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Director:
Walter Klenhard
Writer (WGA):
Walter Klenhard (written by)
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Release Date:
21 April 2002 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Mystery | Thriller | Horror See more »
Tagline:
The town of Weaver isn't on a map. That's not a mistake. It's a warning.
Plot:
A family driving through Nevada decides to take some snapshots at an out-of-the-way ghost town named Weaver, and horrible things start happening. | Add synopsis »
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Duped! You will invest a lot of brainpower only to have the movie end with a huge cliffhanger See more (90 total) »

Cast

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Harry Hamlin ... Jim Henley

Susan Dey ... Patty Henley
Jeremy Lelliott ... Matt Henley

Basia A'Hern ... Kate Henley

Jamie Croft ... Ethan

Jeremy Kewley ... Deputy Sheriff Richards
Roger Newcombe ... Lester
Victoria Dixon-Whittle ... Lisa
Annie Carter ... Tammy
Ian Boyce ... Old Man
Robert MacPherson ... Assistant Deputy
Nikki Fort ... Ice Cream Waitress
Christopher James Taylor ... Steve
Charlotte Rees ... Rachel
Paul Reichstein ... Brian
Dominic Pedlar ... Bill the Cook
Claude Revi ... Biker #1
Clive Cunningham ... Biker #2
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Directed by
Walter Klenhard 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Walter Klenhard (written by)

Produced by
Ashley Aitken .... associate producer
Michael O. Gallant .... producer
Laurie Goldstein .... executive producer
Brad Gordon .... co-producer (as Bradley H. Gordon)
Robert Greenwald .... executive producer
Philip K. Kleinbart .... supervising producer (as Philip Kleinbart)
Walter Klenhard .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
Shirley Walker 
 
Cinematography by
David Connell 
 
Film Editing by
M. Scott Smith  (as Scott Smith)
 
Casting by
Faith Martin 
Melissa Skoff 
 
Production Design by
Leslie Binns 
 
Costume Design by
Marion Boyce 
 
Makeup Department
Marion Lee .... assistant hair stylist
Marion Lee .... assistant makeup artist
Jodee Lenaine-Smith .... assistant hair stylist
Jodee Lenaine-Smith .... assistant makeup artist
Fiona Rees-Jones .... key hair stylist
Fiona Rees-Jones .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Gary Buss .... unit manager
Barbara Gibbs .... unit production manager
Mark 'Sharky' Johnson .... assistant unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Liz Edwards .... second assistant director
Matt Enfield .... first assistant director
Kath McIntyre .... third assistant director
 
Art Department
Ben Bauer .... property master
Campbell Burdon .... construction coordinator
Scott Burdon .... leading hand
Simon Clayton .... scenic artist
Phillip 'Sunday' Hopkins .... set dresser
Mark Hurtado .... storyboard artist
Chris Jobson .... art department runner
Zlatko Kasumovic .... assistant property master
Kylie Lawson .... set finisher
Sarah Light .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Marco Arlotta .... boom operator
Gary S. Gelfand .... sound editor (as Gary Gelfand)
Kurt Kassulke .... sound re-recording mixer
Toivo Lember .... sound recordist
Mark Linden .... adr editor
Mark Linden .... sound re-recording mixer
Michael Marion .... sound supervisor
Tara Paul .... sound re-recording mixer
 
Special Effects by
John Parker .... special effects construction foreman
Brian Pearce .... special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
William Gammon .... digital compositor
Jason Madigan .... digital compositor
Adam Paschke .... digital compositor
Ben Roberts .... digital compositor: Rising Sun Pictures
 
Stunts
Mitch Deans .... stunt coordinator
Paul Phillips .... assistant stunt coordinator
Peter West .... safety officer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Barnes .... still photographer
Rodney Bolton .... camera operator
Rodney Bolton .... director of photography: second unit
John Dolan .... key grip
Werner Gerlach .... best boy
Gavin Head .... second focus puller
Ian MacMillan .... camera operator: "b" camera
Ian MacMillan .... steadicam operator
Daryl Pearson .... gaffer
Craig Philpott .... first focus puller
Jack Sheridan .... videosplit operator
 
