English title: forgotten people
Director: Joseph Ruben
Drama: Gerald Dipego
Category: horror/suspense
Grade: Australia: m USA: PG- 13 (violence/supernatural phenomena) UK: 12A.
Length: 9 1 min
◆ Cast list:
Julianne Moore ... Terry Paleta.
Alfred Wood alfre woodard ... Detective/Qualifier Anne Pope.
Ken Abraham ... gas station worker
Anthony edwards anthony edwards ... Jim Parretta
Catherine Fornan ... Lauren Corell
Tim Kang ... Agent Huang Li.
Christopher Covaler ... Sam (male name)
Catherina Michio ... Mrs. Mons.
Linus Roach linus roache ... a friendly man.
Gary sinise gary sinise ... Dr. Jack Munce.
Riley Stewart ... Sam age 1
Lee Thygeson, Lee Tergesen Al Petalis.
Dominic west dominic west ... Ash Corell.
Matthew Preszewicz ... Sam is five years old.
Jessica Hecht ... Eliot
Jane:
Terry (Julian Moore) has a happy family, obedient and lovely children, considerate and gentle husband, and everything is so perfect. As long as she had time, she accompanied her eight-year-old son Sam to the park every day until Sam died in an air crash 14 months ago. Terry's life suddenly became fragmented, she could not extricate herself from her grief, and her relationship with her husband Jim gradually alienated.
One morning, Terry, who was still in pain, woke up only to find that his son was missing in the family photo at the bedside. Shocked, she turned out all the photo albums, but there were no pictures of the children. Terry began to blame her husband for ruining all her son's photos. Strangely, her husband asked her when she had a child with a puzzled face!
She didn't go to a psychiatrist, but she was told that her son didn't exist at all. All the memories related to children in the past eight years were just her own imagination! Unbelievable Terry began to look everywhere for evidence that her son existed, but found nothing. Just when she almost couldn't help giving up, she met a man who had a similar experience with her. The thoughtful Terry finally found the clue this time. However, the plot has just begun. ...
India's Asan ushered in a new era of terror.
1999, The Sixth Sense was released in Asanet Shamalan, India, which knocked on the rock-solid door of Hollywood with bizarre plot and unexpected ending. Since then, psychological horror films have flourished in Hollywood and brought out a lot of plagiarized works. Two years later, Spanish director Alejandro Amanba filmed Cry of the Island. I think Shamalan is just a child psychologist played by Bruce Willis. Finally, he was shocked to find that he was dead and played a "ghost love" trick. Amanba, on the other hand, carried forward his glorious tradition and directly directed the big step of Being Scared by Ghosts, which became the top masterpiece of this wave of psychological terror for a time. So what trump card will Julian Moore play in bone collector? It is said that they want to turn suspense into science fiction, which is almost equal to "Cry on an Island" and kill "The Sixth Sense".
◆ Story: Made up memories for eight years ◆
Terry Pareta (Julian Moore) lost his 8-year-old son in a serious air crash. Missing her son makes her spirit more and more fragile and estranged from her husband Jim (anthony edwards). The original healthy and happy family relationship collapsed instantly. What is even more bizarre is that all the signs of the son's existence in the family-family photos, daily necessities and everything-have also disappeared. No matter how frantically she searched, she couldn't get any information about her son. She has to turn to a psychiatrist, Munns (gary sinise), for help, but she is told that her son is just her illusion, and she has made up memories for this illusion for eight years. Tilly leaves in doubt until she meets Ashe (dominic west) who has the same experience. He also lost his daughter recently, so the two miserable people decided to prove the existence of the child together. ...
◆ Inspiration: Make up a script even if you dream ◆
Who would have thought that the story of bone collector was inspired by Gerald Dipego's nightmare? What happened that night was this: in Gerald's dream, there was such a standard family of three-mother, father and son. The image of the son suddenly faded and eventually disappeared. Gerald woke up later. He looked at the clock. It's already half past six in the morning. Still troubled by the nightmare just now, he began to conceive the story. Two hours later, he woke up his wife and told her, "I have a story." After writing the script, Gerald gave it to his agent. He thought that joe roth, who was in charge of the "Revolutionary Production Company", had filmed Black Hawk Landing, Extreme Agent, Hannibal Lecter, Mona Lisa Smile, Hellboy and so on. ), will be interested. Less than a day later, Ross decided to buy the script and contacted the director Joseph Ruben.
