| Projects Information; Awake |
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| 2007 |
Character: Clay
Release Date 2007 - 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 Filmsand & GreeneStreet Films
Budget:n/a
Filming Dates:October 31, 2021 - December 22, 2021
Cast:
...Jessica Alba....Sam....Clay's Wife
...Lena Olin....Clay's Mother
...Sam Robards...Clay's Father
...Terrence Howard...Anesthesiologist
...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.
Release Dates:
USA....N/A (2007/8)
Germany - November 15, 2021
Romania - December 07, 2021
United Kingdom, Ireland and Malta - February 29, 2022
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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 a 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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...IMDB
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