Gone (2007/III)

Director:

Ringan Ledwidge

Writers:

James Watkins (written by) and
Andrew Upton (written by)

Release Date:

9 March 2007 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The trip of a lifetime.

Plot:

A contemporary psychological thriller in which a young British couple travelling through the Australian...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman

Cast

Shaun Evans	...	Alex
Scott Mechlowicz	...	Taylor
Yvonne Strahovski	...	Sondra (as Yvonne Strzechowski)
Amelia Warner	...	Sophie
Victoria Thaine	...	Lena
Jessica Lemon	...	Teenage Cashier
Zoe Tuckwell-Smith	...	Ingrid

Also Known As:

Middle of Nowhere (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

UK | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Australia:M | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

During the film, after the accident with the kangaroo, they get towed back to the nearest town. Their exact position is on the intersection of Swan Street and Parrot Lane in Longreach, QLD, Australia, right next to the double power poles. In the first shot at Longreach, the building on the left with red on is the Holden dealership.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Sophie tries to escape in the van, she is having problems starting the van. She is using her right hand to switch the key ignition on. When she stalls again afterwards and Taylor tells her to start it in neutral, her hands are clearly on the steering wheel when the van starts.

Soundtrack:

TALK TO ME BABY

Gone with the windscreen

This is one of the many movies called "gone" made in 2007.This one is a road movie (Australia has become a good place to film such flicks of the genre) and even ,a road movie too many.It cannot hold a candle,for instance ,to "Kalifornia" (1993) and the beautiful landscapes and a superb shot of the Australian sky at dawn can't hide what is definitely lacking: a firm screenplay and elements which would have made Taylor an interesting character .The Taylor/Alex relationship revolves around the latter's girlfriend and it's not enough to keep the movie from being derivative .Only the trick of the phone is pretty smart but the average viewer will have guessed what happened long before the ending.An ending in the grand tradition of "Friday the thirteenth" .Nothing new under the Australian sun.