Trapped (2002)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writers (WGA):

Greg Iles (novel)
Greg Iles (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear Strikes Back.

Plot:

When their daughter is kidnapped by experienced nappers (Bacon and Love), the Jennings' (Theron and Townsend) turn the tables on this seemingly foolproof plan.

Plot Keywords:

Ransom | Shot In The Chest | Blood | Scar | Asthma Attack

Cast

Charlize Theron	...	Karen
Courtney Love	...	Cheryl
Stuart Townsend	...	Will
Kevin Bacon	...	Hickey
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Marvin
Dakota Fanning	...	Abby Jennings
Steve Rankin	...	Hank Ferris
Gary Chalk	...	Agent Chalmers (as Garry Chalk)
Jodie Markell	...	Mary McDill
Matt Koby	...	Peter McDill
Gerry Becker	...	Dr. Stein
Andrew Airlie	...	Holden
Randi Lynne	...	Hotel Operator
Colleen Camp	...	Joan Evans
J.B. Bivens	...	Gray Davidson

Also Known As:

24 Hours (USA) (working title)
24 Stunden Angst (Germany)
Acorralada (Argentina) (video title) (Chile) [es]
24 godziny (Poland) [pl]
24 ore (Italy) [it]
Ansassa (Finland) [fi]
Atrapada (Spain) [es]
Call (Japan: English title) [en]
Csapdában (Hungary) [hu]
Encurralada (Brazil) [pt]
Lõksus (Estonia) [et]
Mauvais piège (France) [fr]
Piègés (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White (tinted)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R (No. 38424) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures

Trivia:

The movie that Marvin and Abigail are watching in the cabin is The Secret of NIMH (1982).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The current Hospital where Will works is said to be Astoria Memorial Hospital in "downtown" Portland (Oregon). But when Joe reads Abby's prescription bottle it plainly shows the Astoria Memorial Hospital address as 3297 Cedar St. in the city of Astoria, Oregon with the actual Astoria's correct zip code 97103 and area code of 503. The real hospital in Astoria is Columbia Memorial on Exchange St.

Quotes:

Hickey: A kid can stand anything for 24 hours. I had to stand alot worse for years.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Trapped: From Within (2002) (V)

How to ruin a good idea...

Average. The movie is full of clichés and most of all, the ending is totally unrealistic and overblown.

Otherwise, if they had stuck to the basic plot, this could have been a nice little thriller, especially because on average, the acting was pretty good (especially Charlize Theron and Kevin Bacon). As usual, for some reason Hollywood producers (or Directors) feel it necessary to cram movies with tons of unnecessary subplots most of the time, as well as add minutes of ridiculous 'action scenes' which usually make the films look unreal and unbelievable to the audience. Do they really think the average moviegoer is a moron? In this case, the ending definitely ruined what could have been a good thriller...