Abandon (2002)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Stephen Gaghan

Writer (WGA):

Stephen Gaghan (written by)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Watch who you leave behind.

Plot:

A senior at an elite college, already under severe pressure to complete her thesis and land a prestigious job...

Plot Keywords:

Thesis | Detective | College | Alcoholic Relapse | Flashback Sequence

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Katie Holmes	...	Katie Burke
Benjamin Bratt	...	Wade Handler
Charlie Hunnam	...	Embry Larkin
Zooey Deschanel	...	Samantha Harper
Fred Ward	...	Lieutenant Bill Stayton
Mark Feuerstein	...	Robert Hanson
Melanie Lynskey	...	Mousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)
Philip Bosco	...	Professor Jergensen
Gabriel Mann	...	Harrison Hobart
Will McCormack	...	August
Gabrielle Union	...	Amanda Luttrell
Greg Kramer	...	Andre
Gillian Ferrabee	...	Susan
Barry Julien	...	Ted
Tony Goldwyn	...	Dr. David Schaffer
Scott Faulconbridge	...	Jed
Vanessa Petch	...	Young Katie
Victoria Petch	...	Young Katie
Kevin Ryder	...	Regular Guy
Rachelle Lefevre	...	Eager Beaver
Paul Lemelin	...	Eager Beaver
Simon Peacock	...	Tech Recruiter
Howard Bilerman	...	Venture Capitalist
Mark Camacho	...	Detective Rigney
Mike Tsar	...	Detective Kanter
Robert Burns	...	Archivist (as Rob Burns)
Kim Lambert	...	Female Interviewee
Alicia Westelman	...	Girl Singer
Jodie Resther	...	Girl Singer
Bonnie Mak	...	Waitress
Joe Cobden	...	Student on Cell Phone
Kwasi Songui	...	Campus Security Officer
Jay Lavalley	...	Campus Security Officer (as Jay LaVallée)
Arthur Holden	...	Frank Peabody
Brett Watson	...	Recovering Alcoholic College Student
Noël Burton	...	Bill (as Noel Burton)
Bill Rowat	...	Harrison Hobart Sr.
Liz MacRae	...	Mrs. Harrison Hobart (as Liz Mac Rae)
Richard McConomy	...	Cabbie
Bill Corday	...	Homeless Guy
Gianpaolo Venuta	...	Research Assistant (as Gian Paolo Venuta)
Sheena Larkin	...	Female Mogul
Ivan Smith	...	Professor
Mike Paterson	...	Russian Bear
Samir Mallal	...	Indian Guy
David Gow	...	Passerby Outside Plum
Tim Petch	...	Katie's Father
Ryan Wilner	...	Student in Cafeteria
Charles S. Doucet	...	Recovering Alcoholic Member (as Charles Doucet)
Charles Papasoff	...	Recovering Alcoholic Member
Andrea Sadler	...	Recovering Alcoholic Member
Christian Paul	...	Recovering Alcoholic Member
Shawn Baichoo	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Virgil
Ryan Kennedy	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Tortured Soul
Philip Le Maistre	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Tortured Soul
Giancarlo Caltabiano	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Dante
Joseph Baugniet	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Performer
John Fallon	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Mime
Daniel Lee	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Wolf
Malcolm Travis	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Minos
Bryanne Hastings	...	Trip Hop Inferno: Performer
Joan McBride	...	Library Assistant
Aaron Baril	...	Student choir
David Benson	...	Student choir
Chris Burrage	...	Student choir
Jonathan Davis	...	Student choir
Jon Day	...	Member - Student Choir
Benjamin Kwong	...	Student choir (as Ben Kwong)
Kris Epps	...	Student choir
Owen Meyers	...	Student choir
Nathaniel Misri	...	Student choir
Dantonio Pisano	...	Student choir
David Podgorski	...	Student choir
Mark Barter	...	Student choir
Mark Biunno	...	Student choir
Padraig Buttner-Schnirer	...	Student choir
Chris Forbes	...	Student choir
Fred Issid	...	Student choir
Andrew Mangal	...	Student choir
Nick Roy	...	Student choir
Jonathan Stewart	...	Student choir
Si-Wai Francis Zih	...	Student choir (as Si-Wai 'Francis' Zih)
Ahad Sianati	...	Student choir
Raffael Cavaliere	...	Student choir
Marika Anthony-Shaw	...	Student choir
Annesley Black	...	Student choir
Marie Claude Harvey	...	Student choir
Amelia McMahon	...	Student choir
Tobie Miller	...	Student choir
Anne-Lise Nadeau	...	Student choir
Julie Paquet	...	Student choir
Martine Poirier	...	Student choir
Fanny Quenneville	...	Student choir
Sahra Ucar	...	Student choir
Shannon Simpson	...	Student choir
Wing-Chan 'Emily' Chung	...	Student choir
Marie-Noel Daignault	...	Student choir
Nancy Duncan	...	Student choir
Doherty Caitlin	...	Student choir
Talya Grumberg	...	Student choir
Rachel Moody	...	Student choir
Jessica Muirhead	...	Student choir
Bohdanna Novak	...	Student choir
Gael O'Shaughnessy	...	Student choir
Iwan Edwards	...	Choir Conductor
Shannon Cohen	...	Pirates of Penzance
Zosia Bornik	...	Pirates of Penzance
Michele Tredger	...	Pirates of Penzance
Erica Danya Goldblatt	...	Pirates of Penzance
Daniel Murphy	...	Pirates of Penzance
Chad Connell	...	Pirates of Penzance
Christopher Dyson	...	Pirates of Penzance
Eric Biunno	...	Pirates of Penzance
Andrea Shuster	...	Pirates of Penzance
Edward Lafferty	...	Pirates of Penzance
Sherry O'Connell	...	Pirates of Penzance
Nathalie Beaudoin	...	Pirates of Penzance
Emily Lamarche	...	Pirates of Penzance
Andrew Burr	...	Pirates of Penzance
Mark Hauser	...	Pirates of Penzance
Jeffrey Wetsch	...	Pirates of Penzance
Sacha Medine	...	Pirates of Penzance
Eli Udell	...	Pirates of Penzance
John Gilbert	...	Pirates of Penzance
Bombyx Du Murier	...	Pirates of Penzance
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Claudia Besso	...	Susan Bunwell (uncredited)
Éric Boutin	...	SKI Mask Guy (uncredited)
Josh Kimmel	...	Grieving Student (uncredited)
Abby Tenenbaum	...	Student (uncredited)
Camille Wainwright	...	Ellie Watson (uncredited)
Elizabeth Whitmere	...	Mrs. Burke (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Gaghan

