Passengers (2008)

Director:

Rodrigo García

Writer (WGA):

Ronnie Christensen (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Truth Can't Hide Forever

Plot:

A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

Plot Keywords:

Survivor | Plane Crash | Counselor | Explosion | Passenger

Cast

Anne Hathaway	...	Claire
Patrick Wilson	...	Eric
Andre Braugher	...	Perry
Dianne Wiest	...	Toni
David Morse	...	Arkin
William B. Davis	...	Jack
Ryan Robbins	...	Dean
Clea DuVall	...	Shannon
Don Thompson	...	Norman
Andrew Wheeler	...	Blonde Man
Chelah Horsdal	...	Janice
Karen Austin	...	Hospital Receptionist
Elzanne Fourie	...	Young Emma
Stacy Grant	...	Emma
Conner Dwelly	...	Young Claire
Robert Gauvin	...	Paul
Sammy Fattedad	...	Building Manager
Balinder Johal	...	Screaming Woman
Amarjit Johal	...	Screaming Woman's Husband
Brad Turner	...	Shannon's Father
Claire Smithies	...	Shannon's Mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Musnicki	...	Co-pilot (uncredited)
Ian Thompson	...	Bus driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Rodrigo García

Writing credits (WGA)
Ronnie Christensen		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph Drake	....	executive producer (as Joe Drake)
Aubrey Henderson	....	co-producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Kelli Konop	....	co-producer
Mary Lee	....	co-producer
Julie Lynn	....	producer
Judd Payne	....	producer
Matthew Rhodes	....	producer
Keri Selig	....	producer
Shawn Williamson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur		(as Edward Shearmur)

Cinematography by
Igor Jadue-Lillo		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thom Noble

Casting by
Libby Goldstein
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Design by
David Brisbin

Art Direction by
Kendelle Elliott

Set Decoration by
Carol Lavallee

Costume Design by
Katia Stano

Makeup Department
Gitte Axen	....	makeup artist
Michal Bigger	....	makeup department head
Rosalina Da Silva	....	makeup department head
Beatrice De Alba	....	personal hair stylist: Ms. Hathaway

Production Management
Brendan Ferguson	....	production manager
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karin Behrenz	....	third assistant director
Kathy Houghton	....	second assistant director
John McKeown	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Michael A. Billings	....	set dresser
Ea Birkett	....	props
Nancy Anna Brown	....	set designer
Jason Claridge	....	scenic artist
Terry Foerster	....	lead carpenter
Mark Francis	....	property master
Allan Galajda	....	set designer
Michelle Gasque	....	art coordinator
Doug Hardwick	....	construction coordinator
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master
Jan Holmsten	....	construction buyer
Leah Hong	....	graphic designer
Jennifer Kidd	....	art assistant
Max Matsuoka	....	assistant property master
Mike McLeod	....	construction foreman
Peter Ochotta	....	digital art assistant
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist
Steve Reintjes	....	paint coordinator
Macleod Sinclaire	....	on-set dresser
Mark Stainthorpe	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
John Cannon	....	assistant sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Malham	....	re-recording engineer
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Michelle Pazer	....	dialogue editor
Lyndsey Schenk	....	foley editor (as Lindsey Schenk)
Jon Title	....	sound designer
Jon Title	....	sound effects editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Bleau Fortier	....	special effects best boy
Rob Mackie	....	special effects assistant
Colin Osmond	....	special effects technician
Jak Osmond	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Austin Basile	....	digital compositor
Landon Bootsma	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Dan Brittain	....	digital compositor
Paul Chapman	....	compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Bryan Davies	....	visual effects artist
Pete Dionne	....	3D supervisor: Technicolor
Christopher Elke	....	visual effects producer
Steve Elliott	....	visual effects I/O: Technicolor
T.J. Galda	....	studio technical supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services
Martin Halle	....	visual effects artist
Jason Howey	....	visual effects
Tyler Kehl	....	data supervisor
Tyler Kehl	....	visual effects coordinator
Stephen Misek	....	visual effects technical director
Erik Nordby	....	visual effects supervisor
Doug Oddy	....	visual effects supervisor
Jeremy Price	....	compositor
Jeremy Price	....	visual effects artist
Persis Reynolds	....	visual effects executive producer: Technicolor Vancouver
Tanya Schuck	....	digital compositor
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Patrick Thompson	....	digital compositor
Joel Tong	....	compositor
Chris Uyede	....	visual effects artist
Vivian Wei	....	visual effects
Derek Wolfe	....	visual effects artist
Noel Wright	....	compositor
Matt Yeoman	....	compositor

Stunts
Simon Burnett	....	stunt double: Patrick Wilson
Kylie Furneaux	....	stunt double
Dave Hospes	....	stunts
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Sanca	....	stunt driver
Larissa Stadnichuk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Arasheben	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Harold Bernard	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jeff Bonny	....	best boy rigging grip
Rob Brady	....	lighting technician
Drew Davidson	....	gaffer
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
Shane Dobie	....	best boy electric
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Kimberly French	....	still photographer
Phil Klapwyk	....	dimmer board operator
Josh Lovig	....	rigging grip
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Clayton Richard-Long	....	second assistant camera
Ian Seabrook	....	assistant camera
Ian Seabrook	....	underwater camera operator
Jim Van Dijk	....	Steadicam operator
Jim Van Dijk	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gary Viola	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Keith Woods	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Nick Anderson	....	casting associate
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Colleen Rogers	....	casting: Canada
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting
Maureen Webb	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Bishop	....	assistant costume designer
Luisa Dalmagro	....	costume buyer