Comments: Psychological suspense becomes horror science fiction ◆
Producer Bruce Cohen once revealed to the media that they had made many changes to the script, but in the end, they still adopted Gerrard's manuscript. The most attractive thing about this film is that it started as a psychological suspense drama, surrounding a mother who seems to be suffering from schizophrenia, and she made up her children and the world around her. However, with the further development of the story, the plot became more and more bizarre and tortuous, and finally evolved into a science fiction thriller. This film is similar in style to Cry on a Island, and it is also the highlight of the film in September this year. It focuses on stars such as Julian Moore and gary sinise. The story combines horror, thriller, suspense, science fiction and many other elements, and it is also the most bizarre and unexpected film after The Sixth Sense.
◆ Director: I have liked this type for a long time ◆
When joe roth was still working in 20th Century Fox Film Company, Joseph Ruben directed Sleeping with the Enemy, which was led by Julia Roberts. In addition to sleeping with the enemy, Ruben also directed the thriller "Good Son and True Believers", which is undoubtedly his favorite genre.
Reuben was deeply moved by the feelings contained in the mysterious puzzle. He thinks that a mother's struggle to miss her children is the most instinctive feeling of human beings, which will certainly arouse the audience's * * * voice. Different from other types of movies, a good suspense film will firmly grasp the curiosity of the audience and attract their attention to every detail of the story. The beginning of bone collector is wonderful, because no one knows whether this heartbroken mother has a son or is suffering from schizophrenia. These two questions make her live in a nightmare, but we don't know if this nightmare is her illusion or real. Reuben may be the best person to put this story on the big screen. He works hard and will try his best to dig the inner essence of the story so that the actor's performance will not stay on the surface. He is also a funny director with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Everyone in the crew trusts his judgment and enjoys working with him. Many people behind the scenes have worked with him for many years. For example, the art designer has worked with him for six or seven films, and the script director has also worked with him for three or four films. In a word, he is the kind of person who will do his best to contribute himself.
◆ Actors: Do their own jobs and engage in terror ◆
Julian:neuromome, Terry's situation is a nightmare for everyone: one day you wake up and people around you tell you that everything you experienced in the past is gone. I'm afraid no one can stand the feeling that everyone is awake and I'm drunk alone. So Terry is a role that requires a lot of actors. She should not only ensure that the character looks like schizophrenia, but also arouse the audience's sympathy. Sleepless Night, Magnolia, Shipping News, Novel Life and far from heaven all prove that Julian Moore is a star with outstanding acting skills. As a mother of two children, you can also experience the special motherhood that other actresses rarely have.
② West: Drunk Hero In order to prove his memory, Terry found a like-minded partner Ash. Dominic west, the actor of Ashe, was born in England. This promising actor has made rapid progress in his career in the past few years. Director Ruben still remembers his wonderful performance in the classic Broadway comedy Love Without Plan, then he appeared in the HBO TV series The Telegraph, and in recent years he played opposite Roberts in Mona Lisa. West is used to playing a bad lover. In this film, he was also an alcoholic at first, and later the development of the story helped him ascend to the throne of hero. So this role is of great significance to him, and maybe he can "turn over a new leaf" in the future.
③ Sinnis: The Doctor of Introspection was nominated for the best supporting actor for his role as Captain Taylor in Forrest Gump, and also participated in Apollo 13, Snake Eyes, Green Mile and Human Stain. Dr Munns in bone collector is very different from his previous role. He usually plays some introverted and aggressive roles. Munns is a thoughtful doctor, and he is also an introspective character, which also enhances the unpredictability of movie stories. In gary sinise's mind, a good psychological suspense drama will attract many people, because you don't know who to trust and what will happen next, unless the film is over.
◆ Exterior Location: Fighting the Battle of Heaven in new york ◆
Due to financial reasons, many films are shot in Canada, Australia and even North Carolina, but "bone collector" has just set its location in new york, and has carefully selected a number of scenic spots suitable for shooting in Manhattan and Brooklyn. New york City inevitably played an invisible role in this film. At the same time, the director and the production company require the film to have a cold atmosphere. At the end of 10, new york was in a period of changeable climate, and the unpredictable local weather became the biggest problem in shooting. In addition, the director also laid down many principles for the picture and color of the film. He and the director of photography almost never leave the camera. They use long lenses to express the feeling of delusion and voyeurism, and wide-angle lenses to express the distortion of the world. Apart from Julian Moore's hair, there is not even a trace of red in the movie.