Casting Department
Faith Martin .... casting: Australia
Linora May .... adr voice casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Jameson .... costume supervisor
Heather Wallace .... costume stand-by
 
Editorial Department
Jason Bretz .... assistant editor
Wade Felker .... colorist
 
Music Department
Diane Griffen .... music editor
Mako Sujishi .... music mixer
 
Other crew
Elaine Crowther .... production accountant
Michael J. Curran .... executive assistant
Mason Curtis .... location manager
Melissa Dunstone .... production assistant
Wade Felker .... high definition mastering
Daniel Fitzgerald .... production assistant
Brian Jonason .... executive assistant
Sharon Kerrigan .... production coordinator
Mojgan Khadem .... continuity
Liane Lee .... production accountant
Terry Lee .... aerial helicopter pilot
Paul Lightfoot .... assistant: Mr. Hamlin
Rob MacPherson .... dialogue coach
Steve Marcus .... caterer
Ted Mertens .... snake wrangler
Judi Oehme .... production secretary
Andrew Payne .... animal wrangler: owl & crow
Neil Phipps .... assistant: Mr. Gallant
Lily Takanashi .... production accountant: Los Angeles
Christopher James Taylor .... assistant: Mr. Klenhard
Hareth Yateem .... assistant: Ms. Dey
Julie Stewart .... post-production accounts (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Missing" - Japan (English title) (video title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:16 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-11
Filming Locations:
Adelaide Hills, South Australia, AustraliaSee more »
Company:
Fireworks EntertainmentSee more »

Did You Know?

Goofs:
Continuity: When Jim Henley finds his Excursion at the car graveyard, and gets away, as the SUV jumps over the cliff, it is very dirty, and dusty, in the next shot as it's driving away, it is cleanSee more »
Movie Connections:
References "Twilight Zone" (1959)See more »

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18 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
Duped! You will invest a lot of brainpower only to have the movie end with a huge cliffhanger, 14 August 2005
Author: SkreenMemReez from Tennessee

Disappearance is about a couple who take their family on vacation in New Mexico and find themselves in deep trouble after taking a detour off the main highway to visit a town that was seemingly abandoned in 1948 for unknown reasons. The town of Weaver seems harmless at first and has tourist appeal until the family is stranded there overnight and they begin to have good reason to suspect that others have experienced their same predicament with fatal outcomes. The Henleys watch a Blair-Witch-Project-esquire video diary left by the town's last victim, which ironically demonstrates the best performance of anyone in this movie. Although Hamlin and Dey's performances are much better than the supporting casts', their emotional affect seems "flat" to me throughout the movie.

Disappearance has appeal for most of the movie as there is much suspense and good direction. However, the plot takes unexpected and implausible turns that seemingly make no sense. Worse yet it that there really is no understanding of what exactly is going on in the movie, which makes the bizarre ending less tolerable. It appeared to me that the movie makers were so focused on making a stream of suspenseful scenes, that they threw away all the elements of good story making: plot development, gradual explanation of themes and symbols that lead to a cohesive solution/outcome.

The most difficult aspect of the movie for me was that the first three-quarter of it was spent building up tension and curiosity about certain aspects of the plot that were then suddenly disposed of as if we didn't deserve an explanation:

What was the significance of the Indian symbols on the walls? What happened to the original people of Weaver? What was the connection with the people at the dinner? What did the Sheriff know? What did the missing boy discover if anything?

This was, I believe, a bad move, since it engendered some resentment. I had invested quite a bit of brainpower into hypothesizing some plausible explanations for some of these plot turns and strange events, only to have the movie makers simply end it without giving an answer to any of these things. These are some nice cliffhangers for the ending of a miniseries that is about to pickup again next week, but a totally frustrating and inappropriate ending for a stand-alone movie.

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