Obsessed (2009)

Director:

Steve Shill

Writer (WGA):

David Loughery (written by)

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

All's fair when love is war.

Plot:

A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But when a temp worker starts stalking him, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.

Plot Keywords:

Temp Worker | Marriage | Stalker | Blonde | Stalking

Awards:

2 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Idris Elba	...	Derek
Beyoncé Knowles	...	Sharon
Ali Larter	...	Lisa
Jerry O'Connell	...	Ben
Bonnie Perlman	...	Marge
Christine Lahti	...	Reese
Nathan Myers	...	Kyle
Nicolas Myers	...	Kyle
Matthew Humphreys	...	Patrick
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Samantha
Richard Ruccolo	...	Hank
Bryan Ross	...	Security Man
Nelson Mashita	...	Doctor
Bruce McGill	...	Joe Gage
Ron Roggé	...	Roger
George Ketsios	...	Hotel Clerk
Meredith Roberts Quill	...	Connie (as Meredith Roberts)
Catherine Munden	...	Cocktail Waitress (as Catherine Georges)
Dana Cuomo	...	Rachel
Jon Rowland	...	John
Janora McDuffie	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zachary Chitwood	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Robert Esser	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
Monica Ford	...	Sally Sloan (uncredited)
Maria Lee	...	Gage Professional (uncredited)
Bob Mundy	...	Gage Professional (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Shill

Writing credits (WGA)
David Loughery		(written by)

Produced by
George Flynn	....	associate producer
Glenn S. Gainor	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Graup	....	executive producer (as Jeff Graup)
Magic Johnson	....	executive producer (as Earvin 'Magic' Johnson)
Beyoncé Knowles	....	executive producer
Mathew Knowles	....	executive producer
Damon Lee	....	executive producer
David Loughery	....	executive producer
William Packer	....	producer (as Will Packer)
Nicolas Stern	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Jim Dooley

Cinematography by
Ken Seng

Film Editing by
Paul Seydor

Casting by
Ron Digman
Valorie Massalas

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Dena Roth

Costume Design by
Maya Lieberman

Makeup Department
Patricia Androff	....	key makeup artist (as Patty Androff)
Kimberly Kimble	....	hair stylist: Ms. Knowles (as Kim Kimble)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker
Colleen LaBaff	....	key hair stylist
Martin Samuel	....	hair department head
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Francesca Tolot	....	makeup artist: Ms. Knowles

Production Management
Glenn S. Gainor	....	unit production manager
Bill Wohlken	....	production organization

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lance Gilbert	....	second unit director
Danny Green	....	second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little	....	first assistant director
Pamela Monroe	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Cristina B. Avery	....	art department assistant
Will Blount	....	property master
Sharleen Bright	....	paint supervisor
J.C. Brown	....	art pieces
Jay Dupuy	....	plaster department head
David Elliott	....	construction coordinator
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Richard Lambert	....	leadman
Al Lewis	....	assistant art director
Vincent Lucido	....	storyboard artist
Brett McKenzie	....	art department coordinator
Barbara Mesney	....	set designer
Larry Morgan	....	carpenter
Kathy Orlando	....	set decorating buyer
Efren N. Perez	....	set dresser
Edmond Scott Ratliff	....	on-set dresser
Grant Sawyer	....	assistant property master
Quentin Schierenberg	....	set dresser
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer
James E. Tocci	....	set designer
Fante Zamora	....	set dresser gangboss

