K-PAX (2001)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Iain Softley

Writers (WGA):

Gene Brewer (novel)
Charles Leavitt (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Is he crazy?...or is he light years ahead of us?

Plot:

Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations. |

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Psychiatrist | Astronomy | Santa Rosa New Mexico | Rape

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Kevin Spacey	...	Prot
Jeff Bridges	...	Dr. Mark Powell
Mary McCormack	...	Rachel Powell
Alfre Woodard	...	Dr. Claudia Villars
David Patrick Kelly	...	Howie
Saul Williams	...	Ernie
Peter Gerety	...	Sal
Celia Weston	...	Doris Archer
Ajay Naidu	...	Dr. Chakraborty
Tracy Vilar	...	Maria
Melanee Murray	...	Bess
John Toles-Bey	...	Russell
Kimberly Scott	...	Joyce Trexler
Conchata Ferrell	...	Betty McAllister
Vincent Laresca	...	Navarro

Also Known As:

K-PAX - Alles ist möglich (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a sequence of violent images, and brief language and sensuality.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38462) | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Arvin, California, USA

Company:

IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 2. Produktions KG

Trivia:

The plot recreates the events happened in the real life during 1990 when Dr. Gene Brewer, novel book's writer, met "Prot" in the Manhattan Psychiatric Center.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In the opening scene Prot is arrested in Grand Central Station. In the next scene when the cops are escorting him to their van, they are walking along Park Avenue towards (not away from) Grand Central Station.

Quotes:

Howie: You never gave me my third task. What's my third task?
Prot: To stay here, and be prepared for anything.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hostage (2005/I)

Soundtrack:

Rocket Man

Quite an amazing movie

Personally, I think Kevin Spacey is one of the greatest actors of his generation, maybe the greatest. This in combination with another amazing actor named Jeff Bridges, it can't be bad. And that's exactly what this movie is! "K-PAX" is one of the most pleasant surprises of the latest years. To start with has the movie a brilliantly written story. It's part of what makes the movie so great. The other aspect that contributes to the greatness of the movie is the acting. The combination Spacey-Bridges really works.

This was already the second time I saw the movie and I'm sure it won't be the last time. "K-PAX" has everything. There are moments which are extremely funny, parts that remind of a true thriller and others which reminds of high-class drama. I think this movie deserves a much higher rating and a lot more awards. Great movie!

9/10