The Usual Suspects
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bryan Singer
Stephen Baldwin
Gabriel Byrne
Kevin Spacey
Smadar Hanson
Kevin Pollak
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
When a truck loaded with stripped gun parts is hijacked outside of Queens, five notorious thieves become overnight guests of the NYPD, but that's all they need to hatch a plan that brings them to Los Angeles for the ultimate take, $91 million in hard cash. Roger "Verbal" Kint, an apparent victim of cerebral palsy yet an accomplished con man, soon falls under the persuasive powers of U.S. Customs Special Agent David Kujan, who's hot on their trail. Kint weaves a tale that begins six weeks ago, back at the police shake-down in New York. Assembled among the professional felons are hardware specialist Todd Hockney, entry man Michael McManus and Dean Keaton, an ex-cop whose hijacking and smuggling exploits have incurred Kujan's wrath. Customs has been building a case on Keaton for three years, and despite Kint's claim that Keaton is dead, Kujan looks to squeeze Kint until he gets his man. In a surprise plot twist, a pitiable con man is being outwitted by an eager Fed. Or is he?
Director
Bryan Singer
Cast
Stephen Baldwin
Gabriel Byrne
Kevin Spacey
Smadar Hanson
Kevin Pollak
Ken Daly
Chazz Palminteri
Dave Powledge
Benicio Del Toro
Morgan Hunter
Michelle Clunie
Paul Bartel
Pete Postlethwaite
Peter Greene
Bob Elmore
Suzy Amis
Dan Hedaya
Clark Gregg
Castulo Guerra
Peter Rocca
Bert Williams
Phillip Simon
Jack Shearer
Giancarlo Esposito
Gene Lythgow
Bob Pennetta
Louis Lombardi
Christine Estabrook
Ron Gilbert
Bill Bates
Vito D'ambrosio
Carl Bressler
Peter Borck
Frank Medrano
Crew
Dan Abernathy
Dan Abernathy
Angel Acosta
Thomas D Adelman
Athena Alexander
John Alvarez
Bob Amerian
Sara Andrews
Rachel Arno
Joseph Aroesti
Michael Banlowe
David Barton
Michele Barton
William Bastiani
William Bates
Erin Beck
David Behle
Michael Bentley
Rancho Bernardo
George Berndt
Ken Beymer
Charles Billen
Jody Bingenheimer
Robin Bishop
Kenneth Blazer
Tony Bonaventura
Robert Bonilla
Arthur Borquez
Yvette Brestyanszky
Craig A Brink
Hans Brockmann
Michelle Buhler
Richard Burton
Rick Canelli
Chris Cantley
Robert Carlson
Jadira Carmona
Michael Carr
Brad Carroll
Ashley Casino
John Casino
Fernardo Celis
Joe Cosentino
Joe Cosentino
Pat Cosentino
Sheri Cosentino
John Coyen
Claudette Cucci
John Cucci
Frances Culp
Howard Cummings
Raqueli Dahan
Raqueli Dahan
Wendy Dallas
Max Daniels
Kevin Dean
James Deck
Paul Demarte
Angel Desanti
Robert Deshaine
Joseph Dianda
Andrea Dorman
Roy Downey
Kathleen Driscoll-mohler
Sean M Dugan
Joe Dunne
Francois Duplat
R Shawn Ensign
Lori Eskowitz-carter
Tony Estrado
Matthew Eyraud
Diamond Farnsworth
Eugene Farrington
Michael Fauntleroy
Roger Fenton
Judie Fixler
Jennifer Flynn
Jennifer Flynn
Sukey Fontelieu
Antonio Franchi
Gregory Franklin
Ellen Fransisco
Leigh French
Ashley Friedman
Jim Frohna
David Gamerman
Alex Gaona
John Gillespe
Don Givens
Eric J. Goldstein
Eric J. Goldstein
Jonnathon Gorman
Andrew Gorry
Joseph Grafmuller
Kimberly Greene
Peter Greene
Larry Groupé
Larry Groupé
Larry Groupé
Bruce Hamme
Geno Hart
Darrell Harvey
Darrell Harvey
Bob Havise
Greg Hendrickson
Amy Hercoth
John Herget
Vicky Herman
Lynn Hockin
Art Horan
Steven Ingrassia
Damon Intrabartolo
Matt Jackson
Josh Jaggers
Maria M Jaramillo
Ethan Jensen
Gary Jensen
Bruce Douglas Johnson
Robert Jones
Billy Judkins
Gloria Kaiser
Lisa Miller Katz
Jack Keller
Greg Kidd
Jonathan Klein
Glenn Knowlton
Kenneth Kokin
Kenneth Kokin
David S. Lazan
Jun C Lin
Tricia Linklater
Robert Litt
Jana Ludwigoya
Steve Lynch
Michael Maahs
Francine Maisler
Jerry Mandley
David M Marcellino
Dave Markland
Michael Masumoto
Richard Maxey
Rich Mayberry
Bertram Mccann
Mark Mcdermitt
William Mcdevitt
Michael Mcdonnell
