Stuck (2007)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers (WGA):

John Strysik (screenplay)
Stuart Gordon (story)

Release Date:

12 September 2008 (Turkey)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.

Plot Keywords:

Hit And Run | Fight | Loosely Based On Real Events | Soiling Pants | Inspired By True Events

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Mena Suvari	...	Brandi Boski
Stephen Rea	...	Thomas Bardo
Russell Hornsby	...	Rashid
Rukiya Bernard	...	Tanya
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	Petersen
Lionel Mark Smith	...	Sam
Wayne Robson	...	Mr. Binckley
R.D. Reid	...	Manager
Patrick McKenna	...	Joe Lieber
Sharlene Royer	...	Tiffany
Bunthivy Nou	...	Gloria
Suzanne Short	...	Receptionist
Wally McKinnon	...	Beat Cop (as Wally MacKinnon)
John Dartt	...	Cop
Liam McNamara	...	Thin Young Man

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, disturbing content, sexuality/nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

85 min | Canada:94 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Canada | USA | UK | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A | USA:R | Australia:MA (DVD release) | Australia:MA (2008) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Company:

Prodigy Pictures

Trivia:

Scriptwriter John Strysik has stated that the last name of Stephen Rea's character -- Bardo -- comes from the Buddhist term for an intermediate or transitional state of being, and thus is a reference to the life-or-death situation Tom experiences.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Bardo does hit the windshield, it breaks rather large, jagged pieces. Automotive windshields are made from a laminated safety glass. They do not break in sheets, but instead "spider-web" when they are struck.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[At the care facility, a patient offscreen calls for Brandi]
Mr. Binckley: Brandi! I want Brandi!
Gloria: He did it again.
Brandi Boski: He did?
Gloria: I tried helping, but he keeps asking for you.
Brandi Boski: Yeah, he does that.

Movie Connections:

Version of Hit and Run (2009) (V)

The Turning Point

When does an ordinary person become monstrous; what is the trigger; when is the fatal turning point? Is fear an acceptable reason for selfishness, brutality and a headlong flight from responsibility?

Gordon deals admirably with this dilemma using a crafty balance of horror and humor in a bloody film about a hit & run driver who becomes inhuman while the victim remains human and humane through relentless pain, shock, & bad luck.

Both Stephen Rea and Mena Suvari offer up fine performances as a middle class guy down on his luck and a hard working and hard playing young woman in a tough and demanding job.