:for other uses see out of sight (disambiguation).  out of sight is a 1998 american crime comedy film based on the novel of the same name by elmore leonard and directed by steven soderbergh. the first of several collaborations between soderbergh and star george clooney, it was released on june 26, 1998. jennifer lopez also stars, along with ving rhames, don cheadle, dennis farina, nancy allen, steve zahn and albert brooks. the film received academy award nominations for adapted screenplay and editing. it won the edgar award for best screenplay and the national society of film critics awards for best film, screenplay, and director. it led to a spinoff tv series in 2003, karen sisco. ==plot== a career bank robber, jack foley (george clooney), and a u.s. marshal, karen sisco (jennifer lopez), are forced to share a car trunk during foley's escape from a florida prison. after he completes his getaway, foley is chased by sisco while he and his friendsâright-hand man buddy (ving rhames) and unreliable associate glenn (steve zahn)âwork their way north to bloomfield hills, a wealthy northern suburb of detroit. there they plan to pay a visit to shady businessman ripley (albert brooks), who foolishly bragged to them in prison years before about a cache of uncut diamonds hidden in his home. a vicious criminal named maurice miller (don cheadle), who also spent time in jail with jack and ripley, is planning on hitting up ripley's mansion with his own crew, including kenneth (isaiah washington) and white boy bob (keith loneker). a romantic interlude between foley and sisco takes place in a detroit hotel, but the question of whether she is really pursuing foley to arrest him or for love ends in a showdown during the robbery at ripley's home and adds to "the fun" foley claims they are having. ==cast== * george clooney as jack foley * jennifer lopez as karen sisco * ving rhames as buddy bragg * steve zahn as g
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