DERAILED
Year: 2005
USA: Miramax Films
UK: Buena Vista International UK
Cast: Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, Vincent Cassel, RZA, Xzibit, Addison Timlin, Giancarlo Esposito, Sandra Bee, William Armstrong, Tom Conti, Rachel Blake, Richard Leaf, Catherine McCord, Denis O'Hare, Georgina Chapman, David Oyelowo, Claire Lubert, Jennifer Joan Taylor, David Morrissey, Sam Douglas, Ortis Deley, Danny McCarthy, Rayn Romain, Chike Okonkwo, James Crisman, Marcus Holton, Leo Mccoy, Roberto Rangel, Ronald Tanner, Dozer (Bernie the dog)
Director: Mikael Håfström
Country: USA
USA: 110 mins
UK: 107 mins
USA Rated: R for strong disturbing violence, language and some sexuality
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language, violence and sexual violence
USA Release Date: 11 November 2005
UK Release Date: 3 February 2006
UK Distributor
Synopsis
Advertising executive Charles Schine (Clive Owen) is just another Chicago commuter who regularly catches the 8:43am train to work leaving behind his wife, Deanna and their 13-year-old daughter, Anna. He's late for his usual ride, but he's right on time for his worst nightmare. Sitting across from him on the 9:05 is sexy Lucinda Harris (Jennifer Aniston), the type of woman he's only dared to dream about. But the one day he misses his train and meets Lucinda, his life is changed forever.
Lucinda is charming, beautiful and seductive. Despite the fact that each are married with children, their attraction to one another is magnetic. Lunch dates quickly become cocktails after work, and before long, Charles and Lucinda's infatuation leads them to a hotel room.
He takes a risk, breaks a vow, and soon his life is spiralling violently out of control when their seemingly perfect affair goes terribly awry when LaRoche (Vincent Cassel), a brutal stranger, breaks into their room and holds them at gunpoint. This once illicit liaison turns into a nightmare more dangerous and violent than either could have ever imagined.
Charles' life soon becomes filled with deception, blackmail, violence and crime. Unable to confide in his wife or speak to the police, Charles finds himself trapped in a world he doesn't recognize, with no trace of the life he once knew. Now Charles must begin the most perilous journey of all-the fight to get his life back on track in this harrowing thriller.
DERAILED is a sexy, psychological thriller starring Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, Vincent Cassel, RZA and Xzibit. Based on the best-selling novel by James Seigel, DERAILED marks the English language debut feature film by Swedish director Mikael Håfström, whose previous film EVIL was a 2004 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.
