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Directed by | Steven Soderbergh |
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Screenplay by | Scott Frank |
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Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard |
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Music by | David Holmes |
Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
Edited by | Anne V. Coates |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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122 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $48 million |
Box office | $77.7 million |
Out of Sight is a 1998 American crime comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Frank, adapted from Elmore Leonard's novel of the same name. The first of several collaborations between Soderbergh and actor George Clooney, it was released on June 26, 1998.
The film stars Clooney and Jennifer Lopez and co-stars Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina, Nancy Allen, Steve Zahn, Catherine Keener, and Albert Brooks. There are also special appearances by Michael Keaton, briefly reprising his role as Ray Nicolette in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown the previous year, and Samuel L. Jackson.
The film received Academy Award nominations for Adapted Screenplay and Editing and won the Edgar Award for best screenplay and the National Society of Film Critics awards for best film, screenplay, and director. The film led to a spinoff TV series in 2003, Karen Sisco.