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Release Date:
30 July 2004 (USA) moreTagline:
This summer everything is under control.Plot:
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(30 articles)
Dog Ears Music: Volume Ninety-Seven (From Huffington Post. 6 November 2009, 9:28 AM, PST)
Shouting Match: Best Horror Film of the Decade
(From FilmSchoolRejects. 31 August 2009, 8:19 AM, PDT)
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the original is much better (5.5/10 more (345 total)US TV Schedule:
| Sat. Nov. 7 | 11:45 PM | TNT |
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Al Melvin | |
| Pablo Schreiber | ... | Eddie Ingram | |
| Anthony Mackie | ... | Robert Baker | |
| Dorian Missick | ... | Owens | |
| Jose Pablo Cantillo | ... | Villalobos | |
| Teddy Dunn | ... | Wilson | |
| Joaquin Perez-Campbell | ... | Atkins | |
| Tim Artz | ... | Jameson | |
| Denzel Washington | ... | Ben Marco | |
| Robyn Hitchcock | ... | Laurent Tokar | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Raymond Shaw | |
| Antoine Taylor | ... | Boy Scout #1 | |
| Joseph Alessi | ... | Boy Scout #2 | |
| Raymond Anthony Thomas | ... | Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas) | |
| Bill Irwin | ... | Scoutmaster |
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Rated R for violence and some language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
USA:129 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40839) | Canada:14AFun Stuff
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Brian De Palma was (briefly) considered to direct this film, a suggestion made by one of De Palma's former representatives. However, the idea was ultimately nixed by producer Scott Rudin. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: The length of Tom Jordan's paddle (it's too short for his height) and the way he paddles the kayak reveals that he's not an experienced kayaker as the movie states. moreQuotes:
[manipulating Raymond]Eleanor Shaw: Sergeant Shaw.
Raymond Shaw: [Abruptly] What...?
Eleanor Shaw: Sergeant Raymond Shaw.
Raymond Shaw: Mother, I...
Eleanor Shaw: Raymond Prentiss Shaw.
Raymond Shaw: Yes.
Eleanor Shaw: Listen.
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this remake of the 1962 classic leaves a lot to be desired.it doesn't live up to the original.the plot is just too hard to follow,in my opinion.it's not straight forward at all.it's suspenseful and dramatic,but not really all that exciting.i didn't care much about the characters here.in the original,i felt really invested in the characters.it was much more clever,and psychological.Meryl Streep is a fine actress,but the character was played to much better effect by Angela Lansbury in the original.the same can be said of the characters portrayed by Denzel Washington and Liev Schreiber.Sinatra played the same character as Schreiber and Laurence Harvey played the same character as Washington. to be fair,it could be that the characters were written better in the original,which i think is the case.bottom line,this version pales in comparison to the original.my vote for The Manchurian Candidate (2004) is a 5.5/10