Metro


1h 57m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A fast-talking, wisecracking hostage negotiator tries to straighten out his love life with the help of his rookie partner while a terrorist is threatening the entire city of San Francisco.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Caravan Pictures; City of Vallejo; Eastman Kodak; Eddie Murphy Productions Inc; Imaginary Forces; Joann Kane Music Service; Mann Consulting; Mario's Catering; Michael E Meier; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; San Francisco Film Commission; San Francisco Police Department; San Francisco Port Commission; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Gaumont Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Mare Island, Vallejo, California, USA; Half Moon Bay, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Synopsis

A fast-talking, wisecracking hostage negotiator tries to straighten out his love life with the help of his rookie partner while a terrorist is threatening the entire city of San Francisco.

Crew

Demarco Allen

Production Assistant

Barbara Amato

Script Supervisor

Emilio Armendia

Set Dresser

Linda Armistead

Production Assistant

Cindy Lee Arnold

1st Assistant Accountant

Jim Arnold

Police Technical Advisor

Ed Arter

Transportation Coordinator

Craig Asato

"A" Camera 2nd Assistant

James Ashwill

Foley Mixer

Gracie Atherton

Makeup (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Jeff Atmajian

Original Music

Kevin Bailey

Stunt Player

Lafaye Baker

Stunt Player

Christine Baur

Stunt Player

Kapono Beamer

Song ("Lo'U Sel Orina")

William R Beck

Set Designer

Mick Becker

Set Costumer

Frank Bennett

Original Music

Peter Berger

Editor

Cynthia L Berry

Production Assistant

Roger Birnbaum

Producer

Jeffrey Boam

Screenwriter

Simone Boisseree

Stunt Player

Kevin Bonaccorsi

Stunt Player

Mark Bosia

Medic

Marty Brenneis

24-Frame Video Playback

Brent Brooks

Music Editor

Bob F Brown

Stunt Player

James Brown

Song Performer ("The Payback")

James Brown

Song

Mayor Willie Brown

Special Thanks (San Francisco-California)

Rahna Brown

Production Assistant

Jeanette Browning

Other

Chris Buchinsky

Storyboard Artist

Laird Bunch

Location Assistant

Brian Burrows

Stunt Player

Willie Burton

Sound Mixer

Hugh Byrne

Insert Car Driver

Jeff W Canavan

Assistant Editor

Rick Canelli

Adr Recordist

Rocky Capella

Stunt Player

John Casado

Ronnie'S Photographs Provider

Jon Cates

Assistant Editor

Larry Cavanaugh

Special Effects Coordinator

Ellen Chenoweth

Casting

Gregory M Childres

Key Grip (San Francisco)

Albert Cho

1st Assistant Director (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

James Claytor

Set Designer

Richard Clot

Construction Coordinator

Robert Clot

Construction Foreman

Thomas Cloutier

Best Boy

Fetteroff Colen

Eddie Murphy Costumer

Sean Combs

Song ("You Don'T Have To Worry")

John Coniglio

Assistant Editor

Kyle Cooper

Main Title Sequence Creator (Imaginary Forces)

Melissa K. Cooper

Production Coordinator

Ryan D. Craig

Production Assistant

Paul Crawford

Stunt Player

Thomas Crawford

Best Boy Grip

John Cucci

Foley Artist

Joan Cunningham

2nd Assistant Director (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

William Curtain

Other

Heavy D

Song ("You Don'T Have To Worry")

Gail Dannenberger

Propmaster (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Siduri Davey

Office Assistant

Judie David

Stunt Player

Sandy De Crescent

Orchestra Contractor

Brad Dechter

Original Music

Lisa Dempsey

Stunt Player

Christopher Desmond

Medic (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Joanne Desmond

Construction Liaison

Deirdre Detappan

Production Coordinator (Caravan Pictures)

Jonathan Doff

Video Assist (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Teri E. Dorman

Sound Editor

Ned Dowd

Head Of Production (Caravan Pictures)

Patrick Doyle

Transportation Captain

Brennan Dufresne

Los Angeles Casting Assistant

Donna Dunlop

Hair Stylist

Duke Ellington

Song Performer ("Things Ain'T What They Used To Be")

Mercer Ellington

Song ("Things Ain'T What They Used To Be")

William A Elliott

Production Designer

Juno J. Ellis

Supervising Adr Editor

Riley Kathryn Ellis

Executive Producer

Jeannie Epper

Stunt Player

Joe Everett

Unit Publicist

Jana Fain

Executive Assistant (To Thomas Carter)

Randy Feldman

Screenwriter

Randy Feldman

Co-Producer

Joe Finnegan

Stunt Player

Michael Floquet

Production Assistant

Christina Fong

Second 2nd Assistant Director (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Derek Freda

Executive Assistant (To George W Perkins)

Marva Fucci

Assistant Sound Editor

Kirk Gardner

Steadicam Operator

Steve Gardner

Property Master

J. Armin Garza Ii

Insert Car Driver

Nancy B Giebink

Unit Production Manager

Lance Gilbert

Stunt Player

Mickey Gilbert

2nd Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator (2nd Unit)

Troy Gilbert

Stunt Player

Martin Glover

Video Assist

Gail Goldberg

Los Angeles Casting Associate

John Golden

Song ("Poor Butterfly")

Al Goto

Stunt Player

Richard Grant

Other

Bo Gray

Stunt Player

Jeffrey Greeley

"B" Camera 1st Assistant

Sheila Greene

Electrician

Kimberly Guenter

Costume Supervisor

Kimberly Guenther

Costume Supervisor

Jemal Guillory

Personal Assistant (To Eddie Murphy)

Barbara Harris

Voice Casting

James Harris

Song ("O Yeah, It Feels So Good")

Matthew Harrison

Foley Editor

Rosine Ace Hatem

Stunt Player

Heavy D.

