The Story: A character-driven thriller that confronts suspense and gritty realism head-on. Harrison Ford plays Tom O'Meara, an Irish-American cop in New York who opens his home and family to Francis "Frankie" McGuire (Brad Pitt), whom they believe is a refuge-seeking immigrant from Belfast. They later discover that their visitor is an IRA rebel on a terrorist mission. Buoyed by tense, strong performances from both stars, the film is ultimately a tragedy that explores the unexpected friendship of two men of similar ethnic roots, yet of different places, times, and values, and the cruel and senseless cycle of violence they face.  
"When I say the movie I was like "Wooo, that's what I was doing?'" "For me it wasn't (a tough shoot). Supposedly there were rumours about fights and stuff, but I didn't see any of that. They wanted to make a really great movie and they didn't fight about it at all. I was awestruck at the time. It was one of my first movies. The director, Alan Pakula, would let me improvise my whole scene. It was great because I got to improvise most of my scenes and that is really challenging."
Did You Know? There were rumours of fighting on set, particulary between Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt. Pitt wanted to walk out but was threatened with a law suit. Apparently the script was rewritten some 7 times. Director Alan J Pakula was tragically killed in a car accident in 1998 when a metal pipe lying in the road was struck by another car and flew through his windscreen. He was 70 years old.
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