Red Eye

Red Eye (2005)

Timing: 1:25 (85 min)

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Release date

2005-08-19

Country

United States

Production

DreamWorks Pictures, BenderSpink, Craven-Maddalena Films

Genre

Thriller, Mystery

Budget

$26 000 000

Revenue

$95 577 774

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Director

Wes Craven

Actors

Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Jack Scalia, Robert Pine, Terry Press, Brittany Oaks, Laura Johnson, Max Kasch
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Scenario

Producer

Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena, Bonnie Curtis, J.C. Spink, Jim Lemley, Mason Novick

Operator

Robert D. Yeoman

Composer

Marco Beltrami

Artist

Austin Gorg, Richard Fojo

Audition

Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman

Editing

Stuart Levy, Patrick Lussier
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• The film's script, written long before anyone became interested in it, was intended for Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn. However, once filming began, Craven preferred younger actors.
• The original title of the film was Red Eye, which literally translates to "Red Eye," but conceptually means "Red-Eye Flight." This is how overnight flights are called in England and the USA, after which most passengers get red eyes due to lack of sleep.
• Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth and his college friend Dan Fuss came up with this plot back in their student days. They continued to develop the script for many years before finally managing to sell it.
• Cillian Murphy so wanted to play the role of Jackson Rippner that he went to a business lunch with director Wes Craven (for which he had to fly from England to Hollywood!) just two days before his own wedding.
• Wes Craven gave Cillian Murphy the role of Jackson Rippner because he was struck by the contrast between his "Romeo's face" and "the eyes of a serial killer."
• When a woman spills coffee with ice cream on Lisa, Rachel McAdams’ facial expression is a genuine reaction of surprise, not acting: the actress did not expect the drink to be so cold.
• The entire airplane set was made of hydrolix – a very lightweight material. So, when turbulence was required by the script, the entire set was actually shaken.
• A considerable number of prop airline tickets were printed for the film shoot. On the back of each ticket, 12 terms and conditions were printed, just like on genuine airline tickets. However, the 12th stated: 'All conditions of this passenger ticket and baggage check are completely fictitious. This is simply a set of unnecessary details, and if you happen to be reading this, it means you have too much free time. Next time, bring a good book.'
• According to the original script, the pen featured in the plot was supposed to depict the popular cartoon character Bart Simpson. However, the film's producers were unable to secure the rights to use this image, and Simpson was replaced with a certain monster.
• At special preview screenings of the film in Los Angeles and New York, viewers were given accurate copies of the pen featuring the monster as souvenirs. The pen came with a tag that read on one side: '"Night Flight", in theaters August 19th', and on the other: 'Don't take a night flight without it'.
• Lisa Riser tells Jackson Rippner that her grandmother had a friend named Duke. Earlier in the film "The Notebook" (2004), Rachel McAdams played a character whose husband had the nickname Duke in his old age.
• The name Jackson Rippner sounds very similar to "Jack the Ripper" in English.
• During the filming of an episode in an airplane bathroom, Cillian Murphy misjudged where he was supposed to throw Rachel McAdams. As a result, the actress hit her head hard and lost consciousness for half an hour. When Rachel came to and filming of the episode resumed, Murphy was panicked about hurting the actress again and subsequently held her head with his hand – which is noticeable in the film.
• In the original film, when the "fishermen" pull the net with the rocket onto the deck, they speak in Russian.
• Wes Craven gave Cillian Murphy the role of Jackson Rippner because he was struck by the contrast between his "Romeo face" and "serial killer eyes".
• Lisa Reisert tells Jackson Rippner that her grandmother had a friend named Duke. Earlier in the film "The Notebook" (2004), Rachel McAdams played a character whose husband was nicknamed Duke in old age.