Red Eye (2005)

A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.

Director:

Wes Craven

Writers:

Carl Ellsworth (screenplay), Carl Ellsworth (story)

Stars:

Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox

2 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rachel McAdams	...	Lisa Reisert
Cillian Murphy	...	Jackson Rippner
Brian Cox	...	Joe Reisert
Laura Johnson	...	Blonde Woman
Max Kasch	...	Headphone Kid
Jayma Mays	...	Cynthia
Angela Paton	...	Nice Lady
Suzie Plakson	...	Senior Flight Attendant
Jack Scalia	...	Charles Keefe
Terry Press	...	Marianne Taylor (as Teresa Press-Marx)
Robert Pine	...	Bob Taylor
Carl Gilliard	...	Taxi Driver
Mary Kathleen Gordon	...	Airline Representative (as Mary-Kathleen Gordon)
Loren Lester	...	Irate Passenger
Philip Pavel	...	Dallas Ticket Agent

Storyline

This is the story of a young resourceful heroine named Lisa Reisert who hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing to do with a fear of flying! Upon boarding the plane, Lisa is trapped on a red-eye flight with a creepy villainous handsome and charming man by the name of Jackson Rippner, who's playing middle-man in the plot to assassinate a Homeland Security official. He's got her father pinned down by a would-be killer, using that advantage to coerce Lisa into phoning the luxury resort where she works and arranging to move the target into a pre-set position.

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Plot Keywords:

flight | hotel manager | hotel | airport | plane | 

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Taglines:

Fear Takes Flight

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Genres:

Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of violence, and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

19 August 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Don't Airport

Filming Locations:

Continuum At South Beach - 100 South Pointe Drive, Miami Beach, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,167,662, 21 August 2005

Gross USA:

$57,891,803

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$95,577,774

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, BenderSpink, Craven-Maddalena Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

(at around 10 mins) When a woman spills an iced cappuccino on Lisa, the expression on Rachel McAdams's face is real surprise, not acted. She did not know that the beverage would be so cold.

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Goofs

When Jackson is chasing Lisa upstairs in her father's house, she locks herself in the bathroom. While she is at the door, the shower curtain to the right is halfway open. Before she opens the curtain to see if Jackson is hiding in the shower, the curtain is closed.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Marianne Taylor: Taylor. Bob and Marianne Taylor.
Cynthia: Just bear with me one second.
Marianne Taylor: There are other hotels in Miami.
Cynthia: I'm sorry.
Marianne Taylor: What is the problem? We made these reservations over six months ago.
Cynthia: I know, ma'am, I'm just not seeing it.
Marianne Taylor: Well, where's Lisa? Lisa always takes care of us.
Cynthia: I know, ma'am. She's out of town. Her grandmother passed away.
Bob Taylor: Cynthia, is it?
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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Greatest Airplane Movies (2014)

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Soundtracks

Where Do I Begin?
Written by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons
Performed by The Chemical Brothers (with vocals by Beth Orton (as Beth Oreton))

User Reviews

Dumb, But Entertaining & Much BetterThan 'Flight Plan'

This was a decent thriller aboard an airplane in which our "hero," Rachel McAdams as "Lisa Reisert" saves the family of the Director of Homeland Security and the life of her own dad. She does all of this against a terrorist and his group. Yeah, I know....a little far-fetched....and annoyingly PC as a young woman consistently beats the crap out of a male psycho who is using her to complete the assassination attempt.

Outside of that nonsense and a slow first 30 minutes, the last hour is a fun ride. McAdams sports a pretty, fresh face and a sweet demeanor except with a few bursts of profanity at the end. Up to that point, she was refreshing to see as you don't often see 20-ish movie actresses looking wholesome anymore. Cillian Murphy is creepy looking and effective as the bad guy "Jackson Rippner."

Once the film kicks into gear as Murphy shows his evil intentions, the film switches from a yawner to a suspenseful action flick and stays that way until the end. Then, they tack on a really stupid last few minutes with a very un-realistic middle-aged couple just to the end the film with a cheap laugh.

Overall, a dumb but entertaining movie but at least a whole lot better than the year's other "airplane movie," the horrible "Flight Plan." Still, knowing the quality of horror work director Wes Craven has produced over the year, I was a bit disappointed.