Murder at 1600

1997 Mystery & Suspense

A police detective finds that looking into a murder is anything but routine when one of the suspects is the President of the United States. When the nude and bloodied corpse of an attractive woman is found in a bathroom at the White House, Harlan Regis (Wesley Snipes), a top detective with the Washington D.C. police force, is assigned to investigate. However, Regis soon learns that the Secret Service, headed by Nick Spikings (Daniel Benzali), is launching their own investigation, and they want Regis to stay out of their way. While Alvin Jordan (Alan Alda), National Security Advisor to President Jack Neil (Ronny Cox), intervenes in Regis' favor, it becomes obvious that no one wants him poking his nose into a case in which the suspects include both the President and his ill-tempered son Kyle (Tate Donovan). Eventually, Regis finds an ally in Nina Chance (Diane Lane), a member of the Secret Service's team, while the President tries to fend off the investigation in the midst of an international crisis. Comedian Dennis Miller also appears as Regis' partner Stengel. more..

Director: Dwight Little

Starring: Wesley Snipes, Diane Lane,Alan Alda, Daniel Benzali, Ronny Cox

Reviews

  • As directed by Dwight Little ("Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home," a morph of "The Day of the Dolphin" and "Lassie Come Home"), the tension-to-action sequences unspool efficiently.

    Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly

    26 April 2013

  • A lot of Murder at 1600 is well -done. Characters are introduced vividly,; there's a sense of realism in the White House scenes, and some of the dialogue by Wayne Beach and David Hodgin hits a nice ironic note. But then the movie kicks into auto - pilot. The last third of the film is a ready-made action movie plug-in.

    Roger Ebert - The Chicago Sun-Times

    26 April 2013

  • Though it might charitably be described as "a load of old cods", there is a certain entertainment value to Murder At 1600.

    Kim Newman - Empire

    26 April 2013

  • Murder at 1600 has velocity and excitement, and that takes it a long way. It stars Wesley Snipes, which takes it a bit farther. And it's also lightweight, cliched and borderline ridiculous, which takes it back a few pegs.

    Mick LaSalle - The San Francisco Chronicle

    26 April 2013

  • Wesley Snipes is terrific as the hero.

    David Sterritt - Christian Science Monitor

    26 April 2013

Awards

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