K-PAX (2001)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Iain Softley

Writers (WGA):

Gene Brewer (novel)
Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Is he crazy?...or is he light years ahead of us?

Plot:

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations. |

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Psychiatrist | Astronomy | Santa Rosa New Mexico | Rape

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kevin Spacey	...	Prot
Jeff Bridges	...	Dr. Mark Powell
Mary McCormack	...	Rachel Powell
Alfre Woodard	...	Dr. Claudia Villars
David Patrick Kelly	...	Howie
Saul Williams	...	Ernie
Peter Gerety	...	Sal
Celia Weston	...	Doris Archer
Ajay Naidu	...	Dr. Chakraborty
Tracy Vilar	...	Maria
Melanee Murray	...	Bess
John Toles-Bey	...	Russell
Kimberly Scott	...	Joyce Trexler
Conchata Ferrell	...	Betty McAllister
Vincent Laresca	...	Navarro
Mark Christopher Lawrence	...	Simms
Brian Howe	...	Steve
Mary Mara	...	Abby
Tess McCarthy	...	Natalie Powell - Age 6
Natasha Dorfhuber	...	Gabby Powell - Age 9
Brandon de Paul	...	Josh - Age 10 (as Brandon Michael Depaul)
Aaron Paul	...	Michael Powell - Age 21
William Lucking	...	Sheriff
Kelly Connell	...	Walter Fleen
Peter Maloney	...	Duncan Flynn
Lance E. Nichols	...	David Patel (as Lance Nichols)
Paul Linke	...	Stuart Hessler
Christopher Jason Brown	...	Danny Trexler
Greg Lewis	...	Dominic McAllister
Clarke Peters	...	Homeless Veteran
Olga Merediz	...	Transit Officer
Joe Holt	...	Transit Officer
Lola Pashalinski	...	Russian Woman
Kateri Walker	...	Sara Porter
Katya Abelski	...	Rebecca Porter
Scott Lincoln	...	Walker
Clebert Ford	...	Homeless Man
Norman Alden	...	Babbling Man
Rawle D. Lewis	...	Security Guard
Eric LaRay Harvey	...	Security Guard (as Erik LaRay Harvey)
Zofia Borucka	...	Woman on Train
Tony Rhune	...	Thug
Vince Cupone	...	Thug (as Vincent Capone)
B'Jahn	...	Ward Patient
Anne Carroll	...	Ward Patient
Lisa Cohen	...	Ward Patient
Clete Francis	...	Ward Patient
Leo Frank	...	Ward Patient
Valerie Giocondo	...	Ward Patient
William Godbolt	...	Ward Patient
Ralph Hadida	...	Ward Patient
Pat Jankiewicz	...	Ward Patient
Joseph Steven	...	Ward Patient (as Josef Klus)
Coco Leigh	...	Ward Patient
Lydia Murray	...	Ward Patient
Rafael Real	...	Ward Patient
Julie Sands	...	Ward Patient
Gene Smith	...	Ward Patient
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anthony Bradford	...	Boy on subway (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Hospital Patient (uncredited)
Frank Collison	...	Screaming Man (uncredited)
Moet Meira	...	Jennifer (uncredited)
Paulo Pascoal	...	Boy (uncredited)
Elizabeth Woodward	...	Woman #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Iain Softley

Writing credits (WGA)
Gene Brewer		(novel)
Charles Leavitt		(screenplay)

Produced by
Gene Brewer	....	associate producer
Robert F. Colesberry	....	producer
Lawrence Gordon	....	producer
Lloyd Levin	....	producer
Michael Levy	....	co-producer
Susan G. Pollock	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
John Mathieson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Craig McKay

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
John Beard

Art Direction by
Alec Hammond		(as Alexander Hammond)

