Don't Say a Word (2001)

When the daughter of a psychiatrist is kidnapped, he's horrified to discover that the abductors' demand is that he break through to a post traumatic stress disorder suffering young woman who knows a secret...

Director:

Gary Fleder

Writers:

Andrew Klavan (novel), Anthony Peckham (screenplay)

Stars:

Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael Douglas	...	Nathan Conrad
Sean Bean	...	Patrick Koster
Brittany Murphy	...	Elisabeth Burrows
Skye McCole Bartusiak	...	Jessie Conrad
Famke Janssen	...	Aggie Conrad
Jennifer Esposito	...	Sandra Cassidy
Shawn Doyle	...	Russel Maddox
Victor Argo	...	Sydney Simon
Conrad Goode	...	Max
Paul Schulze	...	Jake
Lance Reddick	...	Arnie
Guy Torry	...	Dolen
Oliver Platt	...	Louis Sachs
Aidan Devine	...	Leon Croft
Alex Campbell	...	Jonathan

Storyline

A group of thieves steal a rare gem, but in the process, two of the men double cross the leader of the thieving group, Patrick, and take off with the precious stone. Ten years later, prominent psychiatrist Nathan Conrad is invited to examine a disturbed young woman named Elisabeth. Patrick immediately kidnaps Nathan's daughter, forcing Nathan to attempt to get Elisabeth to reveal a secret number which will ultimately lead Patrick to the whereabouts of the precious gem that has eluded him.

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Plot Keywords:

four word title | female mental patient | stolen gem | murder investigation | kidnapped child | 

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Taglines:

...I'll never tell.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, including some gruesome images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The maid was a Spanish speaker in the script, but as this was deemed controversial and Gary Fleder insisted it was important that she didn't speak English, the filmmakers spent two days arguing and trying to find a solution, first changing the character to a Russian before finally settling on an Italian.

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Goofs

When Sofia opens the door on Mrs Conrad (around 55th minute) and the latter says "Sofia" there's an error in the cut, a house exterior is shown for a few frames.

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Quotes

Patrick Koster: She heard.
Dolen: How do you know?
Patrick Koster: She stopped breathing.

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Connections

Featured in Don't Say a Word: Producing Workshop with the Kopelsons (2002)

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Soundtracks

Pride and Joy
Written by Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson and Norman Whitfield (as Norman J. Whitfield)
Performed by Marvin Gaye
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Good thriller with Sean Bean

Quite a decent thriller, with Michael Douglas, Sean Bean and Brittany Murphy. Thankfully, Sean keeps his english accent, as some other english actors try their hand at being american, which is fine, but not when you're so used to them.

That being said, it starts at the beginnng. Many thrillers have to build up, which at times you lose the thrill of the plot. Then, you're thrown into the present day, and start to understand the characters.

It has a few twists, but nothing that really jumped out. If you're after a decent thriller, have a go :)

Details

Country:

USA Australia Switzerland Canada

Language:

English Italian Chinese

Release Date:

28 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Don't Say a Word

Filming Locations:

Canal Street Station, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,090,474, 30 September 2001

Gross USA:

$55,001,642

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$100,020,092

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Productions, Village Roadshow Pictures, NPV Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1