Deja Vu (2006)

After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims.

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers:

Bill Marsilii, Terry Rossio

Stars:

Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel

1 win & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Denzel Washington	...	Doug Carlin
Paula Patton	...	Claire Kuchever
Val Kilmer	...	Agent Pryzwarra
Jim Caviezel	...	Carroll Oerstadt
Adam Goldberg	...	Denny
Elden Henson	...	Gunnars
Erika Alexander	...	Shanti
Bruce Greenwood	...	Jack McCready
Rich Hutchman	...	Agent Stalhuth
Matt Craven	...	Minuti
Donna W. Scott	...	Beth (as Donna Scott)
Elle Fanning	...	Abbey
Brian Howe	...	Medical Examiner
Enrique Castillo	...	Claire's Father
Mark Phinney	...	Agent Donnelly

Storyline

In the wake of a devastating terrorist attack on a slow New Orleans ferry, the A.T.F. special agent, Doug Carlin, joins an experimental top-secret government program to find the bomber. Designed to bend the very fabric of time, this state-of-the-art technology enables the user to observe a detailed representation of what happened four days and six hours in the past, tracking the target's every move prior to the attack. However, the man responsible for the deadly explosion is bound to strike again. Can Carlin figure out who he is, when he is always precisely four days behind?

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Plot Keywords:

alternate timeline | patriotism | woman in jeopardy | opening scene repeated later in film | wormhole | 

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Taglines:

What if you could change the past?

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and terror, disturbing images and some sensuality

Details

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Déjà Vu

Filming Locations:

Chartres Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$20,574,802, 26 November 2006

Gross USA:

$64,038,616

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$180,557,550

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Scott Free Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Humvee driven by Doug is based on a real-life robot Highlander built by Carnegie Mellon's Red Team for the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge.

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Goofs

(at around 2 mins) During the first scenes on the ferry a girl's doll falls into the water. You can see the doll moving towards the camera and briefly hitting it before the shot changes and the doll keeps sinking.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Ferry Captain: Can't believe it. They're right on time. Let's get these boys to their party.

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Crazy Credits

The opening production logos stop in mid-sequence, reverse for a moment, then stop again and continue forward.

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Connections

Featured in Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window (2007)

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Soundtracks

Melt Away
Written by Alex Forbes, Jeff Franzel, Peter Gordon (as Peter Laurence Gordon)
Performed by Love of Life Orchestra, featuring Alex Forbes

User Reviews

Reality Crime Thriller With Neat Sci-Fi Twist

I usually like sci-fi when it's pure sci-fi. I usually like present day drama when it's believably real. Disaster, at least for me, looms large when sci-fi meets real life drama. So here we have a present day crime thriller crossed with sci-fi time travel...And, this movie kicks butt, works so well, in fact, it's nuances should be studied in film school. It's original enough to be compelling-where we are not in some distant future, but the here and now.

The story, the characters, and the effects mesh well to suspend belief to the point that you "get on-board" and enjoy the ride. This is the way to do sci-fi with believable real life situations. The cinematography, the implementation of technology, and even a beautiful (but presently dead) damsel in distress, combine to give the actors, who are uniformly good to excellent, the boost to put this in rarefied good sci-fi territory. Genre fans are shoo-ins and those who think they don't like sci-fi should enjoy this one too. 7.5 to 8 out of 10.