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Bait
Alvin Sanders is going to help the Feds catch a killer. He just doesn't know it yet.
Genres
ActionThrillerCrime
Overview
Landing in jail for a petty theft crime, Alvin finds himself sharing a cell with John Jaster, the incarcerated half of the pair of high-tech thieves responsible for the missing gold. His partner, Bristol, is still at large. Alvin wants only to get out of prison and start fresh with his girlfriend, Lisa, and when the Feds, led by U.S. Treasury investigator Clenteen, set him loose on a sketchy deal, he thinks his luck has changed. Alvin has his freedom and the Feds have found their bait.
Details
Budget
$35000000
Revenue
$15500000
Runtime
119 min
Release Date
2000-09-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
207
Vote Average
5.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jamie Foxx
Alvin Sanders
David Morse
Edgar Clenteen
Robert Pastorelli
Jaster
Doug Hutchison
Bristol
Kimberly Elise
Lisa Hill
David Paymer
Agent Wooly
Mike Epps
Stevie Sanders
Jamie Kennedy
Agent Blum
Nestor Serrano
Agent Boyle
Kirk Acevedo
Ramundo
Jeffrey Donovan
Julio
Megan Dodds
Agent Walsh
Tia Texada
Tika
Neil Crone
Supervisor
Jason Jones
Guard
Martin Roach
Cop
Matthew Witherly
Guard
William Lynn
Night Watchman
Glyn Thomas
Chem-Tech Agent
Victor A. Young
Senator
Don Allison
Senator
Paul Miller
Dr. Harris
Goûchy Boy
Convict
Arnold Pinnock
Convict
Clé Bennett
Convict
Desmond Campbell
Convict
Shawn Lawrence
Warden Clay
Lee Rumohr
Bound Guard
Norm Spencer
Bound Guard
Tom Cappadona
Cab Driver
Jonathan Hadary
Cafe Owner
Ritchie Coster
Buyer
Stan Coles
General
Larry Block
Customer
Billy Otis
Odd Inmate
Navaco Bernice Downey
Girl in Club
John 'Frenchie' Berger
Medical Examiner
John Harper
Running Man
Joe Pingue
Cop
Dylan Bierk
Police Photographer
Bruce Beaton
Agent with Coffee
Ron Kennell
Mobile Agent
Conrad Bergschneider
Mobile Agent
Nik Pjeternikaj
Agent
Ron Bell
Trucker
Caesar the Lion
Lion
Bongo the Lion
Lion
Joanna Polley
Rhonda Glimsher (voice)
Lorraine McNeill-Krall
Woman Looking in Car Window
Brian Donahue
Federal Officer (uncredited)
David Headon
NSA Guard (uncredited)
Donna Milburn
Dancer (uncredited)
Jennifer Newman
Featured Dancer (uncredited)
Nick Poltoranin
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Paul Calderon
Cop (uncredited)
Wesley Finucan
Crowd Member (uncredited)
Antoine Fuqua
Man (uncredited)
Steve Nuke
FBI Agent (uncredited)
Matthew Reid
Man Running to the Bathroom (uncredited)
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