Disturbia (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

D.J. Caruso

Writers (WGA):

Christopher B. Landon (screenplay) and
Carl Ellsworth (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Every killer lives next door to someone

Plot:

A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbor is a serial killer.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | House Arrest | Serial Killer | Killer | Teacher

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Shia LaBeouf	...	Kale
Sarah Roemer	...	Ashley
Carrie-Anne Moss	...	Julie
David Morse	...	Mr. Turner
Aaron Yoo	...	Ronnie
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Officer Gutierrez
Matt Craven	...	Daniel Brecht
Viola Davis	...	Detective Parker
Brandon Caruso	...	Greenwood Boy
Luciano Rauso	...	Greenwood Boy
Daniel Caruso	...	Greenwood Boy
Kevin Quinn	...	Mr. Carlson
Elyse Mirto	...	Mrs. Carlson
Suzanne Rico	...	News Anchor
Kent Shocknek	...	News Anchor
Rene Rivera	...	Senor Gutierrez
Amanda Walsh	...	Minnie Tyco
Charles Carroll	...	Judge
Gillian Shure	...	Turner's Club Girl
Dominic Daniel	...	Policeman
Lisa Tobin	...	Big Wheel Mom
Cindy Lou Adkins	...	Mrs. Greenwood
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Clayton Mattingly	...	Boy on Big Wheel (uncredited)
Larry Varanelli	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
D.J. Caruso

Writing credits (WGA)
Christopher B. Landon		(screenplay) (as Christopher Landon) and
Carl Ellsworth		(screenplay)
Christopher B. Landon		(story) (as Christopher Landon)

Produced by
Jackie Marcus Schaffer	....	producer (as Jackie Marcus)
Joe Medjuck	....	producer
Kwame Parker	....	associate producer (as Kwame L Parker)
Tom Pollock	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	executive producer
E. Bennett Walsh	....	producer

Original Music by
Geoff Zanelli

Cinematography by
Rogier Stoffers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Page

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Tom Southwell

Art Direction by
Douglas Cumming

Set Decoration by
Maria Nay

Costume Design by
Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects supervisor
René Dashiell Kerby	....	makeup artist (as René Dashiell)
Monique DeSart	....	hair stylist: second unit
Marianna Elias	....	makeup artist: second unit
Jason Green	....	hair stylist (as Jason 'Orion' Green)
Steve Hartman	....	special makeup effects art department
Jim Leonard	....	special makeup effects mold department
Tony Matijevich	....	special makeup effects art department (as Anthony Matijevich)
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Dirk Rogers	....	special makeup effects mold department
Kristina Vogel	....	key makeup artist
Candy L. Walken	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Abby Callahan	....	post-production supervisor (as Abigail Callahan)
Robert Huberman	....	unit production manager (as Robert M. Huberman)
E. Bennett Walsh	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director
Maria Mantia	....	second assistant director: second unit
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
Drew Ann Rosenberg	....	first assistant director: second unit
Robert Schroer	....	second assistant director (as Robert D. Schroer)
Kevin Turley	....	second second assistant director
Gary Romolo Fiorelli	....	second assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)
Maileen Williams	....	assistant director: reshoots (uncredited)

