Arlington Road (1999)

A college professor begins to suspect that his neighbour is a terrorist.

Director:

Mark Pellington

Writer:

Ehren Kruger

Stars:

Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeff Bridges	...	Michael Faraday
Tim Robbins	...	Oliver Lang
Joan Cusack	...	Cheryl Lang
Hope Davis	...	Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett	...	FBI Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble	...	Brady Lang
Spencer Treat Clark	...	Grant Faraday
Stanley Anderson	...	Dr. Archer Scobee
Viviane Vives	...	Nurse
Lee Stringer	...	Orderly
Darryl Cox	...	Troopmaster
Loyd Catlett	...	Delivery Man
Sid Hillman	...	Phone Technician
Auden Thornton	...	Hannah Lang
Mary Ashleigh Green	...	Daphne Lang

Storyline

Widowed when his FBI agent wife is killed in an operation against suspected terrorists, a college professor becomes increasingly obsessed with the culture and sub-society of these dangerous groups. The arrival of new neighbors, gives him new spirit, as they are gregarious and friendly, with a ten year old boy that his son can be friends with. He is even beginning to see another woman. However, he begins to suspect something is odd about the neighbors, something about the way they don't want him to see certain parts of the house, or a set of blueprints they have there. Are his neighbors terrorists... or is the stress of losing his wife merely driving him past the point of paranoia?

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Plot Keywords:

professor | neighbor | fbi | college professor | terrorist | 

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Taglines:

Fear Thy Neighbor

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and some language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Suspeito da Rua Arlington

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$21,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,515,145 (USA) (9 July 1999)

Gross:

$24,362,501 (USA) (24 September 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Lakeshore Entertainment, Arlington Road Productions Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

You need only subtract a few letters from director Mark Pellington's name to get the word "Arlington."

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Goofs

The minute prior to the alarm clock going off at 6:00 is 5:55 instead of 5:59.

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Quotes

Oliver Lang: [about to view the explosion] Boom.

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Connections

References Deep Impact (1998)

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Soundtracks

"The Big Lie"
Written by Don Forbes (uncredited)
Courtesy of MasterSource Music Catalog

User Reviews

SCARY

Tim Robbins makes Satan look like a boyscout. This is one scary movie. Yes I saw it at the theatre when it came out, and it blew me away. But then I bought it and watched it at home in October, a month after 911. This is one scary movie. A delux plot, great acting, and a powerful ending. Thank you for this one!