Sound Department
Anthony Adams	....	sound editor
Brian Armstrong	....	foley editor
Kami Asgar	....	sound effects editor
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Holden	....	production sound mixer
Jonathan Jory	....	adr mixer
Amy Kane	....	foley artist
Tateum Kohut	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Marino	....	foley mixer
Sean McCormack	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Orloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jan Petrov	....	adr recordist
Elizabeth Rainey	....	foley artist
Will Riley	....	supervising sound editor
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Tim Tuchrello	....	sound editor
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Jeffrey A. Wischnack	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor
Casey Allen	....	senior flame artist
Spencer Armajo	....	Flame artist
David Aughenbaugh	....	compositor
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Benjamin Bratt	....	digital artist
Aaron Chiesa	....	digital artist
Stephen Chiu	....	visual effects coordinator
Trent Claus	....	flame artist
Matthew G. Donnan	....	visual effects
Karen E. Goulekas	....	additional visual effects supervisor
Steve Graves	....	digital effects artist
Jerry Hall	....	compositor
Chris Ingersoll	....	flame artist
Travis Wade Ivy	....	digital compositor
Indah Maretha	....	digital artist
Anthony Meschi	....	digital artist
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer: lola visual effects
Brian Nugent	....	Flame artist
Nathan Overstrom	....	digital compositor
Clark Parkhurst	....	Flame artist
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor
Bethany Pederson Onstad	....	digital compositor (as Bethany Pederson)
Marlon Perez	....	tracker/matchmover
Jeremiah Sweeney	....	Flame artist: Lola VFX
Radley Teruel	....	digital artist
Micole Toyloy	....	digital artist
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: lola visual effects
Kazuyoshi Yamagiwa	....	Flame artist: Lola VFX
Roy Yang	....	digital compositor (as Jianru Yang)
Shuichi Yoshida	....	digital artist
Zachariah Zaubi	....	digital compositor
Ryan Zuttermeister	....	associate visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects
Ryan Zuttermeister	....	visual effects editor: Lola Visual Effects
Charles Bunnag	....	digital matte painter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Evans	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Heather Arthur	....	stunt double: Ali Larter
Brandon Beckman	....	utility stunts
Randy Beckman	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Chris Daniels	....	stunts
Chris Daniels	....	utility stunts
Norman Epperson	....	precision driver
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt driver
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double
Ed McDermott II	....	precision driver
Ed McDermott II	....	stunt driver
Angela Meryl	....	stunt double: Beyonce Knowles
Jake Swallow	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Aguirre	....	camera operator
Adam Baral	....	B cam first assist
Craig Bilodeau	....	grip
Denise Brady	....	rigging grip (2009)
Scott Donahue	....	grip
Dennis Geraghty	....	film loader
Cranston Gobbo	....	dolly grip
Billy Gunn	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Gaylan Andrew Hussain	....	dolly grip
Pete Johnson	....	grip
Matt Kennedy	....	second assistant camera
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip best boy
Bill-Brady Majors	....	key grip
Jerry L. Mandley	....	lighting technician
Greg Mayer	....	rigging best boy electric
Tom Morash	....	rigging electrician
Jeremy Noggles	....	grip
Frédéric North	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Ryan Ovadia	....	camera production assistant
Rj Erin Reilly	....	rigging grip
Robert J. Reilly	....	key grip/rigging
Bill H. Schwocho	....	rigging grip
Barnaby Shapiro	....	camera operator
Meena Singh	....	camera production assistant
Hannes Steixner	....	grip
Robert Sterry	....	digital video assist operator
Mark T. Stockwell Sr.	....	rigging grip
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	lighting console programmer
Troy N. Wade	....	dolly grip: "a" camera

Casting Department
Natasha Ward	....	casting associate
Karen Wood	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor
Herman Hudson Jr.	....	set costumer
Ty Hunter	....	dresser: Ms. Knowles
Lindsey Kear	....	wardrobe production assistant
Laura E. Little	....	key costumer
Molly McConnaughy	....	costume shopper
Terri Middleton	....	costumer
Cesha Ventre	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Cameron Arguelles	....	breakdown editor
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer
Tony Dustin	....	home video mastering colorist
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Reza Amidi	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Benjamin Sutor	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department
Todd Bozung	....	music editor
John Chamberlin	....	composer: additional music
Pilar McCurry	....	music supervisor
Jaclyn Newman	....	assistant music editor (as Jaclyn Newman Dorn)
Rob Simon	....	ambient music designer
Samuel Joseph Smythe	....	assistant to composer
Nathan Whitehead	....	score technical coordinator
José J. Herring	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Grady Allen Bishop	....	driver: camera car
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation coordinator
Jeff Cadmus	....	driver
Neil Chisholm	....	driver
Jayson Ehlers	....	transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Tina Peterson	....	driver

Other crew
Leigh Anne Abiouness	....	production assistant
Christina B. Avery	....	production assistant
William Batsel	....	set production assistant
Anna Belaro-Rodriguez	....	first assistant accountant
Jennifer Blair	....	producer supervisor
Michael Brewer	....	assistant location manager
Judith M. Brown	....	studio teacher
Elida Cerda	....	key medic
Deborah Chung	....	production assistant
Curtis Collins	....	location manager
Diane Collins	....	script supervisor
Nicky Craft	....	payroll accountant
Matthew Cuny	....	production assistant
Douglas Dresser	....	supervising location manager: Screen Gems
Jon E. Edwards	....	production assistant
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	script supervisor
Lisa Furia	....	second assistant accountant
Terri Greening	....	production accountant
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	assistant location manager
Carlos Hill	....	production assistant
Chris Hill	....	video/computer playback
Mark Hochman	....	computer and video playback technician
Mackenzie Horras	....	production assistant
Jorge Jazan	....	assistant: Mr. Shill
Derek Johnson	....	stand-in: Jerry O'Connell
Lynn Johnson	....	set medic
Eli Joshua	....	assistant to cast
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst	....	assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Michael Barbanell Landres	....	production legal services
Cary Sato Lee	....	craft service
Jamie Lieberman	....	assistant: Mr. Gainor
K. Lynn Martin	....	script supervisor: additional
Matthew Mirkin	....	production assistant
Laura Pendergrass	....	production accountant
Peggy Pere	....	aerial ground coordinator
Jordan Romano	....	production assistant
Charlie E. Scott Jr.	....	key craft service
Brandi Slayton	....	assistant: Mr. Packer
Sue Smith	....	production coordinator
Lon Strickland	....	production assistant
Lauren Torrez	....	production assistant
Chad Witt	....	set production assistant
Christina Hwang	....	title producer (uncredited)
Branislav R. Tatalovic	....	publicity assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems (presents)
• Rainforest Films

