Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Robert Meyer Burnett
2002-04-02


7
52 min

Documentary that includes interviews with Singer as well as the rest of the cast - mainly Spacey. There is no "plot" or "promotional" elements to this documentary - all of the information offered is substantial and informative as we are let in on all the details of trying to seek out the right actors for the parts, as well as the thoughts of the actors about joining an independent production helmed by a young director. Part 2 is a more interesting look at the production itself, complete with the problems and obstacles that faced the low-budget feature, as well as the happier memories of the work that the cast and crew went through. There's a lot of discussion of the infamous laughter during the lineup sequence, complete with a few outtakes of the scene.

Cast

Name Character Team
Suzy Amis Edie Finneran (archive footage) Unowned
Stephen Baldwin Self Unowned
Paul Bartel Smuggler (archive footage) Unowned
Gabriel Byrne Self Unowned
Benicio del Toro Self Zac E. Chan
Peter Greene Redfoot (archive footage) Unowned
Dan Hedaya Jeff Rabin (photo) Unowned
Kenneth Kokin Self (photo) Unowned
Michael McDonnell Self (archive footage) Unowned
Christopher McQuarrie Self Unowned
John Ottman Self (archive footage) Unowned
Chazz Palminteri Self Unowned
Kevin Pollak Self Unowned
Pete Postlethwaite Kobayashi (archive footage) Unowned
Bryan Singer Self Unowned
Kevin Spacey Self Hangin with Mr. Cooper