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Gone Baby Gone

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Directed by Ben Affleck
Produced by Ben Affleck
Sean Bailey
Alan Ladd, Jr.
Danton Rissner
Written by Aaron Stockard
Ben Affleck
Dennis Lehane
Starring Casey Affleck
Michelle Monaghan
Morgan Freeman
Ed Harris
Amy Ryan
John Ashton
Music by Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography John Toll
Editing by William Goldenberg
Distributed by Miramax
Release date(s) Flag of the United States October 19, 2007
Flag of the United Kingdom June 6, 2008
Running time 115 minutes
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $19,000,000
Gross revenue $29,962,621
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Gone Baby Gone is a critically acclaimed crime drama directed by Ben Affleck and adapted by Affleck and Aaron Stockard. Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Sean Bailey is a television and movie producer He was one of the Co-founders of LivePlanet. Alan Ladd Jr (born October 22 1937 in Los Angeles California, USA) is an American film industry executive and producer Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Dennis Lehane (born August 4, 1965) is an American author He has written several award-winning Novels including A Drink Before Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an Academy Award - SAG Award- and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23 1976) is an American actress. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Amy Ryan (born 30 November 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -nominated American actress John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer John Toll is a Cleveland -born American Cinematographer. In 1978 he worked on his first film as camera operator Norma Rae William Goldenberg is a Film editor with more than twenty credits since 1992 Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The police procedural is a sub-genre of the mystery story which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a Police force as they investigate Crimes Ben Affleck (born Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt; August 15 1972 is an American Film Screenwriter, director, actor and older brother of Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film. The movie is set in Boston and is based on the novel of the same name by Dennis Lehane. Dennis Lehane (born August 4, 1965) is an American author He has written several award-winning Novels including A Drink Before It stars Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan as Patrick Kenzie and Angela Gennaro, two private investigators hunting for an abducted four-year-old girl in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an Academy Award - SAG Award- and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23 1976) is an American actress. Dorchester is a neighborhood of Boston Massachusetts. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Amy Ryan received an Oscar nomination for her performance as Helene McCready. Amy Ryan (born 30 November 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -nominated American actress "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

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Plot

When a young girl, Amanda, goes missing in Boston, the case attracts widespread media attention. Private investigator Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) with his partner and girlfriend Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) are hired by the child's aunt to find her. Casey Affleck (born August 12, 1975) is an Academy Award - SAG Award- and Golden Globe -nominated American Actor Michelle Lynn Monaghan (born March 23 1976) is an American actress. She believes that their familiarity with the neighborhood will give them greater success than the local police and their captain, Jack Doyle (Morgan Freeman), who lost his child under similar circumstances. Morgan Porterfield Freeman Jr (born June 1 1937 is an Academy Award -winning American actor Film director and Narrator. Kenzie and Angie discover that Amanda's mother, Helene McCready (Amy Ryan), and her boyfriend, "Skinny Ray", had stolen $130,000 from a local drug lord. Amy Ryan (born 30 November 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -nominated American actress Helene reveals the location of the money after Ray is murdered by the drug lord. Kenzie, Angie and the police detectives investigating the case, Nick Poole and Remy Bressant (John Ashton and Ed Harris), arrange to trade the money with him for Amanda. John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director The drop at a nearby quarry in Quincy is botched and it is believed Amanda drowned. Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Captain Doyle takes responsibility for the detectives' actions and goes into early retirement.

A seven-year-old boy is abducted a couple months later and Kenzie poses as a drug dealer after receiving information that the boy has been abducted by a known child molester (Matthew Maher) being harboured by two drug-addicted accomplices in Everett. Matthew Maher is an American Television and theater Actor who has appeared in among other works John from Cincinnati. Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston. Kenzie later returns to the house with Nick and Remy in order to rescue the boy after finding evidence of his presence. A shoot-out occurs when Nick and Remy enter the house. Nick is shot in the neck and Kenzie enters the house to find one of the accomplices was killed. An altercation with the other accomplice ensues, causing Kenzie to retreat into the child molester's upstairs room. The child molester is seen sitting on the floor and tells Kenzie that it was an accident; Kenzie finds the boy's dead body then shoots the child molester in the back of the head.

