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Oxygen (1999)

R  92 min  -  Crime | Drama | Thriller   -  12 November 1999 (USA)
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A masochistic cop, who hides her predilection from her cop husband, gets involved in pursuing a kidnapper nicknamed Harry for Harry Houdini... See full summary »

Director:

Richard Shepard
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maura Tierney ...
Det. Madeline Foster
Adrien Brody ...
Harry
James Naughton ...
Clark Hannon
Laila Robins ...
Frances Hannon
Terry Kinney ...
Capt. Tim Foster
Paul Calderon ...
Det. Jesse
Dylan Baker ...
FBI Agent Jackson Lantham
Olek Krupa ...
Madeline's Lover
Frankie Faison ...
FBI Agent Phil Kline
Slavko Stimac Slavko Stimac ...
Det. Jerome Jerzy
Michael Henderson Michael Henderson ...
Greg 'Handsome' Evans
Robert Shepard Robert Shepard ...
Sal the Bartender
Eddie Perez ...
Scary Guy
Gene Canfield ...
Joe the Cop
Christopher J. Quinn ...
Chris the Cop (as Christopher James Quinn)
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Storyline

A masochistic cop, who hides her predilection from her cop husband, gets involved in pursuing a kidnapper nicknamed Harry for Harry Houdini, who has kidnapped a rich woman and has buried her somewhere in Manhattan while demanding a ransom from her tycoon husband. Failure to pay the ransom within 24 hours will lead the kidnapper to abandoning the woman. Dylan Baker also appears as the fed that is assigned to the case. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>  

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Plot Keywords:

Kidnapper | Ransom | Forest | Duct Tape | Heroin  | See more »

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language See all certifications »
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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dying to Escape See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Adrien Brody uses a knife at the end of the movie to cut Maura Tierney's character free from her restraints. This knife actually belongs to Adrien and has made its way into Summer of Sam as well. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Harry and Det. Foster are about to drive out of the tunnel two people can be seen in the crosswalk as well as a mail truck pulling into the street. In the next shot both the people and the truck are gone. See more »

Quotes

Harry: You wanna play? Huh?
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Crazy Credits

Filmed between torrential rainstorms on location in New York City See more »

Connections

References "Let's Make a Deal" (1963) See more »