U.S. Marshals (film)

U.S. Marshals
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stuart Baird
Produced by	Anne Kopelson Arnold Kopelson
Written by	Roy Huggins John Pogue
Starring	Tommy Lee Jones Wesley Snipes Robert Downey Jr. Joe Pantoliano Kate Nelligan Irène Jacob
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography	Andrzej Bartkowiak
Edited by	Terry Rawlings
Production company	Kopelson Entertainment
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	March 6, 1998 (1998-03-06) (United States)
Running time	131 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million
Box office	$102.4 million

U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action crime thriller film directed by Stuart Baird. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Roy Huggins and John Pogue. The film is a sequel to the 1993 motion picture The Fugitive, which in turn was based on the 1960s television series of the same name, created by Huggins. The story does not involve the character of Dr. Richard Kimble, portrayed by Harrison Ford in the initial film. Instead, the plot centers on United States Deputy Marshal Sam Gerard, once again played by Tommy Lee Jones, as he and his team pursue another fugitive, Mark Warren, played by Wesley Snipes, who attempts to elude government officials following an international conspiracy scandal. The cast features Robert Downey, Jr., Joe Pantoliano, Daniel Roebuck, Tom Wood, and LaTanya Richardson, several of whom portrayed Deputy Marshals in the previous film.

The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios of Warner Bros. and Kopelson Entertainment. Theatrically, it was commercially distributed by Warner Bros. and by the Warner Home Video division for home media markets. On March 10, 1998, the original motion picture soundtrack was released by the Varèse Sarabande music label. The soundtrack was composed and orchestrated by musician Jerry Goldsmith.

U.S. Marshals premiered in theaters in the United States on March 6, 1998, grossing $57 million in its domestic run. The film took in an additional $45 million through international release for a worldwide total of $102 million. The film was generally met with mixed critical reviews. The film was released on home video on July 21, 1998.