Taglines: A btory of family, lust, murder …and other midlife crises.
A middle-aged man finds love in the last place he was looking — his psychiatrist’s waiting room — in this dark comedy drama. Alex (William H. Macy) is a man in his mid-forties who is having something of a midlife crisis; he’s unhappy with his life; his marriage to Martha (Tracey Ullman) is going through a rough patch; he’s worried about his six-year-old son, on whom he dotes; and he wishes he hadn’t bucked under to the wishes of his domineering father Michael (Donald Sutherland) and started working in the family business.
Making things even more problematic is the family’s line of work — Alex is a killer-for-hire. Alex feels as if he’s about to unravel from stress when he begins seeing Josh (John Ritter), a psychiatrist. One day, while waiting for his session with Josh, Alex meets Sarah (Neve Campbell), a sweet, pretty, but severely neurotic young woman with an omnivorous sexual appetite. Alex and Sarah take an immediate liking to one another, and Alex begins to pursue a romance with her, though he knows an affair could create more problems than it solves, especially after Michael informs Alex that Josh is his next target.
Panic is a 2000 American crime film directed by Henry Bromell and starring William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter, Barbara Bain, Donald Sutherland, Tina Lifford, Nicholle Tom, Andrea Baker, David Dorfman and Erica Ortega.
Despite not being a box office success, Panic received universal critical acclaim from critics, some of which called it one of the best movies of 2000. The performances of William H. Macy, John Ritter, and Donald Sutherland were hailed by critics.
Panic (2000)
Directed by: Henry Bromell
Starring: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, Tracey Ullman, John Ritter, Barbara Bain, Donald Sutherland, Tina Lifford, Nicholle Tom, Andrea Baker, David Dorfman, Erica Ortega
Screenplay by: Henry Bromell
Production Design by: Dan Bishop
Cinematography by: Jeff Jur
Film Editing by: Lynzee Klingman, Cindy Mollo, Brent White
Costume Design by: Susan Matheson
Set Decoration by: Emma Fairley
Art Direction by: Daniel Bradford
Music by: Brian Tyler
MPAA Rating: R for language and elements of violence.
Distributed by: Artisan Entertainment
Release Date: December 1, 2000
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