Set Decoration by
Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by
Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department
Nathalie Allen	....	makeup artist
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist: Alfre Woodard (as Carrie A. Angland)
Enid Arias	....	hair stylist
Teresa M. Austin	....	makeup supervisor
Susan A. Cabral	....	special makeup effects artist (as Susan Cabral-Ebert)
Chriss Curry	....	hair stylist
Sterfon Demings	....	hair stylist: Ms. Woodard
Joyce Etheridge	....	makeup artist (as Joyce B. Etheridge)
Susan Germaine	....	hair stylist: Mr. Bridges
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup artist: Mr. Bridges (as Edouard F. Henriques III)
Lori Hicks	....	key makeup artist: New York
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist: Mr. Spacey
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair stylist: Kevin Spacey
Rod Ortega	....	key hair stylist
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist: New York (as John D. Quaglia)
Martin Samuel	....	hair department head
Pamela Santori	....	key makeup artist
Elaina P. Schulman	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Rita Troy	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Brandon Waggoner	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Robert F. Colesberry	....	unit production manager
Carl S. Griffin	....	production supervisor (as Carl Griffin)
Amy Herman	....	unit production manager: New York
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Stricks	....	assistant unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susan M. Elmore	....	dga trainee
Michelle L. Keiser	....	second assistant director: New York
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	first assistant director: New York (as Scott Robertson)
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	second assistant director (as Scott Robertson)
Dominick Scarola	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Renee Lee Alito	....	construction accountant
Richard Bloom	....	art department coordinator (as Richard L. Bloom)
Drew Boughton	....	assistant art director
Rick Broderman	....	paint gang boss
Alex Carrillo	....	propmaker foreman (as Alex Huero Carrillo)
Javier Carrillo	....	general foreman
Ellen Christiansen	....	set decorator: New York
Dave DeGaetano	....	construction coordinator
Peter K. Dunbar	....	leadman: New York (as Peter Dunbar)
David T. Durboraw	....	assistant property master
David Falconer	....	plaster foreman (as David L. Falconer)
Ralph Fierro	....	propmaker gang boss (as Ralph J. Fierro)
Robert M. Hagman	....	propmaker foreman
Sandy Hamilton	....	property master: New York
John K. Hill	....	labor foreman
Tom Ivanjack	....	stand-by painter
Mark Kelly	....	art department production assistant
Suttirat Anne Larlarb	....	art director: New York (as Suttirat Larlarb)
Douglas T. Madison	....	property master
April Martens	....	greens supervisor (as April K. Martens)
Randy Martens	....	key greens foreman
Marilyn Morgan	....	on-set dresser
Mark Poll	....	set designer
Craig Raiche	....	assistant property master (as Craig A. Raiche)
Steven Rigamat	....	location foreman
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic designer
Mary Saisselin	....	senior set designer
Ernest M. Sanchez	....	lead man
Paul Stanwyck	....	lead painter (as Paul J. Stanwyck)
Kris Stone	....	set designer: New York
Brett Tyler	....	paint gang boss
Christopher Casey	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Amber Haley	....	set decoration buyer: reshoots (uncredited)
Wayne T. Leonard	....	on-set dresser: New York (uncredited)
Canyon Martens	....	greensman (uncredited)
Alisha Rothman	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Wendy Weaver	....	buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound effects editor (as Christopher Aud)
Frank Bradley	....	cable person
Jeffrey Cranford	....	assistant sound editor (as Jeff Cranford)
Jeff Enden	....	boom operator
Jeff Erdmann	....	boom operator
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Sandy Garcia	....	foley recordist
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley supervisor
J. Paul Huntsman	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael E. Lawshe	....	supervising adr editor (as Michael E. Lawshé)
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (as Linda Leu)
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montaño)
Stephen Neary	....	sound recordist
Michael Primmer	....	boom operator: New York
John F. Reynolds	....	dialogue editor (as John Reynolds)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (as Phillip Rogers)
Tim Webb	....	sound recordist
Mark Weingarten	....	sound mixer
Richard Street	....	preview re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects technician
Jeff Frink	....	special effects foreman
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)
Dick Wood	....	special effects foreman (as Richard Wood)
G. Peter King	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Andy Barrios	....	lead digital compositor: CFX (as Andy Rafael Barrios)
Jennifer Bourne	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
John Bozzalla	....	visual effects production assistant: CFX (as John Bozzalla Jr.)
Elika Burns	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Michelle Butler	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Scott Cegielski	....	effects animation artist: CFX
Sarah Coatts	....	visual effects coordinator: CFX
