The Eavesdropper (2004)

Director:

Andrew Bakalar

Writer:

Andrew Bakalar

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

What you hear can kill you.

Plot:

The secretary Liza Raines becomes deaf after a shooting in a robbery, is evicted and later she is found...

Plot Keywords:

Patient | Experiment | Psychotic | CIA | Pill

Cast

Lucy Jenner	...	Liza Raines (Patient 14)
Costas Mandylor	...	Aiden Porter
John J. York	...	Grant Kane
John de Lancie	...	Dr. Gene Kramer
George Takei	...	Dr. Hsieh
Tucker Smallwood	...	Gen. Humes
Ben Donovan	...	Jason
John McCann	...	Secretary of Defense
Billy Rieck	...	Serial Killer (Ronald)
Rafael H. Robledo	...	Agent Perez (as Rafael Robledo)
Deborah Dir	...	Emily, Patient 13
Iona Morris	...	Gen. Humes' Aide
Gilbert Glenn Brown	...	Leon / Night Nurse
Sam Scarber	...	Detective Watkins
Jessie Sanders	...	Damian
Toran Caudell	...	Cameron
Donna Pieroni	...	Patient 41
Robert David Hall	...	I.R.B. Board Chairman
Art Kempf	...	I.R.B. Board Co-Chair
Andrew Bakalar	...	I.R.B. Board Doctor (as Andrew James Bakalar)
Robert Berson	...	Ames (as Rob Berson)
Paul Nygro	...	Mugger (as Paul Leighton)
Tycho Horan	...	Shelter Boy
Jonathan Gordon	...	Jonathan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Eckhardt	...	Private MacArthur
Brannon Gould	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
David Hutchison	...	Patient #12 (uncredited)
Paolo Paci	...	SWAT Sergeant (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrew Bakalar

Writing credits
Andrew Bakalar

Produced by
Andrew Bakalar	....	producer
Kenneth Burke	....	line producer
Fred C. Caruso	....	consulting producer (as Fred Caruso)

Original Music by
Marc Bonilla

Cinematography by
Geza Sinkovics

Film Editing by
Warren Bowman
Rick Fields		(as Richard Fields)

Casting by
Jeff Hardwick

Production Design by
Warren Alan Young

Art Direction by
Mel Horan

Set Decoration by
Ana Ortiz
Nya Patrinos
Yvette Taylor

Costume Design by
Denny Colliver
Emmy Taylor

Makeup Department
Chelsea Behrens	....	key makeup artist
Jaime Franco	....	makeup artist
Thea Samuels	....	hair stylist
Robyn Tolbert	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Marjorie Ergas	....	unit production manager
Christopher Landry	....	production supervisor
Michael Toji	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Borden	....	first assistant director
Mike Hoy	....	assistant director: second unit (as Michael Hoy)
Mike Hoy	....	first assistant director: second unit
Glenn Klinker	....	second unit director
W. Alex Korp	....	second assistant director
Melissa Lekus	....	second second assistant director
R.J. Olivier	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Denise Anderson	....	props
Mark Anderson	....	property master
Adriana Dardas	....	assistant to the art director
Joanne LeCocq	....	storyboard artist
Mike Manasewitsch	....	set dresser
Kathleen McCarthy	....	set dresser
Chat McKnight	....	leadman
Gregory Meichtry	....	set dresser
Tommy Paul	....	leadman
Shane Richardson	....	set dresser
Willy Roberts	....	set dresser
Philip Salick	....	set dresser
Megan Sheperd	....	set dresser
Charlie Sosa	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	supervising sound editor
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor
Daniel D. Monahan	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Erik Dehkhoda	....	digital compositor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects
Dennis Fitzsimmons	....	digital compositor
Adam Hawkey	....	lead compositor: iOFilm

Stunts
Matt Baker	....	stunts
Nicola C. Hindshaw	....	stunts
David Hutchison	....	stunt assistant
Monica Staggs	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Yogi Allen	....	dolly
John P. Fleenor	....	special cinematographer
Owen Foye	....	electrician
Tom Gleason	....	first assistant camera
Michael Gonzalez	....	first assistant camera
Donald Hummer	....	electrician
Donald Hummer	....	gaffer: second unit
Craig Kief	....	director of photography: second unit
Maggie McGraw	....	second assistant camera
David Ortkiese	....	camera operator: additional photography
Sean Piper	....	key grip: re-shoots
Kelly Price	....	grip
Aaron Robinson	....	electrician
Keith Sasser	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Jarvela	....	casting assistant
Peter Sutton	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Michael T. Forrest	....	colorist
Michael T. Forrest	....	on-line editor
John Sterneman	....	colorist

Music Department
Michael Patterson	....	music supervisor
Will Pendarvis	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Ronald Blay	....	driver: honeywagon
Greg Horton	....	transportation captain
Juan Mata	....	driver

Other crew
Michael Donner	....	production accountant
Scott Druschke	....	assistant location manager
Anthony Eikner	....	script supervisor: second unit
Liz Federowicz	....	assistant: Mr. Bakalar
Kristen Holt	....	craft service
Amy Jarvela	....	assistant production coordinator
Peter King	....	production assistant
Jonathan Long	....	craft service
Alisa McCoy	....	production office coordinator
Scott Mosher	....	location manager
Tatjana Najdanovic	....	assistant production coordinator
Paolo Paci	....	script supervisor
David Roberson	....	publicist
Ron Sands	....	pirate radio host
Philip J. Strina	....	business & legal affairs: Barab, Abrams & Coate
Bridgetta Tomarchio	....	assistant to director: re-shoots
Bridgetta Tomarchio	....	stand-in
Michalla Petersen	....	voice-over artist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Gemstar Pictures

Distributors

• Casablanca Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Freestyle Home Entertainment
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Showcase Entertainment (2004) (non-USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Roberson Public Relations  publicity
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Roberson Public Relations  DVD release publicity

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, some sexuality and language

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Gemstar Pictures

Goofs:

Plot holes: When the police shoot the boy in the school and are right next to Liza, she doesn't react to the loud nearby gunfire even though she has "super" hearing. Ironically, it was a gun fired near to her ears that first damaged her hearing, thus causing her to try the experimental drug that gave her "super" hearing.

The Mind Reader

The secretary Liza Raines (Lucy Jenner) becomes deaf after a shooting in a robbery, is evicted and later she is found by the social assistant Grant Kane (John J. York) living in her car. Grant brings Liza to a Transition Shelter to be rehabilitated, and she accepts to be submitted to an experimental treatment never tested in humans in the Center for Hearing Research. The leader of the research Dr. Gene Kramer (John de Lancie) is pressed by the CIA agent Aiden Porter (Costas Mandylor) that is funding his experiment to test his vaccine of restoration of cells in fifteen patients, and he advises that the rats subjected to the experiment became psychotic. The patients also become psychotic and suicidal, with the exception of Liza, the patient 14. She achieves the ability of hearing frequencies emitted by the brain and read minds as a side effect. Porter recruits Liza to work in CIA disclosing the innermost thoughts of the suspects, but later Liza finds his real hidden intentions.

"The Eavesdropper" is a reasonable movie with an original story that has a great beginning and becomes too much complicated in the end with the betrayals and conspiracies. I thought this movie was a pilot of a show because of the open end. The unknown Lucy Jenner has a great performance, but her character deserved to be better developed in the beginning, showing her past life to the viewers. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Paciente 14" ("Patient 14")