Changing Lanes
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| Directed by | Roger Michell |
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| Produced by | Scott Rudin Scott Aversano |
| Written by | Chap Taylor Michael Tolkin |
| Starring | Ben Affleck Samuel L. Jackson Toni Collette Sydney Pollack William Hurt Amanda Peet |
| Music by | David Arnold |
| Cinematography | Salvatore Totino |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 12, 2002 |
| Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Gross revenue | $94,935,764 |
Changing Lanes is a 2002 drama-thriller film directed by Roger Michell.
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[edit] Plot
A successful New York attorney, Gavin Banek, is in a rush to file a power of appointment, which will prove a dead man signed his foundation over to Banek's law firm. He has a collision with another car, belonging to an insurance salesman, Doyle Gipson, who is also in a rush to a hearing to try to gain custody of his children and to prevent his estranged wife from taking them to Oregon. Banek tries to brush Gipson off with a blank check thereby disobeying the law. After Gipson refuses to accept the check and voices his desire to "do the right thing", that is, filing a police report and insurance claim, Banek strands Gipson, telling him, "better luck next time." After arriving to the court late, Gipson learns that it proceeded without him and that it didn't go in his favor.
Unfortunately for Banek, he dropped the crucial power of appointment file at the scene of the accident, and the judge gives him until the end of the day to re-obtain the papers and present them. Gipson, who took the papers, has no intention of returning them, and in desperation, Banek goes to someone skilled with computers and gets him to switch off Gipson's credit. Gipson needed credit for a loan so he could buy a house for his family, and he becomes further enraged, determined to make life difficult for Banek.
Both men continue to do questionable things in an attempt to one-up each other, and eventually they begin to question their actions. Though it is made clear that Banek and Gipson are radically different, they both have an angry, vengeful streak, capable of abandoning their morals just to punish the other. The film ends with both men having a new outlook on life, concentrating on ethics and the moral implications of their actions.
[edit] Cast
- Ben Affleck as Gavin Banek
- Samuel L. Jackson as Doyle Gipson
- Toni Collette as Michelle
- Sydney Pollack as Stephen Delano
- Richard Jenkins as Walter Arnell
- Ileen Getz as Ellen
- Matt Malloy as Ron Cabot
- Amanda Peet as Cynthia Banek
- Kim Staunton as Valerie Gipson
- Bruce Altman as Joe Kaufman
- William Hurt as Doyle's sponsor
- Dylan Baker as Finch the fixer
[edit] Reception
The movie was a box-office success; with a budget of $45,000,000, it grossed $66,818,548 in the United States and $28,117,216 elsewhere, with a total gross of $94,935,764.
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| Preceded by Panic Room |
Box office number-one films of 2002 (USA) April 14, 2002 |
Succeeded by The Scorpion King |
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