Stéphane Couture	....	CG animation artist: CFX (as Stephane Couture)
Robert Cribbett	....	roto/paint supervisor: CFX
Aaron Dem	....	head of production: CFX
Michelle Deniaud	....	CG texture artist: CFX
Conny Fauser	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Franco	....	visual effects executive producer: CFX
Adam Frazier	....	data I/O: CFX
Scott Gastellu	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Juan Gonzalez	....	data I/O: CFX
Greg Hanigan	....	digital imaging supervisor: CFX
Petra Holtorf	....	visual effects producer
Dartayous Hunter	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Travis Kelly	....	scanner/recorder: CFX
Scott Kilburn	....	CG lighting artist: CFX
Tom Lamb	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
John P. McMullen	....	systems administrator: CFX
Steve Miller	....	assistant visual effects editor: CFX
Sheila Molnar	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Eusebio Perez	....	video technician: CFX
Cristin Pescosolido	....	digital compositor: CFX
Liz Radley	....	computer graphics supervisor
Daniel Robichaud	....	CGI supervisor
Kosta Saric	....	avid editor: CFX
Candice Scott	....	digital compositor: CFX
Nelson Sepulveda	....	digital compositor: CFX
Sharmishtha Sohoni	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Brian Wolf	....	roto/paint artist: CFX
Christopher Wolf	....	systems administrator: CFX
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Steve Griffith	....	visual effects intern: CFX (uncredited)
Kurt Hall	....	video & computer graphics technician (uncredited)
Nathan Lafionatis	....	computer consultant (uncredited)
Steven Seed	....	senior systems engineer: Centropolis FX (uncredited)
Joshua Spencer	....	visual effects production intern (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Box	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Burden	....	stunts
Loyd Catlett	....	stunt double: Mr. Bridges
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Keii Johnston	....	stunt coordinator
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Harry O'Connor	....	stunts
Jim Palmer	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Vince Cupone	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Vince Cupone	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Alatorre	....	rigging grip
Norman Ash	....	electrician
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator
Paul Birk	....	electrician (as Paul R. Birk)
Christos Bitsakos	....	second assistant camera (as Christos C. Bitsakos)
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	camera loader (as Mark D. Boyle)
Katarino Bueno Jr.	....	dolly grip
Jeff Case	....	key grip
Chris Conahan	....	grip
James B. Crawford	....	chief lighting technician (as James Crawford)
David Deever	....	video engineer (as Dave Deever)
Gary Dunham	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David M. Dunlap	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Camille Freer	....	additional second assistant camera
Carlos M. Gallardo	....	dolly grip
Jon Greene	....	grip
Joseph Grimaldi	....	best boy electric: New York (as Joe Grimaldi)
Kris Guthrie	....	rigging grip
Anthony D. Guzman	....	rigging electrician
Allan Scott Jackson	....	rigging best boy grip
Bruce Jordan	....	best boy grip: New York
Jimmy Keys	....	rigging gaffer
Scott Kidner	....	assistant chief lighting technician
James E. Krattiger	....	electrician
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip: New York (as Mitch Lillian)
Michael R. Marquette	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Jim McComas	....	electrician (as James K. McComas)
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Bill Pollock	....	best boy grip
Boris Price	....	camera loader
Liz Radley	....	video supervisor
Michael G. Riba	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Riba)
Bret Rubin	....	rigging key grip (as Bret A. Rubin)
Mark R. Rubin	....	rigging grip
Andy Shuttleworth	....	Steadicam operator
Michael St. Hilaire	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mike Sweeney	....	rigging best boy electric (as Mike J. Sweeney)
William J. Taylor	....	grip (as Bill Taylor)
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Justin Van Fleet	....	rigging grip
Marta Weiss	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Marta E. Weiss)
Spencer Wilcox	....	rigging grip
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)
Andrew Cheung	....	grip (uncredited)
Matt Chubet	....	dolly grip: "b" camera, New York (uncredited)
Jeffrey A. Cook	....	lighting balloon technician (uncredited)
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert McKenna	....	electric: second unit (uncredited)
Derek Paulin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Chris Rosen	....	electrician (uncredited)
Chris Scarfi	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Lee Vickery	....	camera loader: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Jimmy Jue	....	extras casting
Terri Taylor	....	casting associate
Pamela Lynn Thomas	....	casting assistant (as Pamela Thomas)
Kendra Carter	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson	....	costume supervisor: New York
Patricia Bercsi	....	set costumer (as Tricia Bercsi)
Kristin Dangl	....	costumer (as Kristin M. Dangl)
Amanda Gore	....	set costumer
Kathleen Gore-Misko	....	set costumer (as Kathleen L. Misko)
Barbara Hause	....	costume supervisor: New York (as Barbara J. Hause)
Diana Wilson	....	key costumer
Pamela Wise	....	costume supervisor
