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| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 8.0(65913) |
| Listed in: | Drama, History, Mystery, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Clint Eastwood |
| Actors: | Gattlin Griffith Michael Kelly Angelina Jolie Michelle Gunn Jan Devereaux Erica Grant Antonia Bennett |
| "To find her son, she did what no one else dared." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Clint Eastwood | |
| Actors | |
| Gattlin Griffith | as Walter Collins |
| Michael Kelly | as Detective Lester Ybarra |
| Frank Wood | as Ben Harris |
| John Malkovich | as Rev. Gustav Briegleb |
| Colm Feore | as Chief James E. Davis |
| Devon Conti | as Arthur Hutchins |
| Ric Sarabia | as Man at Diner |
| J.P. Bumstead | as Cook |
| Jeffrey Donovan | as Captain J.J. Jones |
| Russell Edge | as Reporter at Train |
| Stephen W. Alvarez | as Reporter at Train |
| Peter Gerety | as Dr. Earl W. Tarr |
| Pete Rockwell | as Reporter at Precinct |
| John Harrington Bland | as Dr. John Montgomery |
| Roger Hewlett | as Officer Morelli |
| Jim Cantafio | as Desk Sergeant |
| Jason Butler Harner | as Gordon Northcott |
| Eddie Alderson | as Sanford Clark |
| Sterling Wolfe | as Briegleb's Aide |
| Michael McCafferty | as Ticket Vendor |
| David Goldman | as Administrator |
| Denis O'Hare | as Dr. Jonathan Steele |
| Anthony De Marco | as Abducted Kid |
| Joshua Logan Moore | as Abducted Kid |
| Joe Kaprielian | as Abducted Kid |
| Kevin Glikmann | as Male Orderly |
| Drew Richards | as Holding Officer |
| Caleb Campbell | as Backup Detective |
| Jeff Cockey | as Backup Detective |
| Zach Mills | as News Vendor |
| Colby French | as Bob Clark |
| Scott Leva | as Mountie |
| Richard King | as Mountie |
| Clint Ward | as Mountie |
| Geoff Pierson | as S.S. Hahn |
| Reed Birney | as Mayor Cryer |
| Michael Dempsey | as Man on Street |
| Peter Breitmayer | as Chairman Thorpe |
| Phil Van Tee | as Councilman |
| Jim Nieb | as Reporter at Hearing |
| Jeffrey Hutchinson | as Mr. Clay |
| Brian Prescott | as Courtroom Bailiff |
| Ryan Cutrona | as Judge |
| Gregg Binkley | as Jury Foreman |
| William Charlton | as Prison Guard |
| Cooper Thornton | as Prison Guard |
| E.J. Callahan | as Warden |
| Asher Axe | as David Clay |
| Devon Gearhart | as Winslow Boy |
| Dalton Stumbo | as Winslow Boy |
| Austin Mensch | as Boy in Coop |
| Andre Alexsen | as Extra |
| Pete Brown | as Walter's Train Escort |
| Gary Buckner | as Prison Executioner |
| Jason Ciok | as Interviewer |
| Danton Dabar | as Prison Guard #3 |
| Jim Dalton | as Police Sergeant at Corner Desk |
| Dominick Dunne | as Man on Jury |
| Richard Hansen | as Reporter |
| Christopher Karl Johnson | as Protester/Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking |
| Jw | as Orderly #2 |
| Jonathan Lane | as Hospital Visitor |
| Michael Lovern | as Train Passenger |
| Darin Mangan | as Witness |
| Michael Molthen | as Man on Train |
| David Pearl | as Policeman |
| Scott Pierce | as Prison Doctor |
| Jon Eric Price | as Reporter - Train/Hanging |
| Jarrod W. Robbins | as Reporter |
| Michael Saglimbeni | as Reporter |
| Gregg Stotesbery | as Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter |
| Michael Sutherland | as Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter |
| John H. Tobin | as Northcott Defense Counsel |
| Billy Unger | as Screaming Boy |
| George F. Watson | as Machine Gun Assassination Squad Leader |
| Rob Watt | as Train Patron |
| Jacob White | as Reporter |
| Actresses | |
| Angelina Jolie | as Christine Collins |
| Michelle Gunn | as Sandy |
| Jan Devereaux | as Operator |
| Erica Grant | as Operator |
| Antonia Bennett | as Operator |
| Kerri Randles | as Operator |
| Morgan Eastwood | as Girl on Tricycle |
| Madison Hodges | as Neighborhood Girl |
| Debra Christofferson | as Police Matron at Train |
| Pamela Dunlap | as Mrs. Fox |
| Maria J. Rockwell | as Police Matron at Precinct |
| Wendy Worthington | as Reception Nurse |
| Riki Lindhome | as Examination Nurse |
| Dawn Flood | as Morning Nurse |
| Dale Dickey | as Patient |
| Amy Ryan | as Carol Dexter |