Song ("You Don'T Have To Worry")

Frank Helbig

Electrician

Don L Henderson

Dolly Grip (San Francisco)

Nina Henninger

San Francisco Casting

Julie Herrin

2nd Assistant Director

Bob Herron

Stunt Player

Dave Herron

Special Effects Crew Foreman

Robert Herron

Stunt Player

Charisse M Hewitt-webster

Executive Assistant (To Eddie Murphy)

Philip Ho

Best Boy (San Francisco)

Josiah Hooper

Production Assistant

Denise Horta

Adr Editor

Chuck Hosack

Stunt Player

Raymond Hubbell

Song ("Poor Butterfly")

Chris Ingram

Assistant Sound Editor

John E Jackson

Prosthetic Makeup

Saisie M Jang

Production Assistant

Stephen Janisz

Adr Editor

Rod Janusch

Rigging Key Grip

Marisol Jimenez

Art Department Coordinator

Donnie Johnson

Personal Assistant (To Eddie Murphy)

Marisa Johnston

Post-Production Coordinator (Caravan Pictures)

Daron Jones

Song ("You Don'T Have To Worry")

Suhail F Kafity

Sound Editor

Artie Kane

Orchestra Conductor

Shannon Kane

1st Assistant Accountant

Ken Karmen

Supervising Music Editor

Michael Keith

Song ("You Don'T Have To Worry")

Cary L Kelley

Transportation Captain (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Cynthia D Kelley

Stunt Player

Jerie Kelter

Set Decorator

Kenny King

Key Grip (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Jennie Kingturko

Makeup Artist

Christopher J Kristoff

Set Costumer

Brad Lackey

Stunt Player

Kevin Ladson

Key Property Master

Kevin Larson

Stunt Player

Greg Lazzaro

Location Manager

Will Leong

Stunt Player

Linda Lew

Foley Recordist

Irving Lewis

Stunt Player

Marvin E. Lewis

Boom Operator

Pauletta Lewis

Key Hairstylist

Terry Lewis

Song ("O Yeah, It Feels So Good")

James Likowski

Foley Editor

Mark Lipsky

Executive Producer

Courtney Loo

Stunt Player

Jim Makiej

Assistant Editor

Richard Mall

Key Grip

Larry Mann

Sound Editor

Kim Marks

"A" Camera Operator

Todd Marks

Display Graphics Coordinator

Victoria Martin

Supervising Foley Editor

Mike Martinez

Stunt Player

Michael Mason

Other

George F Mauricio

Property Assistant

Bruce V. Mcbroom

Still Photographer

Gary Mcclendon

Gaffer (San Francisco)

Jonas Mccord

Screenwriter

Donald M Mccuaig

Director Of Photography (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Donald M Mccuaig

Dp/Cinematographer

Jonathan Mcgarry

Second 2nd Assistant Director

Peter Mckernan

Helicopter Pilot

Sue Mclean

Other

Kevin Mcnamara

Office Assistant

Michael E Meier

Cableman

Tim Meredith

Stunt Player

Mel Metcalfe

Re-Recording Mixer

Daniel Michalske

Grip

Henry Millar

Special Effects Foreman

F Hudson Miller

Sound Editor

Nicole Mirante

Assistant (To Thomas Carter (Los Angeles))

Molly Mitchell

Set Costumer

Raymond E Mondoux

Assistant Construction Coordinator

Jeff Mosley

Stunt Player

Ray Mullane

Police Technical Advisor

Barbara Munch

Set Decorator (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Matthew W. Mungle

Prosthetic Makeup

Fred Murphy

Dp/Cinematographer

Fred Murphy

Director Of Photography

Ray Murphy

Co-Producer

Shawn Murphy

Other

Tracy Murphy-brown

Executive Assistant (To Ray Murphy)

Jack L. Murray

Production Supervisor (Cable Car Stunt Unit)

Mark Nakahara

Electrician

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Comedy
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Caravan Pictures; City of Vallejo; Eastman Kodak; Eddie Murphy Productions Inc; Imaginary Forces; Joann Kane Music Service; Mann Consulting; Mario's Catering; Michael E Meier; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; San Francisco Film Commission; San Francisco Police Department; San Francisco Port Commission; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Buena Vista International; Gaumont Buena Vista International; Walt Disney Studios Distribution; Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
Mare Island, Vallejo, California, USA; Half Moon Bay, California, USA; San Francisco, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 57m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997

Released in United States Winter January 17, 1997

Began shooting April 1, 1996.

Completed shooting July 13, 1996.

Released in United States Winter January 17, 1997

Released in United States on Video July 15, 1997