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Gaghan		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Shannon Burke	....	co-producer
Elizabeth Joan Hooper	....	co-producer
Lynda Obst	....	producer
Richard Vane	....	executive producer
Edward Zwick	....	producer

Original Music by
Clint Mansell

Cinematography by
Matthew Libatique

Film Editing by
Mark Warner

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Rosina Bucci
Kathleen Chopin
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Gideon Ponte

Art Direction by
Pierre Perrault

Set Decoration by
Suzanne Cloutier
Anne Galéa
Daniéle Rouleau

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Robert Allicock	....	hair stylist
Marie-France Cardinal	....	key hair stylist
Julie Chabot	....	makeup artist
Annick Chartier	....	key makeup artist
Julie Delaney	....	hair stylist: Ms. Holmes
Dario Lapointe	....	hair stylist
Nathalie Trépanier	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Christina Kontos	....	unit production manager
Jimmy Kontos	....	unit manager
Marie Portelance	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Alloucherie	....	second assistant director
Michelle Benoit	....	third assistant director
Paul Drouin	....	third assistant director
Mathew Dunne	....	first assistant director: US
John Hepworth	....	third assistant director
Bethan Mowat	....	assistant director: second unit
Simon-Édouard Pilon	....	second second assistant director
Anthony Taitt	....	third assistant director
Michael Williams	....	first assistant director
Jason Stone	....	additional third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Elisabeth Bastien-Siry	....	assistant property master
Robert Bourdeau	....	scenic artist
Michel Brochu	....	construction supervisor
Eric Brunet	....	lead man (as Gabriel Eric Brunet)
Real Capuano	....	scenic technician
Odette Gauvreau	....	scenic artist
Dominique Gosselin	....	assistant decorator
Erik Gosselin	....	special props
Lubo Hristov	....	art director: Cinesite
Marie-Hélène Labrecque	....	assistant decorator
Suzanne Labrecque	....	art department coordinator
Ian Lavoie	....	set property master
Fireball Tim Lawrence	....	storyboard artist (as Tim Lawrence)
Paul Le Maire	....	set dresser
Carl Lessard	....	graphic designer
Julie-Agnès Morin	....	assistant decorator
Lise Pharand	....	property master
Guy Pigeon	....	set designer
Eric Ramsey	....	storyboard artist
Benoit Robert	....	swing gang
Benoit Robitaille	....	swing gang
François Sénécal	....	assistant art director
Lucie Thibeault	....	assistant decorator (as Lucie Thibault)
Tim Walton	....	set property master (as Timothy Karl Walter)

