Themes: Missing Persons, Obsessive Quests, Haunted By the Past
Main Cast: Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, Nancy Travis, Sandra Bullock, Park Overall
Release Year: 1993
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
George Sluizer's 1992 English-language remake of his 1988 Dutch thriller The Vanishing follows the same plot-line as the original film, yet with one important difference. The film details a young man's (Kiefer Sutherland) search for his girlfriend (Sandra Bullock), who disappeared at a gas station after the couple had a fight. Where the original film didn't reveal what happened to the girlfriend until late into the movie, the 1992 version opens with her kidnapper (Jeff Bridges) plotting his abduction. Over the course of the film, Sutherland's search for Bullock is intercut with footage of Bridges that illustrates his mental illness and his repeated attempts to abduct women. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Lisa Eichhorn - Helene; Maggie Linderman - Denise; George Hearn - Arthur Bernard; Lynn Hamilton - Miss Carmichael; Susan Barnes - Colleague; David Bayle - Lemorne-Age 16; Aeryk Egan - Young Barney; Frank Girardeau - Cop at Apartment; Lucille Glenn - Gabrielle; Kristopher Logan - Waiter; M. Martinez - Cafe Owner; Raphaeline - Gisele Marzin; Roger Souza - Manager; Stephen Wesley Bridgewater - TV Host; George Catalano - Highway Cop; Howard Matthew Johnson - DMV Guard; Michael Kaufman - DMV Clerk; Rich Hawkins - Stan
Credit
Steven Wolff - Art Director, Todd Graff - Co-producer, Dorinda Rice Wood - Costume Designer, Jerry Bono - Costume Designer, Yudi Bennett - First Assistant Director, George Sluizer - Director, Bruce Green - Editor, Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score), Edouard Henriques III - Makeup, Jeannine Oppewall - Production Designer, Peter Suschitzky - Cinematographer, Larry Brezner - Producer, Paul Schiff - Producer, Anne H. Ahrens - Set Designer, Richard Yanez - Set Designer, Steve Maslow - Sound/Sound Designer, Todd Graff - Screenwriter, Tim Krabbe - Screenwriter, George Sluizer - Screenwriter, Tim Krabbe - Book Author