Haley Mclane
Dan Mcmahon
Christopher Mcquarrie
Mark Melocarro
Chuck Michael
Pat Millicano
Louise Mingenbach
Jeff L Moore
Prudence Moriarty
Douglas Morton
Michael Nash
Steve Nikolai
Thomas J. O'connell
Barbara Olvera
John Ottman
John Ottman
Mark Pappas
Celia Parker
Michael Parsons
Paul Parsons
Kelley Pate
Scott Patten
Geoffrey Patterson
Linda Perry
Reinhart Peschke
Randy Petroski
Lockwood J Pierson
Ken Plumlee
Ray Poland
Ron Pope
Thomas Power
Thomas Power
Darrin Pullford
Jane Raab
Shawn Rhodes
Andrea Celandine Rice
Charlene Richards
Lance Rieck
Ryan Patrick Ross
Greg P. Russell
P Scott Sakamoto
P Scott Sakamoto
P Scott Sakamoto
Chanel Salzer
Scott Saunders
Greg Schnabel
Phil Schneider
Alexandra Schultze
Caitlin Shamberg
Liz Shaner
George Sheanshang Esq.
Newton Thomas Sigel
Newton Thomas Sigel
Bryan Singer
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Original Screenplay
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Kevin Spacey was a co-winner, along with Ed Harris, of the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actor. Spacey was cited for his performances in "Swimming With Sharks" (USA/1994), "Outbreak" (USA/1995), "The Usual Suspects" (USA/1995) and "Seven" (USA/1995).
Kevin Spacey won the National Board of Review's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in "The Usual Suspects" (USA/1995) and "Seven" (USA/1995).
Kevin Spacey won the New York Film Critics Circle's 1995 award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in "The Usual Suspects" (USA/1995), "Seven" (USA/1995), "Outbreak" (USA/1995) and "Swimming with Sharks" (USA/1994).
Winner of the 1995 award for Best Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) from the Boston Society of Film Critics.
Winner of the 1995 awards for Best Picture and Best Director from the Society of Texas Film Critics. In addition, Christopher McQuarrie was a co-winner, along with Emma Thompson for "Sense and Sensibility" (USA/1995), of the Best Screenplay award. And Kevin Spacey won the Best Supporting Actor award for his performances in "Outbreak" (USA/1995), "The Usual Suspects" (USA/1995) and "Seven" (USA/1995).
Winner of the 1995 awards for Best Supporting Actor (Kevin Spacey) and Best Screenplay from the Chicago Film Critics Association.
Expanded Release in United States August 25, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 1, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 15, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 22, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 8, 1995
Released in United States 1995
Released in United States January 1995
Released in United States October 1994
Released in United States on Video February 6, 1996
Released in United States Summer August 16, 1995
Shown at MIFED in Milan October 23-28, 1994.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Hors Concours) August 24 - September 4, 1995.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.
Began shooting June 13, 1994.
Completed shooting July 29, 1994.
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Hors Concours) August 24 - September 4, 1995.)
Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 18 - June 11, 1995.)
Released in United States January 1995 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Premieres) in Park City, Utah January 19-29, 1995.)
Released in United States on Video February 6, 1996
Released in United States Summer August 16, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 1, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 15, 1995
Expanded Release in United States September 22, 1995
Expanded Release in United States August 25, 1995
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at MIFED in Milan October 23-28, 1994.)
Expanded Release in United States September 8, 1995
