Held in an L.A. interrogation room, Verbal Kint attempts to convince the feds that a mythic crime lord, Keyser Soze, not only exists, but was also responsible for drawing him and his four partners into a multi-million dollar heist that ended with an explosion in San Pedro harbor – leaving few survivors. Verbal lures his interrogators with an incredible story of the crime lord's almost supernatural prowess.
Writing
McQuarrie's script is a masterclass in misdirection.
Acting
Spacey's Oscar-winning limp and stutter hide everything.
Direction
Singer makes you complicit in your own deception.
Director
Bryan Singer
Stephen Baldwin
McManus
Gabriel Byrne
Keaton
Benicio del Toro
Fenster
Kevin Pollak
Hockney
Kevin Spacey
Verbal
Chazz Palminteri
Dave Kujan
Pete Postlethwaite
Kobayashi
Suzy Amis
Edie Finneran
Giancarlo Esposito
Jack Baer
Dan Hedaya
Jeff Rabin
Paul Bartel
Smuggler
Carl Bressler
Saul Berg
Phillipe Simon
Fortier
Jack Shearer
Renault
Christine Estabrook
Dr. Plummer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The line-up scene was supposed to be serious, but the actors kept cracking each other up—Singer kept the blooper energy and it became iconic.
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