Flightplan (2005)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller |.
Flightplan is a psychological thriller mystery film directed by Robert Schwentke, written by Peter A. Dowling and Billy Ray, and starring Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, Sean Bean, and Matt Bomer (in his film debut). A co-production of the United States and Germany, the film’s narrative follows Kyle Pratt, a widowed American aircraft engineer living in Berlin, who flies back to the U.S. with her daughter and her husband’s body only to lose her daughter during the flight and must struggle to find her while proving her sanity at the same time.
Flightplan was distributed by Touchstone Pictures and was released worldwide theatrically on September 23, 2005. The film received mixed reviews from critics who acclaimed the performances of its cast but found the screenplay less competent. It grossed over $223 million.
Recently-widowed Berlin-based American aviation engineer Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) is taking her husband David’s body back to the U.S. after his untimely death. She and her 6-year-old daughter Julia (Marlene Lawston) board an Aalto Airlines Elgin 474, an aircraft Kyle helped design. Awakening from a short nap, Kyle finds Julia missing, and none of the passengers or crew recall seeing her. Flight attendant Stephanie (Kate Beahan) later claims there is no record of Julia boarding and the passenger manifest indicates the child’s seat as unoccupied. Julia’s boarding pass and backpack are also missing. Kyle insists Captain Marcus Rich (Sean Bean) conduct a thorough search of the aircraft.
Director: Robert Schwentke
Writers: Peter A. Dowling, Billy Ray
Stars: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Erika Christensen, Kate Beahan, Greta Scacchi, Sean Bean, Matt Bomer
Cast:
| Jodie Foster | … | Kyle Pratt |
| Peter Sarsgaard | … | Carson |
| Sean Bean | … | Captain Rich |
| Kate Beahan | … | Stephanie |
| Michael Irby | … | Obaid |
| Assaf Cohen | … | Ahmed |
| Erika Christensen | … | Fiona |
| Shane Edelman | … | Mr. Loud |
| Mary Gallagher | … | Mrs. Loud |
| Haley Ramm | … | Brittany Loud |
| Forrest Landis | … | Rhett Loud |
| Jana Kolesárová | … | Claudia |
| Brent Sexton | … | Elias |
| Marlene Lawston | … | Julia |
| Judith Scott | … | Estella |
| John Benjamin Hickey | … | David |
| Matt Bomer | … | Eric (as Matthew Bomer) |
| Gavin Grazer | … | FBI Agent |
| Chris Gartin | … | Mike |
| Bess Wohl | … | Katerina |
| Kirk B.R. Woller | … | Grunick |
| Stephanie Faracy | … | Anna |
| Christian Berkel | … | Mortuary Director |
| Cooper Thornton | … | West |
| Klaus Schindler | … | Metal Detector Guard #1 (scenes deleted) |
| Eva Plackner | … | Ion Tracker Guard #1 (scenes deleted) |
| Amanda Brooks | … | Irene |
| Jesse Burch | … | Row 19 Male Passenger |
| Greta Scacchi | … | Therapist |
| Drake Johnston | … | Main Deck Kid |
| Lois Hall | … | Main Deck Grandma |
| Dana Kristen Vahle | … | Helicopter Pilot (as Dirk Vahle) |
| Agnes Albright | … | Flight Attendent (uncredited) |
| Tarek Antonio Alin | … | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Robert Amstler | … | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Ina Barrón | … | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Spencer Conner | … | SWAT Team Leader (uncredited) |
| Tricia Cruz | … | Airline Attendant (uncredited) |
| Jonn Faircrest | … | First Class Passenger (uncredited) |
| David Farkas | … | Steward (uncredited) |
| Kei Hirayama | … | Japanese Passenger (uncredited) |
| Cathy Immordino | … | Seat 29F (uncredited) |
| Andray Johnson | … | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Luis Juarez | … | French Passenger (uncredited) |
| Erica LaRose | … | Zany blond (uncredited) |
| Tonje Larsgard | … | Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| Robert Mammana | … | FBI Agent (uncredited) |
| Julie McKinnon | … | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Hasan Ali Mete | … | Taxidriver (uncredited) |
| Alexandra Nowak | … | French Flight Attendant (uncredited) |
| John T. O’Brien | … | Military Policeman (uncredited) |
| Kyra Oser | … | Airline Passenger (uncredited) |
| Thomas J. Phillips | … | German Passenger (uncredited) |
| Conny Poppe | … | Passenger at Airport (uncredited) |
| A.J. Presley | … | Flight Passenger (uncredited) |
| Christian Reeve | … | Libyan Man (uncredited) |
| Laurence Richardson | … | Flight Passenger (uncredited) |
| Rachel Zeskind | … | Hysterical Passenger (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia