He Was a Quiet Man (2007)

An office worker inadvertently becomes a hero after he saves a woman's life.

Director:

Frank A. Cappello

Writer:

Frank A. Cappello (as Frank Cappello)

Stars:

Christian Slater, Elisha Cuthbert, William H. Macy

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Michael DeLuise	...	Detective Sorenson
Christian Slater	...	Bob Maconel
Jamison Jones	...	Scott Harper
Anzu Lawson	...	Nancy Felt
John Gulager	...	Goldie / Maurice Gregory
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Venessa Parks
K.C. Ramsey	...	Jackson
Sascha Knopf	...	Paula Metzler
David Wells	...	Ralf Coleman
Frankie Thorn	...	Jessica Light (as Frankie Lou Thorn)
Randolph Mantooth	...	Dr. Willis
Sewell Whitney	...	Derrick Miles
Lisa Arianna	...	ADD Assistant
Livia Treviño	...	Shelby's Secretary (as Levia Trevino)
William H. Macy	...	Gene Shelby

Storyline

A troubled loner, Bob Maconel, imagines blowing up the tower in Los Angeles where he works. He takes a revolver to his office intent on killing colleagues, and then himself. At home, he holds conversations with his fish, who encourage him to do it. His supervisor picks on him. As he's screwing his courage to the sticking place, he drops a bullet; while on the floor looking for it, another colleague does exactly what Bob has been planning. Bob emerges a hero and the one colleague he likes, a woman with a bright smile, is severely wounded. Can Bob help her through despair and find himself and joy in life? Or, as everyone says, is this impossible for a man like him?

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Plot Keywords:

loner | loneliness | going postal | alter ego | suicide | 

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Taglines:

Bob Maconel is about to have a very bad day...

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

MySpace site Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2007 (UK)

Also Known As:

A Fúria

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,431, 30 November 2007, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Quiet Man Productions, Neo Art & Logic

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to the director's commentary on the DVD the entire movie was shot in only 21 days.

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Goofs

When Bob is asked up to Gene Shelby's office to meet the grief counselor, Gene asks him if he wants something to drink. "A Pepsi, or something?" The cans on the table however are Coca Cola.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Bob Maconel: It was easier in the past. A man knew what it was to be a man. He stood up to things that were wrong, and had the right to do so. Were expected to do so. And the way you lived, the training you put yourself through, prepared you for the inevitable confrontations. Ones that could end in dismemberment or even death. Then something happened. We passed laws of decency, lawyers became our shepherds. And what was once a fairly easy thing to understand, became muddled in a bureaucracy of ...
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Crazy Credits

A still photo of a child appears in the Very Special Thanks section.

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Connections

References The Matrix (1999)

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Soundtracks

Got It Going On Now
Written by Robert Cosio
Performed by Robert Cosio
Produced by Robert Cosio
Courtesy of R World Music (ASCAP) 2007

User Reviews

Could have been better!

1st I wanna say that Christian Slater is incredibly excellent on this movie,it's probably his best job so far and a break through for him,rest of the acting is good too,Elisha Cuthbert is my other favorite in the movie.

Directing in the other hand,slips many times during the movie,such as in the "throw up" scene,it's more like a teen movie instead of being a drama!prediction part also seemed unnecessary and not related to the hole concept of the movie.although it should not be forgotten that it's one of the few experiences of the director/writer Frank A. Cappello ,and hopefully we will see better movies from him in the future.

it's certainly a must see among the recent movies so far,but don't get your hopes up too much ,like I did!