He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

Director:

Frank A. Cappello

Writer (WGA):

Frank A. Cappello (written by)

Release Date:

7 December 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

He seemed like such a nice guy.. He pretty much kept to himself...

Plot:

An office worker inadvertently becomes a hero after he saves a woman's life.

Plot Keywords:

Male Female Relationship | Quadriplegic | Neck Brace | Office Politics | Dinner

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Christian Slater	...	Bob Maconel
John Gulager	...	Goldie / Maurice Gregory
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Vanessa Parks
Jamison Jones	...	Scott Harper
Michael DeLuise	...	Detective Soreson
Sascha Knopf	...	Paula Metzler
Cristina Lawson	...	Nancy Felt (as Anzu Lawson)
K.C. Ramsey	...	Jackson
David Wells	...	Ralf Coleman
Randolph Mantooth	...	Dr. Willis
Frankie Thorn	...	Jessica Light (as Frankie Lou Thorn)
Sewell Whitney	...	Derrick Miles
Lisa Arianna	...	ADD Assistant
Livia Treviño	...	Shelby's Secretary (as Levia Trevino)
Tina D'Marco	...	Nurse

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (2008) | Argentina:13 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Greece:K-13 | Italy:T | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Neo Art & Logic

Goofs:

Continuity: (82 minutes in) When Bob is running out of the building after talking to Maurice, he removes his tie as he descends the stairs. In the next shot, however, his tie is once again tied around his neck.

Quotes:

Bob Maconel: I... am not... a spoon.

Movie Connections:

References Curious George (2006)

Soundtrack:

Here For You

Brilliantly Surreal

He Was a Quiet Man draws on one of the most morbid aspects of our society and describes it perfectly.

Christian Slater plays the quiet cubicle worker, who, abused and mistreated by his coworkers, decides to shoot up the office. Fortunately for him, another man in his position takes aim first, and Slater takes him down with the bullets he had originally meant for his coworkers.

After the aftermath, his coworkers whom he loathed, treat him as a hero; and the object of his desire, played by Elisha Cuthbert, is paralyzed from a bullet wound. While Cuthbert initially enlists Slater to help her end her life, the two eventually form a bond that would have never otherwise occurred.

The movie leads us down a path of insanity and through the surreal, morbid, and sickened world of Slater's character almost flawlessly; and delivers a thought provoking, eye opening take on the mind of a psychotic would be murderer.