Fear X (2003)

Director:

Nicolas Winding Refn

Writers:

Nicolas Winding Refn (writer)
Hubert Selby Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (Denmark)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

The Past Can Never Be Rewound

Plot:

When his wife is killed in a seemingly random incident Harry (Turturro), prompted by mysterious visions, journeys to discover the true circumstances surrounding her murder. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Cctv | Wife Killed | Canada | Security Guard

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

John Turturro	...	Harry
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Kate
Stephen Eric McIntyre	...	Phil (as Stephen McIntyre)
William Allen Young	...	Agent Lawrence
Gene Davis	...	Ed (as Eugene M. Davis)
Mark Houghton	...	Diner Cop
Jacqueline Ramel	...	Claire
James Remar	...	Lt. Peter Northrup
Nadia Litz	...	Ellen
Amanda Ooms	...	Prostitute
Liv Corfixen	...	Hotel Waitress
Frank Adamson	...	Adamson
Spencer Duncanson	...	Man
Dan K. Toth	...	Hotel Clerk
Jeffrey R. Lawrence	...	Sergeant Frank
Thane Chartrand	...	Agent Wolfson
Garfield Williams	...	Guard
Victor Cowie	...	Bill Craven
Susan Kelso	...	Mrs. Craven
Robert Huculak	...	Roger
Sharon Bajer	...	Sally
John Bluethner	...	Steadman
Gerry Caplap	...	Steve
Brock MacGregor	...	Quinn
Megan Basaraba	...	Amy
Kekoa Charlot	...	Directory Voice (voice)
Fradley Garner	...	Radio Voice (voice)
Jennifer Lynn Keef	...	Department of Tourism Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cory Cassidy	...	Officer (uncredited)
Chad Panting	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Warren Louis Wiltshire	...	Cop (uncredited)
Jon Ted Wynne	...	Man at Ceremony (uncredited)

Directed by
Nicolas Winding Refn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Hubert Selby Jr.		writer
Nicolas Winding Refn		writer

Produced by
Johnny Andersen	....	line producer
Donald C. Archbold	....	executive producer
Joseph Newton Cohen	....	executive producer (as Joseph Cohen)
Henrik Danstrup	....	producer
Aaron Kim Johnston	....	co-producer
Gary Phillips	....	executive producer
Kenneth D. Plummer	....	executive producer
Rupert Preston	....	co-producer
Nadia Redler	....	executive producer
Mark Vennis	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brian Eno
Dean Landon
J. Peter Schwalm

Cinematography by
Larry Smith

Film Editing by
Anne Østerud

Casting by
Carrie Hilton
Penny Perry

Production Design by
Peter De Neergaard

Art Direction by
Morten Isbrand
Réjean Labrie

Set Decoration by
Stephen Arndt

Costume Design by
Darena Snowe

Makeup Department
Louise Bruun	....	hair stylist: Denmark
Louise Bruun	....	makeup artist: Denmark
Lori Caputi	....	hair stylist
Jennifer Machnee	....	first assistant makeup artist
Doug Morrow	....	key makeup artist
Pina Robinson	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Dave Mahoney	....	unit production manager
Deborah Bayer Marlow	....	production manager: Denmark
Torben Raun	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Megan Basaraba	....	third assistant director
Charles Crossin	....	second assistant director
Jairo Murray	....	second assistant director: Denmark
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Charlotte Bech	....	prop assistant: Denmark
Ryan Berzuk	....	assistant property master
Lloyd Brandson	....	key scenic artist
Eileen Gano	....	art department coordinator
Jason Gibbs	....	lead dresser
Karsten Holst	....	property master: Denmark
Robb Paraskevopoulos	....	set decorating crew
Gord Peterson	....	graphics artist
Bill Sinosich	....	head carpenter
Brian Smith	....	construction coordinator
Laura Souter	....	art department coordinator
Larry Spittle	....	property master
Eva Stengade	....	scenic painter: Denmark
Taavo Sults	....	scenic carpenter

