The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.7/10   

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Escritores (WGA):

Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (1962 screenplay)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

30 julio 2004 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

This summer everything is under control.

Plot:

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Plot Keywords:

Gulf War | Soldier | Kuwait | War Hero | Persian Gulf

Premios:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Que up "Paranoid".

Reparto

Jeffrey Wright	...	Al Melvin
Pablo Schreiber	...	Eddie Ingram
Anthony Mackie	...	Robert Baker
Dorian Missick	...	Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Villalobos
Teddy Dunn	...	Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell	...	Atkins
Tim Artz	...	Jameson
Denzel Washington	...	Ben Marco
Robyn Hitchcock	...	Laurent Tokar
Liev Schreiber	...	Raymond Shaw
Antoine Taylor	...	Boy Scout #1
Joseph Alessi	...	Boy Scout #2
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Bill Irwin	...	Scoutmaster

También conocida como:

El embajador del miedo (Argentina) [es]
El mensajero del miedo (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Duración:

USA:129 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Clasificación:

Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40839) | Canada:14A

Locaciones de Filmación:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Paramount Pictures

Trivialidades:

Production Assistant Chris Rodriguez's photo is used on the front page of the newspaper that Kimberly Elise picks up on the train, under the caption, "Muslim Yale student murdered by angry mob."

Errores:

Continuidad: The civilian guide in Kuwait is listed in the credits as "Laurent Tokar," but both the newscast that announces Shaw's nomination and the newscast describing Tokar's arrest at the end of the film call him "Laurence Tokar."

Citas:

Ben Marco: What about my dreams?
Delp: What if all this is your dream and you are really still back in Kuwait?

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones Apollo 13 (1995)

Banda de Sonido:

Better Things

Que up "Paranoid".

Denzel Washington stars as Ben Marco, a veteran of Desert Storm. Marco is plagued by nightmares that recount his involvement in the famous "Lost Patrol" that garnered a Congressional Medal of Honor for one of his heroic squad members who happens to be a New York Senator on the fast-track to become the next vice president of the country. Chalked up to Gulf War Syndrome, Marco tries to unravel the discrepancies between his memories and the truth as he finds implanted bugs and all sorts people tailing him. Is he paranoid or is a huge corporate entity trying to put a "sleeper" in the White House?

"The Manchurian Candidate" is a solidly built remake that modernizes the storyline with a lot of hot-button issues in the headlines. Jonathan Demme directs an high octane cast (Meryl Streep, Jon Voight, Liev Schreiber join Washington) and even Roger Corman's prerequisite cameo make the scenes lively but a little editing could have trimmed the fat because at times the film runs a bit long.

"Manchurian" is a solid remake that could have shaved off a few minutes here and there. Strong performances run throughout the film.