The Pretender 2001 (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Frederick King Keller

Writers (WGA):

Steven Long Mitchell (written by) &
Craig W. Van Sickle (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He is a master of disguise. She is a master of the hunt. Let the chase begin.

Plot:

Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts. |

Plot Keywords:

Boy Genius | Child Abuse | Lost Identity | Child Genius | Secret Society

Cast

Michael T. Weiss	...	Jarod
Andrea Parker	...	Miss Parker / Catherine Parker
Patrick Bauchau	...	Sydney
Jon Gries	...	Broots
Harve Presnell	...	Mr. Parker
Richard Marcus	...	William Raines
James Denton	...	Mr. Lyle (as Jamie Denton)
Tyler Christopher	...	Ethan
Peter Outerbridge	...	Alex
Cynthia Dale	...	Agent Zane
Derwin Jordan	...	NSA Agent
Yannick Bisson	...	NSA Agent Edward Ballinger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
May Charters	...	News Reporter
Paul Dillon	...	Angelo
Chris Khalil
Mike Massa	...	Forest Ranger
Anthony Poser	...	Alka Seltzer Man

Also Known As:

The Pretender (New Zealand: English title)
The Pretender: 2001 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Kameleontti (Finland) [fi]
Le caméléon: Caméléon contre caméléon (France) [fr]
Pretender - Nichts scheint wie es ist (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

Netherlands:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Trivia:

There were four Pretenders movies planned, but because of bad ratings only two were produced.

Goofs:

Continuity: The explosion at the beginning of the movie spreads to the street level and throws a parked car on the right of the street up in the air. The series ended with the same explosion, and that car was on the left of the street.

Quotes:

Sydney: What's happened to you?
William Raines: ...wheezing...too many cigarettes. Not enough vacations.

Movie Connections:

Follows "The Pretender" (1996)

The Pretender lives on

The Pretender 2001 is an excellent and brilliant movie. Picking up where the series ended, the movie answers many lingering questions from the last season and brings in some startling revelations. The movie keeps the style and mood of the series. It also provides background info about the show for those who may not have seen it. The actors and writers deserve congratulations for a job well done. Granted, I noticed some of the same goofs as everyone else, but the movie is really not hurt by it. Hopefully, more Pretender movies will be made after Island of the Haunted airs later in the year. Thumbs up for Pretender 2001.