Awake
Character : Clayton Beresford
Release Date : November 30, 2021 - 2008
Directed By : Joby Harold
Written By : Joby Harold
Genre : Indie Psychological Drama / Thriller
MPAA Rating : R
Produced by : Jason Kliot, John Penotti
Distributed by : The Weinstein Co, Open City and GreeneStreet Films
Budget : $9,000,000 (estimated)
Filming Dates : October 31, 2021 - December 22, 2021
Cast :
…Jessica Alba….Samantha Lockwood….Clay’s Wife
…Lena Olin….Lilith Beresford…Clay’s Mother
…Sam Robards…Clayton Beresford, Sr….Clay’s Father
…Terrence Howard…Dr.Jack Harper….Anesthesiologist
…Christopher McDonald… Dr. Larry Lupin
…Steven Hinkle…Young Clay
Filming Locations :
Bellevue Hospital - 550 First Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Fordham University, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts - Columbus Avenue & 61st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (hospital entrance)
New York City, New York
Synopsis :
Written by Joby Harold, the story focuses on a man (Christensen) who suffers “anesthetic awareness” and finds himself awake and aware, but paralyzed, during surgery. His young wife (Alba) must wrestle with her own demons as a drama unfolds around them.
Trivia and Facts
-Helen Mirren and Sigourney Weaver were both considered at one point to play Lilith Beresford before Lena Olin was cast.
-Hayden Christensen replaced Jared Leto.
-Jessica Alba replaced Kate Bosworth after she dropped out to shoot Superman Returns (2006).
Release Dates :
USA….November 30, 2007
Iceland….February 22, 2008
UK…February 29, 2008
Argentina…May 08, 2008
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Quotes
• Just thinking.
• Close. Actually picturing you soke and wet, with your clothes on.
• I didn’t scare you did I ?
• You know I can’t. Baby, I’m late as it is. I know you do and I’m going to tell her soon, I promise. Have a good day.
• My father would want to stop fishing in the middle of the day and go back to work all right?
• He’d throw me in the fucking river.
• My dad’s feet were 4 sizes bigger than mine, I can’t even fill his socks.
• Only because you’re my friend.
• So it’s tough love today huh?
• No, you know me? Take it all.
• You look beautiful, Sam.
• Excuse me. Hey I’m sitting right here, you wanna talk about me, talk to me.
• Happy Halloween.
• Please tell him I’m ready to cut to the chase, when he is.
• My heart maybe weak, but my heart is strong.
• Straight to the king.
• I remembered he smiled alot.
• Can you come inside so we can get warm?
• Unless you’d rather stay in the rain. I should of done this along time ago.
• Marry me, tonight, right now, marry me tonight.
• You gotta take the lense cap off.
• What do you think I’m doing?
• I love you!
•You walk on the other side of the road over there huh, Penny?
• 4 right? I think it’s 4 right Jack?
• That’s - great, I sure hope you read them Jack?
• He’s my friend, Mother, I trust him, I really wish you’d start trusting me.
• I’m scared Shitless.
• Do you think my new heart will love you as much as my old one?
• Wife—-Wife….
• All right, let yourself go..just let yourself drift away… Ok, I’m ready, let’s do it.
• God I wonder what the scars going to look like?
• Ah! Don’t you guys use shaving cream?
• [sucks in breath] OOh, that’s freezing. What is that? It stinks.
• God, am I suppose to be out for all of this?
• Wait! Am I suppose to be asleep right now? Hold on. Guys I- I can still hear you.
Am I suppose to be able to still hear you? Wait..wait..wait somethings wrong.
no, no, no, no something’s defintely wrong, Jack. Listen to me, I can feel that. I can still hear you.
Okay? I’m-I’m still awake! Just stop! Aw, come on. Look at the machines. All right? I’m not under yet.
Look at the fucking monitors. Jesus, this isn’t fucking happening! Move something! Do something, Clay!
Move an arm, move a finger. Come on, open your eyes! No..no..no..no.. no.. no.. Noooooooo
Jack Please! God! Come on Clay, you’re going to be ok, just hold on.
• It’s just pain, it’s just pain, it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t fucking hurt!
• Think about Sam ok?
• What the fuck? Ok, it’s happening again.. here we go..here we go..
• Yeah you better be fucking sorry, fucking asshole.
• I need your help Sam? I need a place to hide. We’re half way home Sam. I’ll be with soon.
• What the fuck?