| Muriel Minot | as Secretary |
| Hope Shapiro | as Medication Nurse |
| Kelly Lynn Warren | as Rachel Clark |
| Lily Knight | as Mrs. Leanne Clay |
| Mary Stein | as Janet Hutchins |
| Denise Bradley | as Church Member |
| Doby Daenger | as Councilman's Wife |
| Kerry Hennessy | as Church Member/Protestor/Witness |
| Lauren Ingmire | as Classroom Kid |
| Kitty Kreidler | as Women's Temperence Worker |
| Kimberly Langley | as Protestor |
| Jen Lilley | as Switchboard Operator |
| Lauren Suzanne Martin | as Protester |
| Patrizia Milano | as Train Passenger |
| Michela Rietdijk | as Protester |
| Jennifer Swirtz | as Protester |
| Callie Thompson | as Farm Girl |
| January Welsh | as Train Passenger |
| Marissa Welsh | as Lady in White |
| Araksi Willebrand | as Switchboard Supervisor |
Movie info
| Languages: | Portuguese, English |
| Filming dates: | 15 October 2007 - 14 December 2007 |
| Budget: | USD 55,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 489,015 USD (26 October 2008) UK - 4,693,773 GBP (4 January 2009) Philippines - 950,243 PHP (22 February 2009) Portugal - 544,818 EUR (January 2009) |
| Plot: | On 09 March 1928 in Los Angeles, Christine Collins lives with her beloved son Walter in Lincoln Heights. When she is assigned to work in overtime on Saturday in The Pacific Telephone and Telegraph as supervisor, she promises Walter to return at 4:00 PM to watch the latest movie of Charles Chaplin on the movie theater with him. However, she arrives home late and does not find her son; after seeking the boy out in the neighborhood, she reports the missing child to the police, but the police officer tells that she should wait twenty-four hours to register the complain. Five months later, Captain J.J. Jones communicates Mrs. Collins that her son had been found in DeKalb, Illinois, and is heading back home by train to reunite with her. In the train station, Christine does not recognize the boy as being Walter, but Captain advises her that his appearance has changed in five months. Sooner she confirms that the boy is not her son, but the corrupt LAPD does not accept her arguments. When Mrs. Collins is approached by the St. Paul Presbyterian Church Pastor Gustav Briegleb, who daily broadcasts protests exposing the corruption of the police force, she decides to disclose the evidence she has about the changeling to the press. However, the abusive Captain Jones sends Christine to an asylum to intimidate her. Meanwhile the efficient Detective Lester Ybarra is assigned to arrest and deport an illegal Canadian boy that is hidden in a ranch in Wineville. He captures the boy, who discloses hideous crimes committed by his compatriot Gordon Northcott. |
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DATE: Christine Collins' house, and the house next door, have modern composition-style shingles and roof vents. In 1928, they would have flat shingle or shake roofs. Continuity: When Sanford Clark is first looking at the photographs of the missing boys, the picture on the bottom of the stack is of a 9-year-old boy. When he eventually gets to the final picture, the age written on the photo is 10. DATE: When Rev. Gustav is speaking from the pulpit of his church, the design of the pipe organ is from at least 1950. In the 1920's, the pipes were hidden behind a facade. DATE: Detective Ybarra uses the term "serial killer." The phrase was coined by FBI Special Agent Robert Ressler in the 1970s, and entered popular use a few years later. DATE: A scene set in 1928 features electro-convulsive therapy (also known as electroshock therapy). Electro-convulsive therapy was first used on humans in 1937, by Italian doctor Ugo Cerletti. Continuity: When Northcott visits his sister, her hair is very stringy, and some hangs in her face. In the next scene, her hair is neatly combed. DATE: The night before he disappears, Walter expresses his disappointment about missing a broadcast of "Amos 'n' Andy." The first "Amos 'n' Andy" broadcast was on March 19, 1928, ten days after Walter disappeared. Continuity: When the 15-year-old accomplice stops digging and rolls on the floor, his overalls are hanging. When