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Déjà Vu is a 2006 action, thriller, and science fiction film directed by Tony Scott. The screenplay was written by Terry Rossio, who also served as a producer alongside Ted Elliott and Jerry Bruckheimer. The cast includes Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Val Kilmer, and Jim Caviezel, with Nolan North providing voice acting. Harry Gregson-Williams composed the score, and Paul Cameron was the director of photography.
Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Scott Free Productions, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, the film was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+. It was filmed in New Orleans, which also serves as the narrative location. The story centers on time travel, terrorism, disaster, and criminal investigation. The film has a runtime of 126 minutes and was released in the United States and the United Kingdom.
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Film · TMDB
6.9Called in to recover evidence in the aftermath of a horrific explosion on a New Orleans ferry, Federal agent Doug Carlin gets pulled away from the scene and taken to a top-secret government lab that uses a time-shifting surveillance device to help prevent crime.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as Doug Carlin
- Paula Patton as Claire Kuchever
- Val Kilmer as Paul Pryzwarra
- Jim Caviezel as Carroll Oerstadt
- Adam Goldberg as Denny
- Elden Henson as Gunnars
Themes
- deja vu
- technology
- fbi
- patriotism
- new orleans, louisiana
- time travel
- wormhole
- terrorism
- investigator
- alternate timeline
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Tony Scott
- Written by
- Bill Marsilii Terry Rossio
- Produced by
- Jerry Bruckheimer
- Starring
- Denzel Washington Val Kilmer Paula Patton Bruce Greenwood Adam Goldberg Jim Caviezel
- Cinematography
- Paul Cameron
- Edited by
- Chris Lebenzon
- Music by
- Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production companies
- Touchstone Pictures Jerry Bruckheimer Films Scott Free Productions
- Distributed by
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- Release date
- November 22, 2006 ( 2006-11-22 )
- Running time
- 126 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $75 million
- Box office
- $180.6 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Déjà Vu is a 2006 American science fiction action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio, and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. The film stars Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel, Val Kilmer, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Greenwood. It involves an ATF agent who travels back in time in an attempt to prevent a domestic terrorist attack that takes place in New Orleans and to save a woman with whom he falls in love.
Filming took place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The film premiered in New York City on November 20, 2006, and was released in the United States and Canada on November 22, 2006. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $180.6 million worldwide against its $75 million production budget. It was the 23rd most successful film worldwide for 2006.
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