Cast
- Clint Eastwood as Agent Frank Horrigan, a Secret Service agent still haunted by his failure to save John F. Kennedy and now seeks redemption.
- John Malkovich as Mitch Leary, a psychotic assassin determined to kill the President of the United States.
- Rene Russo as Lilly Raines, a Secret Service agent and Frank's love interest.
- Dylan McDermott as Al D'Andrea, Frank's partner.
- Gary Cole as Bill Watts, Frank's superior, wary of Frank's reputation.
- Fred Dalton Thompson as Harry Sargent, the White House Chief of Staff, also distrusting of Frank.
- John Mahoney as Secret Service Director Sam Campagna, Frank's colleague and friend in the Secret Service.
- Gregory Alan Williams as Matt Wilder
- Jim Curley as the President of the United States (codenamed "Traveler"), Leary's target.
- Sally Hughes as the First Lady of the United States
- Tobin Bell as Mendoza, a counterfeiter, apprehended by Frank in the film's opening scene.
- Clyde Kusatsu as FBI agent Jack Okura
- Steve Hytner as FBI agent Tony Carducci
- Patrika Darbo as Pam Magnus
- John Heard as Prof. Riger
- Joshua Malina as Secret Service agent Chavez
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