• You gotta stand up, Clay. Take the tape off your eyes, take that shit out of your throat, and wake up!
That’s it, there you go. Open your eyes Clay, open your eyes.
• Alright, think Clay, look closer, there’s got to be a way out of this. You’re going to be ok, you’re not going to die.
• God! Look how fucking obvious.
• I don’t get it Jack, why? What’d I ever do to you? What did she do to you? How the fuck could you do this to us?
• Sam, they’re trying to kill me. No, don’t trust him baby, he’s lying to you. That’s right, come on baby. What?
• Christ, they know her. How the hell do they all know her?
• I’m fucked!
• [heart being taken out of his chest] Oh shit! No no no no Please god no… Noooooooooooooooo…………
• Larry , Larry. LOOK. Come on Larry, look!
• Ok, what would the old man think of you now? You lost it all now Clay.
• So many details, I didn’t even see it. Christ, I missed everything. What was I looking at?
Was I looking at you? I hope you’re happy, Sam. And I hope you get what you deserve.
• I don’t understand? I don’t get it? You’re telling me you knew?
• I’m going to stay here with you.
• This is bullshit, this is just my imagination, that’s all.
Press
Last Day of Shooting is Thursday: The Queens-based set of the Weinstein Co. thriller “Awake”
experienced about a one-hour delay because everyone was driving to Kaufman Astoria Studios via carpools and vans from Manhattan to the Triboro Bridge. Once it was discovered that there was an outbound lane open on the Queensboro Bridge — which is close to the set — the drivers were informed, and that helped considerably, “Awake” co-producer Amy Kaufman said. “We had a 9 a.m. call, and by 10 a.m., everyone was here. So far, so good,” she said. “Usually you have actors in separate cars, but this time, everyone traveled with everyone,” Kaufman said, including such ride-sharing stars as Hayden Christensen, Terrence Howard and Fisher Stevens. The production had to cancel a planned B-unit production shoot in Manhattan, featuring driving shots across the Brooklyn Bridge and on Seventh Avenue. “I don’t think we’d be able to get the permits,” Kaufman said. “Our last day is Thursday, so we’ll have to figure out another time to do that.”
Biz coping with N.Y. transit strike
The Queens-based set of the GreeneStreet Films/Weinstein Co. thriller “Awake” experienced about a one-hour delay because everyone was driving to Kaufman Astoria Studios via carpools and vans from Manhattan to the Triboro Bridge. Once it was discovered that there was an outbound lane open on the Queensboro Bridge — which is close to the set — the drivers were informed, and that helped considerably, “Awake” co-producer Amy Kaufman said.
“We had a 9 a.m. call, and by 10 a.m., everyone was here. So far, so good,” she said.”Usually you have actors in separate cars, but this time, everyone traveled with everyone,” Kaufman said, including such ride-sharing stars as Hayden Christensen, Terrence Howard and Fisher Stevens. The production had to cancel a planned B-unit production shoot in Manhattan, featuring driving shots across the Brooklyn Bridge and on Seventh Avenue. “I don’t think we’d be able to get the permits,” Kaufman said. “Our last day is Thursday, so we’ll have to figure out another time to do that.”
MTV Talks to Terrance Howard. “They’re popular people, but the beautiful thing is that
they’re beautiful artists,” Terrence Howard said of Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen, his co-stars in the
upcoming drama “Awake.” “[They] had that dream like any other 6-year-old that says, ‘I don’t want to be a star, but I want to be in the movie business.’ That’s their calling.” Now the three are pursuing their callings together on the high-concept film, currently filming for a 2006 release. “Imagine being operated on and being awake in the middle of the operation, but not being able to move; being conscious of it,” Howard said of the film’s plot. “It’s called anesthetic awareness, and it happens probably about 60 percent of the time. There are some who are able to recall what’s taken place that’s what that’s about.”
Two productions that are going on this week are the Weinstein Co. thriller “Awake,” starring Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba , and the NBC midseason legal drama “Conviction.” Both are shooting at Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens. “Awake” production manager Robin Sweet said she had a plan in place Friday, when the strike was first threatened, and it‘s still the same. “I have hotel rooms on hold in Long Island City at Comfort Inn right near the studio and carpools for much of the crew,” Sweet said. The production secured 15 passes for private pickup vans from Manhattan, Sweet said, many of which will pick up a mix of production, crew and cast members. “All of the actors are very understanding,” Sweet added. “It‘s easy for us being on a stage because we don‘t have to move equipment.”
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