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4.6/10   239 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael Vickerman (written by)
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Release Date:
5 February 1998 (USA) more
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Plot:
A young girl returns home after being abducted - and that's only the beginning of the story! This flick is filled with all sorts of sci-fi surprises... more | add synopsis
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You've seen it before ... more (8 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Janell McLeod ... Mrs Darlington
John R. Copeman ... Paul Jackson

Tim Parati ... Raymond

John C. McGinley ... Agent Vincent Naples, FBI

Christopher Meloni ... Det. Samuel 'Sam' Adams
Eric Paskel ... Chip Harley
Cheryl Ryan ... Mrs. Lippman

Richard Fullerton ... Mr. Lippman

Marcia Cross ... Karen Mackaphe
Courtney Allen Crumpler ... Tammy Mackaphe, Karen's Daughter

Terry Loughlin ... Sheriff Maxwell Pierce

Traci Dinwiddie ... Dep. Madeline Chandler

Dabney Coleman ... Senator Ben Arnold, Sam's Uncle
Stephani Victor ... Carrie
John Phillip ... FBI Agent
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Taken Away (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
95 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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5 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
You've seen it before ..., 22 December 2002
4/10
Author: jamullian from Jamul, CA

You've seen every single element of this movie before. Perhaps not in exactly the same order as presented here, but from the opening shot the plot is as predictable as the taste of a Big Mac. The only surprise is John C. McGinley (Scrubs) and Dabney Coleman as the inevitably corrupt Senator. There is even the little girl and her rag doll, the police captain, the main protagonist who is seen as a joke on the force, etc etc.

The script reads like a term paper. (First term).

Yet if you're willing to laugh at it (there's no opportunity to laugh with it), it comes across as a classic in its B-movie genre, instantly forgettable but watchable after 1am.

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