The Bone Collector (1999)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Jeffery Deaver (book)
Jeremy Iacone (screenplay)

Release Date:

5 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Two cops on the trail of a brutal killer. They must see as one, they must act as one, they must think as one, before the next victim falls.

Plot:

Denzel Washington plays a quadriplegic homicide detective. He and his female partner track down a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Police | Quadriplegic | Crime Scene | Seizure

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Lincoln Rhyme
Angelina Jolie	...	Amelia Donaghy
Queen Latifah	...	Thelma
Michael Rooker	...	Captain Howard Cheney
Mike McGlone	...	Detective Kenny Solomon
Luis Guzmán	...	Eddie Ortiz (as Luis Guzman)
Leland Orser	...	Richard Thompson
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Dr. Barry Lehman
Bobby Cannavale	...	Steve, Amelia's Boyfriend
Ed O'Neill	...	Detective Paulie Sellitto
Richard Zeman	...	Lieutenant Carl Hanson
Olivia Birkelund	...	Lindsay Rubin
Gary Swanson	...	Alan Rubin
James Bulleit	...	Train Engineer (as Jim Bulleit)
Frank Fontaine	...	Grandfather

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violent content including grisly images, and for language.

Runtime:

118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36863) | Philippines:R-18 | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In Jeffery Deaver's novel Angelina Jolie's character Amelia Donaghy was named Amelia Sachs. The filmmakers changed it because it "sounded a lot like 'sex'".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Lincoln's socks have dirty soles when he is lying in bed. How does a quadriplegic dirty the soles of his socks?

Quotes:

Eddie Ortiz: It's everyone's worst nightmare; you get into a cab and there's some psycho from Jersey behind the wheel.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Spin City: The Bone Collectors (#5.4)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Juicy

Quite a fine thriller.

I was very pleasantly surprised at this film. Denzel Washington proves again that he can handle any role that he chooses to play. In this case, he plays homicide inspector, Lincoln Rhyme who has been nearly paralyzed after suffering from an accident in the line of duty. But now, when a mysterious killer begins killing off people in a very peculiar matter, he must team with a hard-headed rookie cop (Angelina Jolie) to solve the crimes. Supporting cast includes Queen Latifah, Michael Rooker, Mike McGlone, Luis Guzman, Leland Orser and Ed O'Neil.

I like the way they have the killer as an intelligent person. Someone who has a knowledge of what he is doing. And the way he leaves clues for the cops to follow. To come up with something this perfect, you must a genius. While not really scary, this suspense thriller is actually thrilling as opposed to the many number of "thrillers" that are not even thrilling. (Example: HANGMAN). Thank you Hollywood for giving us THE BONE COLLECTOR. This is a good one. Highly recommended.....5/5.