Strip Search (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer (WGA):

Tom Fontana (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Strip Search follows several parallel stories examining personal freedoms vs. national security in the aftermath of 9/11; two main subplots involve an American woman detained in China and an Arab man detained in New York City. |

Plot Keywords:

Forced To Strip | Male Frontal Nudity | Red Panties | Female Frontal Nudity | Panties Hit The Floor

Cast

Austin Pendleton	...	James Perley
Tom Guiry	...	Gerry Sykes
Fred Koheler	...	Jimmy Briggs
Zack Manzella	...	High School Boy
Daniel May Wong	...	Arresting Officer
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Linda Sykes
Ken Leung	...	Liu Tsung-Yuan
Jim Gaffigan	...	Reverend Craig Peterson
Bruno Lastra	...	Sharif Bin Said
Glenn Close	...	Karen Moore
Dean Winters	...	Ned McGrath
Caroline Kava	...	Alvira Sykes
Peter Jacobson	...	John Scanlon
Anahid	...	Aaisha Bin Said
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Clerk (as Ray Anthony Thomas)

Runtime:

USA:120 min | 56 min (re-cut) | Germany:86 min

Country:

USA

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:12 | Canada:14+ (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13

Company:

HBO Films

Trivia:

This film was the subject of much controversy. The original cut was 120 minutes but it was cut down to 56 minutes. It aired only once on HBO and further scheduled airings were canceled.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's performance staggering

Absolutely stunning performance by Maggie gyllenhaal. To be on scren naked for so long must have taken hours to shoot I assume they would be shot on closed set unles she is absolutely comfortable in her own body.

The facial expression as she was having both cavities searched were amazing and there must have been a degree of reality in the performance Fantastic performance in a mediocre film with a powerful message.

I understand that the Film is available in Europe on DVD with Directors cuts and commentary by Diresct and by Miss Gyllenhaal.

Obviously it was very difficult to duplicate all scene relating to both students but I thought that her ordeal was exaggerated in relation to the male studen