Abandon (2002)

An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.

Director:

Stephen Gaghan

Writer:

Stephen Gaghan

Stars:

Katie Holmes, Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Katie Holmes	...	Katie Burke
Benjamin Bratt	...	Wade Handler
Charlie Hunnam	...	Embry Larkin
Zooey Deschanel	...	Samantha Harper
Fred Ward	...	Lieutenant Bill Stayton
Mark Feuerstein	...	Robert Hanson
Melanie Lynskey	...	Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)
Philip Bosco	...	Professor Jergensen
Gabriel Mann	...	Harrison Hobart
Will McCormack	...	August
Gabrielle Union	...	Amanda Luttrell
Greg Kramer	...	Andre
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Susan
Barry Julien	...	Ted
Tony Goldwyn	...	Dr. David Schaffer

Storyline

A senior at an elite college, already under severe pressure to complete her thesis and land a prestigious job, must confront the sudden reappearance of her old boyfriend, after his two-year, unexplained absence.

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Plot Keywords:

deception | panties | white panties | girl in panties | actress shares first name with character | 

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Taglines:

Watch who you leave behind.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for drug and alcohol content, sexuality, some violence and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The screenplay was suggested by the book "Adam's Fall" by Sean Desmond.

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Goofs

When Katie asks Embrey where he's been he states, "l went traveling--lndia... Asia." Someone as brilliant and well-educated as Embry would have known India is on the Asian continent, and therefore what he is telling her doesn't make sense: India and Asia are the same place, the name of the country on the continent that it resides.

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Quotes

Samantha Harper: Please, I'll have a double order of escape fantasy and a side order of running away.

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Connections

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

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Soundtracks

Get Down on It
by Robert Kool Bell (as Robert Bell), Ronald Bell, George Funky Brown (as George Brown), Eumir Deodato, Robert Spike Mickens (as Robert Mickens), Claydes Smith & J.T. Taylor (as James Taylor)
Performed by Kool & The Gang
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

2002 was not ready for this movie

I thought this movie was great! I'm surprised I never saw it, as I love Gabriel Mann, Katie Holmes, Zoey Deschancel, etc.

This movie has a 4.9 right now and I can't believe that. It is more artsy than perhaps people were ready for back when it came out, but now I think it's a really great movie. "Slow" maybe but not more than a hundred films in the 2000s and 2010s that got much higher ratings. It's not horribly confusing either, although you do get to think during it to figure out what you think is going on. It's pretty good.

I give this a 7.5.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Italy]

Country:

USA Germany Canada

Language:

English Italian

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Abandoned

Filming Locations:

Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,064,077, 20 October 2002

Gross USA:

$10,727,683

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,302,219

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Lynda Obst Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1