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Plot

John Travolta stars in this thriller as divorced husband and father Frank Morrison, a boat builder concerned about his son Danny (Matthew O'Leary), a troubled 11-year-old who has shown a tendency to lie since his parents broke up. When his ex-wife Susan (Teri Polo) announces that she's getting remarried to Rick Barnes (Vince Vaughn), a recent arrival in town and a popular, wealthy philanthropist, Frank struggles with jealousy but feels that Rick might be a stabilizing influence for his son. When Danny begins relating unsettling stories about Rick, Frank at first chalks it up to youthful rebellion, but when Danny stridently claims to have witnessed his new stepfather committing murder, Frank's instincts tell him the story is true. As he investigates the new man in his family's life, Frank uncovers alarming facts about Rick, who's not the man he appears to be. Domestic Disturbance (2001) made headlines six months before its release when co-star Steve Buscemi, accompanied by Vaughn and screenwriter Scott Rosenberg, was stabbed and seriously injured in an after-hours bar brawl with locals near the film's North Carolina set.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for violence, brief sexuality and language.
Genre(s):
Action
Run Time:
89min.
Theatrical Release Date:
11/02/2001
DVD Release Date:
04/16/2002
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Director(s):
Harold Becker
Starring:
John Travolta , Vince Vaughn , Teri Polo , Matt O'Leary , Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Themes:
Domestic Abuse,Double Life,Amateur Sleuths,Fathers and Sons
Tone:
Forceful,Gloomy,Grim,Lurid,Paranoid,Tense
Keywords:
divorce,father,lies,murder,philanthropy,remarriage,son,stepfather
Country of Origin:
USA (11-02-2001)
Language:
English