Will Smith - "Enemy of The State"

[NickNack]

I rented this last week and was wondering --- why do several actors in this movie not receive any credits at the end? Was it intentional? It reminded me of the first "Mission Impossible", when Emilio Estevez didn't have his name in the credits at the end.

Can someone tell me why this is done?

[markydefad]

Nicky,

It's all pre-planned. Billing is negotiated beforehand. Sometimes actor's roles get edited down for various reasons and they may opt for "no billing" at that point. Or they are doing a small role as a favor or a lark as a "cameo". Sometimes, they can't get the billing they want: Main Titles, Separate Card, Third position, or an "AND" in Last Position--so they take "no billing".

The biggest role to ever go "unbilled", that I can remember, is Bill Murray's in "Tootsie". He was one of the "Stars" and NOT billed. I don't exactly know why.

"Paid Ads" are negotiated in advance also; (the names that appear in the print ads), although a lot of time the positions are left at P.D. (Producer's Discretion) except for a superstar like Tiny Tom Cruise. He's always gonna be first unless he goes "ensemble" (looks good on the resume) in a "Magnolia" type piece, where he's probably billed alpahbetically (as in ALL Woody Allen films). In Woody's movies, Caroline Aaron is billed before Woody or anybody else.

Who wasn't billed in "Enemy Of The State"?

[NickNack]

On 2002-08-05 22:31, markydefad wrote:
Nicky,

Who wasn't billed in "Enemy Of The State"?

Tom Sizemore and Seth Green come to mind right now. Also, at the very beginning of the movie is a 'seasoned' actor playing a congressional chairman not getting any credits. He's killed off so I guess you could consider it an 'extended' cameo. Seth and Tom, and possibly others whose character names I didn't catch so I couldn't check, have somewhat significant roles in the film.