The Missing Person
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| Directed by | Noah Buschel |
| Written by | Noah Buschel |
| Starring | Michael Shannon Amy Ryan Frank Wood Linda Emond Margaret Colin John Ventimiglia Merritt Wever Paul Adelstein Liza Weil Daniel Franzese |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing |
| Release date(s) | September 8, 2008 (TIFF) November 20, 2009 (United States) |
| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Missing Person is a 2009 dramedy-mystery film written and directed by American independent filmmaker Noah Buschel and starring Academy Award-nominees Michael Shannon and Amy Ryan. It was first released at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and distribution rights were secured by Strand Releasing, which released it to a limited number of theaters on November 20, 2009
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[edit] Plot
John Rosow (Michael Shannon) is an alcoholic private investigator. Suddenly Rosow is given the case of his life when he is hired to tail a man named John Fullmer (Frank Wood) on a train. Rosow soon discovers that Fullmer is one of the thousands presumed missing after 9/11, and that the Fullmer has fashioned a new life for himself. As the film progresses, Rosow faces the moral decision to take Fullmer, unwilling, back to his wife in New York, or if he will let Fullmer remain in his fabricated life.
[edit] Cast
- Michael Shannon as John Rosow
- Frank Wood as John Fullmer
- Amy Ryan as Miss Charley
- Linda Emond as Megan Fullmer
- Paul Sparks as Gus
- Margaret Colin as Lana Cobb
- Paul Adelstein as Drexler Hewitt
[edit] Reception and Release
The film has received mostly positive reviews and holds a 67% rating on Rotten Tomatoes as of December 30th 2009. Buschel has been nominated for the 2009 Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Director for his work on the film. According to Box Office Mojo, it has grossed $48,895 so far as of March 2, 2010. It appeared on IFC.com's ten best films of 2009, San Francisco Bay Guardian's Top Three Films of 2009, and Variety critic Dennis Harvey's Top 25 films of the year.
[edit] External links
- The Missing Person at the Internet Movie Database
- The Missing Person at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Missing Person official site
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