We'll start with the story of the movie.
Five criminals, (Dean Keaton (Gabriel Byrne),
Michael McManus (Stephen Baldwin), Roger
"Verbal" Kint (Kevin Spacey), Todd Hockney
(Kevin Pollak) and Fred Fenster (Benicio Del
Toro), all unknown to each other, are
all in the same lineup. They don't know why
they're there, but something, or someone has
brought them together.
The Lineup. From the left: Kevin Pollak, Stephen Baldwin
Benicio Del Toro, Gabriel Byrne and Kevin Spacey.
During the night in jail, they plan a robbery
together. The robbery is successfully compleated.
After this they are all hired for another "job" by
a man they all know, but only by reputation. A man
they all respect and fear. That man is the
mysterious and powerful Keyser Soze.
Planning the robbery.
After a while, they discover that they are all
puppets in a game that Keyser Soze run.
When they try to get out of Keyser Soze's grip.
They discover that he has complete control of them,
and that there's no wat out - they're forced to
complete the "job". But something about the
"job" is very wrong . . .
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And now, some information about the actors.
Gabriel Byrne: Was born in Dublin, Ireland,
and it was here in Europe he started his acting career,
in London. His first job was at the Abbet Theater and
later he joined the Royal Court Theater. He made his
movie debute in "Excalibur", and other european
movies are, "Defence of the Realm" and "Hanna K.".
He made his debute on the american silver screen in
1990 in "Miller's crossing". Other movies are:
"Cool world", "A Dangerous Woman", "Trial by Jury",
"Point of no Return" and "Little Women".
Besides acting, he also procduces and writes. His
first book "Pictures in my Head" was published in
Ireland in December. On the producing side he'll
produce "The Dr.'s Wife" later this year and
before he has produced "In the name of the Father",
which earned several Oscar nominations.
Stephen Baldwin: Begun his acting career in an
off-Broadway production called "Out of America" with
Darryl Hannah. He's maybe best known for his role as
young Buffalo Bill Cody on the TV-series "Young
Riders". His movie roles include, except "The Usual
Suspects", "Last Exit to Brookyn", "Born on the fourth
of July", "Crossing the Bridge" and "Posse". And most
recently "8 Seconds", "Threesome" and "Mrs. Parker
and the Vicious Circle". He's also been seen together
with Gabriel Byrne (see above) in "A Simple Twist
of Fate".
Kevin Spacey: Studied for two years at the
Julliard School before he made his debute in "Henry IV"
in 1981. And in 1082 he made his Brpadway debute in
"Ghosts". Other theater credits are "The Seagull" and
"Long Days journey into Night". On TV he's been seen
in "Wiseguy", "Fall from Grace" and "The murder of
Mary Phagan". On the big screen he's movies include
"Swimming with Sharks", "Outbreak", "Iron Will",
"Seven" and "A Time to Kill". Besides acting a also
done some producing and directing. On the producing
side there are "National Anthems" on the New York
Stage and on the directing side there are "Albino
Alligator".
Kevin Pollak: Started his career as a stand up
comedian in San Francisco. And in 1988 he started his
acting career in "Avalon". After this he didn't have to
wait long for his next role, which was in "L.A. Story".
Other movies are "Ricochet", "A Few Good Men",
"Grumpy old Men", "Canadian Bacon", "House
Arrest" and finally, "Casino" together with big names
as Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone.
Benicio Del Toro: Studied acting in New York at
the Stella Adler Conservatory and at Circle in the
Square. And later in L.A. at the Actors Cirlce Theater.
He's been seen in "Fearless", "China Moon", "Money
for Nothing", "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery"
and "License to Kill". On TV he's been seen in the
miniseries "Drug Wars: the Enrico Camarena Story"
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