Plot & Details
George Sluizer's 1992 English-language remake of his 1988 Dutch thriller The Vanishing follows the same plot-line as the original film, yet with one important difference. The film details a young man's (Kiefer Sutherland) search for his girlfriend (Sandra Bullock), who disappeared at a gas station after the couple had a fight. Where the original film didn't reveal what happened to the girlfriend until late into the movie, the 1992 version opens with her kidnapper (Jeff Bridges) plotting his abduction. Over the course of the film, Sutherland's search for Bullock is intercut with footage of Bridges that illustrates his mental illness and his repeated attempts to abduct women.
- MPAA Rating: R
- Genre(s): Drama
- Run Time: 110min.
- Theatrical Release Date: 10/10/1990
- DVD Release Date: 09/07/2004
- Director(s): George Sluizer
- Starring: Jeff Bridges , Kiefer Sutherland , Nancy Travis , Sandra Bullock , Park Overall
- Themes: Amateur Sleuths,Haunted By the Past,Obsessive Quests,Missing Persons
- Tone: Bleak,Claustrophobic,Eerie,Grim,Moody,Tense
- Keywords: boyfriend,disappearance,flashback,kidnapping,missing-person,obsession,psychopath
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