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• ITA Film (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing Canada (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hollydan Works (2009) (Serbia) (DVD)
• Lifetime Television (2011) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects)
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• 424 Post  sound post-production
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Executive Assurance  security
• Film Art  artwork
• Klass Security and Investigations  anti-piracy film security (uncredited)
• Klass Security and Investigations  screening services
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• NPI Entertainment Payroll  payroll services - post production sound editors (as NPI Production Services)
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Soundtrack  ADR facility (uncredited)
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44507) | UK:12A | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Norway:11 | New Zealand:M | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Malaysia:18PL | Argentina:13 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

2345 Midlothian Dr, Altadena, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

The backless red dress that Lisa wears to the hotel (and on the film's poster) was sewn from scratch, using design elements the actress playing her liked from different dresses considered for that sequence. The rest of the garments used in the film were store-bought.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the chandelier falls onto Lisa Sheridan, she appears dead, with her head turned towards her right. After the reaction shot of Sharon Daniels, the still "dead" Lisa Sheridan character is in the same position, but with her head turned towards her left.

Quotes:

Sharon Charles:Get out of my house!
Derek Charles:This is crazy, Sharon. Can't you see what's happening?
Sharon Charles:Get out of my house.
Derek Charles:Nothing happened with this...
Derek Charles:Alright, you just tell me whatever you want me to do, and that's what I'll do.
Sharon Charles:Well, first, I suggest you pack your toothbrush. And then I want you to get your shaving kit, your underwear, your prophylactics if you think you need them and get your ass out!
Derek Charles:And go where, Sharon?
Sharon Charles:To hell! But, until then, I suggest maybe the four seasons.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Office: The Chump (#6.25)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Wild Thing

this movie is way too bootylicious for us all

Fellas, do yourself a favor - if you have to see this, see it with your "woman" (by that I mean wife or very close significant other, not a first date for the love of Pete), and make sure she pays. You all know she wants to see it, and by the end you'll maybe even thank her for it. Obsessed is one of those movies that women love to watch in their PJ's on a Sunday afternoon with a pint of ice-cream when nothing else is on *except* for the trashiest piece of trash on TV. And make no mistake, Obsessed is such trash that it is a 3rd rate ripoff of Fatal Attraction, which many forget was *already* a rip-off on Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me. Here's what you need to know: nice business guy with lots of cake and a fine mansion and a super-fine wife and young tot gets derailed off of living in banality by a foxy-but-trouble type of girl who's working part time in the office.

That's it. No more explanation. If you can guess everything that the characters will do, or wont due to incompetence, then you're doing well. Obsessed makes no bones about being original, and in fact could be the precise template needed if anyone ever wanted to do a full-blown ZAZ-style parody on pscyho-chick movies. It takes itself so seriously that it's hard not to knock on it in most of the scenes - and it becomes further frustrating since out of the three main characters, one actor (Idris Elba) is actually very good, almost too good, for the material, and another (Ali Larter) fits in in her completely 1 1/2 dimensional role without much struggle. Only one, Beyonce, seems to be actually trying too hard to "act" and again gets in trouble as she did in Dreamgirls.

The direction is very slack- considering it's a TV guy who did it, maybe only TV according to his creds- and the writing is slack-ier. The development of characterization and plot moves along like a expertly crafted diarrhea, meaning that it never really stops from its trajectory, and it may be a little smooth going, but it also hurts trying to see it accomplish anything aside from pain. And yet, as far as painful cinema goes, it could've been worse. It certainly has the grace to give us a gigantic cat-fight at the end that you'd expect samurai swords. It's not campy enough to recommend, and by no means if you are a heterosexual male will you get much satisfaction out of it. Girls will giggle and be fine with stuff that is run of the mill, with a few jolting twists along the way.