Identity (film)
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 Identity film poster |
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| Directed by | James Mangold |
| Produced by | Cathy Konrad |
| Written by | Michael Cooney |
| Starring | John Cusack Ray Liotta Amanda Peet Alfred Molina Clea DuVall Rebecca De Mornay John Hawkes John C. McGinley William Lee Scott Jake Busey Pruitt Taylor Vince |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Editing by | David Brenner |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 25, 2003 |
| Running time | 90 minutes. |
| Language | English |
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Identity is a 2003 psychological horror film, directed by James Mangold and written by Michael Cooney. The film stars John Cusack, Ray Liotta and Amanda Peet. The plot was inspired by Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None.
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[edit] Plot
The film tells two stories. Ten strangers, after a series of accidents, find themselves stranded at the same motel during a rainstorm, where they start suffering increasingly horrible deaths. Elsewhere, at an emergency midnight meeting, a doctor attempts to convince a judge that a condemned serial killer about to go to his death is, in fact, insane and cannot be held accountable for his actions. The convergence of these two stories marks an unusual plot twist.
[edit] Reception
The film, which was modestly budgeted, exceeded expectations at the box-office. This was largely attributed to its advertising campaign, which went on to win several "Best of..." awards that year. It was also reasonably well received in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The film was nominated for a Teen Choice Award in 2003.
[edit] Characters
- John Cusack as Ed Dakota, a limousine driver for actress Caroline Suzanne. Ed turns out to be an experienced police officer on extended medical leave due to the pressures of the job; his sense of duty and police instincts re-emerge during the crisis at the motel.
- Ray Liotta as Rhodes, a hotheaded police detective transporting a convicted serial killer.
- Amanda Peet as Paris Nevada, a prostitute who is on her way home, hoping to leave her old life behind.
- John Hawkes as Larry Washington, a compulsive gambler who wandered into a motel and, finding the manager dead, decided on a whim to become the de facto manager when travelers unexpectedly showed up and asked him for a room.
- Clea DuVall as Virginia "Ginny" Isiana, a newlywed, married to Lou.
- John C. McGinley as George York, the high strung, orderly husband of Alice York and stepfather of Timmy York.
- William Lee Scott as Lou Isiana, Ginny's unloving husband.
- Jake Busey as Robert Maine, a convicted serial killer being transported across Nevada.
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Malcolm Rivers, a convicted serial killer who suffers from dissociative identity disorder and is about to be executed.
- Alfred Molina as Dr. Malick, a psychiatrist working for Rivers' defense.
- Rebecca De Mornay as Caroline Suzanne, a high maintenance B-movie star who is being driven by Ed. She is very insincere after Ed accidentally hits Alice with his car.
- Carmen Argenziano as Defense Lawyer.
- Marshall Bell as District Attorney.
- Leila Kenzle as Alice York, wife of George York and mother of Timmy York.
- Matt Letscher as Assistant District Attorney.
- Bret Loehr as Timmy York, the young son of Alice York and stepson of George York
- Holmes Osborne as Judge Taylor.
- Frederick Coffin as Detective Varole.
- Joe Hart as Bailiff Jenkins.
- Michael Hirsch as Naked Businessman.
- Terence Bernie as Hines Bailiff.
- Stuart M. Besser as Frozen Body.
[edit] Deaths
- Caroline Suzanne She gets out to find a signal on her cellular phone,She is seen attacked by the killer somehow her death is offscreen.
- Lou Isiana Stabbed by the killer.
- Robert Maine A baseball bat is seen inserted on his mouth to his throat causing him to die.
- George York Ran over by a car.
- Alice York Offscreen
- Virginia "Ginny" Isiana She and Timmy are seen getting in the car a split a second before the car exploded.
- Larry Washington Shot on the chest
- Rhodes Shot to death
- Ed Dakota Shot to death
- Paris Nevada Killed by Timmy York
[edit] Production
Several endings were filmed, in order to shroud the real conclusion in secrecy.
There was some location shooting in Lancaster and other places in Los Angeles County, but the majority of the movie was shot on a sound stage at Sony Studios in Culver City.
[edit] Trivia
- Rapper Chino XL has made a song loosely based upon this movie entitled "Skin" from his album Poison Pen.
- It is rumored that John Cusack suffered temporary identity loss after the making of this movie. However, such rumors have been debunked.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "Anger Management" |
List of Box Office #1 Movies April 27, 2003 |
Succeeded by "X2: X-Men United" |
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