Arlington Road (1999)

Director:

Mark Pellington

Writer (WGA):

Ehren Kruger (written by)

Release Date:

9 July 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear Thy Neighbor

Plot:

A college professor begins to suspect that his neighbour is a terrorist.

Plot Keywords:

Professor | Neighbor | FBI | FBI Agent | Washington D.C.

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Jeff Bridges	...	Michael Faraday
Tim Robbins	...	Oliver Lang
Joan Cusack	...	Cheryl Lang
Hope Davis	...	Brooke Wolfe
Robert Gossett	...	FBI Agent Whit Carver
Mason Gamble	...	Brady Lang
Spencer Treat Clark	...	Grant Faraday
Stanley Anderson	...	Dr. Archer Scobee
Viviane Vives	...	Nurse
Lee Stringer	...	Orderly
Darryl Cox	...	Troopmaster, Conspirator
Loyd Catlett	...	Delivery Man, Conspirator
Sid Hillman	...	Phone Technician, Conspirator
Auden Thornton	...	Hannah Lang
Mary Ashleigh Green	...	Daphne Lang

Also Known As:

Arlington Rd. (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Iceland:16 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #36250) | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Arlington Road Productions Corporation

Trivia:

You need only subtract a few letters from director Mark Pellington's name to get the word "Arlington."

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The license plates in the state of Virginia did not have the same sequence of letters and numbers that they have in the movie. Usually, a Virginia license plate has either three letters in a row and then three numbers in a row, not mixed up like they are in the movie.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Oliver Lang: Where do we go from here?
Cheryl Lang: Someplace nice.
Oliver Lang: I hope so.
Cheryl Lang: Someplace safe.
Oliver Lang: Definitely.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Get Down Tonight

Do You Know Those People Across The Street?

Contrary to what you may think initially, nothing happens by coincidence on `Arlington Road.' Outstanding performances by Jeff Bridges (As Michael Faraday) and Tim Robbins (Oliver Lang) highlight this taut thriller about terrorism in America, a disturbing film instilled with a sense of loss, fear and paranoia. Director Mark Pellington perhaps does not mine this vein to the depths, but there is still a silver lining in this movie, which contains elements of two of Alfred Hitchcock's classics, `The Man Who Knew Too Much,' and `North By Northwest.' Had this film been made forty years ago, in fact, Hitchcock would have been at the helm and we would have had James Stewart instead of Bridges and Richard Widmark in place of Robbins. When Jeff Bridges stars in a thriller, you can usually bet that the project is going to be a cut above the average fare of the genre, and this one is no exception, arguably his best of it's kind since `Jagged Edge.' This is a riveting film, and the tension builds steadily throughout as we uncover, along with Faraday, the dark secrets which ultimately lead to an explosive climax. The excellent supporting cast includes Joan Cusack, Hope Davis and Robert Gossett. A trip to `Arlington Road' is a jolt to the senses and may cause you to stop and rethink a few things about your life. At the very least, you're going to want to finally meet that neighbor who moved in across the street last year. I rate this one 8/10.