D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Tom McLoughlin

Writer:

Dave Erickson (writer)

Release Date:

17 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Sniper | Manhunt | Police Chief | Terrorist | Terrorism

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Charles S. Dutton	...	Chief Charles Moose
Jay O. Sanders	...	Douglas Duncan
Bobby Hosea	...	John Muhammad
Trent Cameron	...	John Lee Malvo
Helen Shaver	...	Sandy Moose
Tom O'Brien	...	Lieutenant Jacobs
Charlayne Woodard	...	Mildred Muhammad
Garwin Sanford	...	Agent Tremain
Doug Abrahams	...	Agent Stone (as Doug Abrams)
Michael Kopsa	...	Detective Foster
David Neale	...	Detective Paulson
Veena Sood	...	Sylvia Mack
Nels Lennarson	...	Gordon Wolf
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Adamthwaite	...	George Lenahan
Raul Aguilar	...	Bus Driver
Patti Allan	...	Montgomery County Concilwoman
Sean Allen	...	Father Sullivan
Gillian Barber	...	Audrey Duncan
Bianca Blake	...	Taiba Muhammad
Artine Brown	...	Jacobs
Robert Bruce	...	Montgomery County Councilman
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Claudia Carvajal	...	Post Office Woman
Jose Casio	...	Spanish Man
James Coderre	...	Landscaper
Candace Cole	...	Vacuuming Woman
Nicola Crosbie	...	Reporter
Richard Cummins	...	Officer Anderson
D. Harlan Cutshall	...	Coach
Linda Darlow	...	Joan Abernathy
Shai-Anne Davis	...	Sulena Muhammad
Brian Drummond	...	Fairfax County Cop
Andrew Francis	...	Jeffrey Duncan
Gina Marie Frazier	...	Wife
Lorena Gale	...	YMCA Receptionist
Chic Gibson	...	Exxon Man
Lon Gibson	...	DC Man
Marrett Green	...	Reporter
Manami Hara	...	Reporter
Dean Hinchey	...	Michael's Store Owner
Mark Holden	...	Washington DC Agent
Adrian Holmes	...	Weightlifting Buddy
Diane Jolicoer	...	Bleeding Woman
Bill Lawrence	...	Man In School Library
Anthony Michael Lively	...	Jack Duncan
Camille Martinez	...	Reporter
Brandon Jay McLaren	...	Eye Witness
Rochelle Melnyk	...	Home Depot Woman
Alexandria Michell	...	Melanie Duncan
Dagmar Midcap	...	Reporter
Angela Moore	...	School Board Member
Michael O'Shea	...	Trucker
David Pearson	...	Hasbro (as David Allan Pearson)
Freda Perry	...	Hysterical Exxon Woman
James Purcell	...	FBI Negotiator
Kalipepa Reddy	...	East Indian Cab Driver
Claire Riley	...	Beatrice Jaffe
Darryl Scheelar	...	SWAT Leader
Lucas Sherry	...	John Muhammad, Jr.
Bobby Stewart	...	School Security Guard
Evan Stewart	...	Reporter
Terry Trigg	...	Home Depot Man

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Maryland, USA

Company:

Orly Adelson Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: At the end scene where the two are arrested at a rest area in Hagerstown, Maryland there is an interstate sign for I-70 South. Interstate 70 does not run south rather runs east west from Utah to Baltimore.

Soundtrack:

The Game Changed

Good Film.

Now, some may say this movie is controversial due to its subject matter, and the fact that it's been only a year since the horrific blood-lusting rampage that John Lee Malvo and John Muhammad had gone on to terrorize America.

Let's break down the analysis in to a few parts.

Acting - There was some pretty good acting, Charles Dutton did a great job at portraying Detective Moose.

The actors that played Malvo and Muhammad also did very good jobs. They had a great mix of emotion, and non emotion. As soon as they knew they were in trouble, you could just sense that Muhammad new they were in deep crap and wouldn't be able to escape.

Cinematography - This film had EXCELLENT cinematography. I loved the camera use in this tv movie. It was fantastic. Plus, the dark blue, and grey really sets the tone for such a case, as it gives the movie a "grimey" feel to it.

Plot/Storyline - It's based on true facts, so there isn't much to judge on. The director did an excellent job of translating these true events to an actual event on screen.

My grade - B+ (for TV movies.)

I've seen better, and oh God, I've seen FAR MORE worse. This is a must see if you like Phone Booth. A good popcorn movie to pass the time.

Although you may disagree, (since I live here in California and weren't in danger of the snipers), please, just enjoy the movie for what it is, a movie.