Blind Horizon (2003)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Michael Haussman

Writers:

F. Paul Benz (writer)
Steve Tomlin (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The enemy is within.

Plot:

Frank loses his memory after being shot in small desert town in New Mexico. As he tries to retrace his steps and figure out his true identity...

Plot Keywords:

New Mexico | Balloon | Assassination | Shot In The Head | Memory Loss

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Frank Kavanaugh
Neve Campbell	...	Chloe Richards
Sam Shepard	...	Sheriff Jack Kolb
Noble Willingham	...	Deputy Shirl Cash
Amy Smart	...	Liz Culpepper
Gil Bellows	...	Dr. Theodore Conway
Giancarlo Esposito	...	J.C. Reynolds
Charles Ortiz	...	Nico
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Sterling
Trajan Cuevas	...	Dale Petmecky
Jesus Mayorga	...	Dwight Petmecky
Cole S. McKay	...	Burly Trucker (as Cole McKay)
Guadalupe A. Garcia	...	Navaro
Faye Dunaway	...	Ms. K
Ellen Blake	...	Helsa

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violent images and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39494) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexico's Film Investment Program. The production completely paid off the loan following robust international box office and DVD sales.

Quotes:

Liz Culpepper: Can you hear me?
[whispers]
Liz Culpepper: Can you hear me?
[whispers]

Movie Connections:

References Santo frente a la muerte (1969)

Soundtrack:

Baila Mi Changuito

Smart and stylish thriller

BLIND HORIZON is a smart and stylish thriller that marks two Val Kilmer back-to-back triumphs. First off, it is his second powerful and twisted thriller rebound after SALTON SEA. And then again he hits the right notes in an Emmet/Furla production, right after WONDERLAND.

Hausman`s stylish and crafty direction is accompained by a smart and intriguing script about the amnesiac who realizes that he is somehow involved in the assassination plot against US president. The writers fully integrate small town noir dynamics with the well-known concept of amnesiac hitman. This film is taking us down the familiar path but it`s very accomplished so it`s a joy being taken to places we already visited. The only shortcoming is the very end, those last couple of minutes that I won`t spoil but even that can`t deny the sheer fun you get with this playful neo-noir.