Panic Room (2002)

A woman and her teenage daughter become imprisoned in the panic room of their own house by 3 criminals.

Director:

David Fincher

Writer:

David Koepp

Stars:

Jodie Foster, Kristen Stewart, Forest Whitaker

1 win & 7 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jodie Foster	...	Meg Altman
Kristen Stewart	...	Sarah Altman
Forest Whitaker	...	Burnham
Dwight Yoakam	...	Raoul
Jared Leto	...	Junior
Patrick Bauchau	...	Stephen Altman
Ann Magnuson	...	Lydia Lynch
Ian Buchanan	...	Evan Kurlander
Andrew Kevin Walker	...	Sleepy Neighbor
Paul Schulze	...	Officer Keeney
Mel Rodriguez	...	Officer Morales
Richard Conant	...	SWAT Cop
Paul Simon	...	SWAT Cop
Victor Thrash	...	SWAT Cop
Ken Turner	...	SWAT Cop

Storyline

Recently divorced Meg Altman and her daughter Sarah have bought a new home in New York. On their tour around the mansion, they come across the panic room. A room so secure, that no one can get in. When three burglars break in, Meg makes a move to the panic room. But all her troubles don't stop there. The criminals know where she is, and what they require the most in the house is in that very room.

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Plot Keywords:

panic | panic room | brownstone | money | burglar | 

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Taglines:

It was supposed to be the safest room in the house

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Genres:

Crime | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Safe Room

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$48,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£2,022,582 (UK) (3 May 2002)

Gross:

£8,202,281 (UK) (14 June 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Hofflund/Polone, Indelible Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

All of the indoor scenes were shot entirely in the sequence in which they appear in the finished film.

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Goofs

The first thing the intruders do is drill every window and exterior door shut with multiple drywall screws. Therefore the only possible way Meg could have opened the front door when the police first arrived would have been to unscrew the doors with the drill and she would not have been able to convince the police that there wasn't any trouble on the premises.

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Quotes

Burnham: Do you need this?
[Sarah nods yes]
Burnham: Can you do it yourself?
[Sarah nods no]
Burnham: What happens if you don't get it?
Sarah: [weak whispering] Coma. Die.

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Crazy Credits

special thanks to the residents of West 94th Steet, Manhattan

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Connections

References Lady in a Cage (1964)

User Reviews

Very good thriller

This movie kept me at the edge of my seat from 10 minutes inside of it and all through until its very end. A very good story highlighted by very good performances.

My hat off to Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart, they're great playing mother and daughter.

Country-singer-turned-actor Dwight Yoakam outdoes himself portraying one of the burglars.