Twisted (2004/I)

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Writer (WGA):

Sarah Thorp (written by)

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Every murder has a mark.

Plot:

Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.

Plot Keywords:

Father | Partner | Police | Murder | Serial Killer

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Jessica Shepard
Samuel L. Jackson	...	John Mills
Andy Garcia	...	Mike Delmarco
David Strathairn	...	Dr. Melvin Frank
Russell Wong	...	Lieutenant Tong
Camryn Manheim	...	Lisa
Mark Pellegrino	...	Jimmy Schmidt
Titus Welliver	...	Dale Becker
D.W. Moffett	...	Ray Porter
Richard T. Jones	...	Wilson Jefferson
Leland Orser	...	Edmund Cutler
James Oliver Bullock	...	John Flanagan
William Hall	...	Chip Marshall
Joe Duer	...	Larry Geber
Jim Hechim	...	Bob Sherman (as James Hechim)

Also Known As:

The Blackout Murders (USA) (working title)
Twisted - Der erste Verdacht (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #39986) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Crissy Field, Golden Gate Memorial Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Early in the movie, when Shepard is talking to Mills in the pool room at the bar, posters for The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Right Stuff are visible. Both films were directed by Philip Kaufman.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early bar scene with Jessica and John talking at the pool table, Jessica rolls the 8-ball into the corner pocket. Seconds later it appears in its original spot.

Quotes:

Wilson Jefferson: [Over the radio] We heard everything, commissioner.
Jessica Shepard: [smugly] You remember my old patrol partner Wilson don't you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Creating a Twisted Web of Intrigue (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

For Bill

much better than people think!

i saw Twisted yesterday and i thought it was going to be just another stupid generic thriller and i was proved wrong. the film has a somewhat original plot and is directed by Philip Kaufman, an accomplished director, who also directed Quills, another great film. i thought the acting in Twisted was quite good and it exceeded my expectations. Ashley Judd, who has become a somewhat veteren to this genre of movies was excellent as the alcoholic cop, Jessica Sheppard and Andy Garcia was also very good as her partner, Mike. Samuel L. Jackson, who was not in the movie very much, only towards the end, and played his role very well and gave a thrilling performance. Twisted kept me guessing until the last minute and i thought it was an awesome thriller! 10/10