Roger Donaldson’s “No Way Out,” released in 1987, is a political drama/thriller featuring Kevin Costner as a Navy Lieutenant Commander who finds himself entangled in a cover-up after a tragedy while involved with a woman whose character is questionable (Sean Young). Gene Hackman portrays his superior at the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense, and Will Patton plays that same Secretary’s dependable assistant. This a…

Eagerly awaiting some personal reflection. No Way Out comes from director Roger Donaldson and screenwriter Robert Garland, who adapted Kenneth Fearing’s novel "The Big Clock." The cast includes Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton, George Dzundza, and Howard Duff. Maurice Jarre composed the music, and John Alcott handled the cinematography. Previously filmed effectively as The Big Clock in 1948,…