‘The Usual Suspects’ premieres at Sundance Film Festival 20 years ago today (Jan 25 1995)


Video: 'The Usual Suspects' trailer

(Wednesday, January 25, 1995)The Usual Suspects, a German-American neo-noir crime thriller film about five criminals who are recruited by a mysterious underworld figure to stop a drug transaction, premiered today at the Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Bryan Singer, the film starred Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio del Toro, Chazz Palminteri, Kevin Pollak, Pete Postlethwaite and Kevin Spacey.