Enemy of the State Page #7

Synopsis: Corrupt National Security Agency official Thomas Reynolds (Jon Voight) has a congressman assassinated to assure the passage of expansive new surveillance legislation. When a videotape of the murder ends up in the hands of Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith), a labor lawyer and dedicated family man, he is framed for murder. With the help of ex-intelligence agent Edward "Brill" Lyle (Gene Hackman), Dean attempts to throw Reynolds off his trail and prove his innocence.
Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery
Production: Buena Vista Pictures
  5 wins & 16 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
1998
132 min
Website
1,945 Views


SAUNDERS:

I'm expecting a favorable ruling

this afternoon on the evidenciary

motion, but I could use some more

manpower with the interrogatories.

SILVERBERG:

Mr. Dean, would you care to give Ms.

Saunders a hand with the

interrogatories.

DEAN:

God knows I would, sir, but I have

a previous engagement this evening.

SILVERBERG:

And may I ask what could possibly

be more important than Fawell Oil v.

U.S. Environmental Agency?

DEAN:

I have to go lingerie shopping.

STILWELL:

Lingerie shopping?

DEAN:

A Christmas present for my wife.

SILVERBERG:

Go to Harrison's. They've got

models that'll try the garments on

for you.

SAUNDERS:

Bobby, this is a 40 million dollar

client. I really need some help

tonight.

DEAN:

Diane, maybe you didn't hear Mr.

Silverberg. They've got models

that'll try on the garments.

(to SILVERBERG)

Thank you, sir.

SILVERBERG:

Merry Christmas, son.

EXT. OLD BROWNSTONES - AFTERNOON

Establishing. Apartments on upper floors, businesses on

lower.

INT. ZAVITZ APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS

Jacket on, ready to leave, ZAVITZ sits at his computer

finishing a transfer. A TONE beeps as a COMPUTER TIME

GRAPH sweeps to 'finished'. The screen reads: TRANSFER

COMPLETE.

There's a KNOCK at the door...

...ZAVITZ looks over.

ZAVITZ:

(pause)

Yes?

MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

Federal Express for 'Zavitz'.

ZAVITZ:

Federal Express?

MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

For Daniel Zavitz. I just need a

signature.

ZAVITZ:

(beat)

How'd you get in the building?

MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)

The door was open, sir. I just need

a signature.

ZAVITZ disconnects a video digitizer, removes a game-

cartridge containing the digitized video...

...and inserts it into a Gameboy.

He steps to the door and eyes the peep-hole.

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David Marconi

David Marconi is an American screenwriter, film producer and film director. His writing credits include the screenplays for Enemy of the State and Live Free or Die Hard. more…

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