• Rating:
• Genre: Thriller
• Movie Type: Crime Thriller
• Themes: Kidnapping, Crime Gone Awry, Race Against Time
• Director: Luis Mandoki
• Main Cast: Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon, Pruitt Taylor Vince
• Release Year: 2002
• Country: US
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• MPAA Rating: R

Plot

A mother is caught in a race against time to save her child in this taut suspense thriller. Dr. Will Jennings (Stuart Townsend) and his wife, Karen (Charlize Theron), find their world has been turned upside down when they're taken hostage and held in different cities while their young daughter is kidnapped by the same band of ruthless criminals. Joe Hickey (Kevin Bacon) has hatched a seemingly foolproof plan with his wife, Cheryl (Courtney Love), and cousin, Marvin (Pruitt Taylor Vince): while Dr. Jennings and Mrs. Jennings are under guard and unable to contact the police, Hickey will demand a massive ransom for the return of their daughter. If the payment is not arranged in 24 hours, the girl will be killed. Will and Karen realize it's imperative that they find their daughter as soon as possible, as she suffers from a medical condition that could claim her life if she doesn't receive her medication within a day, but as Karen plots a way to get away from Joe and rescue her little girl, she discovers money isn't the only reason Joe has chosen the Jenningses as his victims. Trapped was based on the novel 24 Hours by Greg Iles; 24 Hours was also announced as the film's title before it was changed to avoid being confused with the popular television series 24. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Charlize Theron - Mrs. Karen Jennings
• Courtney Love - Cheryl Tilly
• Stuart Townsend - Dr. Will Jennings
• Kevin Bacon - Joe Hickey

Pruitt Taylor Vince - Marvin Pool; Dakota Fanning - Abby Jennings; Colleen Camp - Joan Evans

Credit

Glen Ballard - Executive Producer; Neil Canton - Executive Producer; Frederick Elmes - Cinematographer; Jerry Greenberg - Editor; Willie Heslup - Art Director; Carsten H.W. Lorenz - Co-producer; Luis Mandoki - Director; Luis Mandoki - Producer; Rose Marie McSherry - Set Designer; Piotr Sobocinski - Cinematographer; Richard Sylbert - Production Designer; Annmarie Corbett - Set Designer; Mark Canton - Executive Producer; Jose Antonio Garcia - Sound/Sound Designer; Hanno Huth - Executive Producer; Michael McDonnell - Co-producer; John Ottman - Composer (Music Score); Michael Kaplan - Costume Designer; Mimi Polk Gitlin - Producer; Bruce Stambler - Supervising Sound Editor; Jim Brebner - First Assistant Director; Anneke Van Oort - Set Designer; Geoff Wallace - Set Designer; Paul Curtis - Supervising Sound Editor; Rick Hess - Executive Producer; Nathan Kahane - Co-producer; Greg Iles - Screenwriter; Christopher Borgmann - Associate Producer; Brian Goldsmith - Associate Producer; Tanna Thompson - Associate Producer; Simon Bross Soriano - Second Unit Director; Eduardo Martinez Solares - Additional Cinematography

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