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The Bourne Identity (2002) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 252,356 users
Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 800 user | 230 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 |
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Cast
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Castel
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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
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Release Date:
14 June 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Identidad desconocida See more »Box Office
Budget:
$60,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$932,960 (Japan) (24 January 2003)Gross:
$4,874,565 (Japan) (28 February 2003)Company Credits
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Written by Robert Ellis Orrall, Shelly Peiken
Performed by Dave Gallagher
Courtesy of Infinity Cat Recordings and Peer-Southern Productions, Inc.
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Trivia
The film has almost nothing to do with the original novel, while the 1988 mini-series with Richard Chamberlain followed the novel very closely. See more »Goofs
When Jason Bourne is calling the numbers from Kane's bill, he is dressed in his black coat and grey sweater, except for one shot where he is wearing clothes from the first scenes in Paris. See more »Quotes
Conklin: Now Jason, this only goes two ways. Either you come in and let us make this right, or we're going to have to keep going until we're satisfied.See more »
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A thunderstorm sounds in the background of the Universal logo. See more »Soundtracks
"It's Undeniable"Written by Robert Ellis Orrall, Shelly Peiken
Performed by Dave Gallagher
Courtesy of Infinity Cat Recordings and Peer-Southern Productions, Inc.
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James Bond and Ethan Hunt take notice. "The Bourne Identity" is my new standard for contemporary spy thrillers. Gone (or almost gone) are the special effects that James and Ethan rely on all too heavily. Hell, in those franchises the special effects have virtually replaced story and characters. "The Bourne Identity" has a very straightforward story to tell, a mystery that slowly unravels. Spycraft is not all about technical gizmos, but requires human brains and human brawn (and a fair amount of gunplay and car chases).
Set in various locales in Switzerland and France during the winter much of the visuals for "The Bourne Identity" are gray and damp. That's a plus, Monte Carlo and like locales can get boring. Mat Damon is great as Jason Bourne, fished from the Mediterranean mostly dead by gunshot wounds. A total amnesiac, he slowly realizes that he possesses the deadly skills of a well-trained assassin, and that someone is out to kill him. Franka Potente is equally good as the young woman swept up in his life and forced to run with him. Run or be killed.
I can't say enough good things about this movie. Doug Limon, thanks, you did a great job.