“In the Line of Fire” The battle between those who believe in the state and those who don’t believe in it *Note! Contains spoilers.

*This article touches on the ending of the story, so we recommend watching the movie before reading it.

"In the Line of Fire" synopsis

Frank Horrigan, a veteran police officer who was assigned to the scene of JFK assassination in Dallas, was unable to stop it and is still tormented by guilt. One day, as he is nearing retirement age, he receives a phone call warning of the assassination of the president...

Index

• A project born from the producer's childhood memories
• Clint Hill, the man who failed to protect the president
• Great Eastwood, casting of actor Malkovich
• Eastwood always placed himself in the center of power.
• Mitch, the man who believes in the state, and Frank, the man who disbelieves in the state.

A project born from the producer's childhood memories

Since his debut, Eastwood has continued to play immortal heroes using his strong body as a weapon. However, since the 1990s, when he was born in 1930 and reached his 60th birthday, ``old age'' has gradually crept into his roles. In `` Sightings '' (1997), he wears reading glasses because he doesn't look his age, and in `` Space Cowboys '' (2000), he is ridiculed as a ``ripe (old) staff'' when he tries to travel to space, and in ` `Blood Work '' (02). Eventually, he ended up having a heart attack.

And ``In the Line of Fire'' (1993), in which a veteran Secret Service agent who was unable to protect John F. Kennedy confronts an assassin plotting to assassinate the president, is also a work on this line. is. Chase John Malkovich's assassin and you'll be breathless in no time. If you take a nap in the office, people will mistake it for a heart attack. It can be said that this is Eastwood's earliest work to confront the subject of "aging" head-on.

“In the Line of Fire” trailer

However, I was under the impression that this film was a project by Eastwood. But it was actually born out of filmmaker Jeff Apple's childhood memories. At first, there wasn't even a setting like JFK or the old agent. The trigger was an incident in Miami in 1964. A special car carrying President Lyndon Johnson drives through downtown. Secret Service agents surround Johnson. Boy Jeff Apple is deeply moved by his majestic appearance. How cool!

Apple eventually started a film production company in Los Angeles and decided to make a movie about the Secret Service, which is still fresh in his mind. I asked my college classmate Ken Friedman to develop the scenario, and it took about a year and a half to complete. Finally, he makes a pitch to Hollywood.

Columbia Pictures showed interest. Starring Dustin Hoffman, his directorial credits include ``Agatha'' (1979) and `` Sing!''. Planning begins with a top-notch lineup including Michael Apted, known for `` For the Love of Loretta '' (1980). A long-held dream has finally come true! But then, a week later, Columbia's management team changed hands. Promises are easily broken.