Dragonfly (2002)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tom Shadyac

Writers (WGA):

Brandon Camp (story) &
Mike Thompson (story) ...

Release Date:

22 February 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

When someone you love dies... are they gone forever?

Plot:

A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patients near death experiences.

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | South America | Hospital | Red Cross | Chicago Illinois

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Joe Darrow
Susanna Thompson	...	Emily Darrow
Joe Morton	...	Hugh Campbell
Ron Rifkin	...	Charlie Dickinson
Kathy Bates	...	Mrs. Belmont
Robert Bailey Jr.	...	Jeffrey Reardon
Jacob Smith	...	Ben
Jay Thomas	...	Hal
Lisa Banes	...	Flora
Matt Craven	...	Eric
Casey Biggs	...	Neil Darrow
Leslie Hope	...	Charisse Darrow
Peter Hansen	...	Phillip Darrow
Marybeth Fisher	...	Eulogist (as Mary Beth Fisher)
Kim Staunton	...	Intake Nurse

Also Known As:

Im Zeichen der Libelle (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic material and mild sensuality.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38748) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Czech Republic:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Auburn, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The Realtor sign in front of Joe's house has an actual phone number of 312-257-2738 for Curtiss Real Estate on it instead of the usual 555 exchange. The 257 exchange is invalid for the Chicago 312 area code.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mrs. Belmont gives Joe a package that came in the mail, it is addressed to "Dr. Emily Darrow". When we see the package again in a later shot, it is addressed to just "Emily Darrow".

Quotes:

Miriam: Have you personally, had any experience with Emily since her death?
Joe Darrow: You know the answer as well as I do, of course I haven't.
Miriam: And why haven't you?
Joe Darrow: Because I haven't gone half way to Heaven and she has no way of reaching me. I know it sounds crazy.
Miriam: I know, and aren't you the guy, who doesn't believe in Heaven?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Pulse (2006/I)

Soundtrack:

Star

2.5 - 3 Star Review, Content Over Form

Setting aside several brilliant, but slashing technophile reviews, the experience of the story is more important than the mechanics, or the fact that several trendy notions have been graphed together. I don't care that it is New Age, Old Age, Stone Age... whatever. I don't even care that Costner doesn't seem to know where anything is going. I don't care if the director knew either. This is a story about the spirit of the only person absent from the film. The thing that drives the fictional Emily in the fictional tale is more compelling than anything else. What mother would not defy death to see this plot to conclusion? The broader message is most uplifting, the very powerful, spiritual, magical force that is love. It isn't too difficult to mine this treasure from the mud. Overall, I found the story very interesting and it survives the mediocrity of dialog and implausibility of the doctor's behavior at the hospital. The movie is even better on the second viewing. Sue me, but I really liked it.