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Overview

User Rating:
6.2/10   14,202 votes
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Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Writers (WGA):
Gerald Di Pego (screenplay)
Gerald Di Pego (screen story)
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Release Date:
4 June 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
One man's mind is another man's mystery. more
Plot:
When a noted anthropologist who left society to live in the jungle is imprisoned for murder, it's up to young psychiatrist to get through to him. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(9 articles)
"Show Me The Scripts!"
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User Comments:
Not an Illusion, but a Deep Psychological Thriller more (220 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Anthony Hopkins ... Ethan Powell

Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Theo Caulder

Donald Sutherland ... Ben Hillard

Maura Tierney ... Lynn Powell
George Dzundza ... Dr. John Murray

John Ashton ... Guard Dacks

John Aylward ... Warden Keefer
Thomas Q. Morris ... Pete

Doug Spinuzza ... Nicko
Paul Bates ... Bluto

Rex Linn ... Guard Alan
Rod McLachlan ... Guard Anderson
Kurt Smildsin ... Guard #1

Jim R. Coleman ... Guard #2
Tracey Ellis ... Annie
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Ishmael (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some intense violent behavior.
Runtime:
126 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
Missy Lantz was so disturbed by the on-set intensity of the film that she asked to be removed from the production. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Theo goes to visit Lynn at her home it is late at night, yet once inside the house, daylight is coming through the windows. more
Quotes:
Ethan Powell: [Farewell letter to Dr. Caulder] Dear Theo, I'm sorry I'm not there to say good-bye. You were right. Freedom is not just a dream. It's there on the other side of those fences we build all by ourselves. Thank you forgiving me hope and for giving me back my daughter. And I thank you, Theo, for sharing this journey with me. Your friend, Ethan. more
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References Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988) more

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24 out of 26 people found the following comment useful.
Not an Illusion, but a Deep Psychological Thriller, 22 January 2005
8/10
Author: mjw2305 from England

Ethan Powell (Anthony Hopkins) A brilliant anthropologist, committed to an asylum for the criminally insane after committing murder.

Theo Caulder (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a brilliant young psychologist, volunteers to examine Ethan to try and understand what exactly went on.

Theo's driven ambition pushes him into the psyche of a madman where he risks his own life to peel away the layers and unveil the man behind the madness.

A perfect cast and terrific story make this a very tense and thrilling ride through the mind of a madman, who may just hold the secret to remove the illusions we all have.

8/10 If you bore easily then leave well alone.

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