Sound Department
Jovan Ajder	....	sound editor
Kasper Val Bjerregård Larsen	....	dialogue editor (as Søren Bjerregaard-Ryan)
Kasper Val Bjerregård Larsen	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Søren Bjerregaard-Ryan)
Majka Bjørnager	....	foley editor
Craig Butters	....	sound editor
Jens Bønding	....	production sound mixer
Mikkel Groos	....	boom operator: Denmark
Stan Mak	....	boom operator
Gadou Naudin	....	foley artist
Peter Schultz	....	foley recordist
Peter Schultz	....	sound designer
Mark Kenna	....	consultant: Dolby film sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Morten Balling	....	visual effects set supervisor
Lars Bjørn Hansen	....	Flame artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Anders Frithiof August	....	clapper loader
Tony Bear Ruksys	....	dolly grip
Thomas Bekker	....	best boy electric: Denmark
Ryan Beresford	....	lamp operator
Craig Bloor	....	focus puller
Neil Cervin	....	camera operator
John Durica	....	daily electrician
David Giesbrecht	....	still photographer
Joao Holowka	....	best boy electric
Joao Holowka	....	gaffer
Rolf Konow	....	still photographer: Denmark
Jacob Marlow	....	gaffer: Denmark
Jim McNulty	....	generator operator
Thomas Menzer	....	lighting technician: Denmark
Jens Bo Poulsen	....	lighting technician: Denmark
Daniel Quesnel	....	assistant camera
Peter Topsøe-Jensen	....	focus puller: second unit (as Peter Topsøe)
Shauna Townley	....	assistant camera
Nicole Wiwchar	....	second assistant camera
Jacob Østergaard	....	lighting technician: Denmark

Casting Department
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting: Winnipeg (as Kathleen Driscoll)
Jennifer Koenig	....	casting assistant: Winnipeg
Lori Stefaniuk	....	extras casting
Olle Westholm	....	casting: Sweden

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sussie Bjørnvad	....	costumer: Denmark (as Susie Bjørnvad)
Paula Dunfield	....	costume set supervisor
Karen Kristalovich	....	costume truck supervisor
Guy Mastaler	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jette Bjørkmann	....	negative cutter
Michael Frank Nielsen	....	color timer
Kaspar Astrup Schröder	....	assistant editor
Trevor White	....	colorist: dailies
Mette Zeruneith	....	additional editor: Denmark

Transportation Department
Brian 'Shaky' Johnson	....	transportation captain
Glen Kerr	....	driver: honeywagon
Dave Perich	....	daily driver
Jim Stevenson	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Sedsel Andersen	....	continuity
Sedsel Andersen	....	script supervisor
Julie Anderson	....	first assistant accountant
Carrie Arsenault	....	key craft service
Jim Bach	....	video coordinator
Filippa Borg	....	production assistant: Denmark
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
Milt Bruchanski	....	assistant location manager
Lorraine Clements	....	assistant location manager
Victor Dobchuk	....	location manager
Adeline Elias	....	production accountant
Sheree Fondeur	....	production assistant (as Sheree Betker)
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Randy Guest	....	production assistant
Leif Axel Kjeldsen	....	title sequence editor: Denmark
Vince Krochak	....	production assistant
Scott Layton	....	assistant production coordinator
Tamara Mauthe	....	production coordinator
Basil McKinley	....	avid technical support
Alanna Mills	....	script supervisor
David Porter	....	chef
Bob Stewart	....	clearance coordinator
Helle Stübner	....	production coordinator: Denmanrk
Cliff Sumter	....	body double
Oliver Winding	....	script consultant

Production Companies

• Det Danske Filminstitut
• Fear X Ltd.
• Moviehouse Entertainment
• NWR Film Productions
• Nordisk Film
• TV2 Danmark

Distributors

• Silver Nitrate Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Verve Pictures (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Éditions Montparnasse (France) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Moviehouse Entertainment
• Nordisk Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2003) (Romania) (all media)
• Sharada Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Snp
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Loudhailer  post-production sound services
• Maverik Catering Inc.  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material

Runtime:

USA:91 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

Denmark | Canada | UK | Brazil

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 | France:U | Canada:G (Québec)

Filming Locations:

Polo Park, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Det Danske Filminstitut

Trivia:

Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Sizemore were all considered for the lead role.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Harry:Unit 14 here. I got a white, middle-aged male, he just took a cardigan and slipped it into his bag. Area A-91, over.
Control Room Guard:Copy. Got the suspect on camera. Over.
Harry:Stay on him, here I go...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Transformers (2007)

What is real and what is illusion?...

This film takes a few viewings, and you will still be puzzling over the theme. John Turturro is Harry Cain, a mall security guard mourning the death of his wife.

The film is very visual (the hotel in Montana was filmed by a renowned Kubrick photographer) Some scenes are ominous, and may remind you of "The Shining". The winter environment, Harry's work as an anonymous security guard, all seem to infer his alienation from reality. Also the house across the street, which he begins to fixate on, believing he saw his wife go into the house. Is he hallucinating, or is this really happening?.

The film starts slow, but is suspenseful and atmospheric. If you like psychological drama, you will truly enjoy this film. 9/10