“Make me believe why I should deal with you ever again!” Time for yet another Classic Trailer Rewatch session. Back to the 90s for another big summer movie from that era. The Negotiator was one of the big summer movies in 1998, opening at the end of July after lots of early hype. I remember being very excited to watch it and find out what was going on, and I recall everyone else being into it, too. Strangely checking the box office numbers, it only ended up earning $44M on a $43.M budget. I thought it was a bigger hit – but I guess not! In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth. I love the twist in this – the expert negotiator becomes the hostage taker and flips things on the cops. Samuel L. Jackson stars across from Kevin Spacey, with a cast including David Morse, Ron Rifkin, John Spencer, and J.T. Walsh. It was F. Gary Gray’s third feature after making his debut with Friday in 1995. This is a good trailer! Makes me want to rewatch it right away find out (again) how he’s going to get out of this real pickle. // Continue Reading ›
