Dragonfly (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Camp (story) &
Mike Thompson (story) ...

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

When someone you love dies... are they gone forever?

Plot:

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | South America | Hospital | Red Cross | Chicago Illinois

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Joe Darrow
Susanna Thompson	...	Emily Darrow
Joe Morton	...	Hugh Campbell
Ron Rifkin	...	Charlie Dickinson
Kathy Bates	...	Mrs. Belmont
Robert Bailey Jr.	...	Jeffrey Reardon
Jacob Smith	...	Ben
Jay Thomas	...	Hal
Lisa Banes	...	Flora
Matt Craven	...	Eric
Casey Biggs	...	Neil Darrow
Leslie Hope	...	Charisse Darrow
Peter Hansen	...	Phillip Darrow
Marybeth Fisher	...	Eulogist (as Mary Beth Fisher)
Kim Staunton	...	Intake Nurse

Also Known As:

Im Zeichen der Libelle (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and mild sensuality.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38748) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Auburn, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Realtor sign in front of Joe's house has an actual phone number of 312-257-2738 for Curtiss Real Estate on it instead of the usual 555 exchange. The 257 exchange is invalid for the Chicago 312 area code.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As Darrow is opening the door to the kitchen, after the scene with the swinging ceiling light, a woman wearing a white long sleeve V neck blouse is visible, standing in the hall behind him.

Quotes:

[shows him a drawing a wavy cross]
Joe Darrow: That's a good drawing.
Jeffrey: Yeah, What is it?
Joe Darrow: A Crucifix made of Jello!
The Nurse: Thats all he keeps drawing, hasn't stop since he got out of the ICU.
Jeffrey: Yeah, I saw you in there, but you were wearing a different tie.
Joe Darrow: Jeffrey, do you know who I am?
Jeffrey: Emily's Joe!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulse (2006/I)

Soundtrack:

Star

Although using many clichés, the plot is romantic and the story is beautiful

Dr. Joe Darrow (Kevin Costner) is a recently widowed doctor. He is grieving due to the death of his pregnant wife in a Red Cross mission in Venezuela. Although being atheist, he began to believe that his dead wife wants to communicate with him, through her young patients in the Pediatrics of a Chicago hospital.

Although using many clichés, the plot is romantic and the story is beautiful. However, the time taken by Joe Darrow to find out the meaning of the symbol is amazingly long for such an obsessed and intelligent character. Further, while his wife tries to contact him through the almost dead persons, the story is OK. But if she had the capacity of telekinesis, why not give him a clear written message? My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Mistério da Libélula" ("The Mystery of the Dragonfly")