Wrecked (2010)

A man trapped in a car wreck at the bottom of a ravine must overcome incredible odds to survive.

Director:

Michael Greenspan

Writer:

Christopher Dodd

Stars:

Adrien Brody, Caroline Dhavernas, Ryan Robbins

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Adrien Brody	...	Man
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Woman
Ryan Robbins	...	George Weaver
Adrian G. Griffiths	...	Raymond Plazzy (as Adrian Hughes)
Adrian Holmes	...	Man in the Woods
Lloyd Adams	...	Eric Stapleton
Mark McConchie	...	Security Guard (as Mark Mcconchie)
Jacob Blair	...	Park Ranger

Storyline

A man awakens in a mangled car-wreck at the bottom of a steep cliff. Injured and trapped inside, with no memory of how he got there or who he is, he must rely on his most primal instincts to survive. But as he attempts to free himself from the carnage and escape an impossible situation, a darker side is revealed. Even if he manages to survive, the man may have to face the horrible consequences of an earlier, forgotten life.

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Plot Keywords:

memory | man with no name | minimal cast | amnesia | hallucination | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some violent content

Details

Official Sites:

IFC Films [United States] Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 June 2011 (Turkey)

Also Known As:

Armadilha do Destino

Filming Locations:

Errington, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,054, 1 April 2011, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,821, 10 April 2011

Company Credits

Production Co:

Independent Edge Films,Téléfilm Canada,Three-Seven Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In order to immerse himself in the character's situation and mental state, Adrien Brody stayed in the woods overnight at the car wreck, completely alone, in the middle of a Canadian winter, while the rest of the cast and crew went back to their hotels.

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Goofs

When he sees his girlfriend on the driver's seat, a crew member is reflected in car paint. You can see how an guy with cap possibly shooting, or just watching the scene. Right after this scene he actually eats the ants from the dashboard.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Man: [weakly] Help!

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Soundtracks

Tip Toe Through The Tulips With Me
Performed by Tiny Tim
Words and Music by Joseph A. Burke (as Joseph A. Burke) and Al Dubin © 1929
Published by EMI Music Publishing Limited / B Feldman and Sons Ltd.
Licensed courtesy of Warner Music UK Ltd.

User Reviews

Fasten your seat belt…

…For you never know what is going to happen. I haven't heard anything about this movie and went to IMDb to check out the reviews about it prior to watching it.

Considering them exceedingly bad, I decided to check it out anyway, to make my own mind. Well, I have a few things to say.

It is a slow movie. I understand some viewers might find it annoying.

BUT

If you read the Trivias about this flick, you will learn it has been written without knowing where it was going.

Without being aware of that I too found this movie exceedingly boring, because it lacks proper timing for twists or actions in a way. Knowing that, and if you're not afraid of independent (even experimental) movies, you can go on and you might enjoy it.

If you are a fan of Adrien Brody, you should probably watch this movie as well, because he really fits well in the part of a man knowing as much as the viewer do as the movie begins, sadly he has to fight until the end, and so does the viewer who thought he was in for a special thriller and survival movie like Cast Away and/or 127 hours.

You have to be aware that even though it's quite close to those films due to the subject, you cannot compare at all, for this is, I repeat, a whole experience considering the non- conventional way of writing.

All that to say, if you're looking for some strong thrills watching a man struggling for his own survival, you should probably stick to Cast Away & 127 hours.

On the other hand, if you're willing to witness another type of setting for a man trying to figure out what he is doing here and why, a low budget movie exploring the nothingness as the new standard for making a story, then Wrecked is a movie to watch.

Thanks to Adrien Brody's performance, and the nature of the experimental writing process revealed, this movie deserves a 6 out of 10.