Derailed (I) (2005)

When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families.

Director:

Mikael Håfström

Writers:

Stuart Beattie (screenplay), James Siegel (novel)

Stars:

Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Vincent Cassel

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clive Owen	...	Charles Schine
Jennifer Aniston	...	Lucinda Harris
Vincent Cassel	...	LaRoche
Melissa George	...	Deanna Schine
Addison Timlin	...	Amy Schine
RZA	...	Winston Boyko
Tom Conti	...	Eliot Firth
Denis O'Hare	...	Jerry the Lawyer
Richard Leaf	...	Night Clerk Ray
Xzibit	...	Dexter
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Detective Church
Sandra Bee	...	Train Conductor
William Armstrong	...	Accountant
Rachael Blake	...	Susan Davis (as Rachel Blake)
Catherine McCord	...	Avery Price Receptionist

Storyline

Charles is worn down by his home life where he and his wife struggle to cope with the demands of their daughter's illness and his job. When he meets Lucinda on the train to work in Chicago, there is an immediate spark between them. Soon they are doing lunch; dinner and drinks follow. This leads to an adulterous rendezvous in a hotel. However, no sooner have they torn each other's clothes off than their room is invaded by a thief who beats Charles and rapes Lucinda. Because of the illicit nature of their relationship, Charles agrees with Lucinda who is reluctant to go to the police and soon finds he is powerless to resist the demands of the thief.

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Plot Keywords:

thief | drink | train | police | rape | 

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Taglines:

They Never Saw It Coming.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

The Weinstein Company [United States]

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English French

Release Date:

11 November 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Descarrilados

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$58,674 (New Zealand) (24 March 2006)

Gross:

$108,077 (New Zealand) (31 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Di Bonaventura Pictures, Miramax Films, Patalex V Productions Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 112 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The gun Xzibit's character uses is the Israeli-made Desert Eagle.

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Goofs

(Possibly deliberate error by the filmmakers.) At the opening of the film we see a character writing in a blue notebook (the words are voiced by Clive Owen.) When this character lights the cigarette in his mouth we see that he is clean-shaven. At the end of the movie we learn this character is LaRoche, but he has had facial hair throughout the entire movie.

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Quotes

[about Lucinda]
Philippe LaRoche: I *loved* her, Charlie, when you just wanted to fuck her.

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Connections

Referenced in The Making of 'Derailed' (2006)

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Soundtracks

"Trouble"
Written by Pink (as Alecia Moore) and Tim Armstrong
Performed by Pink
Courtesy of Arista Records Inc.
Licensed courtesy of Sony BMG Commercial Markets U.K.

User Reviews

Everyman facing a heap of trouble

Clive Owen convincingly portrays an everyman who lives a life where every day is the same - until he unexpectedly meets a woman on a train and his life starts going off in new directions.

When that turns bad, his old habits reassert himself: instead of forming a plan with built-in alternatives, or being a brilliant improviser (like so many other thriller heroes), he forms simple plans and is always at a loss when they fail.

Other people feel that there are plot holes in this movie, but I feel that it just shows an everyman who is a slow starter, not the dynamic super-hero so many other protagonists turn into at the first sign of trouble.

Recommended.