Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Crime, Drama, Mystery |
Gone Baby Gone is a American neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Ben Affleck. In his feature-length directorial debut, Affleck co-wrote the screenplay with Aaron Stockard based on the 1998 novel Gone, Baby, Gone by Dennis Lehane. The film stars Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan as two private investigators hunting for a young girl abducted from her single mother’s apartment in the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester. The supporting cast includes Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris and Amy Ryan.
Released on October 19, 2007, the film was well-received by critics and grossed $34.6 million worldwide against its $19 million budget. Ben Affleck was lauded for his directing debut by many critic organizations. Amy Ryan received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
In a run-down neighborhood in Dorchester, Boston, three-year-old Amanda McCready has been abducted along with her favorite doll, Mirabelle. P.I. Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and his partner and girlfriend Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan) witness a televised plea for Amanda’s return by her mother, Helene (Amy Ryan), amid a media frenzy. The girl’s aunt Bea hires them to find Amanda.
Using his connections in the Boston crime underground, Patrick discovers that Helene and her boyfriend “Skinny Ray” were drug mules for a local Haitian drug lord named Cheese, and had recently stolen $130,000 from him. After discovering Ray has been murdered by Cheese’s men, Patrick and Angie join police detectives Remy Bressant (Ed Harris) and Nick Poole in investigating the case. They believe that Cheese may have taken Amanda.
Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Ben Affleck (screenplay), Aaron Stockard (screenplay), Dennis Lehane (novel)
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Casey Affleck, Amy Ryan, Michelle Monaghan, John Ashton
Cast:
| Casey Affleck | … | Patrick Kenzie |
| Michelle Monaghan | … | Angie Gennaro |
| Morgan Freeman | … | Jack Doyle |
| Ed Harris | … | Remy Bressant |
| John Ashton | … | Nick Poole |
| Amy Ryan | … | Helene McCready |
| Amy Madigan | … | Bea McCready |
| Titus Welliver | … | Lionel McCready |
| Michael Kenneth Williams | … | Devin |
| Edi Gathegi | … | Cheese |
| Mark Margolis | … | Leon Trett |
| Madeline O’Brien | … | Amanda McCready |
| Slaine | … | Bubba |
| Trudi Goodman | … | Roberta Trett |
| Matthew Maher | … | Corwin Earle |
| Jill Quigg | … | Dottie |
| Sean Malone | … | Skinny Ray Likanski |
| Brian Scannell | … | Lenny |
| Jay Giannone | … | Steve Penteroudakis |
| William Lee | … | Big Dave |
| William Marlowe | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Daniel DeMiller Jr. | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Kenneth Butler Jr. | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Stephen Curran | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Michael T. Blythe | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Bob J. Leary | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Mike Pusateri | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Paul Sullivan | … | Fillmore Regular |
| John McColgam | … | Fillmore Regular |
| Nicholas Donovan | … | Kid on Bike |
| Joseph Thomas-O’Brien | … | Kid on Bike |
| Jimmy LeBlanc | … | Chris Mullen (as James LeBlanc) |
| Mary Bounphasaysonh | … | Cheese’s Girl |
| Fanshen Cox | … | Doyle’s Secretary |
| Kippy Goldfarb | … | Francine Doyle |
| Elizabeth Duff | … | Mrs. Bressant |
| Cathie Callanan | … | Mrs. Poole |
| Cameron Henry | … | Johnny Pietro (as Cameron G. Henry) |
| Bobby Curcuro | … | Bobby |
| Kevin Molis | … | Officer in Procession |
| Robert Wahlberg | … | Interrogating Officer |
| Tom Kemp | … | Police Captain |
| Matt Podolske | … | Officer Riley |
| Joseph Flaherty | … | Murphy’s Law Bartender |
| Carla Antonino | … | Murphy’s Law Waitress |
| Peg Holzemer | … | Woman at Bar (as Peg Saurman Holzemer) |
| Chelsea Ladd | … | Boston Girl |
| Josh Marchette | … | Dart Player |
| Tom McNeeley | … | Teamster at Bar |
| Paul Horn | … | Newscaster |
| Rena Maliszewski | … | Newscaster |
| Suzanne Schemm | … | Newscaster |
| Lonnie Farmer | … | Newscaster |
| Richard Snee | … | Newscaster |
| Dale Place | … | Newscaster |
| Gary Tanguay | … | Newscaster |
| Ted Reinstein | … | Field Reporter |
| Celeste Oliva | … | Field Reporter |
| Patrick Shea | … | Field Reporter |
| Lewis D. Wheeler | … | Field Reporter |
| Michele Proude | … | Field Reporter |
| Tim Estiloz | … | Field Reporter |
| Karen Scalia | … | Field Reporter (as Karen Eris) |
| John Belche | … | Field Reporter |
| Raymond Alongi | … | West Beckett Police Officer |
| Joey Vacchio | … | State Trooper |
| Eamon Brooks | … | State Trooper (as Eamon M. Brooks) |
| Vincent H. Carolan | … | State Trooper |
| Frank G. Sullivan | … | State Trooper (as Frank Sullivan) |
| Karen Ahern | … | Reunited Police Officer (as Karen T. Ahern) |
| Ellen Becker-Gray | … | Gossipy Funeral Mourner (uncredited) |
| Shana Carr | … | Restaurant Patron / Family Member at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Mark S. Cartier | … | Pantsless Reporter (uncredited) |
| Chemi Che-Mponda | … | Restaurant Customer (uncredited) |
| Desiree April Connolly | … | Mourner in Police Funeral (uncredited) |
| Alan Dary | … | Detective (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Dings | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Frank Durant | … | Neighbor (uncredited) |
| John Franchi | … | Funeral attendee (uncredited) |
| Jonathon Frost | … | Police Detective (uncredited) |
| Tom Gilligan | … | Boston P.D. (uncredited) |
| Mackenzie Hawe | … | Neighborhood Child (uncredited) |
| Robert Masiello | … | Hospital Guest (uncredited) |
| Alex Milne | … | Child at Playground (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Purcell | … | Punk (uncredited) |
| Alan Resnic | … | Mourner at Funeral (uncredited) |
| Floyd Richardson | … | Funeral Mourner (uncredited) |
| Eric Ryan | … | Boston Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Steve Scarfo | … | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Billy Silvia | … | Boston Police Officer (uncredited) |
| John Wayland Somers | … | Camera Man (uncredited) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia