No Way Out (1987 film)

No Way Out
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoger Donaldson
Screenplay byRobert Garland
Based onThe Big Clock
by Kenneth Fearing
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJohn Alcott
Edited byNeil Travis
Music byMaurice Jarre
Distributed byOrion Pictures
Release date
  • August 14, 1987 (1987-08-14) (US)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Budget$15 million
Box office$35.5 million

No Way Out is a 1987 American neo-noir[1] action thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson and starring Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Will Patton, and Sean Young. Howard Duff, George Dzundza, Jason Bernard, Fred Thompson, and Iman appear in supporting roles. The film is based on the 1946 novel The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing, previously filmed as The Big Clock (1948) and Police Python 357 (1976).

  1. ^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth; eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5