¡Atrapen al ladrón! ¿Al Blanco o al Negro? (1993)
Para Andrew Sterling, un adinerado dramaturgo de color, los problemas empiezan la noche que decide instalarse en su nueva casa en una zona residencial de Nueva York. Para sus nuevos vecinos, Andrew es el típico negro que viene a robarles. La policía local intenta arrestar al supuesto ladrón y, en mitad del tiroteo, descubren el error cometido. Todo su prestigio está en peligro a menos que puedan dar una explicación verosímil a su comportamiento. Por ello, el jefe de policía propone un trato al único preso que hay en la cárcel: Amos Odell, un pobre hombre de largo historial delictivo. Amos sólo tendrá que irrumpir en casa de Sterling, simular un secuestro y luego entregarse. A cambio, el jefe de policía promete dejarle vía libre para escapar de la ciudad. Lo que el jefe nunca supuso es que Andrew Sterling no piensa cooperar en la farsa y van a plantear aún más dificultades de las que ya tienen...
Directora: E. Max Frye
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Samuel L. Jackson as Andrew Sterling |
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Nicolas Cage as Amos Odell |
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Michael Lerner as Phil Gillman |
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Margaret Colin as Judy Gillman |
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Dabney Coleman as Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver |
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Brad Dourif as Officer Donnie Donaldson |
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Chelcie Ross as Deputy Earl |
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Jordan Lund as Deputy Riley |
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I.M. Hobson as Waldo Lake |
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Jeff Blumenkrantz as Ernie |
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Todd Weeks as Stan |
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Jodi Long as Wendy Wong |
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Michael Burgess as Black Reporter |
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Leonor Anthony as Hispanic Reporter |
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Walter Raymond as Anchorman |
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Giancarlo Esposito as The Reverend Fenton Brunch |
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Loretta Devine as Ula |
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Bob Balaban as Dr. R. A. (Roy) Fink |
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Ron Taylor as Sherman |
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Aimee Graham as Stacy |
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Ernie Garrett as State Police Captain |
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Tracey Walter as Bloodhound Bob |
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Allison Mackie as Anchorwoman |
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Eric Paisley as Mainland Gatekeeper |
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Kim Staunton as Mrs. Andrew Sterling |
| Directing | E. Max Frye | Director |
| Writing | E. Max Frye | Writer |
| Production | Jonathan Demme | Executive Producer |
| Production | John S. Lyons | Casting |
| Sound | Richard Gibbs | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Art | Patricia Norris | Production Design |
| Camera | Walt Lloyd | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jack Cummins | Co-Producer |
| Production | Marshall Persinger | Co-Producer |
| Production | Gary Goetzman | Producer |
| Production | Jack Cummins | Production Manager |
| Directing | Henry J. Bronchtein | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nina K. Noble | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Norris | Costume Design |
| Camera | Eddie Collins | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John Pritchett | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Art | Leslie Morales | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy Stofsky | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Deborah Winship | Leadman |
| Editing | Gordon Antell | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Sioux Richards | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Marcy G. Kaplan | Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | Carl Boles | Gaffer |
| Camera | Tom Harjo | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Ann Black | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shawn McKay | Hairstylist |
| Art | Robert Beck | Property Master |
| Art | Denny DiAddezzio | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Jim Bridges | Still Photographer |
| Art | Tom Jones Jr. | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Jack Cornish | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Isom Ison III | Construction Foreman |
| Camera | Elizabeth Ziegler | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | William G. Davis | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Carlton Kaller | Music Editor |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Camera | Ken Hudson | Camera Loader |
| Crew | John Robotham | Stunts |