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“Untraceable” (2008) overview

“Untraceable” is a suspenseful, intense and action oriented film. It shows modern bad news society in intense, entertaining and thought-provoking way.

Jennifer Marsh (played by Best Actress Oscar nominee Diane Lane) is a single parent living in a suburban Portland home with her young daughter Annie Haskins (Perla Haney-Jardine). Jennifer works in the FBI's Internet Crimes division alongside Griffin Dowd (Colin Hanks), fighting identity theft and similar crimes.

Marsh gets caught in a very personal and deadly game with a killer who knows that people (being what they are – both curious and drawn to the dark side of things) will log onto an "untraceable" website where he conducts violent and painful murders LIVE on the net.

The videos are recorded in the killer's basement. At first it seems the victims were randomly chosen, but it turns out that there is more to the story.

At a press conference, the public is urged to avoid website, but, as Marsh feared, this only increases the site's popularity. As time runs out, an investigation becomes more personal...

Editors' rating:

Genre: thriller

Director: Gregory Hoblit. Writers: Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker. Story: Robert Fyvolent, Mark R. Brinker, Allison Burnett

Producers: Steven Pearl, Andy Cohen, Tom, Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Howard W. Koch Jr. Executive producers: Richard S. Wright, Eric Reid, James McQuaide, Harley Tannenbaum

Director of photography: Anastas Michos. Music: Christopher Young

Country: USA. Language: English. Color: Color

Budget: $35,000,000 (estimated)

Cast

Diane Lane as Jennifer Marsh

Colin Hanks

Billy Burke

Joseph Cross

Mary Beth Hurt

Tim De Zarn as Michael

Daniel Liu as Detective Tom Moy

Perla Haney-Jardine as Annie

Tyrone Giordano as Tim Wilks

Katie O'Grady as Reporter Katie Newsom

Peter Lewis as Brooks

Gregory Paul Smith as Court house employee / TV news crew

Dan Callahan as Trey Restrom

Erin Carufel as Melanie

Erica Jones as Little girl (voice)

Brynn Baron as Patty Miller

Todd Robinson as FBI SWAT Team

Ryan Deal as Officer Wone

Betty Moyer as Brooks' assistant

John Breen as Richard Weymouth

Gunter Simon as FBI SWAT team

Steve Kaminsky as Officer Mason

Gray Eubank as Ray

Ryan Hopkins as Acne Faced Kid

Jodi Altendorf as Detective

Brian Benjamin as Police Officer

Jamal N. Qutub as Young Stoner

Mitch Urban as Shock Jock Radio DJ

Jacob Reehl as Boy at Party

Premieres

USA - January 22, 2008 (West Hollywood premiere); January 25, 2008

Canada - January 25, 2008

Israel - January 31, 2008

Iceland - February 1, 2008

Philippines - February 20, 2008

Greece - February 21, 2008

UK - February 29, 2008

Belgium - March 5, 2008

France - March 5, 2008

Colombia - March 7, 2008

Netherlands - March 20, 2008

Mexico - March 21, 2008

Brazil - March 28, 2008

Germany - April 3, 2008

Russia - April 3, 2008

Singapore - April 3, 2008

Estonia - April 4, 2008

Spain - April 4, 2008

Thailand - April 10, 2008

Poland - April 11, 2008

Japan - April 12, 2008

Australia - April 17, 2008

South Korea - April 17, 2008

Argentina - April 24, 2008

Sweden - May 16, 2008

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"Untraceable" trailer

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Certifications

MPAA rating: R for some prolonged sequences of strong gruesome violence, and language. (certificate #43915). Canada: 18A (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario), 16+ (Quebec). Switzerland: 16 (canton of Geneva, canton of Vaud). France: -16. Australia: MA. Singapore: NC-16. Germany: 16. Ireland: 18. UK: 18. Philippines: R-13. Netherlands: 16. Taiwan: R-18. Sweden: 15. South Korea: 18

Companies

Production

Cohen / Pearl Productions

Lakeshore Entertainment >>>>

Distribution

Screen Gems / 2008 | USA | theatrical

Lakeshore Entertainment / 2008 | worldwide | all media | sales >>>>

Universal Pictures / 2008 | Australia | theatrical

Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company / 2008 | Taiwan | theatrical

RCV Film Distribution / 2008 | Netherlands | theatrical

Top Film / 2008 | Russia | theatrical

Special effects

LOOK! Effects - visual effects

Other

Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment - dollies

Company 3 - digital intermediate

Hollywood-DI - HD screening services

Lakeshore Records - soundtrack

Scarlet Letters - end title crawl

Wildfire Studios - ADR recording facility

Filming location

The film was shot in and around Portland, Oregon. A temporary studio was constructed in Clackamas, Oregon where all non-location photography was done, mostly interiors, including the FBI's cyber division, Marsh's house, the FBI building elevator, several basements, etc. A scene set on the east end of the Broadway Bridge was shot both on the actual bridge, as well as at the studio. A faux diner was built underneath the Broadway bridge, which was used in the movie. The construction of this set took less than twelve hours. The birthday party for Haney-Jardine's character was filmed in the roller skating rink of Oaks Amusement Park.

Additional details

“Untraceable” also known as “Streaming Evil” (original script title)

The site used by the killer (www.killwithme.com) actually exists. It's owned by the movie studio and it's used to promote the movie. In it, users are taken to a replica of the FBI computer used by the character Jennifer Marsh. Her desktop gets hacked by the killer who provides the visitor with four test he/she must complete to deactivate his site.

 

 

 

 

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