Recruit, The
In an era when the country's first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, comes an explosive thriller starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell that for the first time opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayton (Farrell) might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country - and he's just the person that Walter Burke (Pacino) wants in the Agency.
James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency's secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla (Moynahan), one of his fellow recruits.
But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. As the suspence builds toward a gripping climax, it soon becomes clear that the CIA's old maxims are true: "trust no one" and "nothing is what it seems."
Directed by
Roger Donaldson
Cast
Al Pacino - Walter Burke
Colin Farrell - James Clayton
Bridget Moynahan - Layla
Gabriel Macht - Zack
Mike Realba - Ronnie
Dom Fiore - Instructor #1
Karl Pruner - Dennis Slayne
Ron Lea - Dell Rep (Bill Rudolph)
Jeanie Calleja - Co-Ed #1
Jessica Greco - Brunette at Blue Ridge
Angelo Tsarouchas - Cab Driver
Veronika Hurnik - Polygraph Interrogator
Eugene Lipinski - Husky Man
Steven Lucescu - Instructor #2
Richard Fitzpatrick - Rob Stevens
Production Co.
Spyglass Entertainment Group
EIEIO Productions
Produced by
Jonathan Glickman
Gary Barber
Megan Wolpert
Ric Kidney
Roger Birnbaum
Jeffrey D Apple
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Writer
Roger Towne
Kurt Wimmer
Music
Klaus Badelt
