Trapped (2002)

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers (WGA):

Greg Iles (novel)
Greg Iles (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear Strikes Back.

Plot:

When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.

Plot Keywords:

Wife's Sexual Pretence | Asthma Attack | Blindfold | Airplane | Asthma

Cast

Charlize Theron	...	Karen Jennings
Courtney Love	...	Cheryl Hickey
Stuart Townsend	...	Dr. Will Jennings
Kevin Bacon	...	Joe Hickey
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Marvin
Dakota Fanning	...	Abigail Jennings
Steve Rankin	...	Hank Ferris
Gary Chalk	...	Agent Bill Chalmers (as Garry Chalk)
Jodie Markell	...	Mary McDill
Matt Koby	...	Peter McDill
Gerry Becker	...	Dr. Stein
Andrew Airlie	...	Hotel Receptionist Holden
Randi Lynne	...	Hotel Operator
Colleen Camp	...	Joan Evans
J.B. Bivens	...	Gray Davidson

Also Known As:

24 Hours (USA) (working title)
24 Stunden Angst (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White (tinted)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

Originally, the film was meant to take place in the south, but because of filming locations, it was changed to Seattle.

Goofs:

Continuity: While Will and Cheryl are in the plane, Will partially removes his headset. In the next shot, it is gone. In the next shot it is partially on again.

Quotes:

Hickey: Relax Mrs. Jennings. Abby is fine, shes completely fine. My name is Joe, and I'm gonna help you through this.

Movie Connections:

Features Pretty in Pink (1986)

How to ruin a good idea...

Average. The movie is full of clichés and most of all, the ending is totally unrealistic and overblown.

Otherwise, if they had stuck to the basic plot, this could have been a nice little thriller, especially because on average, the acting was pretty good (especially Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon). As usual, for some reason Hollywood producers (or Directors) feel it necessary to cram movies with tons of unnecessary subplots most of the time, as well as add minutes of ridiculous 'action scenes' which usually make the films look unreal and unbelievable to the audience. Do they really think the average moviegoer is a moron? In this case, the ending definitely ruined what could have been a good thriller...