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The Night Listener (2006) -- In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
The Night Listener (2006) -- In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
The Night Listener (2006) -- In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
The Night Listener (2006) -- In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.
The Night Listener (2006) -- In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   7,906 votes
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Director:

Patrick Stettner

Writers (WGA):

Armistead Maupin (screenplay) &
Terry Anderson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

4 August 2006 (USA) more

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller more

Tagline:

Listen for the truth. more

Plot:

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

2 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(9 articles)

Ryan Gosling And Michelle Williams To Explore Relationships In ‘Blue Valentine’
 (From MTV Movies Blog. 12 May 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)
All singing, all dancing, all Armistead Maupin: "Tales of the City" hits the boards this summer
 (From AfterElton.com. 16 April 2009, 6:03 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Surprisingly mediocre. more (150 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robin Williams ... Gabriel Noone

Toni Collette ... Donna D. Logand
Joe Morton ... Ashe
Bobby Cannavale ... Jess

Rory Culkin ... Pete D. Logand

Sandra Oh ... Anna

John Cullum ... Pap Noone
Lisa Emery ... Darlie Noone

Guenia Lemos ... Female Neighbor
Marcia Haufrecht ... Pant Suited Woman (as Marcia Halfrecht)

Nick Gregory ... Flight Attendant
Ed Jewett ... Mail Clerk
Becky Ann Baker ... Waitress
Billy Vann ... Taxi Driver

E.J. Carroll ... Hospital Security Guard
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some disquieting sexual content.

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Runtime:

USA:81 min (DVD version) | USA:91 min (Sundance Film Festival) | USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #42175) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Montgomery, New York, USA more

Company:

Hart-Sharp Entertainment more

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Trivia:

At 5 minutes and 58 seconds into the film, Armistead Maupin's real-life husband, Christopher Turner, appears playing Jess's (Bobby Cannavale) friend that Gabriel (Robin Williams) refers to facetiously as "Lucifer" (Jess corrects him and says, "Lucien. He's just a friend"). more

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The zip code for the Montgomery, Wisconsin address starts with a '2', but all Wisconsin zip codes start with 5. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gabriel Noone: [Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready?
[Sound of one breath blown into microphone]
Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles]
Gabriel Noone: Yeah, let's try it like that.
[Paper rustling]
Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles again]
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References Psycho (1960) more

Soundtrack:

Angels We Have Heard on High more

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34 out of 50 people found the following comment useful.
Surprisingly mediocre., 23 August 2006
6/10
Author: Samantha from United States

All of the elements of a fabulous film are in place: amazing actors, interesting true story, decent budget and set. Somehow, this movie falls flat and is quite forgettable.

I attribute this to the director. I've never seen his other movies, so I cannot compare. The movie was predictable, opportunities for some really great suspenseful moments were missed...like missing ten free-throws in basketball - painfully annoying...this director shot, and missed...a lot.

There's nothing inherently wrong with the film...it just screams, "Help me! Find me a fabulous editor to fix what this director missed!" This is the sort of movie one watches on HBO while folding laundry (since it wasn't compelling enough to see in the theater), and considers it "okay", but certainly not worthy of ones full attention...glad the laundry is done!

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