The Event (2003)

Nick is a district attorney investigating several deaths of AIDS sufferers in the gay community of New York City's Chelsea District. Each case suggest the use of assisted suicide, which is illegal in New York.

Director:

Thom Fitzgerald

Writers:

Thom Fitzgerald, Steven Hillyer

Stars:

Parker Posey, Don McKellar, Olympia Dukakis

9 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joanna Adler	...	Gaby Shapiro-Schnell (as Joanna P. Adler)
Chris Barry	...	Third Little Maid
Walter Borden	...	Fred
Ray Brimicombe	...	Desk Sergeant
Laura Cahoot	...	Bride
Brent Carver	...	Brian Knight
Linda Carvery	...	Doctor
Rejean Cournoyer	...	Rory Metzler (as Réjean Joseph Cournoyer)
Lucy Decoutere	...	Jody
Richard Donat	...	Undertaker
Chase Duffy	...	Assistant District Attorney
Olympia Dukakis	...	Lila Shapiro
Tim Dunn	...	Ping Pong Player
Travis Ferris	...	NYPD Officer
Thom Fitzgerald	...	Vagimar Director

Storyline

An intense relationship drama that takes the form of a mystery, The Event centers around a series of unexplained deaths that occur among the gay community in New York's fashionable Chelsea district. Nick, a district attorney investigating the most recent case, a suspicious apparent suicide, and her interviews with friends and family of the deceased trigger extensive and intricately interwoven flashbacks that reveal surprising facts about the man's life and death.

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Plot Keywords:

death | new york | family relationships | red bra | trail | 

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Taglines:

Go in style.

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug use

Did You Know?

Quotes

Nick: Fuck you very much.

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Crazy Credits

After the credits the screen is dark for a few seconds, then there's another scene (that is completely silent).

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Connections

References The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976)

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Soundtracks

Final Goodbye
Composed and Performed by Christophe Beck

User Reviews

Movie of the week

The hardest thing about doing dramas about subject matters that have already been "Hollywood-ized" is making the audience connect in some special way with the characters - or something new to say. This is usually done through great dialogue and masterful acting. This movie had neither. As an avid movie goer, I hold certain performances as guidelines for judging another. And by far Tom Hank's performance in Philadelphia gripped me and forced emotion from me at all the right places. This film was dead (other than a good job by Olivia as his mother). Parker Posey was devoid of all emotion and the rest of the cast just read their lines like it was a first reading. The plot is also a little on the "yeah right" side - a cop trying to arrest friends of suicide victims. This film teetered on the edge of being a great AIDS story or a cop drama and ultimately failed. Definitely a movie of the week and not worth hard earned cash.

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2004 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A Causa

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,206, 5 October 2003

Gross USA:

$35,554

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$35,554

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arkanjel Productions, Covington International, Emotion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color