Emily Wyss	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Ruth Coulson	....	apprentice editor
Valentina Giambanco	....	assistant film editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Joe Landauer	....	assistant editor
Shannyn Riba	....	apprentice editor
Anne Sawyer	....	assistant editor: avid
Deirdre Slevin	....	associate editor
Arturo Sosa	....	assistant film editor
Evan Vieser	....	post-production assistant
Elizabeth Dionne	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Carrie Puchkoff	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
James Burt	....	assistant music editor (as Jim Burt)
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Daryl B. Kell	....	music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of film music: Universal Studios
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist (uncredited)
Bryan Carrigan	....	music programmer (uncredited)
Michael Connell	....	music editor (uncredited)
Peter Doell	....	score recordist (uncredited)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Joel Iwataki	....	music recording engineer (uncredited)
Melissa R. Kaplan	....	featured vocalist (uncredited)
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Jeff McIlwain	....	musician (uncredited)
Jeff Toyne	....	additional music programmer (uncredited)
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Adrian Cannon	....	driver: Mr. Bridges
Robert Hunter Jr.	....	transportation coordinator
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation captain: New York
Timothy Sheehan	....	transportation captain
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver (uncredited)
Don Haggerty	....	driver (uncredited)
Mike Miliotti	....	transportation (uncredited)
Thomas O'Donnell	....	driver: production van (uncredited)
Alana Stelling	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Laurence J. Alvarez	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon (as Larry Alvarez)
Heather Anderson	....	set production assistant
Sebastian Attie	....	production secretary
Steven F. Beaupre	....	key set production assistant
Rick Bernstein	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Sophie Biddle	....	massage therapist
Dana Brunetti	....	assistant: Mr. Spacey
Liz Bucklar	....	assistant: Mr. Colesberry
Loyd Catlett	....	stand-in: Mr. Bridges
Matt Cohen	....	24 frame video playback engineer
Steven Docherty	....	accounting clerk
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Kim Dunbar	....	assistant: Ms. Woodard
Sean Ervin	....	assistant: Kevin Spacey
Katie Fitch	....	assistant: Iain Softley
David Fulton	....	unit publicist (as Dave Fulton)
Chris Furia	....	production accountant
Jennifer Gillespie	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor (as Karen Rose Golden)
Alessia Gottlieb	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Alessia Gottlieb)
Eric Hedayat	....	location manager
Kia Hellman	....	assistant: Robert F. Colesberry
Linda Hoppe	....	assistant: Ms. McCormack
Nicola Hulme	....	assistant: Mr. Bridges
Cheri Jacobs	....	second assistant accountant
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Sarah Klingler	....	production assistant
Diana E. Latham	....	production coordinator: New York
Toby MacDonald	....	assistant: Mr. Softley
Meg McCarthy	....	assistant: Mr. Levin
Ann Murphy	....	location coordinator (as Ann M. Murphy)
Shaun O'Banion	....	set production assistant
John Oldham	....	technical advisor (as Dr. John Oldham)
Stephen Price	....	location manager (as Stephen C. Price)
Jeffrey Raines	....	office production assistant
Tom Rentmeester	....	assistant: Mr. Levy
Devon Sedlacek	....	set production assistant
Tracey Smith	....	first assistant accountant (as Tracy Smith)
Todd Spears	....	payroll accountant (as Todd C. Spears)
Ronald P. Tavalaro	....	dailies projectionist
Bryan Thomas	....	location manager: New York
Michael Tibbs	....	office production assistant
Diane Ward	....	production coordinator
Maria Zapaterio-Osorio	....	doctor in astrophysics
Will Beekman	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Amy Carter	....	first assistant production accountant: New York (uncredited)
Matt DiFranco	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Maryann C. Fondulas	....	second assistant auditor (uncredited)
Michel Geldzweig	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Veloz Gomez	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Melinda A. Grieger	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Joe Guest	....	location scout (uncredited)
Raul Guterres	....	location coordinator (uncredited)
Jalyn Henton	....	production secretary: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ryan Hintz	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
John Humber	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kyle Hutchison	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Randee Lynne Jensen	....	creative assistant (uncredited)
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kathleen Pirelli	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Errol Reichow	....	location scout (uncredited)
Margit Ritz	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Chad Saxton	....	set production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Yori Tondrowski	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Evan Vieser	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG
• Intermedia Films
• Lawrence Gordon Productions
• Pathé Pictures International

