Detailed item info | Movie description | UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely unharmed. After this miraculous incident, he's contacted by the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a dealer of comic book art who seems to have the opposite physicality--his bones tend to snap like twigs. As Elijah attempts to help the reluctant hero realize his superhuman potential, David tries to make amends with his estranged wife (Robin Wright Penn) and son (Spencer Treat Clark).
Following the runaway success of THE SIXTH SENSE, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan once again teams up with Willis for another bleak supernatural tale with a surprising finale. Although Willis and Jackson are excellent in their roles, the highlights of the film are Eduardo Serra's cinematography and Shyamalan's direction, which are eerily atmospheric and inventive--in certain sequences, for example, entire scenes are shot as reflections on glass. UNBREAKABLE is a superhero film at heart, but Shyamalan's somber aesthetic transforms it into something far more intriguing.
| | Credits | | Producer: | Barry Mendel, M. Night Shyamalan, Sam Mercer | | Cast: | Bruce Willis, Charlayne Woodard, Robin Wright Penn, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark |
| | Details | | Edition: | Vista Series 2-Disc Set | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, THX Sound |
| | Notes | DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
DTS Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Spanish
THX Mastered Audio
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. James Newton Howard - Composer
Featurettes - 1. "The History of the Comic Book Superhero"
2. "The Making of the Train Station Sequence" with Multiple Angles
3. M. Night Shyamalan Home Movie
8 Deleted Scenes
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
2. TV Spots
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/ Photo Galleries:
Still Art/ Concepts Gallery
Additional Products:
Booklet
2 Collectible Illustrations by Alex Ross
Theatrical release: November 22, 2000.
Filmed on location in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan makes an appearance in the film as the drug dealer in the stadium.
Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson also star together in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE. In addition, the two actors both appear in PULP FICTION, though they're never on screen at the same time. And oddly enough, both are in National Lampoon's LOADED WEAPON 1.
Spencer Treat Clark also appears in another hit film of 2000: GLADIATOR.
James Newton Howard also composed the score for THE SIXTH SENSE and more than 75 other films, including PRIMAL FEAR, THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, and STIR OF ECHOES.
The song "Battle" by the British band Blur is featured in some of the film's trailers.
Paul Tatara of cnn.com voted UNBREAKABLE one of the top ten movies of 2000.
| | Editorial reviews | "...UNBREAKABLE [shows] Mr. Shyamalan's remarkable growth as a director....This is a superhero comic rendered as a haiku....Mr. Willis has the charisma to hold an audience....Mr. Jackson does wonders with [his] role..."
New York Times - pp.E1-17 - Elvis Mitchell (11/22/2000)
"...All is revealed with a stealth that makes UNBREAKABLE the kind of movie that's talked about well after the credits roll..."
Box Office - p.65 - Tim Cogshell (01/01/2001)
"...Somberly fantastic....Jackson gives a delicate and haunted performance." -- Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly - p.51 - Owen Gleiberman (01/05/2001)
"...Intriguing....UNBREAKABLE is likely to surprise you....Jackson is suitably uncanny..." -- 4 out of 5 stars
Total Film - p.76-7 - Dan Jolin (02/01/2001)
"...Unforgettable suspense sequences..."
Sight and Sound - p.54-5 - Kim Newman (02/01/2001)
"...As quietly intriguing as THE SIXTH SENSE....An uncommonly absorbing movie..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (11/22/2000)
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