MURDER AT 1600 (1997)
MORGAN'S RATING
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Not your address, but if you're an American, it is your house. It's the White House, home of the President and site of state dinners and world-shaping decisions. But what if it's also the site of a hushed-up murder in a room just steps from the Oval Office? Who did it -- and why? That's what homicide cop Harlan Regis wants to know. And what you'll discover as Murder at 1600 sweeps you into an exciting mystery thrill packed with suspects, cover-ups, cover agents, daring action sequences and an overseas crisis that could blow at any instant.
Wesley Snipes (Detective Harlan Regis), Diane Lane (Nina Chance), Daniel Benzali (Nick Spikings), Dennis Miller (Detective Steve Stengel), Alan Alda (Alvin Jordan), Ronny Cox (President Jack Neil), Diane Baker (Kitty Neil), Tate Donovan (Kyle Neil), Harris Yulin (General Clark Tully), Tom Wright (Hal Cooper), Nicholas Pryor (Paul Moran), Charles Rocket (Jeffrey Arthur Groves), Nigel Bennett (Burton Cash), Tamara Gorski (Ex-Girlfriend in Bar), Douglas O'Keeffe (John Kerry), Tony Nappo (Cory Allen Luchessi), Mary Moore (Carla Town), George R. Robertson (Mack Falls), Ho Chow (Tepper), James Millington (Lt. Marty Dill), John Bourgeois (Captain Farr), Peter James Haworth (Treasury Guard), David Gardner (Speaker of the House), Cliff McMullen (Carl), Keith Williams (Randy Queeg), Grace Armas (Screaming Cleaning Woman), David Fraser (Brack Electronics), George Sperdakos (Reporter), Sandra Caldwell (Mrs. Wallace).
HE'S A D.C. COP ON THE OUTSIDE. SHE'S A SECRET SERVICE AGENT ON THE INSIDE. TRACKING A WHITE HOUSE HOMICIDE TO THE FIRST FAMILY'S FRONT DOOR.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION
DIRECTOR: Dwight H. Little (Rapid Fire)
WRITERS: Wayne Beach and David Hodgin.
PRODUCERS: Arnold Kopelson and Arnon Milchan.
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: David Eichler.
CO-PRODUCER: Ralph S. Singleton. 
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Anne Kopelson and Michael G. Nathanson.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Christopher Young.
DISTRIBUTOR: Warner Bros.
QUOTES
FACTS
Alvin: A study at Harvard determined a person's longevity by the first thing they read in the paper.
Harlan: I'm an obituary man.
Alvin: Start with the comics, you'll live longer.
RELEASE DATE: April 18th, 1997 (USA)
BOX OFFICE OPENING: $7.9 million (USA)
BOX OFFICE RESULT: $25.8 million (USA)
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Wesley Snipes got the role of Regis after Bruce Willis dropped out.
- Ronny Cox previously played the President of the United States in
Captain America (1992).
Steve Stengel: This looks...um...handled.
Nina: You expect me to violate everything I was ever taught? I have duties.
Harlen: Yeah, and your duties can send an innocent man to jail for the rest of his life. You wanna live with that?
Nina: Yeah, and I think you better leave.
CRITICAL COMMENTS
Harlen: I think the president's gonna become an international suspect.
"An amazing thrill ride. You'll love this movie." -- Paul Clinton, Turner Entertainment Report
President Neil: Jesus, Alvin. You really had her killed, didn't you? She was 25. She was a child.
Alvin: She was a casulty of war!
"It moves swiftly, has plenty of action and keeps changing the prime suspect every fifteen minutes or so, making sure everyone is awake." -- Harvey O'Brien
Harlen: This is Carla's tape from her answering machine.
Nina: Yeah.
Harlen: Well, how'd you get it?
Nina: I stole it.
"Wesley Snipes is in top form. A top-notch action thriller." -- Clint Morris, Moviehole