Captivity (2007)

A man and a woman awaken to find themselves trapped in a cellar. As their kidnapper drives them mad, the truth about their horrific abduction is revealed.

Director:

Roland Joffé

Writers:

Larry Cohen (screenplay), Joseph Tura (screenplay)

Stars:

Elisha Cuthbert, Daniel Gillies, Pruitt Taylor Vince

1 win & 4 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Jennifer
Daniel Gillies	...	Gary Dexter
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Ben Dexter
Michael Harney	...	Det. Bettiger
Laz Alonso	...	Det. Ray Di Santos
Maggie Damon	...	Detective Susan Luden
Carl Paoli	...	Victim #1
Trent Broin	...	Victim #2

Storyline

Top cover girl and fashion model, Jennifer Tree has it all - beauty, fame, money and power. Her face appears on covers of hundreds of magazines. At the top of her game, Jennifer is America's sweetheart. She is loved and adored and sought after. Everyone wants her. But someone out there has been watching and waiting. Someone wants her in the worst way. Out alone at a charity event in Soho, Jennifer is drugged and taken. Held captive in a cell, Jennifer is subjected to a series of terrifying, life-threatening tortures that could only be conceived by a twisted, sadistic mind. It follows the story of one woman who is abducted and tortured, held against her will in a place where days turn into weeks.

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Plot Keywords:

kicked in the crotch | strapped to a chair | sexy woman | strapped to a bedframe | captive | 

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Taglines:

When You Think The Worst Has Happened....Think Worse

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Genres:

Crime | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, torture, pervasive terror, grisly images, language and some sexual material

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film was heavily re-shot to turn it from a thriller to a torture/horror film. This is extremely evident in Elisha Cuthbert's hairstyle. It changes throughout the movie. In the first shoot her hair was more of a shag style, while in the re-shoot it is all one length. Her hair often changes in the middle of scenes (e.g. running from one room with a shag style but entering the next room with different hairstyle.)

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Goofs

While wearing a longer flowered skirt, Jennifer is seen ripping up a black mini skirt with a studded silver belt. In subsequent scenes she switches between wearing the flowered skirt and the black mini that she previously destroyed.

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Quotes

Gary: [refers to Jenn after she couldn't get the shotgun to shoot, as he cocks the gun] You should've cocked it sweetheart.

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Crazy Credits

Michael Harney's name is misspelled in the end credits.

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Alternate Versions

The first cut of the film, which was released in Spain, contains hardly any gore and was more of a straight-up thriller. Most of the gore scenes were re-shot and added for the US and UK releases. Scenes that only appear in the original (Spain) version:

• After Jennifer escapes it shows a shotgun on the floor along with a blasted door
• Also after she escapes there's a scene that shows people wondering how she got out
• There's more investigating and police work with the two male cops and there's a also a female cop who doesn't appear in the other version
• Ben has an extra scene at a restaurant and more overall screen time Scenes that were added to the second (US/UK) version:
• The acid shower scene
• The flashback scenes with Gary and Ben as kids
• The blender scene
• The tooth-pulling scene
• Jennifer being abducted at the nightclub
• All of the dog scenes
• The scene where Jennifer is on her cell phone
• Jennifer and Gary fighting over the gun
• Jennifer shoots Gary an extra time (in his crotch)
• The videotape of the woman in the acid trap
• The scenes that show some of the aftermaths of the other victims

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Connections

Referenced in The Big Box: The House of the Devil (2010)

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Soundtracks

Death Trap
Written and Performed by Martin Blasick
Courtesy of Lavish Music

User Reviews

Reasonable effort

You see I saw another movie yesterday (9 July 07) about being trapped in a room which may have been to the detriment of Captivity. While in general the idea was good there was something not quite thrilling enough. Captivity borrowed from a smattering of other movies without really living up to any of them.

It was nice to see Elisha doing something different, and as always pleasant enough to see her in a film.. but I felt little empathy for her character or indeed, that of her companion.

Not psychological enough to be another Silence of the Lambs or 1408, and not horror / gore enough to be another Saw, Cube or Hostel.

Details

Official Sites:

Lionsgate [United States] TFM [France]

Country:

USA Russia

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Captivity

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,550,000, 15 July 2007

Gross USA:

$2,626,800

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$10,921,200

Company Credits

Production Co:

Captivity Productions, Foresight Unlimited, Russian American Movie Company (RAMCO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1