Domestic Disturbance (2001)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Harold Becker

Writers (WGA):

Lewis Colick (story) &
William S. Comanor (story) ...

Release Date:

2 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He will do anything to protect his family.

Plot:

A divorced father discovers that his 12-year-old son's new stepfather is not what he made himself out to be.

Plot Keywords:

Stepfather | Witness Protection | Runaway Child | Wedding | Murder

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

John Travolta	...	Frank Morrison
James Lashly	...	Jason
Rebecca Tilney	...	Laurie
Debra Mooney	...	Theresa
Vince Vaughn	...	Rick Barnes
Teri Polo	...	Susan
Leland L. Jones	...	Coach Mark
Matt O'Leary	...	Danny Morrison
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	...	Sgt. Edgar Stevens
Susan Floyd	...	Diane
William Parry	...	Don Patterson
Suzanne Nystrom	...	Wedding Coordinator
George Christy	...	Wedding Photographer
Steve Buscemi	...	Ray Coleman
David Bridgewater	...	Priest

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, brief sexuality and language.

Runtime:

89 min | Argentina:90 min | Netherlands:92 min | Spain:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38637) | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:14A | Canada:A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | UK:12 | USA:R (original rating) | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hampstead, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Actors Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi and screenwriter Scott Rosenberg were involved in a barroom brawl at the Firebelly Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina, during filming.

Goofs:

Continuity: Rick favors the wrong hand when opening the door during the fire.

Quotes:

Ray Coleman: I kid you not.

Movie Connections:

References Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Soundtrack:

Call Me Irresponsible

Predictable but well-made thriller.

Predictable (you know exactly what the last scene will be like right from the start), contrived (the police really should have looked harder for evidence), but well-made, extremely well-acted (especially by Vince Vaughn) and psychologically accurate (the "baseball practice" scene was perfectly written and played). Might have been better if it had kept us in doubt a little longer about whether the kid is telling the truth or not. Still, the running time of the movie flies by, and that has to count for something, right? Some have complained about it being "too short", but surely this is preferable to the opposite, "too long". (**1/2)