NO WAY OUT (1987)
Charged with high-voltage tension and suspense, this electrifying thriller is a tightly wound tale of intrigue set in the political whirl of Washington and the inner corridors of the Pentagon. Naval hero Lieutenant Commander Tom Farrell (Kevin Costner) is the new CIA liaison for Defense Secretary David Brice (Gene Hackman), a high-ranking master of political maneuvers. Farrell begins an affair with Susan Atwell (Sean Young), who turns out to be Brice’s mistress. When the young woman winds up dead, Brice’s ruthless aide Scott Pritchard (Will Patton) engineers a cover-up scheme that protects his boss but entraps Farrell, putting his life in danger. With its serpentine plot twists and narrow escapes, this harrowing tale of an innocent man caught in the complex web of romance and murder, power and corruption, was stylishly directed by Roger Donaldson from Kenneth Fearing’s classic noir novel “The Big Clock.” (Note adapted from Kino Lorber.) DIR Roger Donaldson; SCR Robert Garland, from the novel “The Big Clock” by Kenneth Fearing; PROD Robert Garland, Laura Ziskin. U.S., 1987, color, 114 min. RATED R
In Memoriam: Gene Hackman (1930–2025)
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, August 08, 2025
Genre: Thriller, drama