the officer tries to pull him up, his overalls are normal. Continuity: When Collins and the Doctor first meet at the asylum, he reads from two folders. One contains a paper; the other contains a newspaper. When he shows the newspaper of Collins with "Walter", the shot changes from over shoulder to the front a number of times. With each shot, the folder changes hands, opens, or closes. DATE: When Capt. Jones tells Christine Collins that her son is safe, and that he was seen with a drifter, Jones says that he has put out an "APB" on the drifter. He means "all points bulletin," but the earliest recorded use of the abbreviation was in the 1960s. DATE: On March 9, 1928, Christine says they might see The Mysterious Airman (1928) the next day. The movie was released June 1, 1928. Revealing mistakes: The last scene shows an L.A. street. An old-style traffic post with a GO signal is on the right. Cars come and go as the credits roll, but the signal never changes to STOP. Fact errors: Rev. Gustav and Mrs. Collins meet at his home. The walls in the background are full of religious images, including St. Anthony of Padua holding the child Jesus. No Protestant minister, especially in the 1930s, would have an image of a Catholic saint in their home; it would be considered 'Popish idolatry'. DATE: A telephone operator uses the phrase "don't go there" to indicate a subject she doesn't want to talk about. That slang didn't enter common usage until the late 1980s. Revealing mistakes: When Christine gets out of bed in the morning, the light hits her left arm, and Angelina Jolie's tattoos can be seen beneath makeup on her arm. CHAR: Twice during the movie, Christine mentions that the boy pretending to be Walter is three inches shorter than her real son: while comparing his height to Walter's height drawn on the door frame, and when the doctor explains that the spine may shrink during times of extreme stress. When Christine testifies at the hearing, she says the boy pretending to be Walter was four inches shorter. DATE: SPOILER: At the end of the hanging scene, you can see a distinct pattern on the bottom of Northcott's shoes. At the time, the soles of men's shoes were made of solid, flat leather. Revealing mistakes: Rev. Gustav is a Presbyterian minister, but the arrangement of the deep chancel area in his church is not a Presbyterian layout. It was likely filmed at an Episcopal church. DATE: In a scene set in 1935, Christine and her friends talk about listening to the Academy Awards on the radio and make a bet on the Best Picture winner. In 1935 the Academy Awards were not broadcast live and were not the broad-based cultural phenomenon they became later. DATE: This movie set in 1928, the phrase "Excuse my French" as used by Carol Dexter wasn't in common use until 10 years later as explained here. Continuity: When "Walter" and his mother pose for the news picture outside the train, the policewoman who escorted "Walter" is standing directly behind them and would have appeared in the background of the picture. At the trial, the picture shows mother and "son" but the policewoman is nowhere in the shot. Continuity: First when Christine is thrown in her cell, the hatch behind the barred window is shut with force. Later, when we see Christine watching Carol being brought back to her cell, we can see that the cell doors don't have hatches at all. Revealing mistakes: When Christine is committed and hosed down, you can see the tattoo on Angelina Jolie's back. CHAR: Christine mentions her husband ran away because he couldn't handle the responsibilities of being a father. In real life, he was serving a sentence for armed robbery. However, she may have told Walter this to protect him from the truth about his father. CHAR: Jeffrey Donovan's left ear is pierced, which was not acceptable for a police officer anywhere in 1928. DATE: Reverend Gustav Briegleb pronounces "Los Angeles" with a soft "g". In the 1920s, Californians used a hard "g" (like in the word "angle"). It can be heard in movies as late as the 1950s. Non-natives often said "anjeleez." When Easterners started pouring into the city later, the