A 1995 American neo-noir thriller directed by Damian Harris about two operatives (Ellen Barkin and Laurence Fishburne) caught in corporate espionage and blackmail.
The movie also stars Frank Langella, Michael Beach, Gia Carides, David Ogden Stiers, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Spalding Gray, James Hong, Michael Murphy, and Michelle Beaudoin.
It was released on January 20, 1995.
Tropes for the film:
- Alliterative Name: Bobby Birdsong (Hong).
- Corporate Samurai: Margaret Wells and Nelson Crowe are in corporate espionage, hired to spy on a rival cosmetics company.
- Honey Trap: Several instances happen since the movie is about a corporate espionage team that uses blackmail to gather information. In one instance they barge in waving a video camera on a middle-aged man having sex with a young woman. Nothing unusual except the the girl turns out to be his niece. Who later approaches the team asking where her money is.
- Tagline: "Bribery. Blackmail. Murder. Specialities of the house".
