Stolen (2009) Stolen Lives (original title)

Director:

Anders Anderson

Writer:

Glenn Taranto (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Secrets from the past don't stay buried.

Plot:

A detective deals with the loss of his own son while trying to uncover the identity of a boy whose mummified remains are found in a box buried for fifty years. |

Plot Keywords:

Small Town Sheriff | Cemetery | Voice Over Narration | Diner | Loss Of Child

Cast

Jon Hamm	...	Tom Adkins Sr.
Josh Lucas	...	Matthew Wakefield
Rhona Mitra	...	Barbara Adkins
James Van Der Beek	...	Diploma / Roggiani
Jessica Chastain	...	Sally Ann
Joanna Cassidy	...	Lea Adkins
Jimmy Bennett	...	John
Morena Baccarin	...	Rose Montgomery
Michael Cudlitz	...	Jonas
Andy Milder	...	William Daniels
Holt McCallany	...	Swede
Jude Ciccolella	...	Police Chief
Rick Gomez	...	Officer JJ
Marcus Thomas	...	Pete Dunne
Graham Phillips	...	Mark Wakefield
Christian Bender	...	Young Luke Wakefield
Sam Hennings	...	Older Luke Wakefield
Tom Kemp	...	Russell MacArthur
Kali Rocha	...	Coral
Benjamin Burdick	...	Carl Montgomery
Kim Hamilton	...	Miz Betsy
Bob Stephenson	...	Mike the Bartender
William Charles Mitchell	...	Lou (as William C. Mitchell)
Glenn Taranto	...	Chollie
Ryan Cutrona	...	Bill Byrnes
Ty Panitz	...	Tommy Adkins Jnr.
Ray Proscia	...	Lawyer
Elizabeth Small	...	Edvena
Enuka Okuma	...	Officer Angie Riddick
Angela Schnaible	...	Girl
Jeanette Brox	...	Lisa
Kasey Campbell	...	Micha
Beth Grant	...	Older Edvina
Cheyenne Wilbur	...	Old Minister
Pamela Dunlap	...	Shelly the Waitress
Rutanya Alda	...	Older Sally Ann
James Mathers	...	Joel Schubert
Paul Keith	...	Barber
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	...	Mick (as Jonathan Eisley)
Channing Chase	...	Lorraine
Charles C. Stevenson	...	Mann getting a Cut
Bart McCarthy	...	Kevin Byrnes
Tonye Patano	...	Elsie Mauer
Beresford Bennett	...	Investigator
Al Corley	...	Uncle Sam #2
Liliana Rose	...	Jenette
Lindsey Rosenblatt	...	Ashley
Richard Amadril	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charity Beyer	...	1950's Barmaid (uncredited)
Felix J. Boyle	...	1950s Chollie Diner Guest (uncredited)
Keith Brush	...	Examiner (uncredited)
Jillian Johnston	...	Carnival Goer (uncredited)
Jason Kakebeen	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Elizabeth Kouri	...	Pearl Wakefield (uncredited)
Retson Ross	...	Carnival Kid (uncredited)
Brandon Woxland	...	Carnival Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Anders Anderson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Glenn Taranto		written by

Produced by
Anders Anderson	....	producer
Al Corley	....	producer
Josh Lucas	....	co-producer
Devin Maurer	....	producer
Eugene Musso	....	producer
Kim Olsen	....	co-producer
Bart Rosenblatt	....	producer
Andy Steinman	....	producer

Original Music by
Trevor Morris

Cinematography by
Andy Steinman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gary Mau

Casting by
Stephanie Corsalini

Production Design by
Jennifer Spence

Art Direction by
Thomas Spence

Costume Design by
Lisa Norcia

Makeup Department
Monica Araya	....	key hair stylist
Kymber Blake	....	makeup department head
Noa Bolozky	....	key makeup artist
E. Larry Day	....	key makeup artist
J.J. Poff	....	makeup artist (as J.J. Henley)
Richard Redlefsen	....	age progression makeup: James Van Der Beek

Production Management
Jeanette Brill	....	unit production manager (as Jeanette Volturno)
Rick Osako	....	unit production manager
Ric Wolfe	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Shepherd	....	first assistant director: second unit
Andrew Shepherd	....	second assistant director
Ethan Shrier	....	first assistant director
Sam Yano	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Matt Donaldson	....	property master
Alicia Gerken	....	assistant art director
Charlie Leal	....	set dresser
Tim Risley	....	on-set dresser
Richard Roraback	....	leadman

Sound Department
Mark Binder	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Binder	....	supervising sound editor
Jay Golden	....	sound utility
Tim D. Lloyd	....	boom operator
Zsolt Magyar	....	sound mixer
Steven Schwedt	....	boom operator
Nick Shaffer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nick Shaffer	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor

Visual Effects by
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects artist
Chris Ervin	....	visual effects supervisor
Tuan Ho	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Clay Cullen	....	stunt player
Dane Farwell	....	stunt player
Chris J. King	....	stunts
Michael R. King	....	stunt double: Josh Lucas
Rob King	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Marcus	....	stunt double: Josh Lucas

