In this slick political thriller, an emotionally disconnected, aesthetically refined master thief is out for one final score before retiring to his treasure-lined hideaway. But during a robbery at a mansion near Washington, he witnesses a bizarre sex murder involving the President of the United States. As the president's slimy handlers frantically cover the crime up, the career criminal--and only outside witness--becomes the Secret Service's prime target. His relationship with his estranged daughter hangs in the balance. Adapted from the best-selling novel by David Baldacci.
In this slick political thriller a master thief out for one final big score gets much more than he bargains for when, during a robbery at a mansion near Washington, he witnesses a bizarre murder involving the President of the United States. In the ensuing cover-up, the career criminal - and only outside witness - becomes the Secret Service's prime target. Adapted from the best selling novel by David Baldacci.
Theatrical release: February 16, 1997.
ABSOLUTE POWER grossed nearly $100 million worldwide.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Snap Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
Production Notes
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Stars
Clint Eastwood: American actor/director, THE GOOD, THE BAD.../UNFORGIVEN
Gene Hackman: American Actor
Ed Harris: American Actor/Director
Scott Glenn: Star, JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE NIGHT (2006)
Judy Davis: Australian Actress, BARTON FINK (1991)
E.G. Marshall: TV and Film Star, played the President in SUPERMAN 2
Dennis Haysbert: American Actor/Love Field
Laura Linney: Actress
Melora Hardin: Actress
Director
Clint Eastwood: American actor/director, THE GOOD, THE BAD.../UNFORGIVEN
Producer
Karen S. Spiegal:
Clint Eastwood: American actor/director, THE GOOD, THE BAD.../UNFORGIVEN
Screenwriter
William Goldman: American Screenwriter
Composer
Clint Eastwood: American actor/director, THE GOOD, THE BAD.../UNFORGIVEN
Lennie Niehaus:
Editor
Joel Cox: Editor, MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
Tony Bozanich:
Director of Photography
Jack N. Green: Director of Photography, SERENITY (2005)
Production Designer
Henry Bumstead: Production Designer, MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
Story
David Baldacci:
Costume Designer
Deborah Hopper: Costume Designer, MILLION DOLLAR BABY (2004)
Review 1:
"...Eastwood gutsily stages the extended opening slowly and methodically..."
Source: USA Today
p.4D 02/14/1997
Review 2:
"...[A] strong cast, lively rejoinders and moments of discreet panache....Mr. Eastwood's own performance sets a high-water mark for laconic intelligence and makes the star seem youthfully spry..."
Source: New York Times
p.C5 02/14/1997
Review 3:
"...Sleek and satisfying....Almost a drawing room thriller, unhurried and genteel but enlivened with suspense and surprising bursts of sly, even biting, humor..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.F1 02/14/1997
Review 4:
"...ABSOLUTE POWER is a tight, taut thriller with a twist....Eastwood does a difficult thing: He makes a thriller that is not upstaged by its thrills..."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.35 02/14/1997