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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Alan Richmond is a President Corrupt type, using United States Government resources to cover up an accidental death (and the abusive episode that triggered it).
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* {{Engrish}}: The Asian waiter at the restaurant where Luther meets Kate seems to be speaking a variant of this.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Richmond after getting killed by Walter in revenge for Christy's death.]]
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* NotMyDriverNotMyDriver: Whitney takes the place of Sullivan's driver so as to have the opportunity to [[spoiler:explain how Christy really died]].
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* OurPresidentsAreDifferent: Alan Richmond is arguably a President Corrupt type.
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* MoodWhiplash: Things between Christy and Richmond very suddenly go from kinky and playful to downright terrifying and cringe-inducing.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Walter stabs Richmond with the same letter opener with which Christy attempted to defend herself.]]
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* RearWindowWitnessRearWindowWitness: Luther is trapped in a special safe/closet with a one-way mirror when he witnesses the killing.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (Scott Glenn) and Tim Collin (Dennis Haysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Creator/JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (Scott Glenn) (Creator/ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (Dennis Haysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Creator/JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
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The film received mixed reviews on release. Several critics felt that a murder case with the President of the United States and the Secret Service as murderers and a burglar as the sole hero was hardly believable, yet found the acting solid. The film earned $50,007,168 in the American market, the 37th most succesful film of the year. However this barely covered its budget.
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* DrivenToSuicide: Agent Burton kills himself out of guilt. [[spoiler: President Richmond's death is also passed off as suicide.]]
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* {{Hypocrite}}: President Richmond. Luther is all set to keep his head down and flee the country until he watches a press conference Richmond delivers publicly commiserating with the husband of the woman he murdered without blinking an eyelid. Luther is so outraged by the barefaced hypocrisy that he decides to bring Richmond down instead.
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* IKEAWeaponry: Both Agent Collin and Sullivan's million-dollar hit-man are assembling sniper rifles out of cases.
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* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Agent Collin. Or, at least "My President, right or wrong".
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (Creator/ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (Creator/DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Creator/JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (Creator/LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (Creator/LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (Creator/ScottGlenn) (Scott Glenn) and Tim Collin (Creator/DennisHaysbert) (Dennis Haysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (Creator/JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (Creator/LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank(EdHarris), (Creator/EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (Creator/LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank
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Absolute Power is the name of an 1996 political thriller novel by David Baldacci and its 1997 film adaptation. The latter was directed by ClintEastwood. The changes to the original story were excessive, including omitting protagonist Jack Graham.
Luther Whitney (Eastwood) is a professional burglar looking for his next hit. He decides to target the mansion of elderly billionaire Walter Sullivan (E. G. Marshall), since Sullivan and his much younger wife Christy (MeloraHardin) are supposed to be vacationing. Instead the mansion is visited by Christy and her current lover, President Alan Richmond (GeneHackman). Both are drunk and ready to mate, with Luther a reluctant peeping tom.
Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
Luther Whitney (Eastwood) is a professional burglar looking for his next hit. He decides to target the mansion of elderly billionaire Walter Sullivan (E. G. Marshall), since Sullivan and his much younger wife Christy (MeloraHardin) are supposed to be vacationing. Instead the mansion is visited by Christy and her current lover, President Alan Richmond (GeneHackman). Both are drunk and ready to mate, with Luther a reluctant peeping tom.
Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
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Luther Whitney (Eastwood) is a professional burglar looking for his next hit. He decides to target the mansion of elderly billionaire Walter Sullivan (E. G. Marshall), since Sullivan and his much younger wife Christy
Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy to grab a letter opener and turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton
Luther escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, Christy then grabs a letter opener and turns on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Luther escapes but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris) who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
The film received mixed reviews on release. Several critics felt that a murder case with the President of the United States and the Secret Service as murderers and a burglar as the sole hero was hardly believable. Yet found the acting solid. The film earned $50,007,168 in the American market, the 37th most succesful film of the year. However this barely covered its budget.
Luther escapes but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris) who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
The film received mixed reviews on release. Several critics felt that a murder case with the President of the United States and the Secret Service as murderers and a burglar as the sole hero was hardly believable. Yet found the acting solid. The film earned $50,007,168 in the American market, the 37th most succesful film of the year. However this barely covered its budget.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, inspiring Christy then grabs to grab a letter opener and turns turn it on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Staff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
Lutherescapes escapes, but not unnoticed. He finds himself both suspected for the murder, and with a price on his head. He has to prove he had nothing to do with it. His only allies are his estranged daughter, prosecuting attorney Kate Whitney (LauraLinney), and police detective Seth Frank (EdHarris) (EdHarris), who knows something fishy is going on. Naturally the President wants them all dead.
The film received mixed reviews on release. Several critics felt that a murder case with the President of the United States and the Secret Service as murderers and a burglar as the sole hero was hardlybelievable. Yet believable, yet found the acting solid. The film earned $50,007,168 in the American market, the 37th most succesful film of the year. However this barely covered its budget.
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The film received mixed reviews on release. Several critics felt that a murder case with the President of the United States and the Secret Service as murderers and a burglar as the sole hero was hardly
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* RightPlaceRightTimeWrongReason: The American President having an affair with a married woman, the killing of his mistress by overzealous Secret Service agents, and the subsequent cover-up are uncovered by a burglar who was in the process of breaking into the house.
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* RightPlaceRightTimeWrongReason: The American President having an affair with a married woman, the killing of his mistress by overzealous Secret Service agents, and the subsequent cover-up are uncovered by a burglar who was in the process of breaking into the house.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: As described in depth in a chapter of WilliamGoldman's book ''Which Lie Did I Tell?''.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Agent Collin gets a dose of his own poison.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Agent Burton might not be the most decent guy in the world, but he's certainly the most vocal objector to the actions of his employer.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, Christy then grabs a letter opener and turns on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Stuff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
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Richmond suddenly turns violent, Christy then grabs a letter opener and turns on him. Two agents of the Secret Service respond to their President's call for help. Agents Bill Burton (ScottGlenn) and Tim Collin (DennisHaysbert) shoot the woman down. Then the trio and Chief of Stuff Staff Gloria Russell (JudyDavis) arrange the scene to appear that an intruder killed her.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Agent's Burton]] Agent Burton kills himself out of guilt.guilt.
* KissKissSlap: The slap was a bad idea, Mr. President.
* KissKissSlap: The slap was a bad idea, Mr. President.
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* GonnaNeedABiggerWarrant: From Seth's point-of-view a simple burglary and murder ends up pointing to wider political corruption, implicating high-ranking politicians.
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