Wrecked (2010)

A man trapped in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine must overcome incredible odds to survive.

Director:

Michael Greenspan

Writer:

Christopher Dodd

Stars:

Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas, Ryan Robbins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adrien Brody	...	Man
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Woman
Ryan Robbins	...	George Weaver
Adrian G. Griffiths	...	Raymond Plazzy (as Adrian Hughes)
Adrian Holmes	...	Man in the Woods
Lloyd Adams	...	Eric Stapleton
Mark McConchie	...	Security Guard (as Mark Mcconchie)
Jacob Blair	...	Park Ranger

Storyline

A man awakens in a mangled car-wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. Injured and trapped inside, with no memory of how he got there or who he is, he must rely on his most primal instincts to survive. But as he attempts to free himself from the carnage and escape an impossible situation, a darker side is revealed. Even if he manages to survive, the man may have to face the horrible consequences of an earlier, forgotten life.

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Plot Keywords:

trapped | car | car wreck | woods | radio | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

IFC Films [us] Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Armadilha do Destino

Filming Locations:

Errington, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,054 (USA) (1 April 2011)

Gross:

$4,821 (USA) (8 April 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Edge FIlms, Téléfilm Canada, Three-Seven Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to immerse himself in the character's situation and mental state, Adrien Brody stayed in the woods overnight at the car wreck, completely alone, in the middle of a Canadian winter, while the rest of the cast and crew went back to their hotels.

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Goofs

With broken lower leg bones the protagonist could in no way have moved the way he did.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man: [weakly] Help!

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Soundtracks

"Tip Toe Through The Tulips With Me"
Performed by Tiny Tim
Words and Music by Joseph Burke (as Joseph A. Burke) and Al Dubin © 1929
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited / B Feldman and Sons Ltd.
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

User Reviews

Wrecked Explores Where 127 Hours Cannot

127 Hours [2010] and Wrecked [2011] contain similar plots and big name actors (James Franco and Adrien Brody). They are set in a minimal location with a suffocating feel. One is based on a true story; the other is fiction. During the long middle stretch of movie, 127 Hours substitutes emotional highs and lows in the score instead of conflict/action, which Wrecked does a much better job at. A raw comparison of the plots gives 127 Hours a harsh reality, while Wrecked puts us inside Brody's mind of amnesia and hallucination. They end the same, but with a little help from Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Ros, 127 Hours manages to finish on a higher note. One was nominated for best picture, and one gets a shoddy rating on IMDb.

I do not believe the term, "Based on a true story," can cover up moments of less perfection. True stories are not commercial box office hits. That's how "based on a true story" came to be, to fantasize and fictionalize the true story into film mythology. The writer's job is to make a story's conflict much like a concert. If a story contains all truth and is boring, there should be rewrites until we are moved, with bits of conflict that can sensationalize the boring truth.

For this reason, where 127 Hours lags, Wrecked excels, and where 127 Hours must stick to a certain blue print, Wrecked can explore the mind of the protagonist in great depth. Plan on seeing an underrated, captivating, Adrien Brody indie in 2011.