Freeze Frame (2004)

Director:

John Simpson

Writer:

John Simpson (written by)

Release Date:

10 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Off-Camera is Off-Guard

Plot:

Ten years ago, after being accused of a hideous murder of a mother and her twin daughters, Sean Veil became paranoid...

Plot Keywords:

Alibi | Profiler | Burglar Alarm | Video Camera | Female Reporter

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Lee Evans	...	Sean Veil
Sean McGinley	...	Detective Louis Emeric
Ian McNeice	...	Forensic Profiler Saul Seger
Colin Salmon	...	Detective Mountjoy
Rachael Stirling	...	Katie Carter
Rachel O'Riordan	...	Mary Shaw
Andrew Wilson	...	Covert Cameraman
Andrea Grimason	...	Susan Jasper
Martin McSharry	...	Sam Jasper
Gabriella Henriette	...	Moira Jasper
Emily Anthony	...	Maggie Jasper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hawk Younkins	...	Carter

Also Known As:

Straight to Video (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexual content and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

UK | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | USA:R | UK:15 | Ireland:18

Filming Locations:

Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Green Park Films

Trivia:

Lee Evans actually shaved his head and eyebrows for the film, despite being warned that his eyebrows may not grow back again.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the reconstruction video, the mother lights five candles on a birthday cake. As she lifts the cake, one of the candles goes out, but in the next shot, the candle has been re-lit.

Quotes:

Detective Mountjoy: You seem kind of relaxed, if you don't mind me saying. For a man who's about to spend the next 30 years sucking unwashed dick.
Sean Veil: You seem kinda jealous, if you don't mind me saying.

A big surprise.

I saw this film during the American Film Market in Santa Monica and I was surprised by the quality of this movie. The story is very original and the lead actor Lee Evans (There's Something About Mary) showed us that he can do more than comedy.

Evans plays Sean Veil a man who was accused and acquitted of three murders and after that experience he decided that he needs a permanent alibi so he tapes every second of his life. Ten years later the police comes knocking at his door because he is the suspect of another murder. In his collection of thousands and thousands of tapes, safely hidden in a vault, there is a gap so for that time Sean has no alibi and once again he has a major problem.