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Red Eye
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*Red Eye* is a 2005 American thriller, mystery, and drama film directed by Wes Craven. The screenplay was written by Carl Ellsworth, with Robert Yeoman serving as director of photography and Patrick Lussier as the film editor. The cast includes Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, and Jayma Mays. Produced by Marianne Maddalena and Chris Bender, the movie was produced by DreamWorks, Craven-Maddalena Films, and BenderSpink. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format.
The film’s main subjects are aviation and terrorism, with the narrative set in Florida. Filming took place in Florida and Los Angeles. The original language is English, and the movie has a runtime of 85 minutes. It was released on August 4, 2005, and September 8, 2005, with a TMDb release date of August 10, 2005. The production budget was $26,000,000, and it generated $57,891,803 in revenue. The film carries the tagline "Fear takes flight."
Audience reception includes a TMDb vote average of 6.393 from 2,523 votes and an IMDb rating of 6.4 from 166,290 votes. The work has been assessed against the Bechdel test.
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6.4An overnight flight to Miami quickly becomes a battle for survival when Lisa realizes her seatmate plans to use her as part of a chilling assassination plot against the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security. If she refuses to cooperate, her own father will be killed. As the miles tick by, she's in a race against time to find a way to warn the potential victims before it's too late.
Cast
- Rachel McAdams as Lisa Reisert
- Cillian Murphy as Jackson Rippner
- Brian Cox as Joe Reisert
- Jayma Mays as Cynthia
- Jack Scalia as Dep. Sec. Charles Keefe
- Robert Pine as Bob Taylor
Themes
- hotel
- airplane
- airport
- miami, florida
- hitman
- threat of death
- flight
- fear
- political assassination
- held captive
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Wes Craven
- Screenplay by
- Carl Ellsworth
- Story by
- Carl Ellsworth Dan Foos
- Produced by
- Chris Bender Marianne Maddalena
- Starring
- Rachel McAdams Cillian Murphy Brian Cox
- Cinematography
- Robert Yeoman
- Edited by
- Patrick Lussier Stuart Levy
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- DreamWorks Pictures BenderSpink Craven-Maddalena Films
- Distributed by
- DreamWorks Pictures
- Release date
- August 19, 2005 ( 2005-08-19 )
- Running time
- 85 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- English Russian
- Budget
- $26 million
- Box office
- $96.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- red-eye flight
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Wes Craven
- Screenwriter
- Carl Ellsworth
- Cast member
- Jenny Wade
- Composer
- Marco Beltrami
- Producer
- Chris Bender
- Production company
- DreamWorks
- Cinematographer
- Robert Yeoman
- Narrative location
- Florida
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 343191
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.redeye-themovie.com
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- publication date
- 2005-09-08
- title
- Red Eye
- film editor
- Patrick Lussier
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- aircraft
- review score
- 71/100
- different from
- Vol de nuit
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Encyclopedic overview
Red Eye is a 2005 American psychological thriller film directed by Wes Craven and written by Carl Ellsworth, based on a story by Ellsworth and Dan Foos. It stars Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, and Brian Cox. The story follows a hotel manager ensnared in an assassination plot by a terrorist while aboard a red-eye flight to Miami.
The film score was composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami. It was distributed by DreamWorks Pictures and released on August 19, 2005.
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