The Night Listener (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.9/10   

Director:

Patrick Stettner

Escritores (WGA):

Armistead Maupin (screenplay) &
Terry Anderson (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

4 agosto 2006 (USA)

Género:

Misterio | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

Listen for the truth.

Plot:

In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan, a young boy, via the telephone. But when questions about the boy's identity come up, the host's life is thrown into chaos.

Plot Keywords:

Wisconsin | Radio | Airplane | New York | Blind Woman

Premios:

2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Interesting premise, great acting, but story...?

Reparto

Toni Collette	...	Donna D. Logand
Robin Williams	...	Gabriel Noone
Joe Morton	...	Ashe
Bobby Cannavale	...	Jess
Rory Culkin	...	Pete D. Logand
Sandra Oh	...	Anna
Rodrigo Lopresti	...	Young Man at Party
John Cullum	...	Pap Noone
Lisa Emery	...	Darlie Noone
Guenia Lemos	...	Female Neighbor
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Pant Suited Woman (as Marcia Halfrecht)
Nick Gregory	...	Flight Attendant
Ed Jewett	...	Mail Clerk
Becky Ann Baker	...	Waitress
Billy Vann	...	Taxi Driver

También conocida como:

Voces en la noche (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some disquieting sexual content.

Duración:

USA:81 min (DVD version) | USA:91 min (Sundance Film Festival) | USA:82 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R (certificate #42175) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Montgomery, New York, USA

Compañía:

Hart-Sharp Entertainment

Trivialidades:

At 5 minutes and 58 seconds into the film, Armistead Maupin's real-life husband, Christopher Turner, appears playing Jess's (Bobby Cannavale) friend that Gabriel (Robin Williams) refers to facetiously as "Lucifer" (Jess corrects him and says, "Lucien. He's just a friend").

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: The zip code for the Montgomery, Wisconsin address starts with a '2', but all Wisconsin zip codes start with 5.

Citas:

[first lines]
Gabriel Noone: [Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready?
[Sound of one breath blown into microphone]
Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles]
Gabriel Noone: Yeah, let's try it like that.
[Paper rustling]
Gabriel Noone: [Unknown woman mumbles again]

Conexiones de Película:

References Psycho (1960)

Banda de Sonido:

Deck the Halls

Interesting premise, great acting, but story...?

I couldn't give this film a bad rating or bad review for two reasons: Robin Williams and Toni Collete. The film has the potential of being a thriller and there are some slight disturbing elements that lean to the psychological which was something the film could have focused a little on. Robin Williams plays Gabriel Noon, a storytelling night time deejay who is going through personal issues: his lover moves out and Gabriel is having what seems to be a case of storyteller's block. One day he receives and reads a story written by a dying 14-year old boy named Pete Boland (Rory Culkin). Pete tells the story of his life and the abuse he suffered at the hands of his parents. He lives with his adopted mother and social worker, Donna Boland (Toni Collette). Gabriel is fascinated and begins a friendship with Pete, but things seem strange when Gabriel attempts to meet him and discovers the possibility that Pete Boland may not even exist. I won't go into detail because I don't want to spoil the film, but I will tell you this: it is quite predictable. Fascinating atmosphere for telling a story and good performances from Robin Williams and Toni Collette, who I thought was the film's key character. Collette is without question one of the most talented and loveliest actresses. Her ability to tap into the psyche and personality of the characters she portrays is very uncanny and I hope to see her win an Oscar (hell, I think she might pull off getting a Best Supporting Actress nod for this one if the script were a little better). The film starts off as a psychological thriller, but a predictable one at that. If your curious to know the film's ending and twists, then see the film otherwise I would rent another predictable thriller called "Hide and Seek".