Filmography Enemy Of The State A chance encounter with an old friend destroys attorney Robert Clayton Dean's (Will Smith) fast-track career and happy home life when he is framed for murder by a corrupt intelligence official. As an administrator on loan from the State Department to the National Security Agency, Thomas Brian Reynolds (Jon Voight) appropriates the vast resources of his department to commit the perfect crime and conceal a political cover up of immense proportions. Dean's only hope to reclaim his life and prove his innocence is a man he's never met, a mysterious underground information broker and ex-intelligence operative known only as Brill (Gene Hackman) US release date: November 20th, 1998. Trailers: Click Here Studio: Touchstone Pictures. Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller Director: Tony Scott. Screenwriter(s): David Marconi. Budget: $90,000,000 (estimated.) US Boxoffice: $111,544,000 (US total.) Starring: Gene Hackman Lisa Bonet Regina King Jon Voight James LeGros Also starring: Stuart Wilson, Laura Cayouette, Loren Dean, Barry Pepper, Ian Hart, Jake Busey, Jason Lee, Gabriel Byrne, Jason Robards, Tom Sizemore. Did you know? (info taken from imdb.com) Tom Cruise was originally signed on to star in this film, but had to turn it down because he was still filming Eyes Wide Shut Gene Hackman turned down the film several times, but was ultimately convinced to sign on after a phone call by director Tony Scott. Will Smith later signed on at a relative post-Independence Day (1996) bargain price because he wanted to work with Gene Hackman. Gabriel Byrne's character looks and dresses exactly like the Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver (1976). He also drives Dean away in a taxi. back