Directed by Gregory Hoblit ... directed by Written by Nicholas Kazan ... written by Cast Denzel Washington ... John Hobbes John Goodman ... Jonesy Donald Sutherland ... Lt. Stanton Embeth Davidtz ... Gretta Milano James Gandolfini ... Lou Elias Koteas ... Edgar Reese Gabriel Casseus ... Art Michael J. Pagan ... Sam Robert Joy ... Charles Frank Medrano ... Charles' Killer Ronn Munro ... Mini Golf Owner Cynthia Hayden ... Society Woman Ray Xifo ... Society Man Tony Michael Donnelly ... Toby Tara Carnes ... Teenage Girl Reno Wilson ... Mike Wendy Cutler ... Denise Aida Turturro ... Tiffany Jeff Tanner ... Lawrence Jerry Walsh ... Fat Man Bob Rumnock ... Schoolteacher Ellen Sheppard ... Nun on Bus Christian Aubert ... Professor Louders Bill Clark ... Detective Bill Clark Allelon Ruggiero ... Executioner Jill Holden ... Gracie Drucie McDaniel ... Vender John R. Russell ... Distinguished Gentleman (as John Raphael Russell) Lynn Wanlass ... Complaining Woman John Descano ... Cab Driver Cress Williams ... Detective Joe Rick Warner ... Governor Jim Grimshaw ... Warden Brandon Zitin ... Muscle Builder Rozwill Young ... Prison Guard Michael Shamus Wiles ... Prison Guard Frank Davis ... Prison Guard Barry Shabaka Henley ... Uniformed Cop (as Barry 'Shabaka' Henley) Mike Cicchetti ... Mustache Man Chuck Jeffreys ... Transit Cop (as William C. Jeffreys III) Ben Siegler ... Priest Jason George ... College Kid (as Jason Winston George) Anika Hawkins ... Girlfriend Stan Kang ... Japanese Businessman Thomas J. McCarthy ... Witness Sheila Bader ... Witness Elleanor Jean Hendley ... Reporter Michael Aron ... Reporter Byron Scott ... Reporter Pat Ciarrocchi ... Anchor Steve Highsmith ... Anchor Kent Manahan ... Anchor Uncredited Cast Ford Austin ... Reporter Graham Beckel ... John Reynolds Heather Capuano ... Pedestrian Victor Corsino ... Geno's Patron Andrew DePalma ... Possessed Man Jeffrey Brian Holmes ... Pennsylvania State Trooper Casey Kasem ... Shaggy Rogers (archive footage) Fred Leeds ... Train Passenger Kurt Leitner ... Train Passenger Isaac Mayanja ... Bodyguard for Hobbes During Execution Sal Mazzotta ... Jimmy Moore J. Emerson McGowan ... Demon Passer George Pellegrino ... Prison Guard Selvyn Price ... Deathrow News Crew Gary Rodriguez ... Detective Scott Roman ... Witness Aaron Sadovsky ... Train Conductor Francesco Scorsone ... Possessed Man Renee Spei ... Demon Produced by Robert Cavallo ... executive producer Elon Dershowitz ... executive producer Patricia Graf ... associate producer Nicholas Kazan ... executive producer Ted Kurdyla ... executive producer Charles Roven ... producer Kelley Smith-Wait ... co-producer Dawn Steel ... producer Richard Suckle ... associate producer Original Music by Dun Tan ... as Tan Dun / music composed by Special Effects by James Fredburg ... special effects coordinator Dennis King ... special effects technician Chad Van Baalbergen ... special effects technician Ray L. Wilkerson ... special effects technician Steven B. Wolke ... special effects technician Visual Effects by Kent Houston ... visual effects supervisor: Peerless Camera Company Ltd. Andrea Adams ... animator Martin Body ... optical cameraman Ditch Doy ... computer animator Dorne Huebler ... digital compositor: Buena Vista Visual Effects Sarah Moore ... digital compositor: Buena Vista Imaging Tim Ollive ... digital artist Joe Salazar ... digital compositor Stunts Donald John Hewitt ... stunts David S. Lomax ... stunts Phil Neilson ... stunt coordinator Ernie F. Orsatti ... stunt coordinator Don Picard ... stunts Brian Smyj ... stunts Mark Chadwick ... stunts Clarke Coleman ... stunts Edward Conna ... stunts Kelsee King-Devoreaux ... stunt performer

Additional Info Premiere: January 16, 1998 DVD Release: June 17, 1998 Blu-ray Release: August 14, 2012 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Turner Pictures (I) (presents) Atlas Entertainment Distributors Warner Bros.   (1998) (United States) (theatrical) Warner Home Video   (1998) (United States) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (1998) (United States) (Special Widescreen Edition) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1998) (United States) (pan and scan) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1998) (United States) (Laserdisc) (video) CBS   (2001) (United States) (TV) Warner Home Video   (2007) (United States) (included with "Training Day" in Denzel Washington Double Feature) (DVD) HBO Max   (2020) (United States) (VOD) (video) Pay Per View   (1998) (United States) (TV) Starz   (1999) (United States) (TV) Filming Locations Bear Mountain Bridge, New York, USA Culver City, California, USA Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA   (Los Angeles Unit) Holmesburg Prison - 8215 Torresdale Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Los Angeles, California, USA New York, USA Pat's King of Steaks - 1237 S. Passyunk Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   (street scenes) Pennsylvania, USA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,785 / 22,430 Site Ranking #1,781 The Outsider: Season 1 (2020) #1,782 I Spit On Your Grave (2010) #1,783 The Color Purple (1985) #1,784 Pearl (2022) #1,785 Fallen (1998) #1,786 Renfield (2023) #1,787 House Of 1000 Corpses (2003) #1,788 The House That Jack Built (2018) #1,789 Amsterdam (2022)