compromise "anjeliss" came into being. SYNC: As Christine steps on the train to go see Gordon Northcott in prison, two blasts from a diesel locomotive "horn" can be heard. Trains at the time were equipped with steam locomotives which have a very distinctly different "whistle" sound from that of a diesel locomotive "horn". GEOG: Several times when referencing the Wineville crime scene, officers refer to the location as "...up in Wineville". leading one to believe it was north of the city. Wineville (Mira Loma) is some 35 miles ESE of Los Angeles and should be referred to as being "...out in Wineville". Crew: When Detective Lester Ybarra, and Standford Clark arrive back at the ranch to dig for the remains, the Stedicam Operator as well as other crew members are visible in the reflection of the rear left window of the car as Ybarra opens the door for Clark to exit. Crew: A camera shadow is present three times in the bottom left hand corner of the screen in the wide shots of three detectives as they watch Standford Clark dig. The first time it can be seen is in the shot where Detective Lester Ybarra says "Dig." to Stanford. Crew: During Walter's David's and Jeffery's escape, just after Standford Clark says "They're not in there." and just before Northcott says, "Get into the car!" the camera operator's shadow is visible for a few frames in the left hand corner of the frame just before he pans it to follow Clark as he runs to the car. Revealing mistakes: The very last shot of Changeling with Angelina Jolie walking down the street is mainly CGI. There are a lot of pedestrians who cross the street and just disappear behind lamp posts or walk through cars here. |
Quotes
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[last lines] Christine Collins: Three boys made a run for it that night, detective, and if one got out, then may be either or both of the other two did too. Maybe Walter's out there having the same fears that he did. Afraid to come home and identify himself, or afraid to get in trouble. But either way, it gives me something I didn't have before today. Detective Lester Ybarra: What's that? Christine Collins: Hope. Reporter at Precinct: [as Northcott is being taken into custody] How did you avoid capture? Gordon Northcott: Well I didn't did I? Christine Collins: He's not my son. Capt. J.J. Jones: Mrs. Collins... Christine Collins: No, I don't know why he's saying that he is, but he's not Walter and there's been a mistake. Capt. J.J. Jones: I thought we agreed to give him time to adjust. Christine Collins: He's three inches shorter; I measured him on the chart. Capt. J.J. Jones: Well, maybe your measurements are off. Look, I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation for all of this. Christine Collins: He's circumcised and Walter isn't. Capt. J.J. Jones: Mrs. Collins, your son was missing for five months, for at least part of that time in the company of an unidentified drifter. Who knows what such a disturbed individual might have done. He could have had him circumcised. He could have... Christine Collins: ...made him shorter? Christine Collins: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on. Christine Collins: I used to tell Walter, "Never start a fight... but always finish it." I didn't start this fight... but by God, I'm going to finish it. Arthur Hutchins: 'Night, mommy. Christine Collins: [yelling] Stop calling me that! I'm not your mother! I want my son back! Damn you! Detective Lester Ybarra: Dig. You put them in the ground, now you can take them out. You heard me. Dig. [first lines] Christine Collins: Walter, honey. Time to wake up. Walter Collins: Just ten more minutes... Christine Collins: Sorry, sport. You can sleep in tomorrow, that's what Saturdays are for. Rev. Gustav Briegleb: Because once you give people the freedom to do whatever they want, as the Lord found in the Garden of Eden, they will do exactly that. Detective Lester Ybarra: It's raining cats, dogs, and democrats out there, this better be worth it. Mrs. Fox: Mrs. Collins, if that boy's your son I'll eat my yard stick. |
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