Hide and Seek (2005)

As a widower tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide, his daughter finds solace -- at first -- in her imaginary friend.

Director:

John Polson

Writer:

Ari Schlossberg

Stars:

Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Robert De Niro	...	David Callaway
Dakota Fanning	...	Emily Callaway
Famke Janssen	...	Katherine
Elisabeth Shue	...	Elizabeth
Amy Irving	...	Alison Callaway
Dylan Baker	...	Sheriff Hafferty
Melissa Leo	...	Laura
Robert John Burke	...	Steven
Molly Grant Kallins	...	Amy
David Chandler	...	Mr. Haskins
Jake Dylan Baumer	...	Disturbed Boy

Storyline

Hide and Seek revolves around a widower and his daughter. They move to upstate and Emily soon creates an imaginary friend named Charlie... but this act takes an unexpected and terrifying turn, where her father and doctor start to worry about Emily's gruesome habits.

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Plot Keywords:

suicide | doctor | imaginary friend | widower | moving in | 

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Taglines:

If you want to know the secret, you have to play the game.

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for frightening sequences and violence

Details

Country:

USA Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mente siniestra

Filming Locations:

257 Central Park West, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$502,631 (Japan) (22 April 2005)

Gross:

$3,082,877 (Japan) (13 May 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Fox 2000 Pictures, Josephson Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, Dakota Fanning actually wore a brown wig, rather than having her hair dyed.

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Goofs

In the scene after Emily's father gives her the new diary, in an exterior view of the house there is no vehicle. However, when Emily is walking towards the woods, there is an SUV.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alison: Faster.
Emily: No, no, no.

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Connections

References The Shining (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Sax Kitten"
Written by Carlos Diernhammer
Courtesy of Extreme Production Music

User Reviews

Good little suspenseful thriller

After the suicide of his wife (Amy Irving), David Callaway (Robert De Niro) takes his mentally disturbed 9-year-old daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning) to a new home in the country in upstate New York. Instead of getting better, Emily begins to withdraw further, and she announces to her father that she has a new imaginary friend named "Charlie." At first, her father sees Charlie as a way for Emily to express her feelings. Then a series of vicious acts such as menacing writings appearing on the bathroom walls, and other mysterious occurrences start happening around the house. David blames Emily for doing them, but Emily says that Charlie did it. But is Charlie imaginary? You'd have to ask Emily, who is the only one who can see Charlie. Charlie may actually be both real and very dangerous. The movie is well crafted and suspenseful with a great cast. For a thriller, I did jump a few times. The ending was a little disappointing, but not unpredictable. (20th Century Fox, Run time 1:40, Rated R)(8/10)