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No Way Out

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

Pentagon checkerboard chase; nighttime focus shift; party triangulation

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  • Costner running along the Pentagon’s checkerboard hallway is a striking image.
  • The nighttime focus shift between Hackman and Costner is effective.
  • Party photography triangulates Susan, Brice and Tom, then reveals Brice’s mounting anxiety.