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2001 film by Ric Roman Waugh
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In the Shadows
Directed byRic Roman Waugh
Written byRic Roman Waugh
Produced byDavid Glasser
Starring
CinematographyChuck Cohen
Edited byMartin Hunter
Music byAdam Gorgoni
Production
companies
  • Cutting Edge Entertainment
  • Newman/Tooley Films
Distributed byLionsgate
Release date
  • June 22, 2001 (2001-06-22) (United States)
Running time105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

In the Shadows is a 2001 American thriller film written and directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring Matthew Modine, James Caan, Joey Lauren Adams, Lillo Brancato and Cuba Gooding Jr. It was released in the United States on June 22, 2001. In the film, Modine plays hit man Eric O'Bryne, who is sent to kill veteran Hollywood stuntman Lance Huston (Caan), falls in love with the target's daughter (Adams) and then decides to become a stuntman himself.

Plot

Hit man Eric O'Byrne has orders from the mob: kill Hollywood stunt coordinator Lance Huston. In order to make the hit, Eric travels to Miami and ingratiates himself into Lance's world as a stuntman. He also slips into a dangerous romance with Lance's daughter, Clarissa. As time draws near for O'Byrne to perform his deadly act, he starts to grow a conscience, a development that could be his greatest asset or his fatal weakness (or both).

Cast

Reception

DVD Talk rated the film favorably, writing that "Ric Roman Waugh is competent behind the camera for his directorial debut, and the film benefits from a strong cast." TV Guide was more negative, as they felt that "This overly complicated wise-guy adventure makes good use of the stunt work background. But it falters in the areas of characterization, plot resolution and general narrative credibility."

References

  1. McKay, John (May 25, 2002). "Video Views". The Expositor (Newspapers.com).
  2. Tyner, Adam (June 13, 2002). "In The Shadows (review)". DVD Talk. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. "In the Shadows (review)". TVGuide.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.

External links

Films directed by Ric Roman Waugh


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