Trapped (2002 film)

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Trapped
Trapped DVD cover
Directed by	Luis Mandoki
Produced by	Mimi Polk Gitlin Luis Mandoki
Written by	Greg Iles
Starring	Charlize Theron Courtney Love Stuart Townsend Kevin Bacon Dakota Fanning
Music by	John Ottman
Cinematography	Frederick Elmes Piotr Sobocinski
Editing by	Gerald B. Greenberg
Release date(s)	September 20, 2002
Country	United States Germany
Language	English
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Trapped is a suspense/thriller film starring Charlize Theron, Courtney Love, Stuart Townsend, Kevin Bacon and Dakota Fanning, and is directed by Luis Mandoki. It was released on September 20, 2002.

The movie is based on Greg Iles's bestselling novel, 24 Hours.

1 Plot
- 1.1 Differences from the book
2 Cast
3 External links

[edit] Plot

The movie starts by introducing Kevin Bacon's character, Joe Hickey, a man who is apparently in the business of kidnapping rich people's children for ransom. The viewer is then introduced to a typically happy family whose father/husband, Will Jennings (Stuart Townsend), is a research physician who has just had his big career break by patenting a new drug.

The couple's daughter (Dakota Fanning) is kidnapped by Hickey and his associates. The movie then follows the tense situation lived by the couple, separated by the bandits and kept in the dark as to what the outcome to their predicament is to be. The situation is worsened by a health problem of the child's about which the kidnappers were uninformed.

A final plot twist involves a revelation as to the real reasons that led Hickey to select that family for what is revealed to be the fifth and final strike of the group and his real plans for the outcome of the situation.

[edit] Differences from the book

In the book, Joe wanted revenge because Will had "killed" his mother, whereas in the movie version Joe wanted revenge because he thought that Will had killed his child.