Press Release
Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster  Star in the Action-Packed Critically Acclaimed heist thriller

Inside Man

Available on DVD August 8, 2006 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

“A heist thriller like you’ve never seen.” Jim Ferguson, ABC-TV

Universal City, California, July 10, 2006 – Oscar® winners Denzel Washington (Training Day, Man on Fire) and Jodie Foster (Flightplan, Silence of the Lambs), and Oscar® nominee Clive Owen (Derailed, Sin City) head an all-star cast in the intense, action-packed crime thriller Inside Man, coming to DVD on August 8, 2006 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man) and directed by Oscar®-nominated director Spike Lee (Malcolm X), Inside Man bristles with pulse-pounding excitement as a determined detective, a cunning bank robber and a mysterious power broker are locked in a deadly standoff with lives at stake and time running out. Loaded with brilliant twists and a shocking

conclusion that will keep viewers guessing to the very end, the Inside Man DVD is priced at $29.98 SRP.

Inside Man Takes the Inside Track with America’s Critics

Inside Man has been one of the best-reviewed films of the year, earning accolades across the country. Shawn Edwards at Fox-TV wrote “Begins with clever sizzle and ends with a terrific bang.” Pete Hammond of Maxim praised Inside Man as, “A cool captivating cat and mouse game,” and the Wall Street Journal declared it “A heist film that’s right on the money.”

A Bank Vault Full of Surprising Extras

The Inside Man DVD is filled with extras that provide exciting behind-the-scenes background on the creation of the film and the artistic choices faced by director Spike Lee.

· Over 25 minutes of deleted scenes

· Number 4 - Spike Lee and Denzel Washington sit down and discuss their fourth and latest collaboration.

· The Making of Inside Man

· Feature Commentary with director Spike Lee

Synopsis

Academy Award® winners Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster and Academy Award® nominee Clive Owen star in this intense and explosive crime thriller. The perfect bank robbery quickly spirals into an unstable and deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a criminal mastermind (Owen), a determined detective (Washington), and a power broker with a hidden agenda (Foster). As the minutes tick by and the situation becomes increasingly tense, one wrong move could mean disaster for any one of them. From acclaimed director Spike Lee comes the edge-of-your-seat, action-packed thriller that the Wall Street Journal is calling “a heist film that’s right on the money.”

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