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Proof of Life (2000) -- Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America.
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Overview

User Rating:
6.1/10   21,399 votes
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Director:

Taylor Hackford

Writers (WGA):

Tony Gilroy (written by)
William Prochnau (article) (inspiration)
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Release Date:

8 December 2000 (USA) more

Plot:

Alice hires a professional negotiator to obtain the release of her engineer husband, who has been kidnapped by anti-government guerrillas in South America. full summary | add synopsis

Awards:

5 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(48 articles)

Crowe Romance Rocked Ryan's World
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Ryan & Perry: More Than Just Friends?
 (From WENN. 12 July 2007)

User Comments:

Jon Monsarrat review: worth seeing, somewhat slow more (247 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Meg Ryan ... Alice Bowman

Russell Crowe ... Terry Thorne

David Morse ... Peter Bowman
Pamela Reed ... Janis Goodman

David Caruso ... Dino

Anthony Heald ... Ted Fellner

Stanley Anderson ... Jerry
Gottfried John ... Eric Kessler
Alun Armstrong ... Wyatt
Michael Kitchen ... Ian Havery
Margo Martindale ... Ivy
Mario Ernesto Sánchez ... Arturo Fernandez (as Mario Ernesto Sanchez)
Pietro Sibille ... Juaco
Vicky Hernández ... Maria (as Vicky Hernandez)
Norma Martínez ... Norma (as Norma Martinez)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Prueba de vida (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
Доказательство жизни (Russia) [ru]
Dokaz zivljenja (Slovenia) [sl]
L'échange (France) [fr]
Lebenszeichen (Germany) (short title) [de]
Lebenszeichen - Proof of Life (Germany) [de]
Livstecken (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Livstegn (Denmark) [da]
Preuve de vie (Canada: French title) [fr]
Prova de Vida (Brazil) [pt]
Rapimento e riscatto (Italy) [it]
Todistettavasti elossa (Finland) [fi]
Yasam kaniti (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Znak zivljenja (Slovenia) [sl]
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some drug material.

Runtime:

135 min

Country:

USA

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Filming Locations:

Ecuador more


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Trivia:

Originally it was planned that all extras were to receive the normal pay used for American extras. But the Ecuadorian government, who could not afford to have their actors paid that well demanded that the movie pay Ecuadorian salaries. more

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When two ELT soldiers fly into the air after Thorne detonates a claymore mine, wires are visible aiding the stuntmen. more

Quotes:

Dino: Who's the man! Stuff a legends! Stuff you are the man! more

Movie Connections:

References Soldier of Fortune (1955) more

Soundtrack:

Muņeca Linda more


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19 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Jon Monsarrat review: worth seeing, somewhat slow, 30 March 2002
7/10
Author: Jon Monsarrat (jonmon) from United States

I was impressed by Proof of Life and would only make one comment. In most movies, the plot is tightened up to be fast-paced, convincing, make you identify with and care about the characters, and even contain a little moral or have something to say about the human condition.

When a film like Proof of Life is based on a true story, there are limits to this. The worst example I can think of being A Civil Action, which I'm sure is true to the story but the ending was not satisfying and deflated the entire film.

So it's definitely worth seeing, but it's a little slow, and like real life the there is no consistent "tone" to the plot twists. (The film does not fit neatly into one genre throughout.)

Who should see this film:

-- Action buffs who won't mind that only some stuff blows up and the film is a little arty

-- Drama fans who are curious about the topic, but who are not expecting a romance and won't mind a little violence

-- People who'd like some gritty realism concerning Latin American civil uprisings

I give "Proof of Life" a 7 out of 10.

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