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The Bourne Identity (2002)

PG_13  119 min  -  Action | Crime | Mystery   -  14 June 2002 (USA)
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Reviews: 773 user | 208 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com

A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and without memory, then races to elude assassins and recover from amnesia.

Director:

Doug Liman

Writers:

Tony Gilroy (screenplay), W. Blake Herron (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Franka Potente, Matt Damon and Chris Cooper
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matt Damon ...
Franka Potente ...
Chris Cooper ...
Clive Owen ...
Brian Cox ...
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje ...
Gabriel Mann ...
Walton Goggins ...
Josh Hamilton ...
Julia Stiles ...
Orso Maria Guerrini Orso Maria Guerrini ...
Giancarlo (as Orso Maria-Guerrini)
Tim Dutton ...
Denis Braccini Denis Braccini ...
Nicky Naude ...
David Selburg ...
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Storyline

Based very loosely on Robert Ludlum's novel, the Bourne Identity is the story of a man whose wounded body is discovered by fishermen who nurse him back to health. He can remember nothing and begins to try to rebuild his memory based on clues such as the Swiss bank account, the number of which, is implanted in his hip. He soon realizes that he is being hunted and takes off with Marie on a search to find out who he is and why he is being hunted. Written by ibjsm  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Bank | Bank Account | Passport | Fishing Boat | U.S. Embassy  | See more »

Taglines:

Bourne to survive See more »

Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and some language See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Universal [United States] | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA | Germany | Czech Republic

Language:

English | French | German | Dutch | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Agent bez minulosti See more »

Filming Locations:

Avenue Kleber, Paris 8, Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$27,118,640 (USA) (16 June 2002) (2638 Screens)

Gross:

$121,468,960 (USA) (10 November 2002)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Kennedy/Marshall Company, The, Hypnotic See more »
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown... and needless to say was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: The train station Jason is shown when he arrives with the TGV, probably supposed to be Zurich, is none of the stations he would have come gotten off the TGV, which would be Lyon or Geneva. See more »

Quotes

Nicolette: He killed our man.
Conklin: What, in the apartment?
Nicolette: Yeah.
Conklin: Well, you got to clean that up.
Nicolette: No, I can't clean it up; there's a body in the streets.
Conklin: So?
Nicolette: There's police, this is Paris.
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Crazy Credits

A thunderstorm sounds in the background of the Universal logo. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Still Swingin' (2005) See more »

Soundtracks

"Tous Les Bateaux, Tous Les Oiseaux"
Written by Jean-Loupe Dabadie, Paul De Senneville
Performed by Claudia Polley
Courtesy of Delphine Productions S.A. See more »