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Director:
Ole Bornedal
Writers (WGA):
Ole Bornedal (film Nattevagten)
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Release Date:
17 April 1998 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
He's the prime suspect in a terrifying mystery. The police are after him and so is the murderer. more
Plot:
Ewan McGregor plays a law student who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue. He begins to discover... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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(36 articles)
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Fantastically shocking suspense thriller more (117 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ewan McGregor ... Martin Bells

Patricia Arquette ... Katherine

Josh Brolin ... James Gallman

Lauren Graham ... Marie

Nick Nolte ... Inspector Thomas Cray

Brad Dourif ... Duty Doctor
Alix Koromzay ... Joyce
Lonny Chapman ... Johnson, Old Watchman
Erich Anderson ... Newscaster
Scott Burkholder ... College Professor
Michael Matthys ... Guy in Pub
Alison Gale ... Girlfriend of Guy in Pub

Robert LaSardo ... Pub Thug
Mongo ... Pub Thug

Candy Ann Brown ... Female Paramedic
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong, morbid violence, language, sexuality, and some drug content.
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Originally Ole Bornedal wanted Harrison Ford to play the part of Inspector Thomas Albert Cray. more
Quotes:
Inspector Thomas Cray: I want you to do me a favor, Martin.
[tosses Martin a baseball bat]
Inspector Thomas Cray: Hit me.
Martin Bells: What?
Inspector Thomas Cray: Come on, Martin. Hit me. How much more can you take? Do you know what they're going to do to you, Martin? They're going to snuff you out, like a bug hitting a windshield. You're going to die anyway, Martin. Don't you know that you're going to die? Now come on, Martin. You've got to do something. Protect yourself, save yourself. Martin, this is your last chance. Do something! Or I'll take your girlfriend's eyes.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Zulu Late Night, Live!: (#1.1)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
String Quartet in B-Flat Major more

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Fantastically shocking suspense thriller, 23 January 2000
10/10
Author: midnight- from Minneapolis, MN

BRILLIANT, CHILLING, & INTRIGUING!

It is always a pleasure to watch Ewan McGregor work, as he fully immerses himself into his roles-truly becoming the character he plays. I can honestly say this is the first film in a LONG time that, well it scared the crap out of me. Amazingly written, cast, and filmed, I felt it achieved an ingenious atmosphere similar to that in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, which is imperative to the effect of a good suspense/thriller/horror film. One of my definite favourites, in case you couldn't tell =).

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