Nick later dies in a hospital. At the hospital, Kenzie speaks with Remy outside. Remy confides in Kenzie that he once planted evidence on someone to help console Kenzie's murder ridden conscience. While telling his story, Remy inadvertently reveals that he knew "Skinny Ray" prior to the incident. This contradicts his earlier statements, and the fact that Remy lied to Kenzie puzzles him. Kenzie recognizes a police officer at the funeral, (Michael K. Williams), from an earlier visit to the police station and questions him. Michael Kenneth Williams (born June 26, 1966) is an American Actor. The police officer tells Kenzie that Remy had been asking about the stolen money before the drug lord knew it was missing. Kenzie questions Amanda's uncle, Lionel (Titus Welliver), and pieces together that Lionel and Remy conspired in a false kidnapping in order to take the money for themselves and to punish Amanda's mother for her poor parenting. Titus Welliver (born March 12 1961) is an American actor Welliver was born in New Haven Connecticut, the son of Norma a fashion illustrator Lionel speaks to Kenzie in a local bar, telling him that Amanda's death was an accident and that the phony trade was arranged with the help of the drug lord's associate. Remy enters the bar and stages a robbery while wearing a latex mask and holding a shotgun. He points the shotgun at Lionel's head, saying he should keep his mouth shut, attempting to scare Lionel into secrecy, or perhaps kill him before he can confess. It is revealed that Lionel has already confessed Remy's guilt, and Remy backs away, but not before the barkeeper shoots Remy twice in the chest. Remy flees and is pursued by Kenzie to the rooftop of a nearby building. Kenzie asks Remy why he did it. Remy's last words before dying are "I love children".

Kenzie is later questioned about Remy's death, and inadvertently discovers that a call transcript which led to the quarry meeting was forged - meaning Doyle was involved in setting up the botched exchange. He is not satisfied with what he knows about Amanda's abduction, and drives with Angie to Captain Doyle's home. He discovers Amanda is alive and living with Doyle and his wife very happily. A flashback reveals that Amanda's death was staged, and that Doyle was a part of the phony kidnapping all along. Kenzie threatens to call the authorities, but Doyle attempts to convince him that Amanda is better off living with them than with her drug-addicted, careless mother. Kenzie departs to discuss the choice with Angie, who says she will leave him if he calls the police. The police arrive and Doyle is arrested. Amanda is reunited with her mother, and Kenzie and Angie break up. Kenzie later visits Amanda and her mother. Helene is just about to leave on a date. She has not gotten a babysitter and just plans to dump Amanda on a friend, so Kenzie volunteers to watch over Amanda while she is out and they sit on a couch to watch television.

Cast

Release

Released on 19 October 2007, the film has grossed an estimated $20,241,408 domestically and $27,802,836 globally as of 7 February[1]

The UK release was originally set for 28 December 2007 but was pushed back to 6 June 2008 due to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director Amy Ryan (born 30 November 1969) is an Academy Award -nominated and Tony Award -nominated American actress John Ashton (born February 22, 1948) is an American actor born in Springfield Massachusetts and graduate of the University of Southern California Amy Madigan (born September 11 1950 is an American Actress who is known for her role as Annie Kinsella in the 1989 film Field of Dreams Titus Welliver (born March 12 1961) is an American actor Welliver was born in New Haven Connecticut, the son of Norma a fashion illustrator Mark Margolis (born 26 November 1939) is an American actor who has been making movies since 1976 George Carroll Jr, born 1979 or 1980 in Boston Massachusetts and better known as Slaine is an Irish-American Hip hop MC Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. 2007 saw major releases such as The Simpsons Movie, National Treasure Book of Secrets, Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Madeleine McCann disappeared on the evening of Thursday 3 May 2007 from the resort of Praia da Luz, in the Algarve region of Portugal, just days short

The film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on 12 February 2008. Extras include commentary by Ben Affleck and Aaron Stockard, deleted scenes, and two behind-the-scenes featurettes.

Critical reception

The film received mainly positive reviews from critics. As of December 31, 2007, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 93% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 138 reviews. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [2] The review aggregator Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 72 out of 100, based on 33 reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [3]

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone raved "The brothers Affleck both emerge triumphant in this mesmerizing thriller. This is about the film critic For the singing colleague of Mary Travers see Peter Yarrow. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published ",[4] while the New York Post called it "a twisty, morally ambiguous and satisfying neo-noir". The New York Post is the 13th-oldest Newspaper published in the United States and generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continually Neo-noir (from the Greek Neo, new and the French noir black is a type of Motion picture that prominently utilizes elements of Film [5] Patrick Radden Keefe criticized the film for overstating the case in an otherwise laudable attempt to "capture Boston in all its sordid glory," writing that "The result is not so much what Mean Streets did for New York as what Deliverance did for Appalachia. Mean Streets ( 1973) is an early Martin Scorsese film starring Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. The City of New York Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros motion picture drama directed by John Boorman. Appalachia is a term used to describe a region in the eastern United States that stretches from southern New York state to northern Alabama, "[6] In the UK, Gone Baby Gone received extremely positive reviews, including a five-star rating from Chris Tookey of the Daily Mail. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format

Top ten lists

The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2007. [7]

Awards

Wins

Nominated

References

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External links

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