
120 minutes
3/1/2001
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."

Robert De Niro
as Eddie Flemming

Edward Burns
as Jordy Warsaw

Kelsey Grammer
as Robert Hawkins

Avery Brooks
as Leon Jackson

Melina Kanakaredes
as Nicolette Karas

Karel Roden
as Emil Slovak

Oleg Taktarov
as Oleg Razgul

Vera Farmiga
as Daphne Handlova

John DiResta
as Bobby Korfin

James Handy
as Captain Duffy

Darius McCrary
as Tommy Cullen

Bruce Cutler
as Bruce Cutler

Charlize Theron
as Rose Hearn

Kim Cattrall
as Cassandra

David Alan Grier
as Mugger

Vladimir Mashkov
as Milos

Arina Gasanova
as Tamina

Noelle Evans
as Honey
Mindy Marin
as Maggie
Christine Claibourne
as Maggie's Assistant

Paul Herman
as Paulie

Gabriel Casseus
as Unique

Joe Lisi
as Police Captain
Stephen Davis
as Murphy
William Stanton
as Garcia
Louis F. Garcia
as Fire Chief
Mike Camello
as Fireman Camello

Tygh Runyan
as Stephen Geller
Barry Blueian
as Immigration Supervisor

Ritchie Coster
as News Stand Vendor

Roseanne Barr
as Roseanne
Ashton Dane
as Talk Show Father
Gail Greaves
as Talk Show Wife

Bobby Field
as Talk Show Son

Anton Yelchin
as Boy in Burning Building
Lynette Ruiz
as Sketch Artist

Kurt Andon
as Pizza Man

Rikki Klieman
as Daphne's Lawyer

Sebastian Roché
as Ludwig

Kata Dobó
as Redhead at Ludwigs
Elma Vann
as Linda
Olga Morgunova
as Escort Service Woman

Dorit Sauer
as Escort Service Woman
Haik Garibyan
as Emigrant

Marco Khan
as Emigrant

Toni Kalem
as Woman at Planet Hollywood
Jorge H. Guzman
as Bouncer

Lennox Brown
as Lookout Guy
George Poulos
as Greek Waiter
Peter Arnett
as Peter Arnett
Sylvia Lopez
as Newscaster

Jane Velez-Mitchell
as Newscaster
Bryan Foster
as Hawkins' Cameraman
Alan Cohen
as Hawkins' Sound Man

Spero Stamboulis
as Nicolette's Cameraman

Joseph Alfieri
as Reporter

Barry Primus
as Cab Driver

Julieta Espinoza
as Unique's Girlfriend

Brantley Bush
as Fireman
Macy Merced
as Paramedic
Tracey Mulqueen
as Paramedic

Scott Dillin
as Battery Park Policeman
Dominic Maglione
as Police Officer
Ron Wall
as Police Officer

Michael Arthur
as NYPD #2 (uncredited)

William H. Burns
as Uniformed Cop (uncredited)

Jamie Burton-Oare
as Reporter (uncredited)

Giovanni Capitello
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Rose Colasanti
as Woman in Bar (uncredited)

Ben Fiore
as Police Officer (uncredited)

Celeste Gregoire
as Girl in Restaurant (uncredited)

Zuhair Haddad
as Airport Passenger (uncredited)

Philippe Hartmann
as NY Daily News Reporter (uncredited)

Everton Lawrence
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.
as NYPD Police Officer (uncredited)

Dwayne Adway
as Additional voices (voice) (uncredited)
Phillip V. Caruso
as Arguing Husband (uncredited)
Mark Cheek
as Cameraman (uncredited)

Spencer Kayden
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

George F. Miller
as TV News Reporter (uncredited)
Floyd Resnick
as NYPD Officer at Ludwig's (uncredited)

Eric Rosenberg
as Pedestrian in Times Sq. (uncredited)
Erica Taylor
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Ellen Whyte
as Woman #2 at Planet Hollywood (uncredited)