Domestic Disturbance
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| Domestic Disturbance | |
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| Directed by | Harold Becker |
| Produced by | Harold Becker, Donald De Line, Jonathan D. Krane |
| Written by | Lewis Colick, William S. Comanor, Gary Drucker |
| Starring | John Travolta Vince Vaughn Teri Polo Steve Buscemi |
| Music by | Mark Mancina |
| Cinematography | Michael Seresin |
| Editing by | Peter Honess |
| Release date(s) | November 2, 2001 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Domestic Disturbance (2001) is a thriller movie, directed by Harold Becker and starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo and Steve Buscemi.
Tagline: He will do anything to protect his family.
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[edit] Plot
Susan Morrison (Teri Polo) is getting married to wealthy industrialist Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn). Danny (Matt O'Leary), her teenage son with ex-husband Frank (John Travolta), isn't happy about this; he stows away in Rick's car one night, planning to go to Frank's house. But while there, he witnesses Rick murdering mysterious stranger Ray Coleman (Steve Buscemi). Problem is, Rick's managed to dispose of most of the evidence, and he's considered a pillar of the community, while Danny has a history of lying. Frank believes him, though (Danny never lied to him), and does some investigating of his own, as Rick's shady past slowly catches up to him and his new family. Ultimately Frank learns the truth: Rick's real name is Jack Parnel and he's a criminal who was acquitted while his partners, which included Ray were found guilty. Rick tries to kill Frank by setting his boathouse on fire but Frank manages to escape into the water. Susan realizes the truth when she sees Rick's burned arm (he burned it lighting the fire) after finding out about Frank's apparent death. She tries to escape with Danny but Rick knocks her out and takes Danny as a hostage. Frank arrives and fights Rick as he tries to escape. After a fight Danny kills Rick and the cops and an ambulance show up having been alerted of the truth by Frank. Susan ends up being okay but its indicated that she lost her baby (she ended up getting pregnant by Rick).
[edit] Awards
Matt O'Leary was a nominated for a Young Artist Award, for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor. However, star John Travolta was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Actor. Vaughn and Travolta have also worked in Be Cool together.
[edit] Production notes
In April 2001, while shooting the film in Wilmington, North Carolina, actor Steve Buscemi was slashed and badly scarred on his face while intervening in a bar fight between his friend Vince Vaughn, screenwriter Scott Rosenberg and a local man, Timothy Fogerty, who allegedly instigated the brawl.[1] [2]
[edit] References
- ^ thesmokinggun.com mugshots and description
- ^ indieking.com has two news clippings on the incident.
