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Abandon
2002
Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan (TRAFFIC) makes his directorial debut with ABANDON, a dense, moody psychological thriller. Loosely based on the book ADAM'S FALL by Sean Desmond, ABANDON tells the troubled story of Katie (Katie Holmes), a college senior who's having a tough time keeping herself focused. She is still .. Read more
| Starring | Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Melanie Lynskey |
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| Director | Stephen Gaghan |
| Genres | Drama |
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Abandon
Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan (TRAFFIC) makes his directorial debut with ABANDON, a dense, moody psychological thriller. Loosely based on the book ADAM'S FALL by Sean Desmond, ABANDON tells the troubled story of Katie (Katie Holmes), a college senior who's having a tough time keeping herself focused. She is still struggling with memories of her boyfriend Embry (Charlie Hunnam), who disappeared two years earlier. Her past comes back to haunt her when recovering alcoholic detective Wade Handler (Benjamin Bratt) is assigned to Embry's case. As Katie struggles to finish her thesis and secure a job with a prestigious firm in the city, she must contend with the reappearance of Embry, who seems intent on destroying her life.
Gaghan's stylish picture, shot by acclaimed cinematographer Matthew Libatique, owes an obvious debt to classic thrillers from the 1970s (he even goes so far as to have Holmes sing a rendition of the theme to ROSEMARY'S BABY, ala Roman Polanski and his starlet, Mia Farrow.) Zooey Deschanel (MUMFORD, THE GOOD GIRL) delivers yet another scene-stealing performance as Katie's snide, sarcastic friend. The film dwells in the murky territory between realistic college drama and abstract psychological thriller, making it an unsettling and suspenseful experience.
| Starring | Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Melanie Lynskey, Fred Ward |
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| Director | Stephen Gaghan |
| Studio | TOUCHSTONE HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 28 Jul 2003 |
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I found this film too fragmented and frankly quite boring. Apart from being slow, the actual plot lost much of its' impact as the film progressed. Not for ... read more »
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Good Story at the end you realise.
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Producer: 'Murphy looked ill over the summer'
- 24 Dec 2009
Producer Scott Chambers worried tragic actress Brittany Murphy was too ill to work over the summer (09) after turning up on the set of Abandon looking skinny and frail. The psychological thriller was one of the Clueless star's final projects before she suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on Sunday (20Dec09), aged just 32. An autopsy was carried out on Monday (21Dec09) but the cause of death has yet to be determined. Murphy's husband, screenwriter Simon Monjack, insisted the actress had not been... Read more
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Oscar-winning screenwriter Stephen Gaghan (TRAFFIC) makes his directorial debut with ABANDON, a dense, moody psychological thriller. Loosely based on the book ADAM'S FALL by Sean Desmond, ABANDON tells the troubled story of Katie (Katie Holmes), a college senior who's having a tough time keeping ...
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