---
title: 'Enemy of the State (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tony Scott'
released: '1998-11-18'
runtime_minutes: 132
genres:
  - 'Action'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/enemy-of-the-state-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120660/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Enemy of the State (1998)

1998 · 132 min · Action, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Enemy of the State is a 1998 American political action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by David Marconi. The film stars Will Smith as a labor lawyer who becomes the target of a covert surveillance operation after unwittingly receiving evidence of a political assassination. Gene Hackman co-stars as a former intelligence operative who helps him evade the rogue agents. The supporting cast includes Jon Voight, Regina King, Loren Dean, Jake Busey, Barry Pepper, and Gabriel Byrne.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tony Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-scott)
- **Screenplay:** [David Marconi](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-marconi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Harry Gregson-Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-gregson-williams), [Trevor Rabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-rabin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Daniel Mindel](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-mindel)
- **Editor:** [Chris Lebenzon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-lebenzon)

## Cast

- [Laura Cayouette](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-cayouette) as Christa Hawkins
- [Will Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-smith) as Robert Clayton Dean
- [James LeGros](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-legros) as Jerry Miller
- [Scott Caan](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-caan) as Jones
- [Jamie Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-kennedy) as Jamie Williams
- [Jason Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-lee) as Daniel Zavits
- [Lisa Bonet](https://cinepixo.com/people/lisa-bonet) as Rachel Banks
- [Carlos Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-gomez-2)
- [Ian Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-hart) as John Bingham
- [Tom Sizemore](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-sizemore) as Boss Paulie Pintero
- [Bodhi Elfman](https://cinepixo.com/people/bodhi-elfman) as Van
- [Jake Busey](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-busey) as Krug
- [Anna Gunn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anna-gunn) as Emily Reynolds
- [Brian Markinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-markinson) as Brian Blake
- [Barry Pepper](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-pepper) as David Pratt

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