White Noise (2005)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Geoffrey Sax

Writer:

Niall Johnson (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The dead are trying to get a hold of you.

Plot:

An architect's desire to speak with his wife from beyond the grave, becomes an obsession with supernatural repercussions.

Plot Keywords:

Architect | Voice | Death | Widower | Electronic Voice Phenomena

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Jonathan Rivers
Chandra West	...	Anna Rivers
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Sarah Tate
Ian McNeice	...	Raymond Price
Sarah Strange	...	Jane
Nicholas Elia	...	Mike Rivers
Mike Dopud	...	Detective Smits
Marsha Regis	...	Police Woman
Brad Sihvon	...	Minister
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Work Man
L. Harvey Gold	...	Business Man
Amber Rothwell	...	Susie Tomlinson
Suzanne Ristic	...	Mary Freeman
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Mirabelle Keegan
Miranda Frigon	...	Carol Black - Car Crash Woman

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and language.

Runtime:

101 min | Sweden:94 min

Country:

Canada | UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40685)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby Hospital, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Approximately one second before the WHITE NOISE title card appears [00:01:35 in], there is a split-second subliminal "flash" image of a skeletal figure. Immediately after the final blackout at the end of the film there is another "flash" image, this time (presumably) of Michael Keaton, which fades into the static.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rivers first encounters Price, Price places his business card atop a circular-shaped thing in the doorway of the building. After a shot of Rivers and Price, the card disappears. Price walks away, we cut back to Rivers and the card reappears on the wall.

Quotes:

Frank Black - Young Father: [to Jonathan] I am grateful for what you did, Mr. Rivers, my son wouldn't be here if it weren't for you, but now I'd like you to leave us alone.

Movie Connections:

References The Salton Sea (2002)

Soundtrack:

Burn Away

A Good SCARY movie

It has been a very long time since I have seen a movie and actually thought it was scary. I was very surprised when half way through this movie I thought I may have broken my husband's hand because I was squeezing so hard. While the beginning of the movie is a little slow, it pulls you along because you can sense something is going to happen. When it does, I was not disappointed at all.

I thought the acting was great even though Michael Keaton is not aging well. It was filmed entirely in Vancouver and was beautiful to watch. The traditional scary effects are used well and wisely and you will jump, despite preparing yourself for the scare. While I am not a believer in ghosts, this movie made me think and forever question and fear white noise.