When Andrew Sterling, a successful black urbanite writer, buys a vacation home on a resort in New England the police mistake him for a burglar. After surrounding his home with armed men, Chief Tolliver realizes his mistake and to avoid the bad publicity offers a thief in his jail, Amos Odell a deal.
Samuel L. Jackson
as Andrew Sterling
Nicolas Cage
as Amos Odell
Michael Lerner
as Phil Gillman
Margaret Colin
as Judy Gillman
Dabney Coleman
as Chief of Police Cecil Tolliver
Brad Dourif
as Officer Donnie Donaldson
Chelcie Ross
as Deputy Earl
Jordan Lund
as Deputy Riley
I.M. Hobson
as Waldo Lake
Jeff Blumenkrantz
as Ernie
Todd Weeks
as Stan
Jodi Long
as Wendy Wong
