Disconnect (2012)

A drama centered on a group of people searching for human connections in today's wired world.

Director:

Henry Alex Rubin (as Henry-Alex Rubin)

Writer:

Andrew Stern

Stars:

Jason Bateman, Jonah Bobo, Haley Ramm

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Bateman	...	Rich Boyd
Hope Davis	...	Lydia Boyd
Frank Grillo	...	Mike Dixon
Michael Nyqvist	...	Stephen Schumacher
Paula Patton	...	Cindy Hull
Andrea Riseborough	...	Nina Dunham
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Derek Hull
Max Thieriot	...	Kyle
Colin Ford	...	Jason Dixon
Jonah Bobo	...	Ben Boyd
Haley Ramm	...	Abby Boyd
Norbert Leo Butz	...	Peter
Kasi Lemmons	...	Roberta Washington
John Sharian	...	Ross Lynd
Aviad Bernstein	...	Frye

Storyline

A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. A couple is drawn into a dangerous situation when their secrets are exposed online. A widowed ex-cop struggles to raise a mischievous son who cyber-bullies a classmate. An ambitious journalist sees a career-making story in a teen that performs on an adult-only site. They are strangers, neighbors and colleagues and their stories collide in this riveting dramatic thriller about ordinary people struggling to connect in today's wired world.

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Plot Keywords:

ex cop | journalist | cyber bully | cell phone | lawyer | 

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Taglines:

Look Up

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, some graphic nudity, language, violence and drug use - some involving teens

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Desligados

Filming Locations:

Oceanside, Long Island, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$210,744 (USA) (3 May 2013)

Gross:

$1,435,950 (USA) (17 May 2013)

Company Credits

Production Co:

LD Entertainment, Liddell Entertainment, Exclusive Media Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At 33:03 in the movie, (in Jason's room) there is a poster of the album "Get Sharp" by "The Limousines." A song from the album titled "Very Busy People" is heard later in the film.

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Goofs

With the exception of Nina Dunham's iPhone 5, the phones used by most characters are actually iPod Touch devices.

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Quotes

Kyle: You don't wanna see me jack off or play with these toys or anything? You really just wanna... you just wanna chat?

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

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Soundtracks

On the Nature of Daylight
Written by Max Richter
Published by Embassy Music Corporation/
Music Sales Corporation obo Mute Songs Ltd.

User Reviews

It skillfully and dramatically depicts how our culture is now well-woven into the INTERNET fabric, but the final wrap-up scenes were oddly unbelievable

The movie "DISCONNECT", clearly and dramatically depicts how our culture is now well-woven into the INTERNET fabric of reality. It is an intelligent and skillfully done film. The script is competent and well sculpted, with three simultaneous stories,but the final wrap-up scenes were (story-wise)oddly unbelievable, canned, pre-made, or "off the shelf" for lack of a better term.

There is a large percentage of the population(i.e.my wife and I) that are not fully in tune (or dependent) on the current, internet-laced way of life, but I felt this movie effectively plugged us into understanding and relating to it.

Although the film resides in the Arts & Entertainment category, it also can be perceived as a valuable, cinematographic core-sample of the current culture and society,in ways that "Easy Rider", "The Best days of our lives", and others movies have done in the past.

It shows the"now"of our culture and society in humanistic, suspenseful, and moving ways.

I highly recommend seeing the film if you have the time.