Editorial Department
Gilbert Carreras	....	film color timer
Beth Dewey	....	digital intermediate producer (as Elizabeth Dewey)
Matt Diezel	....	additional editor
Ashleigh Falls	....	post-production assistant
Richard Flores	....	negative cutter
Michael Kaz	....	assistant editor
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital film colorist
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Marc Lulkin	....	digital color assist
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM

Music Department
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Bryan Carrigan	....	music editor
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Chris Fogel	....	score recordist
James Fogel	....	assistant score engineer
Simon James	....	music contractor
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
David Sabee	....	music contractor
Kayla Schmah	....	orchestrator
Chad Seiter	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Ian Cairns	....	driver: production assistant van
Rod Patten	....	transportation coordinator
Rick Rasmussen	....	picture car coordinator
Dan Smith	....	driver: production assistant van
Larry Tardif	....	electrics pre-rig driver

Other crew
Brent Badger	....	production assistant
Vitomir Bogdanovic	....	key production assistant
Dwayne Bradley	....	assistant animal trainer
Trevor Brokop	....	trainee location manager
Rachel Chapman	....	assistant: Mr. Kahane
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Graham Donahoe	....	production assistant
Cameron Drinkle	....	video coordinator
Dana Dubé	....	animal trainer
Karyn Edwards	....	production attorney: Canada
Ashleigh Falls	....	adr loop group
Chris Garbasauskas	....	production assistant
Karen Graci	....	assistant to director
Carl Gruell	....	second assistant coordinator
Alex Haxby	....	assistant marine coordinator
Stephanie Herbert	....	second assistant production coordinator
Aaron Houston	....	assistant to producer
Joel Hurley	....	assistant location manager
Greg Jackson	....	location manager
Krista Kelloway	....	assistant to producers
Sam Kim	....	production assistant
Scott Kinniburgh	....	key production assistant
Erin Lander	....	adr loop group
Shane Lennox	....	assistant location manager
Deborah Loven	....	assistant accountant
Margo MacPherson	....	assistant to producer
Ryan Mains	....	key production assistant
Tim Moshansky	....	location scout
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Robert Musnicki	....	photo double
Robert Musnicki	....	stand-in
Tammy Nielsen	....	production assistant
Bonny Northcott	....	production assistant: prep
Nicole Oguchi	....	production coordinator
Shelly Paul	....	production assistant
Brandon Pond	....	production assistant: prep
Sonia Rivest	....	production assistant
Derrick Rodger	....	production assistant: prep
Rodney Ruel	....	assistant: David Morse
Keleigh Slaight	....	production coordinator: Studio
Tracy D. Smith	....	assistant to producer
David Tamkin	....	key production assistant
Heather Tyler	....	post-production accountant
Daniella Wells	....	assistant: Patrick Wilson
Tamara Grace Wiebe	....	office production assistant
Patricia D. Williams	....	production accountant
Wendy Jessen	....	helicopter ground safety (uncredited)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (presents)
• Mandate Pictures (presents)
• Persistent Entertainment
• Intuition Films (as Intuition)
• Senator International

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• TriStar Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2009) (Argentina) (all media)
• Delanic Films (2008-2009) (UK) (all media)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• LNK Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Spentzos Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Creative Services (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Hyperion Sound  music recorded and mixed at
• Imaginary Forces  main and end titles
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Runway  post-production
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Passageiros (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
A 109. utas (Hungary) [hu]
Almas pasajeras (Mexico) [es]
Les passagers (France) [fr]
Oi epivates (Greece) [el]
Pasajeros (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]
Passengers - Mistero ad Alta Quota (Italy) [it]
Passenjâzu (Japan) [ja]
Putnici (Croatia) [hr]
Yolcular (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some scary images, and sensuality.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #43292) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Spain:13 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

When Claire first visits Eric, Eric tells Claire he's a VP at Kahane-Drake, a brokerage firm. Kahane and Drake are the executive producers of the film.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Arkin comes to visit Claire at her group therapy room there's a cut of Arkin talking with the first person that approach him. Then we see a cut of that person talking with Arkin. Followed by a cut back to Arkin responding to that persons answer. During the first cut of Arkin we clearly can see someone in the background walking downstairs. That person walks down the same steps when we see the second cut of Arkin talking.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Claire Summers: [talking on her phone in bed] Hello. Hello... Oh, hi. Hi... No, wide-awake. What's up?

If you're an Ann Fan it is worth a shot

Since there was no publicity for this film, my expectations for it were pretty low.

It has a slow pace and at times things don't make sense, but they do as the story moves forward. You just have to give it time.

At times it doesn't quite work and in a way doesn't break much new ground, but Ann gives a low key performance that I liked.

And the film did make me think about my life and what it is like to deal with death in sudden fashion, like a plane crash. Don't think they'll be showing this one as an in-flight movie.

I've heard that Sony kept this film quiet so it wouldn't interfere with the Oscar buzz Ann Hathaway's getting for Rachel Getting Married. Which makes sense, but I feel bad for all the people that worked on the film. They must feel abandoned by the studio.