The Missing Person (2009)

Name: The Missing Person
Director: Noah Buschel
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-12-03
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Michael Shannon, Frank Wood, Amy Ryan, Linda Emond

Not Rated | 95 min | Drama

Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man's identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed ... See full summary »

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Michael Shannon

John Rosow
Frank Wood

Harold Fullmer
Amy Ryan

Miss Charley
Linda Emond

Mrs. Fullmer
John Ventimiglia

Hero
Margaret Colin

Lana
Paul Sparks

Gus Papitos
Yul Vazquez

Don Edgar
Paul Adelstein

Drexler Hewitt
Kate Arrington

Jane Rosow
Anthony Esposito

Javier
Liza Weil

Agent Chambers
Daniel Franzese

Agent Craig
Merritt Wever

Mabel Page
Gary Wilmes

L.A. Cop (Eric Jelin)

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1 win & 3 nominations.

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27 February 2009 | shirleyclyde

| Elegant, Sad, Funny Rumination on Loneliness and Loss

This movie reminded me a bit of James Gray's movies. Simply shot, actor driven, quiet, sincere, and romantic. While "The Missing Person" is much more of an art film than "Two Lovers," I left with the same feeling of having just watched something very personal and very moving. I don't want to give away too much about this movie, but ultimately it is a film about loneliness and being alone. Sound like a downer? It's not. Michael Shannon delivers his best performance yet as a drunk detective who likes to crack himself up with bad jokes(he cracked up the Sundance audience too.) Amy Ryan, Margaret Colin, and a bunch of other familiar faces provide moments of humor and sadness. Mostly what impressed me about "The Missing Person" was that it wasn't hip or clever. And not fancy either. In fact it was almost the opposite of every movie I saw at Sundance. It was mostly just good, honest film-making . Rare qualities indeed in independent film these days.

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Trivia

The radio chatter heard as Rosow drives to the Twin Towers on 11 September 2011 is an actual recording of chatter on the FDNY network on that day.

Quotes

John Rosow: I could lie there forever. But the phone rang.
John Rosow: Hello?

Goofs

When the train pulls into what's supposed to be Union Station, Los Angeles, the platform is really in Downtown San Diego. John Rosow is next seen in front of Union Station which is 120 miles away by air. Previously, when he boarded the train (the California Zephyr) in Chicago, the same San Diego platform (including the trunk of a palm tree) can be seen briefly through the window. The California Zephyr does not go to either San Diego or LA. It terminates in Emeryville.

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Flowers For Flora
Written by Coati Mundi Hernandez
Performed by Coati MundiJazzophonic
Courtesy of Coati Mundi Productions

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Genres

Drama

Details

Release Date:

3 December 2009

Language

English, Spanish

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,715 22 November 2009

Gross USA:

$17,896

Cumulative Worldwide Gross: