A married Manhattan ad man, Charles Schine, falls in lust with a sexy younger woman he meets on his commuter train, but when they meet in a hotel it goes terribly wrong when an armed man bursts in, beats Charles, rapes his date and then blackmails Charles for a staggering amount of money. Charles tries to fight the blackmail by hiring muscle, a disastrous move that gets him into potentially dire legal trouble, as does his agreeing to participate in a company scam in a desperate bid to make back some of the blackmail money.
Based on the novel “Derailed” written by James Siegel, published by Warner Books February 2003.
Begin shoot date: fall 10/08/2004
Genres: Adaptation, Drama, Thriller
US Distributors: Miramax Films
Cast:
Clive Owen – Charles Schine
Jennifer Aniston – Lucinda Harris
Melissa George
Vincent Cassel
Credits:
Director: Mikael Hafstrom
Writer:
Stuart Beattie – Screenplay (Adaptation)
James Siegel – Source Material (from novel: “Derailed”)
