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The Pledge (2001)

R 124 min  -  Drama | Crime | Mystery  -   19 January 2001 (USA)
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A retiring police chief pledges to catch the killer of a young child.

Director:

Sean Penn

Writers:

Friedrich Dürrenmatt (book), Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patricia Clarkson ...
Beau Daniels Beau Daniels ...
Rudy
Benicio Del Toro ...
Dale Dickey ...
Strom
Wendy Morrow Donaldson Wendy Morrow Donaldson ...
Resort Owner
Adrien Dorval ...
Sheriff (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Aaron Eckhart ...
Shawn Henter Shawn Henter ...
Bus Driver
Kathy Jensen Kathy Jensen ...
Store Clerk
Taryn Knowles Taryn Knowles ...
Nels Lennarson ...
Hank
Costas Mandylor ...
Monash Deputy
J.J. McColl J.J. McColl ...
Real Estate Agent
Gordon May Gordon May ...
Criminologist #1
Gardiner Millar ...
Deputy #3 (as Gardinar Millar)
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Storyline

The night he retires as a Nevada sheriff, Jerry Black pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the police arrested the right man; he discovers this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blond, pretty, and small for their age. So he buys an old gas station in the mountains near the crimes in order to search for a tall man who drives a black station wagon, gives toy porcupines as gifts, and calls himself the wizard: clues from a drawing by the dead girl. Jerry's solitary life gives way to friendship with a woman and her small, blond daughter. Has Jerry neglected something that may prove fatal? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Pledge | Police | Gas Station | Drawing | Nevada  | See more »

Taglines:

Detective Jerry Black has made a promise he can't break, to catch a killer he can't find.

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Asesino oculto See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$45,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,765,347 (USA) (21 January 2001) (1275 Screens)

Gross:

$29,419,291 (Worldwide) (2002)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jack Nicholson's secretary in the movie, Jean, is played by director Sean Penn's mother, actress Eileen Ryan. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Jerry flips the light switches on when Lori comes to the station for the first time, the lights come on before he flips the switches. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Jerry Black: She said it. She said it. She did.
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Crazy Credits

In memory of our Brothers In Arms Michael D. Haller and Jack Nitzsche See more »

Connections

Referenced in "High Chaparall: Robert Englund (#2.5)" (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Slowdown"
Written by Ben Green
Performed by Flywheel
Courtesy of Rita Records Ltd. See more »