The Forgotten (2004)

Told that their children never existed, a man and woman soon discover that there's a much bigger enemy at work.

Director:

Joseph Ruben

Writer:

Gerald Di Pego

Stars:

Julianne Moore, Christopher Kovaleski, Matthew Pleszewicz

6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Julianne Moore	...	Telly Paretta
Christopher Kovaleski	...	Sam
Matthew Pleszewicz	...	Sam at 5
Anthony Edwards	...	Jim Paretta
Jessica Hecht	...	Eliot
Linus Roache	...	A Friendly Man
Gary Sinise	...	Dr. Jack Munce
Dominic West	...	Ash Correll
Scott Nicholson	...	Cop
P.J. Morrison	...	Cop
Robert Wisdom	...	Carl Dayton
Tim Kang	...	Agent Alec Wong
Kathryn Faughnan	...	Lauren Correll
Alfre Woodard	...	Det. Anne Pope
Felix Solis	...	Brasher

Storyline

A grieving mother, Telly Paretta, is struggling to cope with the loss of her 9-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist and her husband tell her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets the father of one of her son's friend who is having the same experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.

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Plot Keywords:

children | memory | plane crash | psychiatrist | friend | 

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Taglines:

You'll Never Forget The Ones You Love

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language

Details

Official Sites:

Sony

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Misteriosa obsesión

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$42,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,523 (Finland) (10 December 2004)

Gross:

£2,020,775 (UK) (17 December 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revolution Studios, Jinks/Cohen Company, Visual Arts Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 94 min (extended)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

After Julianne Moore runs through a grocery store and an alley, she stops in front of white graffiti on a wall. It's the logo of Revolution Studios, which produced the movie.

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Goofs

When Ash is going through the bag of snacks in the motel, the container of Lays Stacks is lying down on the counter. In the next shot it's standing upright.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Jack Munce: How much time did you spend at the dresser compared to last week?
Telly Paretta: Less.
Dr. Jack Munce: How much less?
Telly Paretta: I don't know exactly.
Dr. Jack Munce: You wanna make a guess, roughly, for the week?
Telly Paretta: Oh, not even an hour a day.

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Connections

Featured in Remembering 'The Forgotten' (2005)

User Reviews

Neither nowt nor summat

This film badly needed to make up its mind what it was - an urban paranoia thriller, with Mrs Joe Public up against the combined might of the establishment machine, or an alien abduction sci-fi thriller. By greedily going for the have-your-cake-and-eat-it plan of trying it be both at once, it spectacularly failed to be either, and fell comprehensively between two stools.

The urban paranoia aspect, which was smouldering away quite nicely, had a bucket of water thrown over it as soon as the alien connection put in an appearance.

The sci-fi aspect - neat sequence where the lady detective was snatched into the sky - was never fully developed.

So many plot holes. So little explanation - and by gum, some explanation was needed (but not forthcoming) by the time it was over.

Disappointing drivel.