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Overview

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Director:
D.J. Caruso
Writers (WGA):
Christopher B. Landon (screenplay) and
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
13 April 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller more
Tagline:
Every killer lives next door to someone more
Plot:
A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(193 articles)
Screenwriter couriered C.O.D. check by Paramount
 (From Corona's Coming Attractions. 21 October 2009, 7:58 AM, PDT)
Carl Ellsworth Gets C.O.D.
 (From EmpireOnline. 21 October 2009, 1:00 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
a simple story well retold more (435 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Shia LaBeouf ... Kale

Sarah Roemer ... Ashley

Carrie-Anne Moss ... Julie

David Morse ... Mr. Turner

Aaron Yoo ... Ronnie

Jose Pablo Cantillo ... Officer Gutierrez

Matt Craven ... Daniel Brecht

Viola Davis ... Detective Parker
Brandon Caruso ... Greenwood Boy
Luciano Rauso ... Greenwood Boy
Daniel Caruso ... Greenwood Boy
Kevin Quinn ... Mr. Carlson

Elyse Mirto ... Mrs. Carlson
Suzanne Rico ... News Anchor

Kent Shocknek ... News Anchor
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 on appeal for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
105 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS
Certification:
Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | USA:R (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Chile:14 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #43260) | South Africa:13V (theatrical rating) | South Africa:16LV (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Iceland:14
Filming Locations:
Bishop, California, USA more
Company:
DreamWorks SKG more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While David Morse (Mr. Turner) was filming a scene with Shia LaBeouf (Kale), he slammed his hand into a wall, breaking three fingers. LaBeouf said, "You could see that they were broken. They were all mangled. But he didn't say a word about it. Everybody's asking him what they can do to help, and he just says, 'I'm okay. I'm okay. Let's go again.' It was intimidating, to say the least." more
Goofs:
Continuity: The first time that Ashley goes into Kale's room when Kale and Ronald are trying to clean it up, Kale puts a shirt on top of the tower of Twinkie, but in the next two scenes the Twinkie tower is uncovered then covered again. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Kale: Do you think he sees us?
Daniel Brecht: No, he can't see us. But trust me, he can feel us watching.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.7)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Hello Kitty more

FAQ

Is this film a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window?
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User Comments

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39 out of 64 people found the following comment useful.
a simple story well retold, 21 August 2007
7/10
Author: Mike Keating (yamawhore@gmail.com) from London, England

After the death of his father, Kale (LaBeouf) becomes angry and withdrawn. When he's failed in Spanish, he attacks his teacher, and is placed under house arrest for 3 months. Stripped of his mod cons (iTunes and xBox Live go out the window), he turns his attentions outside, and learns some disturbing truths about his suburban neighbourhood in a sinister take on the voyeuristic aspects of modern life.

After making some loose connections between an ongoing missing persons case and one of his neighbours, Kale enlists his friends to help him find out what's going on. However, Kale is powerless to really influence events; if he leaves his garden, the police show up. It's a tool that works to great effect in terms of creating tension, placing him in the same position as the audience. He can only watch events as they play out outside his window and hope they turn out for the best, as we can only watch events on our screens and (presumably) hope for the same thing.

There are obvious connections to Rear Window, the movie even being dubbed Rear Window for the MTV generation (although aren't we a bit past that now?), but while the original was a masterwork of suspense and doubt, Disturbia disposes of the subtlety and goes straight in for the kill with a surprisingly greasy David Morse and clichés aplenty (blood spatter, dark and stormy nights...).

Of course, it requires some suspension of disbelief (where does an unemployed teen get the money for video home security systems?) but it is nonetheless an enjoyable, well-paced thriller. Good stuff.

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