The Spanish Prisoner Movie Review
The Spanish Prisoner Review

"The Spanish Prisoner" Overview

Rating: PG
1998
Cast and Crew
Director : David MametProducer : Jean Doumanian
Screenwiter : David Mamet
Starring : Campbell Scott,Rebecca Pidgeon,Steve Martin,Ricky Jay,Ben Gazzara,Felicity Huffman,Ed O’Neill
“What I learned while watching The Spanish Prisoner,” by Christopher Null.
1. Don’t trust nobody.
2. If you develop a secret formula for the company you work at, especially don’
t trust nobody.
3. Steve Martin and Campbell Scott – wow! Who knew they had such talent.
4. David Mamet’s still got it, even though House of Games will remain his
masterpiece.
5. When a girl says she knows an FBI agent, don’t call the number on the card!
Look them up in the phone book and make sure she ain’t lying through her teeth.
6. A bad title doesn’t matter.
7. Ed O’Neill will never appear in a better film, however briefly.
8. Never carry a package on a plane for a stranger.
9. This is probably the best movie you’ll see this year.
10. Don’t trust nobody (except me).
Pidgeon... a bird in the hand?
Reviewer: Christopher Null




