullivan and the secret service arrive while Luther is still inside, yet no one is suspicious of the disabled security alarm.

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Quotes

Walter Sullivan: I'd been married to my Rebecca for forty-seven years. When she died, I decided I never wanted that pain again. One thing I knew about Christy, she was going to outlive me.

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Gloria Russell: What do I do?

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Repairman: Just part of my job.

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