Waking the Dead Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
A man finds his melancholy turning to madness in this thriller. Young lawyer Fielding Pierce (Billy Crudup) has just thrown his hat in the ring for an upcoming congressional election. He has also been haunted by the memory of his girlfriend Sarah (Jennifer Connelly), who recently died in a car bombing -- and haunted not just figuratively but literally: he's seeing apparitions of Sarah everywhere, and he's starting to wonder if she's really there or if he's going mad. Waking the Dead is based on a novel by Scott Spencer, who also wrote Endless Love, and directed by actor-turned-filmmaker Keith Gordon. - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Starring:
Theatrical Release Date:
03/24/2000
DVD Release Date:
09/26/2000
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for sexuality and language.
Run Time:
103 min.
Distributor(s):
USA
Production Co.:
Egg Pictures, Gramercy Pictures, Polygram
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Themes:
Ghosts, On the Campaign Trail, Haunted By the Past, Star-Crossed Lovers
Tone:
Lyrical, Passionate, Elegiac, Bittersweet, Wintry, Enigmatic, Melancholy
Keywords:
activism, candidate, ghost, grief, lawyer, political-campaign
Country of Origin:
USA (03-24-2000)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
