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Product Information
THE NIGHT LISTENER is a dark drama that derives its strengths as much from the places it doesn't go as the places it does.
Product Identifiers
EAN5051429101071
eBay Product ID (ePID)59499324
Product Key Features
ActorToni Collette, Sandra Oh, Rory Culkin, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Morton, Robin Williams
Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Film/TV TitleNight Listener
DirectorPatrick Stettner
Release Year2007
FormatDVD
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesTrailer\Interviews with Robin Williams, Patrick Stenner and Armistead Maupin, Widescreen, Closed Caption
GenreDrama, General
Run Time78 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs1
Hearing ImpairedEnglish
Additional InformationInspired by a real-life experience of author Armistead Maupin (on whose book the film is based), THE NIGHT LISTENER is a dark drama that derives its strengths as much from the places it doesn't go as the places it does. Spare and tense, it tells the story of Gabriel Noone (Robin Williams), a storyteller with a national late-night radio show. Gay and recovering from a break-up with his much younger lover, Jess (Bobby Cannavale), Gabriel is experiencing writerÆs block. His life takes on a strange new wrinkle, though, when a literary agent (Joe Morton) passes on a manuscript heÆs received from a young fan of GabrielÆs--an AIDS-stricken 14-year-old boy, Pete (Rory Culkin), who has written a detailed account of the prolonged sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of his parents and their friends. Gabriel develops a friendly phone relationship with the boy, but soon senses that something is unusual about Pete and his caretaker, Donna (Toni Collette), and ventures to Wisconsin to figure out exactly whatÆs going on.<BR><BR><BR><BR>With its pure and streamlined narrative, THE NIGHT LISTENER sidesteps the showy pitfalls that derail many modern thrillers. Fuelled by subdued performances from Williams, whose manic energy is all but invisible, and Collette, whose chameleon-like brilliance has never been more in evidence, the film has obvious echoes of Hitchcock, as well as strange parallels to 2005Æs JT LeRoy literary scandal. Once Noone arrives in Wisconsin, an all-enveloping sense of unease starts in on a slow burn, and remote locations are used to great effect. Williams has a scene in a hospital that couldnÆt be further from PATCH ADAMS, and by the quiet conclusion, you will be wondering if maybe you should be a little less trustful of strangers, especially if theyÆre big fans of your work.
ReviewsEmpire - Crawls under the skin and stays there... Intriguing, thought-provoking and harrowing, Total Film - The new SIXTH SENSE
ScreenwriterPatrick Stettner, Armistead Maupin
AuthorArmistead Maupin
Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1
Movie/TV TitleNight Listener
Consumer AdviceContains strong language and child sexual abuse references