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Pierre Blain	....	production sound mixer
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
John Cannon	....	first assistant sound ediotr
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Zack Davis	....	adr supervisor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Martin Desmarais	....	boom operator
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. DiMuro)
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Julie Feiner	....	adr editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
David E. Fluhr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Galen Goodpaster	....	assistant sound editor
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Claude Hazanavicius	....	sound mixer
Marc Hazanavicius	....	cable person
Susan Kurtz	....	dialog editor
Susan Kurtz	....	sound editor
Tony Lamberti	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Meredith	....	assistant sound editor
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Mark Narramore	....	sound recordist
Nathalie Piche	....	boom operator
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	supervising sound editor
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor
Beth Sterner	....	sound editor
Jon Title	....	sound designer
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects coordinator
Marc Fiquet	....	special effects technician
Guillaume Murray	....	special effects
Marc Reichel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite
Lynn Basas	....	digital artist
Brigitte Bourque	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects producer: main title sequence, ASYLUM
Scott Dougherty	....	executive producer: Cinesite
Steven Fagerquist	....	digital compositing artist
Dennis Hoffman	....	head of production: Cinesite
Paul Howarth	....	visual effects editor
Fred Jimenez	....	data operator
Christopher Lance	....	digital compositor (as Chris Lance)
Krystine Lankenau	....	rotoscope artist (as Kristine Lankenau)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Michael J. McAlister	....	visual effects supervisor
Kama Moiha	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Serena Naramore	....	digital compositor
Jason Piccioni	....	digital effects supervisor
Dante Quintana	....	digital artist
Sean Rourke	....	digital editor: Cinesite
Kevin Schwab	....	digital imaging operator: Cinesite
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Arthur Sutherland	....	3D artist
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects associate producer: Cinesite
Renée Tymn	....	digital compositor (as Renee Chamblin)
Purnanand Wagle	....	data technical assistant: Cinesite
Wally Chin	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	3D technical assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
François Gauthier	....	stunts
Nathalie Girard	....	stunts
Karine Lemieux	....	stunt double
Michael Scherer	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Claude Beauchamp	....	first assistant camera: second camera
André Bélaieff	....	generator operator
Ann Berrie	....	camera loader
Christian Bertrand	....	grip
Jocelyn Bertrand	....	second company rigging grip
Mikey Bertrand	....	first company grip (as Michel Bertrand)
Marc Bonin	....	electrician
Frédéric Chabot	....	electrician (as Frédérick Chabot)
François Daignault	....	Steadicam operator
François Daignault	....	camera operator: second camera
Frédéric Demers	....	electrician
Benoit Descary	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Pierre Fournier	....	second assistant camera: second camera
Eames Gagnon	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Gilbert Gagnon	....	electrician
René Guillard	....	rigging gaffer
Stephanie Girard Hamelin	....	video assist operator
Andy C. Huber	....	gaffer: plate shots, Los Angeles
Keith Kerr	....	first company rigging grip
Roger Lèpine	....	grip
Jacques Levesque	....	lighting board operator
John Lewin	....	chief lighting technician
Matthew Libatique	....	camera operator
Steven Mann	....	first assistant camera (as Steven 'Manny' Mann)
Jeff Nichol	....	second company grip
Cynthia Pusheck	....	underwater camera operator
Patrick Rainville	....	electrician
Jesse Read	....	grip
Ted William Ross	....	daily electrician
Jeff Scott	....	electrician
Carlo Secchiaroli	....	dolly grip
Martin Vaillancourt	....	grip
Jonathan Wenk	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Julie Breton	....	extras casting
Blythe Cappello	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Nadia Lubbe	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Saxon	....	casting assistant: Canada
John Srednicki	....	casting assistant
Eric Zuckerman	....	casting associate: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Amyot	....	additional extras dresser
Henri Aubertin	....	key dresser
Blanche-Danielle Boileau	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Blanche Boileau)
Julie Côté	....	wardrobe coordinator
Françoise Labelle	....	costumer
Mathilde Lemaire-Barrette	....	costumer (as Mathilde Lemaire-Barette)
Emilie Perrault	....	costumer
Lizz Wolf	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Laura Krumholz	....	apprentice editor
Paul Murphy	....	assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson Duerrstein)
Pascale Paroissien	....	assistant editor: Canada
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Antoine Saito	....	assistant editor: Canada

Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	conductor
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Glen Caplin	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Joanie Diener	....	music editor: temp music
Melissa Deanne Ferguson	....	additional music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Marc Mann	....	additional orchestrator
Joshua Winget	....	music editor
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John Bober	....	transportation captain
Réal Hamel	....	picture car coordinator
Julie Marion	....	driver: cast
Daniel Matthews	....	transportation coordinator
Spiro Tsovras	....	driver: Mr. Gaghan

Other crew
Marie Beaulieu	....	script supervisor
Tetchena Bellange	....	stand-in
J.B. Benna	....	production assistant
Alexandre Bertrand	....	production assistant
Christian Biron	....	assistant location manager
Justin Blampied	....	title designer
Kim Buttlar	....	executive coordinator: Mr. Barber
Simon Cassels	....	title designer
Mélanie Côté	....	assistant location manager
Céline Daignault	....	location supervisor
Robert Dawson	....	title designer
Sean Desmond	....	suggested by the book "Adam's Fall" by
Chantal Dubois	....	production assistant
Bram Eisenthal	....	unit publicist
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Josée Francis	....	assistant location manager
Vladimir Fuentes	....	assistant accountant
Carole J. Guignard	....	office assistant
Melanie Guimont	....	production assistant
Patricia Johnson	....	unit publicist
Robert Bruce Johnson	....	assistant: Ms. Obst
Frederik Joly	....	production assistant
Sotos Katakos	....	paymaster
Jennifer Brandon King	....	location manager: plate unit
Nancy Klein	....	assistant accountant
Antoinette Levine	....	location scout
Sylvie Martin	....	assistant production coordinator
Kevin Matthews	....	production assistant
Nadia Paine	....	assistant: Mr. Vane
Denis Paquette	....	location manager
Johanne Pelletier	....	production coordinator
Jess Platt	....	dialect coach: Charlie Hunnam
Regina Sabat-Dhouib	....	assistant: Mr. Obst
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	production auditor (as Ramona Díaz Sánchez)
Lane Shadgett	....	assistant: Mr. Gaghan
Joshua Silverman	....	location manager (as Josh Silverman)
Rick Tropasso	....	first assistant auditor
Denis Verrette	....	production assistant
Margie Balter	....	piano coach: Charlie Hunnam (uncredited)
Katia Belas	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Lynda Obst Productions
• Bedford Falls Productions
• Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) HAM Productions
• PlayfulART

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Paradise Group (2002) (Russia) (all media)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2003) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)
• Cinesite (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Howard Anderson Company, The  main and end titles
• Mary Nelson-Duerrstein & Associates  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  additional opticals
• Soundelux  sound editing
• Todd-AO Studios  sound re-recorded at

Also Known As:

Abandoned (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug and alcohol content, sexuality, some violence and language.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color (MiniDV) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39097)

Filming Locations:

McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Stephen Gaghan wrote the part of Katie Burke with Katie Holmes in mind.

Goofs:

Continuity: When sitting around the table with her friends, the book Katie is holding changes between shots.

Quotes:

Embry Larkin: [walking into the play audition] Okay, stop, stop! That was... appalling. Sopranos, this piece was written by monks who believed in God. They're singing not to other monks, but to God. They're singing to God about God. And you think I'm a tough audience.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Why did people stay away ?

I went with my younger sister for the sole purpose to see the lovely Katie Holmes. I didn't expect much. But trash, the movie was not. I was very impressed with the story, the acting, the Hitchcock-like suspense, and the turn that occurred at the end. My favorite part was the library scene with the eyes behind the bookshelf. A big stepping-stone for Katie Holmes, who I think will continue to get starring roles and turn into a Natalie Wood like star. She is both beautiful and a good actress. This film is definitely a renter, and should have been better accepted when it was released, critic-wise and box office-wise. *** out of ****. Watch it and enjoy.