Tell-Tale is a 2009 science fiction horror film[2] inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart". It is directed by Michael Cuesta and stars Josh Lucas, Lena Headey, and Brian Cox and is produced by Tony Scott and Ridley Scott.[3] A man's recently transplanted heart leads him on a frantic search to find the donor's killer before a similar fate befalls him.[4]
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| Directed by | Michael Cuesta |
| Written by | David Callaham |
| Based on | "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe |
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| Cinematography | Terry Stacey |
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| Music by | David Buckley |
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| Distributed by | Genius Products[1] |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
Plot
editIn Providence, a husband and his wife die in a botched robbery; we see flickers of his last memories. His heart goes to Terry Bernard, a single father raising a girl with a rare degenerative disease. After the operation, Terry has flashes of memory from the last moments of the dead donor's life. Then, he recognizes one of the donor's killers and follows him into an alley. Within days, Terry becomes an unwilling avenger, with a police detective on his trail. Meanwhile, he begins a romance with his daughter's doctor, his moods complicated by memory flashes, the donor's deepening presence in both Terry's mind and body, and the unexplained bond among the donor's killers.
Cast
edit- Josh Lucas[4] as Terry Bernard
- Brian Cox[5] as Detective Phillip Van Doran[6]
- Lena Headey[5] as Elizabeth Clemson
- Beatrice Miller as Angela Bernard[7]
- Dallas Roberts as The Surgeon
- Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Lethe
- Pablo Schreiber as Bernard Cochius
- Jamie Harrold as Kevin Stanovich
- Tom Riis Farrell as Legethon
- Julia Ryan as Museum Docent
- Michael K. Williams as Acherton
- Scott Winters as Dr. Averman
- John Timothy Botka as Police Officer
Release
editThe film received a DVD and Blu-ray Disc release on 25 May 2010.[8]
References
edit- ^ Lionsgate opens for SOLOMON KANE, Genius takes TELL TALE[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tell-Tale". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ New One-Sheet: Tell-Tale
- ^ a b Diane Garrett (2007-11-07). "Josh Lucas to star in 'Tell-Tale'". Variety. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b Dade Hayes (2008-09-05). "Equity players enter risky film sector". Variety. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ Brian Cox and Josh Lucas Summon Poe For ‘Tell-Tale’ Re-Imagining
- ^ Official One Sheet for 'Tell-Tale' Has Us Puzzled
- ^ Tell Tale Blu-ray and DVD Art