Art Department
Doreen Austria	....	graphic designer
Wren Boney	....	set dresser
Christopher Branan	....	carpenter
Tonya Brewer Hunt	....	props
Tony Chavez	....	head carpenter
Randy Culberhouse	....	construction general foreman
James Darfus	....	set dresser
Aaron Dick	....	set dresser: re-shoots
Louise Dorton	....	art director: additional photography
Franco Esile	....	on-set dresser: reshoots
Richard Ewan	....	paint forman
Joseph Fedo	....	on-set dresser
Jimmy Flores	....	construction general foreman
Chad Glass	....	storyboard artist
Leighanne Haddock	....	buyer
Cindy Ingraham	....	assistant property master
Tom Jung	....	storyboard artist
Michael Kocurek	....	gang boss
Nancy Lowry	....	set dresser
Kevin Mahoney	....	painter
Melanie Mahoney	....	painter
Genesis Mayo	....	art department production assistant
Michael Panevics	....	assistant property master
Laurel Pickering	....	lead painter
Ira Proctor	....	gang boss
Richard Reynolds	....	set designer
Arthur Shippee	....	property master
Ron Shulem	....	leadman
John Stone	....	construction coordinator
Michael Voelker	....	set dresser: reshoots
Randall D. Wilkins	....	set designer
Cindy Ichikawa	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound designer
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Babcock	....	supervising sound editor
Adam Blantz	....	utility sound technician
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin Globerman	....	digital recordist
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Allan Hartz	....	dialogue editor (as Allen Hartz)
Brian W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor (as Brian Jennings)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Vanessa Lapato	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Chris Munyon	....	adr mixer
Jason Oliver	....	ProTools adr recordist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Stasinis	....	sound mixer: second unit
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Tanis	....	supervising foley editor
Mark Ulano	....	production sound mixer
Matthew J. Ward	....	assistant sound engineer (as Matt Ward)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Dennis Dion	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
Ante Dugandzic	....	special effects foreman
Corey Pritchett	....	special effects co-coordinator (as Robert Corey Pritchett)
Darrell Pritchett	....	special effects coordinator
Lino Stavole	....	special effects makeup technician: mold department, K.N.B Effects Group
Lindsay Vivian	....	special effects purchaser
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects assistant coordinator: K.N.B. EFX Group, Inc.

Visual Effects by
Michael Bogen	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Emily Fenster	....	associate visual effects producer: Pacific Title
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
Daniel D. Gregoire	....	executive: Halon
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Brian Hanable	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Phillip Hoffman	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Ladd Lanford	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title (as Jennifer Law)
Andrew Moffett	....	previz artist
Robert Montgomery	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Josh Mossotti	....	3D artist: Pacific Title
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Lee Nelson	....	3D artist: Pacific Title
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Tristan Rayos	....	digital I/O
Clint G. Reagan	....	previsualization supervisor
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Pacific Title
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title

Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Zack Duhame	....	stunt double: Shia LaBeouf
Ian Eyre	....	stunt double: David Morse
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunt performer
Gina Mari	....	stunt double
Lisa McCullough	....	stunt double
Marty Murray	....	utility stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunt coordinator
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt performer
Gregg Sargeant	....	stunt double
Philip Tan	....	stunts
Mark Vanselow	....	stunt double: David Morse
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt double
Dick Ziker	....	stunt coordinator: second unit

Camera and Electrical Department
Todd Avery	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator
Hospecio Balani	....	rigging grip
Kevin Barrera	....	electrician
Chris Bennett	....	lighting programmer
Ben Betts	....	key video engineer
Paul Bode	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Marek Bojsza	....	lighting technician
Ffilip Bolton	....	lighting technician
Robin Bursey	....	film loader
Kyle Carden	....	best boy grip: additional photography
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip: additional photography
Dan Carpluk	....	grip (as Dan Karpluk)
Mike Cerone	....	rigging electrician
Jeff Cole	....	rigging electrician
Fred Cooper	....	dolly grip
Scott Crabbe	....	key digital video assist operator
Andrew Degnan	....	second assistant camera
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
David Ghegan	....	best boy electric: additional photography
Jimmy Harritos	....	electrician
Sean Higgins	....	best boy rigging electric
Joe Hill	....	grip
Paul Hughen	....	director of photography: second unit
Chip Ingram	....	grip: second unit
Cory Johnson	....	additional photographer
Kelly Krotine	....	second assistant camera
Matt Landry	....	grip
George Lozano Jr.	....	electrician
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip: second unit
Richard Masino	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Roger Meilink	....	rigging gaffer
Darin Moran	....	camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
Morten Petersen	....	best boy electric
Christopher Prampin	....	chief lighting technician: additional photography
Rick Pratt	....	rigging key grip: additional photography
Brian H. Reynolds	....	key grip
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	gaffer
Eric Sandlin	....	rigging gaffer
John Seravic	....	grip
Jim Shelton	....	key grip: additional photography
Robert Shoemaker	....	rigging electrician
Sean-Michael Smith	....	set lighting technician
Scott Sprague	....	electrician
Rodney Taylor	....	additional photographer: second unit
Suzanne Tenner	....	still photographer
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Michael J. Walker	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Chris Weigand	....	electrician
Rick A. West	....	gaffer: second unit

