15 Facts About Inside Man

Inside Man is a 2006 American heist thriller film directed by Spike Lee and written by Russell Gewirtz.

Inside Man premiered in New York on March 20,2006, before being released in the United States on March 24,2006.

Inside Man identifying himself as Dalton Russell sits in a small, dark space he identifies as a cell.

Inside Man proclaims he has committed the perfect bank robbery.

Inside Man emerges a week after the robbery with the contents of Case's safe deposit box, including incriminating documents and several bags of diamonds.

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Script for Inside Man was written by Russell Gewirtz, a former lawyer who conceived the idea while vacationing in several countries.

Interior sets were created at the New York-based Steiner Studios, and Inside Man was the second film to be shot inside the 15-acre facility.

Inside Man prefers to get the actors blocked and find out where he can place all the cameras so he can get the scene and the performance.

Inside Man mainly used Kodak Vision2 500T 5218 and Vision2 Expression 500T 5229 film stocks.

Inside Man gave the artists mockups of two scenarios that ended in homicide—one being a robbery at an ATM, and the other a drive-by shooting.

Inside Man held its premiere in New York at the Ziegfeld Theatre on March 20,2006, coinciding with Lee's 49th birthday.

Inside Man held the record for the highest opening weekend gross as a Denzel Washington starring vehicle, surpassing Man on Fire which debuted with $22.

In November 2006, it was announced that a sequel to Inside Man was in development, with Russell Gewirtz reprising screenwriting duties.

Inside Man expressed interest in filming Inside Man 2 during the fall of 2009.

In 2019, a sequel titled Inside Man: Most Wanted was released direct-to-video and streaming on Netflix.