Camera and Electrical Department
Jessica Brooks	....	still photographer
Chris Byers	....	key grip
Jon Callesen	....	best boy electric (as John Callesen)
Dessie Coale	....	lighting technician
Kathryn Comkowycz	....	assistant camera: additional
Brandon Cunningham	....	gaffer
Peter DePhilippis	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Adam Duffy	....	grip
Phil Eastwood	....	electrician
Reece Glover	....	best boy grip
Nate Havens	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Tom Heigl	....	camera loader: re-shoots
Jennifer Herschbach	....	grip
Charles 'Tom' Hinson	....	key grip
Jared Hoy	....	set lighting technician
Jeff Journey	....	dolly grip
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator
Dwight F. Lay	....	electrician (as Dwight Lay)
Aaron Marquette	....	second assistant camera: re-shoots
Johan Martínez	....	grip
Thomas McCarty	....	electrician (as Tom McCarty)
Mark Meyers	....	steadicam operator
Clint Moran	....	additional loader
Matt Mosher	....	camera operator
Bill Otto	....	gaffer
Roger Peterson	....	best boy grip
Mark Pickens	....	key grip
Boris Price	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Jeremy Quinlan	....	key grip
Jake Rose	....	electrician
Daniel Shepard	....	grip
Benjamin Shurtleff	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Zachary Sieffert	....	first assistant camera: re-shoots
Brian Silva	....	electrician
Andy Steinman	....	camera operator: 'a' camera
Nathan Stock	....	dolly grip
Charles B. Walker	....	electrician
Michael Weeks	....	electrician (as Mike Weeks)
Ramian E. Williams	....	set lighting technician
Satoshi Yamazaki	....	grip

Casting Department
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice casting
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting: reshoots
Charley Medigovich	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Echo Brooks	....	costumer
Kristen Samuilow	....	set costumer
Dmitri Seth	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jon-Pierre Dupuy	....	assistant editor
Victor Franco	....	key digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Yesenia Higuera	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder
Michael Mintz	....	digital film colorist
Alan Pao	....	digital intermediate producer
Binh C. Than	....	digital intermediate scanner and recorder

Music Department
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score recordist (as Jeff Biggers)
John Bissell	....	music supervisor
Nick Delaplane	....	composer: additional music
Sarah Ferguson	....	music coordinator
T.J. Lindgren	....	composer: additional music
Trevor Morris	....	musician: piano
Trevor Morris	....	score mixer
Sam Plattner	....	assistant to composer
Tom Trafalski	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Craig Alexander	....	driver
Scott Anderson	....	transportation captain
Kevin Barrett	....	driver
James G. Brill	....	transportation coordinator
Daniel Malkovich	....	driver
Craig Patane	....	driver
Dave Perkins	....	driver: honeywagon
Ryan Wolfrum	....	driver

Other crew
Michael Ark	....	stand-in (as Misha Bugaev)
Dana Cohen	....	studio teacher
Sandra Cruz	....	set medic
Jade DeCosta	....	production coordinator
Minnie Duerr	....	production accountant
Leon Gladstone	....	production legal
Raquel Goodsell	....	production assistant
Rocky Goodsell	....	production assistant
Stanley Longstreet	....	location manager
Kiran Kaur Saini	....	script supervisor
Junya Sakino	....	key set production assistant
Tanya Taylor	....	production secretary
Diane Timmons	....	craft service
Randi Woxland	....	key set medic

Thanks
Bryan Pennington	....	special thanks
Ken Steiger	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• 2 Bridges Productions
• A2 Entertainment Group
• Boy in the Box
• Code Entertainment

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Albania) (all media)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• IFC Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Slovenia) (all media)
• IFC Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (in association with)
• Das Erste (ARD) (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (in association with)
• Eagle Films (2009) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• MPI Media Group (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• P.F.A. Films (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• VelocityApe FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Bruin Grip Services  grip equipment
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• J.L. Fisher  dolly
• Leonetti Company  lighting equipment
• Media Services  payroll services
• Trevor Morris Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Tunnel Post  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

"Stolen Lives" - USA (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for a scene of sexuality

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45248) | Australia:M | Germany:16 | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

2 Bridges Productions

Trivia:

During its initial 2010 run at the Laemmle Sunset 5, in Los Angeles, the film screened with the title card reading 'Stolen Lives' as well as its official release title .Stolen'.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Matt goes to the diner later in the movie, Sally Ann is putting coffee pots on the warming plates. The coffee pots are the modern kind with brown top for regular, and an orange top for decaf. In 1958, most coffee pots would have been metal. And decaf if available was served in little orange packets called SANKA.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Cop Out/The Crazies/A Prophet (#2.8)" (2010)

Good cast in a very affective film

A detective (Jon Hamm) obsessed with the mysterious disappearance of his son goes deep into another obsession while investigating a similar case that took place in 1958 and despite the gap in between both cases they are connected. "Stolen Lives" divides itself in two segments (one in 1958, the other in 2008) on a same crusade which is to present two fathers trying to find their missing child and how they react to this happening in their shattered lives.

There isn't much to be said about the film. It's pretty decent, with a quality cast that includes names like Hamm, Josh Lucas, Jessica Chastain, James Van Der Beek, Rhona Mitra, Jimmy Bennett and Joanna Cassidy, it doesn't disappoint. It portrays with justice the drama of parents who go or went through the same drama as the main characters here, the kind of agony no one wants to live with. Annoys me the fact of this being commercialized as a thriller when it's not that much. Sure, there's some suspense (very little, actually), the whole investigation and the search for the kids but it's more a dramatic work than a thriller (it doesn't work as such since it reveals things that should be left to the ending). The segments were presented in a good way, but one (Lucas) becomes more interesting than the other (Hamm), which created some strange unbalance that might ruin the film to some viewers.

Admirable even without any news in its plot or presentation, it's worthy of a check out, at least for the cast. 7/10