The Sentinel

Year:

2006

Duration:

108 min | Philippines:107 min (cut)

Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Clark Johnson

Awards:

2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-04-21

Filming Locations: Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA

Earnings

Budget: $60,000,000

Opening Weekend: $14,367,854 (USA) (23 April 2006)

Gross: $36,279,230 (USA) (23 July 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Gloria Reuben

Gordon Currie

Michael Douglas

Pete Garrison

Kiefer Sutherland

David Breckinridge

Eva Longoria

Jill Marin

Martin Donovan

William Montrose

Ritchie Coster

The Handler

Kim Basinger

1st Lady Sarah Ballentine

Blair Brown

National Security Advisor

David Rasche

President Ballentine

Kristin Lehman

Cindy Breckinridge

Raynor Scheine

Walter Xavier

Chuck Shamata

Director Overbrook

Paul Calderon

Deputy Director Cortes

Clark Johnson

Charlie Merriweather

Raoul Bhaneja

Aziz Hassad

Yanna McIntosh

Teddy Vargas

Joshua Peace

Agent Davies (as Josh Peace)

Simon Reynolds

Tom DiPaola

Géza Kovács

Agent Turzanski (as Geza Kovacs)

Jasmin Geljo

Assassin

Danny A. Gonzales

Hugo Ortega

Jude Coffey

Field Agent Welke

Neil Girvan

President Detail Agent #1

Scott Gibson

Detective #1

Ron Lea

Detective #2

Mung-Ling Tsui

Polygrapher Medina (as Mung Ling Tsui)

Stanley Taylor

Polygrapher Downing

Noor Naghmi

Doorman / Bellhop

Roman Podhora

Chaminski

Joachim Johnson

Scared High-Schooler

Eldridge Hyndman

Pres Detail Agent #3

Gordon Bolan

FLOTUS Agent

Sarah Plommer

Pres Detail Agent #4

Matt Birman

PID Agent #1

Maxwell McCabe-Lokos

Store Clerk (as Max McCabe-Lokos)

Sterling Jarvis

Post Agent #1

Jeff Kassel

Post Agent #2

Richard Hughes

Pres Detail Agent #2

Steve Ambrose

Man in Tweed Jacket (as Stephen Ambrose)

Conrad Coates

Agent Hauser

Rose Avenue Public School Choir

Choir

Taborah Johnson

FLOTUS Chief of Staff

Nick Alachiotis

Scary Looking Man

Jung-Yul Kim

Longshoreman

Anthony 'Chip' Brienza

Undercover Agent

Scott Douglas

Sniper Spotter

Joe Pinter

Tracker (as Jozsef Pinter)

Richard Bunting

Lab Tech

Yuri Browne

Computer Tech

Jim Teunissen

Desk Sergeant

Danna Howe

Danna the Neighbor

Fred Beckette

Beach House Chef

Al Vrkljan

Counter Sniper (as Allan Vrkljan)

Kylanna Lee

Handler's Waitress

Rosario Rivadeneira

Maid

John Waldron

Secret Service Agent

Michael Ahl

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

James E. Ash

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Brian Bolter

News Anchor (uncredited)

Vance Branton

PID Agent (uncredited)

Lawrence Broughton

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Timothy E. Brummund

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Jackie Burroughs

Mrs. Miller (uncredited)

Robert Randolph Caton

Capitol Hill Businessman (uncredited)

Rick Cordeiro

SWAT Officer (uncredited)

Brian Dragonuk

Businessman (uncredited)

Jeff Elmore

Tourist (uncredited)

Pamela Fischer

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

David Foster

Capitol Hill Businessman (uncredited)

Alan Gates

Businessman (uncredited)

Mariano Gowland

SWAT Officer (uncredited)

Eli Harris

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Katherine Hoskins Mackey

Capitol Hill Staffer (uncredited)

Jay Hunter

Counter Sniper (uncredited)

Kiyano La'vin

SWAT Officer (uncredited)

Kirk Lambert

Photographer (uncredited)

Coleman Lannum

Toronto RCMP Officer (uncredited)

Kerry Meushaw

Capitol Hill Businessman (uncredited)

Daniel Ross

Capitol Hill Businessman (uncredited)

Deborah S. Smith

Tourist (uncredited)

Llyane Stanfield

First Lady of France (uncredited)

Anastasia Summers

Businesswoman (uncredited)

Ashley Townsend

G8 Protestor (uncredited)

Nick Ventura

PID Officer (uncredited)

Don Whatley

Secret Service Agent (uncredited)

Linda E. Williams

Businesswoman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In the behind-the-scenes featurette, the Secret Service consultant for the movie stated that 'Eva Longoria' far surpassed the other actors in "shooting school". In fact, he remarked that her score would beat about 90% of members of the Secret Service. Longoria mentioned that when she was younger she often accompanied her father to the gun range, so being around and handling guns wasn't new to her.

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The speech heard at the G8 meeting, before that of the American President's, is in Swedish, and closes with the words: "... vägnar vill jag tacka er för att ni stödjer Kyoto-protokollet. Tack så mycket," which means, "... I want to thank you for supporting the Kyoto Protocol. Thank you very much."

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Body Count: 10 (9 onscreen, 1 offscreen)

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Goofs

When approaching the Marine One helicopter, the President salutes the marine at the foot of the steps leading into the helicopter, and the marine returns the salute. This is the complete reverse of what should happen - the marine should salute the President, the Commander-in-Chief, not the other way round.

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Pete Garrison's national security adviser requests a list of personnel with "Q" clearances. Q clearances are granted strictly by the Department of Energy and are the equivalent to other agency's Top Secret clearance. Instead of dealing with encryption as the national security adviser mentions Q-cleared employees deal with nuclear power and weapon capabilities.

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When Breckenridge is examining the body of Agent Merriweather, he lifts a brass casing from beside the body. The shooter was at the foot of the stairs and a casing ejected from his gun would not have traveled forward and ended up next to the body. It would have been found to the right or behind where the shooter was standing.

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Quotes

David Breckinridge: Holster your weapons! Holster your weapons! I am Agent Breckinridge, Lead Investigator. I issued the warrant on Pete Garrison.

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David Breckinridge: You're late.

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Pete Garrison: Dave, I love her.

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Faq

Q

Why did the FBI agents jump Garrison in the parking garage?

A

The unknown blackmailer who sent the incriminating photos to Garrison also sent a note telling him to come to the Mayflower Hotel at 10 AM. When he got there, Garrison was redirected by phone to the Las Palmas coffeeshop, where he waited but the blackmailer never showed. After leaving the restaurant, he noticed that he was being followed, so he gave his follower the slip and then began to follow the follower. The follower turned out to be an FBI agent who reported that he was being followed. The FBI, in turn, jumped Garrison when the follower led him into a parking garage. When the FBI learned that Garrison was with the Secret Service, they apologized and let him go. Unfortunately, the Las Palmas is a known hangout for members of the Barantia cartel, something that is used against him as evidence when Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland), head of the Secret Service Protective Intelligence Division, later comes to arrest him for treason against the United States.

Q

What is 'The Sentinel' about?

A

Secret Service Agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) comes under investigation when a plan to assassinate the President of the United States is uncovered and it is believed tht the assassin is a member of the Secret Service.

Q

Is "The Sentinel" based on a book?

A

Yes. The Sentinel is a 2003 novel by Gerald Petievich, a former Secret Service Agent. The book was adapted for the movie by American screenwriter George Nolfi.

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