Obsessed (2009)

A successful asset manager, who has just received a huge promotion, is blissfully happy in his career and in his marriage. But when a temp worker starts stalking him, all the things he's worked so hard for are placed in jeopardy.

Director:

Steve Shill

Writer:

David Loughery

Stars:

Beyoncé, Idris Elba, Ali Larter

4 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Idris Elba	...	Derek
Beyoncé	...	Sharon (as Beyoncé Knowles)
Ali Larter	...	Lisa
Jerry O'Connell	...	Ben
Bonnie Perlman	...	Marge
Christine Lahti	...	Reese
Nathan Myers	...	Kyle
Nicolas Myers	...	Kyle
Matthew Humphreys	...	Patrick
Scout Taylor-Compton	...	Samantha
Richard Ruccolo	...	Hank
Bryan Ross	...	Security Man
Nelson Mashita	...	Doctor
Bruce McGill	...	Joe Gage
Ron Roggé	...	Roger

Storyline

Derek Charles is a hard working man, employed as a asset manager in a private company. He is very happy with his beautiful wife, Sharon, and only son, and because of his hard work he just got a huge promotion. But suddenly he gets a temporary worker who is both attractive and smart, and Derek is understandably impressed with her and also finds himself physically drawn to her. However, this new girl is desperate to get close to him - at any cost.

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Plot Keywords:

temp worker | blonde | stalking | erotic thriller | sexually frustrated female | 

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Taglines:

Where reality ends, the nightmare begins.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Sony

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Oh No She Didn't

Filming Locations:

2345 Midlothian Dr, Altadena, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,612,730, 26 April 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$68,261,644

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$73,830,340

Company Credits

Production Co:

Screen Gems, Rainforest Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first film to introduce the Rainforest Films logo.

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Goofs

When Derek is getting ready to go to the Christmas party and asks which tie to put on, after the selection is made, his collar is not on straight. In the next shot his collar is smooth, then it's not on straight, then it's smooth again.

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Quotes

[threatening Derek]
Lisa Sheridan: Ready when you are.
[struts off to tell Derek's boss, Joe, about their "affair"]

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Connections

Featured in Hollywood's Top Ten: Cat Fights (2011)

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Soundtracks

Meet the Brilliant
Written and Performed by Draque Bozung
Courtesy of With the Quickness

User Reviews

Oh, please

A woman who is not your wife - a slightly unhinged temp at your company - follows you into the men's room at the Christmas party and tries to go down on you. You are happily married. Even though you are slightly drunk, you are in control of yourself enough to leave her there and go home to your wife and son, whom you love very much. Question: What do you do first thing the next business day? Unless you're a complete moron, you go straight to Human Resources, relate the incident as best you can, and let them deal with it, right? Well, in this simple-minded piece of junk, the characters are all - ALL, without exception - morons.

"Obsessed" is basically an adolescent guy's fantasy of how awesome it would be to be married to Beyonce Knowles and to be stalked by Ali Larter at the same time - and, to be noble enough to Do The Right Thing. It is "Fatal Attraction" for the new millennium, when Hollywood no longer knows how to write, produce, direct, act or anything else that makes a movie watchable. I mean, the stalker actually slips the stalkee a mickey at one point! Seriously!

This is an unwatchable movie, and everyone who had anything to do with it should be ashamed.