Heights (2005)

Spanning twenty-four hours, Heights follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.

Director:

Chris Terrio

Writers:

Amy Fox (screenplay), Amy Fox (play),

Stars:

Chandler Williams, Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chandler Williams	...	Juilliard Macbeth
Bess Wohl	...	Juilliard Lady Macbeth
Glenn Close	...	Diana
Elizabeth Banks	...	Isabel
James Marsden	...	Jonathan
Jesse Bradford	...	Alec
Daniel Neiden	...	Wedding Rabbi
Thomas Lennon	...	Marshall
Matthew Davis	...	Mark (as Matt Davis)
John Light	...	Peter
Isabella Rossellini	...	Liz
Susan Malick	...	Rachel
Rachel Siegel	...	Autograph Seeker
Katie Kreisler	...	Helen
Philip Tabor	...	Paul

Storyline

'Heights' follows five characters over 24 hours on a fall day in New York City. Isabel, a photographer, is having second thoughts about her upcoming marriage to Jonathan, a lawyer. On the same day, Isabel's mother Diana learns that her husband has a new lover and begins to re-think her life choices and her open marriage. Diana and Isabel's paths cross with Alec, a young actor, and with Peter, a journalist. As the interrelated stories proceed, the connections between the lives of the five characters begin to reveal themselves and their stories unravel. Isabel, Jonathan, Diana, Alec, and Peter must choose what kind of lives they will lead before the sun comes up on the next day.

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Plot Keywords:

lover | lawyer | journalist | photographer | new york | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, brief sexuality and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Merchant Ivory Productions Sony Pictures Classics [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish Hebrew

Release Date:

8 December 2005 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Co jest grane

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$52,885 (USA) (17 June 2005)

Gross:

$1,158,405 (USA) (23 September 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Merchant Ivory Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 98 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Vanity Fair editor played by Isabella Rossellini mentions that Peter's interviewees will meet him at The Big Cup. Those interview scenes were filmed at the real Big Cup, a coffee shop in the Chelsea neighborhood (at 228 Eighth Avenue) that, before its 2005 closing, was a popular gathering for Chelsea's gay community.

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Goofs

The film takes place in the winter or fall season, but the Fringe Festival in which Alec participates is always in August in New York City.

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Quotes

[on Benjamin Stone]
Scorned Woman: Son of a bitch was sleeping with my boyfriend. Son of a bitch.

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Crazy Credits

The producers with to thank The Staff at Blue Rock ...

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Connections

References The Sopranos (1999)

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Soundtracks

"Moments in Your Mind"
(2004)
Performed by Lonnie Rutledge (as Lonnie)
Written by Lonnie Rutledge
Central Intelligent Music, 2004

User Reviews

A fast-paced, intelligent urban drama

(This is based on a preview screening -- movie may have changed). I went to this not knowing what to expect and came away wanting to see it again. The movie takes place over 24 hours in Manhattan and follows various characters whose lives eventually interconnect. Glenn Close seems to be playing a version of herself -- a NY stage and film actress -- and she's brilliant at it. And there's no Cruella or Stepford Wives mugging: she's real and vulnerable. The surprise, though, is that the younger actors hold their own against her -- James Marsden (it's nice to see him act without those XMen glasses), Elizabeth Banks (who I didn't know but was apparently Jeff Bridges' wife in Seabiscuit) and Jesse Bradford all carve out their own niches in the story. And it's a treat to see cameos by Isabella Rossellini, Rufus Wainwright (musical genius), Thomas Lennon (who is Dingle on Reno 911) and others. A really satisfying film.