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2001) (Russia) (all media)
• Buena Vista International (Sweden) (2002) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Video (2002) (Netherlands) (video)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Nelonen (2005) (Finland) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• 01 Distribuzione
• FilmFour
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• MCA/Universal Pictures
• New Films International
• Pathé Distribution (UK)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (France)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Centropolis Effects
• Full Scale Effects

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by
• Grant Wilfley Casting  background casting: New York
• Imaginary Forces  main title sequence
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Sony Scoring Stage  scoring stage
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack published by
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recording services

Also Known As:

K-PAX - Alles ist möglich (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38462) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Arvin, California, USA

Company:

IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG

Trivia:

While sitting in the tree after disappearing, Prot (Kevin Spacey) answers Dr. Mark Powell's (Jeff Bridges) question of where he has been by saying he has been up north, "...Newfoundland and Labrador". Spacey shot the exterior scenes for The Shipping News (2001) in Newfoundland during April-June 2001.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: At 1:29 in the movie, when Dr. Powell drives from the airport to Guelph, which is supposed to be in New Mexico, it shows him viewing the Park City arches at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah.

Quotes:

Dr. Mark Powell: What if I were to tell you that according to a man who lived on our planet, named Einstein, that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light?
Prot: I would say that you misread Einstein, Dr. Powell. May I call you Mark? You see Mark, what Einstein actually said was that nothing can accelerate to the speed of light because its mass would become infinite. Einstein said nothing about entities already traveling at the speed of light or faster.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Spotlight on Location: The Making of 'K-PAX' (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

Rocket Man

Heart Warming and Funny

K-PAX is exactly what a heart warming film should be. The story is about a mysterious mental patient Prot, played by Kevin Spacey, and his unbelieving psychiatrist Dr. Powel, played by Jeff Bridges. The two have a very friendly bond, and as their relationship grows Dr. Powel can't help but wonder whether or not there is more to his mysterious patient, who insists he is from another planet called K-PAX. This film is very funny, and Kevin Spacey pulls of well placed one liners as if it was his second nature. K-PAX is a smart film, and I wasn't expecting it to go where it did. In the end, I found myself thinking about the small things in life, and the wonder and magic of the every day life we so often take for granted. I left the theater with a warm fuzzy feeling inside, and for families and couples on a date, K-PAX is a splendid film, that will not disappoint. I highly recommend this film to anyone interested in something more than the monotonous releases of glossy, action packed, gore fests.