When a truck loaded with stripped gun parts is hijacked outside of Queens, five notorious thieves become overnight guests of the NYPD, but that''s all they need to hatch a plan that brings them to Los Angeles for the ultimate take, $91 million in hard cash. Roger "Verbal" Kint, an apparent victim of cerebral palsy yet an accomplished con man, soon falls under the persuasive powers of U.S. Customs Special Agent David Kujan, who''s hot on their trail. Kint weaves a tale that begins six weeks ago, back at the police shake-down in New York.

Assembled among the professional felons are hardware specialist Todd Hockney, entry man Michael McManus and Dean Keaton, an ex-cop whose hijacking and smuggling exploits have incurred Kujan''s wrath. Customs has been building a case on Keaton for three years, and despite Kint''s claim that Keaton is dead, Kujan looks to squeeze Kint until he gets his man. In a surprise plot twist, a pitiable con man is being outwitted by an eager Fed. Or is he?

Directed by
Bryan Singer

Cast
Stephen Baldwin - Michael McManus
Gabriel Byrne - Dean Keaton
Chazz Palminteri - US Customs Special Agent David Kujan
Kevin Pollack - Todd Hockney
Pete Postlethwaite - Kobayashi
Kevin Spacey - Roger "Verbal" Kint
Suzy Amis - Edie Finneran
Giancarlo Esposito - Jack Baer
Benicio Del Toro - Fred Fenster

Production Co.
Blue Parrot Productions
Bad Hat Harry Productions

Produced by
Robert Jones
Hans Brockmann
Francois Duplat

Studio
Gramercy Pictures

Writer
Christopher McQuarrie

Music
John Ottman