The Clearing (film)
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The Clearing | |
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Fox Searchlight Pictures Mediastream Dritte Film GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG Thousand Words Wildwood Enterprises | |
Distributed by | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Countries | Germany United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $12.5 million[1] |
The Clearing is a 2004 American thriller drama film and the directorial debut of film producer Pieter Jan Brugge. The film is loosely based on the real life kidnapping of Gerrit Jan Heijn that took place in the Netherlands in 1987. The screenplay was written by Justin Haythe.
Plot
Wayne Hayes (
Eileen is eventually instructed to deliver the ransom to the kidnapper, but Arnold takes the money without returning her husband; Arnold murdered Wayne the day of the kidnapping. Eileen's ordeal takes place over the course of a week, but the film shows Wayne's kidnapping as if it were happening at the same time.
Authorities eventually catch Arnold when he starts spending the ransom money in the neighborhood where he lives. At a local grocery store, he uses a $100 bill for a purchase. The store manager calls to verify the serial number on the $100 bill is on a watch list the FBI distributed to local businesses. During questioning, police ask Arnold if he wanted to be caught, and he admits that the kidnapping was to get money for his depressed wife—but it took him all day to bring himself to kill Wayne and he could not live with the guilt of his crime. In the end, Eileen receives a loving note written by Wayne before his death.
Cast
- Robert Redford as Wayne Hayes
- Helen Mirren as Eileen Hayes
- Willem Dafoe as Arnold Mack
- Alessandro Nivola as Tim Hayes
- Matt Craven as FBI Agent Ray Fuller
- Melissa Sagemiller as Jill Hayes
- Wendy Crewson as Louise Miller
- Larry Pine as Tom Finch
- Diana Scarwid as Eva Finch
Locations
The film was shot in and around
Reception
The film has received mixed reviews. On
According to
References
- ^ "The Clearing (2004)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ^ "Pittsburgh Filmography - Pittsburgh Film Office".
- ^ The Clearing, Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2022-03-20
- ^ The Clearing Reviews, Metacritic, retrieved 2022-03-20
- ^ Ebert, Roger (2 July 2004). "The Clearing Movie Review & Film Summary (2004); Roger Ebert". Suntimes. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ Peter Travers (2 July 2004). "The Clearing; Movie Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Lack of emotion clutters 'Clearing'". The Boston Globe. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "La sombra de un secuestro (2004)". Filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
External links
- The Clearing at IMDb
- The Clearing at Rotten Tomatoes