Awake (2007)

A wealthy young man undergoing heart transplant surgery discovers that the surgical team intend to murder him.

Director:

Joby Harold

Writer:

Joby Harold

Stars:

Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Terrence Howard

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hayden Christensen	...	Clay Beresford
Jessica Alba	...	Sam Lockwood
Terrence Howard	...	Dr. Jack Harper
Lena Olin	...	Lilith Beresford
Christopher McDonald	...	Dr. Larry Lupin
Sam Robards	...	Clayton Beresford Sr.
Arliss Howard	...	Dr. Jonathan Neyer
Fisher Stevens	...	Dr. Puttnam
Georgina Chapman	...	Penny Carver
David Harbour	...	Dracula
Steven Hinkle	...	Young Clay (as Stephen Hinkle)
Denis O'Hare	...	Financial News Analyst
Charlie Hewson	...	Brian the Orderly
Court Young	...	Officer Doherty
Joseph Costa	...	Dr. Elbogen

Storyline

While undergoing open heart surgery, a man's failed anesthetic leaves him completely alert, but paralyzed and unable to tell his doctors

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Plot Keywords:

surgery | open heart surgery | pain | fiance fiancee relationship | anesthesia | 

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Taglines:

When they planned her husband's murder they never thought he'd be the one.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, an intense disturbing situation, and brief drug use

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

30 November 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bajo anestesia

Filming Locations:

18 East 68th Street, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$8,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,856,872, 2 December 2007, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$14,377,198, 6 March 2008

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$32,685,679

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Weinstein Company, GreeneStreet Films, Open City Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jessica Alba replaced Kate Bosworth after she dropped out to shoot Superman Returns (2006).

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Goofs

Clay's heart shows an asystole on the EKG monitor, yet the surgeon yells "V-Fib" (Ventricular Fibrillation) and calls for the defibrillator, clearly he is not in Ventricular Fibrillation but in asystole, and asystole i.e. non-beating heart, cannot and must not be defibrillated.

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Quotes

Clay Beresford: So it's tough love today, huh?
Dr. Jack Harper: You think this is a joke?

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Connections

Featured in Under the Knife & Behind the Camera: The Making of Awake (2008)

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Soundtracks

Berceuse from Jeux D'Enfants
by Georges Bizet
Performed by The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Courtesy of Naxos
By Arrangement with Source/Q

User Reviews

A plastic imitation of a good thriller

This is a bit of a disappointment. It's got a heavy, slick gloss over the whole thing, with big name actors and a touching soundtrack and a happy ending and all, so what happened? This is all very calculated and fake, like a soap opera rather than a riveting drama. It is especially good towards the middle, but sort of falls apart at the end with a half baked conclusion. It is good enough to keep you interested, but this is not a very well written movie overall. The script is just terrible, for one, and the suspense is nonexistent because of this. Hayden Christiansen is not a terrible actor, but he is incompetent and definitely not fit for a role in a gripping hospital drama such as this, for that needs actual emotion.

Awake is an underwhelming and substandard film without enough emotion or realism to keep this whole thing compelling. Only recommended if you're bored, really. NEXT!