Red Eye
Fear takes flight.
Country
Production
Budget
$26 000 000
Box office
$95 577 774
Director
Actors
Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Jayma Mays, Jack Scalia, Robert Pine, Terry Press, Brittany Oaks, Laura Johnson, Max Kasch
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Chris Bender, Marianne Maddalena, Bonnie Curtis, J.C. Spink, Jim Lemley, Mason Novick
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Bruce Alan Miller, Austin Gorg, Richard Fojo
Audition
Lisa Beach, Sarah Katzman
Editing
Short description
A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician.
What's left behind the scenes
- The name Jackson Rippner sounds very similar to "Jack the Ripper" in English.
- 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.
- The entire airplane set was made of Hydrolix, a very lightweight material. Therefore, whenever the script called for turbulence, the entire set was actually shaken.
- Wes Craven gave the role of Jackson Rippner to Cillian Murphy because he was struck by the contrast between his 'Romeo face' and his 'serial killer eyes'.
- A significant number of prop plane tickets were printed for the film. On the back, they featured 12 terms and conditions, just like real airline tickets. However, the 12th one read: 'All terms and conditions of this passenger ticket and baggage check are entirely fake. This is simply a set of unnecessary details, and if you happen to be reading this, it means you have far too much free time. Next time, bring a good book with you'.
- The original title of the film, Red Eye, literally meaning "Red Eye," refers specifically to a "night flight." This is how night flights are called in England and the US, as most passengers end up with red eyes due to lack of sleep.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- In the original version of the film, the 'fishermen' speak Russian when they pull the net with the rocket onto the deck.
- 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.
- 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 face" and "serial killer eyes".
- Cillian Murphy wanted the role of Jackson Rippner so badly that he flew from England to Hollywood for a business lunch with director Wes Craven just two days before his own wedding.
- While filming the scene in the airplane restroom, Cillian Murphy misjudged where he was supposed to throw Rachel McAdams. As a result, the actress hit her head hard and remained unconscious for a full half hour. When Rachel came to and filming resumed, Murphy was terrified of hurting the actress again and continued to support her head with his hand—which can be noticed in the movie.
- Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth and his college friend Dan Fuse came up with this plot back in their student days. They continued to develop the script for many years before they finally managed to sell it.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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'.
- According to the original script, the automatic door handle 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 the image, and Simpson was replaced by some kind of monster.
- The film's screenplay, written long before it garnered interest, was originally intended for Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn. However, once filming began, Craven preferred younger actors.
- When the woman spills the coffee with ice cream on Liz, Rachel McAdams' facial expression is a genuine reaction of surprise rather than acting; the actress didn't expect the drink to be so ice-cold.
- In the original film, when the "fishermen" pull the net with the rocket onto the deck, they speak in Russian.
- Lisa Raisert tells Jackson Rippner that her grandmother had a friend named Duke. Previously, in the movie 'The Notebook' (2004), Rachel McAdams played a character whose husband was nicknamed Duke in his old age.
- 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.'
- 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.
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