Casting Department
Judy Cook	....	extras casting
Samantha Finkler	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Erin Toner	....	casting associate
Annabel Osborne	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Rudolph	....	casting: New York (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorraine Crossman	....	set costumer
Linda Matthews	....	costume supervisor
Christine Orth	....	costumer
Brenda M. Ware	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Terence Curren	....	color corrector
Matt Evans	....	first assistant editor
Vince Filippone	....	associate editor
Shaun Paul Gordon	....	post-production coordinator (as Shaun Gordon)
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate producer
Kristine McPherson	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Jonathan Spafford	....	preview technician
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor
Matt Willard	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Slamm Andrews	....	music editor
Jeffrey Biggers	....	music recordist (as Jeff Biggers)
Jeffrey Biggers	....	music scoring mixer
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Greg Dennen	....	scoring stage recordist
George Doering	....	musician: guitar
Bruce Dukov	....	orchestra leader
Bruce Fowler	....	conductor
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	additional orchestrator (as Walter Fowler)
Josh Freese	....	musician: drums
Rick Giovinazzo	....	additional orchestrator
Jennifer Hawks	....	music consultant
Jennifer Hawks	....	music supervisor
Steven Kofsky	....	music production services
Armen Ksajikian	....	musician: cello
Tim Lauber	....	scoring stage recordist
Don Markese	....	musician: clarinet
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	additional orchestrator
Sid Page	....	orchestra leader
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance
Bobby Tahouri	....	ambient music designer
Bobby Tahouri	....	musician: synthesizers
Martin Tillman	....	musician: cello
Booker White	....	head of music preparation
Geoff Zanelli	....	musician: bass guitar

Transportation Department
Jim Babbidge	....	driver
Joey Banks	....	driver
Robert Barbosa	....	driver
Lonnie Craig	....	driver
Don Feeney	....	transportation captain
Frank Gallardo	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Scotty Goudreau	....	driver
Mark D. Hysen	....	driver
David Joseph	....	driver: production van
Donny Joseph	....	driver
Alan Kaminsky	....	transportation co-captain
Jimmy Kaminsky	....	driver
Tim May	....	driver
Blair Mealing	....	driver: Shia LaBeouf
Derek Raser	....	transportation coordinator
Geoff Teagardin	....	driver
Michael J. Wagstaff	....	driver
Carlos Williams	....	driver
Robert A. Wood	....	production van driver

Other crew
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Sean F. Barth	....	consultant: product placement
Adam Bayless	....	production assistant
Gilbert Beliso	....	set production assistant
Gregg Brilliant	....	unit publicist
Elizabeth Cashmore	....	production assistant
Scott Clackum	....	location scout
Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo	....	assistant accountant: reshoots
Martin J. Cummins	....	assistant location manager
Lauren Cynkar	....	assistant: Mr. Caruso
Douglas Dresser	....	location manager
Antonio Evans	....	set medic
Fred Gabrielli	....	caterer
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in: Carrie Ann Moss
Lauren Henry	....	animal trainer
Andrea Hirschegger	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Marika Hull	....	production assistant
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant
Damiana Kamishin	....	production office coordinator
Jess King	....	production secretary: additional photography
Micheal Edward King	....	set production assistant
Katherine Kohler	....	assistant accountant: post-production
Nicki La Rosa	....	assistant: Mr. Walsh
Michelle Latham	....	location manager
James Lemus	....	craft service: second unit
Paul LeVasseur	....	office production assistant
Dana Mackey	....	production associate
Georgina Marquis	....	assistant production coordinator
Genesis Mayo	....	production assistant
Blair Mealing	....	production assistant
Karl Mefford	....	assistant: Mr. Medjuck
Dana M. Michaelsen	....	first assistant accountant
Leslie A. Morrow	....	key assistant location manager
Alonzo Nevarez	....	second assistant accountant
Anna Rane	....	script supervisor
Jennifer A. Reinish	....	assistant: Mr. Pollock (as Jennie Reinish)
Chris Romberg	....	production accountant
Nicholas Rufca	....	production secretary
Karen Scarborough	....	payroll accountant
Bruce Schluter	....	title designer
Benjamin Scissors	....	key set production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal coordinator
Anthony Steinhart	....	set production assistant
Rob Swenson	....	key assistant location manager
Tyler Tadej	....	production assistant
Chance P. Tassone	....	craft service
Mandi Tucker	....	assistant: Ms. Marcus
Kieran Valla	....	office assistant: re-shoots
Georgianna Whitley	....	key set production assistant: additional photography
Czarina Russell	....	studio manager: Remote Control Productions (uncredited)

Thanks
Tod Coakley	....	in memory of
Ray Turner	....	thanks

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (presents)
• Cold Spring Pictures (in association with)
• Montecito Picture Company, The

Distributors

• DreamWorks SKG (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Kadokawa Herald Pictures (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (special makeup effects) (as KNB EFX Group)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies (uncredited)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  orchestra recorded at (as Warner Bros. Studios Eastwood Scoring Stage)
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances (uncredited)
• Khaos Digital  graphic element design
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  orchestra recorded at (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios The Newman Scoring Stage)
• Pacific Title  title design
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by (uncredited)
• Reel Security  production security (uncredited)
• Remote Control Productions Inc.  music recorded at
• Remote Control Productions Inc.  score mixed at
• Runway  post-production (uncredited)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Warner Bros. Studios  post-production sound (as Warner Bros. Sound Department)
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production (uncredited)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sequences of terror and violence, and some sensuality.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX | SDDS

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | Germany:16 | USA:R (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:15 | France:-12 | Chile:14 | Brazil:14 | South Korea:12 | Malaysia:U | Philippines:PG-13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Norway:15 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #43260) | South Africa:13V (theatrical rating) | South Africa:16LV (DVD rating) | New Zealand:M | Iceland:14

Filming Locations:

Bishop, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Executive Producer Steven Spielberg arranged for Shia LaBeouf to be on the casting shortlist for this film because he was impressed by LaBeouf's work on Holes (2003). Disturbia, in turn, convinced Spielberg that LaBeouf could handle the action starring roles in Transformers (2007) and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008).

Goofs:

Continuity: The Lexus at Mr. Turner's house at the beginning of the Movie is a Lexus IS. At the end of the movie when Kale and his mother leave the house the Lexus in the garage is a GS model.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kale: Do you think he sees us?
Daniel Brecht: No, he can't see us. But trust me, he can feel us watching.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Shia LaBeouf/My Morning Jacket (#33.11)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Whoa Now

Not very original but better than most of the teen horror/thrillers recently

Disturbia may seem like a send up of Rear Window, Fright Night, and a few others(that I forget at the moment) but if you can ignore that for once and see it with an open mind you'll enjoy it(can't guarantee that because we all have different tastes). But all in all Disturbia succeeds, the acting is alright, and good at some moments. The story isn't like-lets all do it and get killed instantly by Mr. killer! It actually thinks before it leaps. It's not all about the gore or blood factor, it actually has some soul into it, though not a lot. It has a few funny scenes and couple of thrilling moments.

Disturbia is a good send up of classic thrillers and some B movies. Props to D.J.(The director), the cast, and Mr. Spielberg for giving us something that isn't entirely predictable like most of the teen horror/thrillers are today.

So again, see it with an open mind, forget everything else. But if you hate it, you hate it.