Tagline: If someone took everything you live for… How far would you go to get it back?
You are flying at 37,000 feet, in a new state-of-the-art airliner… so how on earth could a child suddenly disappear from your plane? This nerve-shattering question lies at the heart of Flightplan, a visceral suspense thriller that transports the audience into the turbulent confines of an international flight – and puts them at the very center of a chilling human mystery as they jet from Berlin to New York.
Two-time Academy Award winner Jodie Foster stars as Kyle Pratt, the frantic but fiercely intelligent mother whose deepest protective instincts will be triggered by a haunting in-flight nightmare: in the middle of the trans-Atlantic trip, her young daughter turns up missing without a trace. Or does she?
The dilemma facing the passengers and crew onboard is exactly the same predicament that audiences of FLIGHTPLAN will experience: is Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster), who arrives on the flight still reeling from the recent loss of her husband, a woman who has gone mad with grief or a formidably determined mother whose child is in grave danger that threatens the entire plane.
Adding to the growing mystery is the fact that the name of Kyle’s daughter doesn’t even appear on the flight manifest. Furthermore, neither of the flight attendants (Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan) can remember seeing the child on the plane. While Captain Rich (Sean Bean) and Air Marshal Gene Carson (Peter Sarsgaard) don’t want to doubt Kyle’s insistent claim that her daughter has vanished, all evidence points to the fact that Kyle’s little girl was never on board.
What is the truth behind Kyle Pratt’s distress? Who on board can be trusted? And just how far will Kyle have to go to get to the bottom of the harrowing mystery? As paranoia and doubt mount among the passengers, Kyle is confronted with some of the most unsettling fears a mother could ever face – losing her child, having her very reality questioned and being trapped in a situation where no one can seem to help. Pushed to the edge and fighting for her sanity, Kyle finds herself willing to go to unimaginable lengths to save her daughter.
Flightplan is a 2005 German-American mystery-thriller film directed by Robert Schwentke, written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray, and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, and Sean Bean. The film, distributed by Touchstone Pictures, was released theatrically in the United States on September 23, 2005.
Flightplan grossed $89,707,299 at the domestic box office and $133,680,000 overseas for a worldwide total of $223,387,299. It also grossed $79,270,000 on DVD rentals.
The score was released September 20, 2005, on Hollywood Records. The music was composed and conducted by James Horner and the disc contains 8 tracks. Horner stated that film’s score tried to mix the sound effects with “the emotion and drive of the music”, and the instruments were picked to match the “feelings of panic” Kyle goes on through the film. These included Gamelan instruments, prepared piano, and string arrangements. No brass instruments are used in the soundtrack.
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Flightplan (2005)
Directed by: Robert Schwentke
Starring: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Sean Bean, Marlene Lawston, Haley Ramm, Jana Kolesarova, Kate Beahan, Mary Gallagher, Judith Scott
Screenplay by: Peter A. Dowling, Terry Hayes, Billy Ray
Production Design by: Alec Hammond
Cinematography by: Florian Ballhaus
Film Editing by: Thom Noble
Costume Design by: Susan Lyall
Set Decoration by: Simon-Julien Boucherie, Kathy Lucas
Art Direction by: Kevin Ishioka
Music by: James Horner
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for violence and some intense plot material.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: September 23, 2005
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