Abandon (2002)


Abandon
Release Date01 March 2002
Budget$25,000,000
US Box Office$11,000,000
TaglineWatch who you leave behind.
GenreDrama, Mystery, Thriller
CountryUSA
Australia
Filming LocationsMcGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
LanguageEnglish, Italian
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPsychological Thriller, Police Detective Film
MoodSpellbinders
ThemesHaunted By the Past, Mind Games, Missing Persons, College Life, Woman In Jeopardy
TonesMoody, Paranoid, Tense, Ominous
TagsCollege Student, Disappearance, Missing Person

Abandon is a 2002 American thriller film released by Paramount Pictures and Touchstone Pictures. It was written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, starring Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously. Despite being set at an American university, much of the movie was filmed in Canada at McGill University's McConnell Hall.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Katie Burke

Wade Handler

Embry Larkin

Samantha Harper

Lieutenant Bill Stayton

Robert Hanson

Mousy Julie

Professor Jergensen

Harrison Hobart

Amanda Luttrell

Greg Kramer
Andre

Gillian Ferrabee
Susan

Barry Julien
Ted

Dr. David Schaffer

Scott Faulconbridge
Jed

Vanessa Petch
Young Katie

Victoria Petch
Young Katie

Kevin Ryder
Regular Guy

Eager Beaver

Paul Lemelin
Eager Beaver

Simon Peacock
Tech Recruiter

Howard Bilerman
Venture Capitalist

Mark Camacho
Detective Rigney

Mike Tsar
Detective Kanter

Robert Burns
Archivist

Kim Lambert
Female Interviewee

Alicia Westelman
Girl Singer

Girl Singer

Bonnie Mak
Waitress

Joe Cobden
Student on Cell Phone

Kwasi Songui
Campus Security Officer

Jay Lavalley
Campus Security Officer

Arthur Holden
Frank Peabody

Brett Watson
Recovering Alcoholic College Student

Noël Burton
Bill

Bill Rowat
Harrison Hobart Sr.

Liz MacRae
Mrs. Harrison Hobart

Richard McConomy
Cabbie

Bill Corday
Homeless Guy

Gianpaolo Venuta
Research Assistant

Sheena Larkin
Female Mogul

Ivan Smith
Professor

Mike Paterson
Russian Bear

Samir Mallal
Indian Guy

David Gow
Passerby Outside Plum

Tim Petch
Katie's Father

Ryan Wilner
Student in Cafeteria

Charles S. Doucet
Recovering Alcoholic Member

Charles Papasoff
Recovering Alcoholic Member

Andrea Sadler
Recovering Alcoholic Member

Christian Paul
Recovering Alcoholic Member

Shawn Baichoo
Trip Hop Inferno: Virgil

Ryan Kennedy
Trip Hop Inferno: Tortured Soul

Philip Le Maistre
Trip Hop Inferno: Tortured Soul

Giancarlo Caltabiano
Trip Hop Inferno: Dante

Joseph Baugniet
Trip Hop Inferno: Performer

John Fallon
Trip Hop Inferno: Mime

Daniel Lee
Trip Hop Inferno: Wolf

Malcolm Travis
Trip Hop Inferno: Minos

Bryanne Hastings
Trip Hop Inferno: Performer

Joan McBride
Library Assistant

Aaron Baril
Student choir

David Benson
Student choir

Chris Burrage
Student choir

Jonathan Davis
Student choir

Jon Day
Member - Student Choir

Benjamin Kwong
Student choir

Kris Epps
Student choir

Owen Meyers
Student choir

Nathaniel Misri
Student choir

Dantonio Pisano
Student choir

David Podgorski
Student choir

Mark Barter
Student choir

Mark Biunno
Student choir

Padraig Buttner-Schnirer
Student choir

Chris Forbes
Student choir

Fred Issid
Student choir

Andrew Mangal
Student choir

Nick Roy
Student choir

Jonathan Stewart
Student choir

Si-Wai Francis Zih
Student choir

Ahad Sianati
Student choir

Raffael Cavaliere
Student choir

Marika Anthony-Shaw
Student choir

Annesley Black
Student choir

Marie Claude Harvey
Student choir

Amelia McMahon
Student choir

Tobie Miller
Student choir

Anne-Lise Nadeau
Student choir

Julie Paquet
Student choir

Martine Poirier
Student choir

Fanny Quenneville
Student choir

Sahra Ucar
Student choir

Shannon Simpson
Student choir

Wing-Chan 'Emily' Chung
Student choir

Marie-Noel Daignault
Student choir

Nancy Duncan
Student choir

Doherty Caitlin
Student choir

Talya Grumberg
Student choir

Rachel Moody
Student choir

Jessica Muirhead
Student choir

Bohdanna Novak
Student choir

Gael O'Shaughnessy
Student choir

Iwan Edwards
Choir Conductor

Shannon Cohen
Pirates of Penzance

Zosia Bornik
Pirates of Penzance

Michele Tredger
Pirates of Penzance

Erica Danya Goldblatt
Pirates of Penzance

Daniel Murphy
Pirates of Penzance

Chad Connell
Pirates of Penzance

Christopher Dyson
Pirates of Penzance

Eric Biunno
Pirates of Penzance

Andrea Shuster
Pirates of Penzance

Edward Lafferty
Pirates of Penzance

Sherry O'Connell
Pirates of Penzance

Nathalie Beaudoin
Pirates of Penzance

Emily Lamarche
Pirates of Penzance

Andrew Burr
Pirates of Penzance

Mark Hauser
Pirates of Penzance

Jeffrey Wetsch
Pirates of Penzance

Sacha Medine
Pirates of Penzance

Eli Udell
Pirates of Penzance

John Gilbert
Pirates of Penzance

Bombyx Du Murier
Pirates of Penzance

Claudia Besso
Susan Bunwell

Éric Boutin
SKI Mask Guy

Josh Kimmel
Grieving Student

Abby Tenenbaum
Student

Camille Wainwright
Ellie Watson

Elizabeth Whitmere
Mrs. Burke

Director

Producer

Gary Barber
producer

Roger Birnbaum
producer

Shannon Burke
co-producer

Elizabeth Joan Hooper
co-producer

Lynda Obst
producer

Richard Vane
executive producer

producer

Original Music

Clint Mansell
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Cinematographer

Matthew Libatique
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Editor

Mark Warner
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Casting Director

Juel Bestrop
-

Rosina Bucci
-

Kathleen Chopin
-

Jeanne McCarthy
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Production Designer

Gideon Ponte
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Art Director

Pierre Perrault
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Set Decorator

Suzanne Cloutier
-

Anne Galéa
-

Daniéle Rouleau
-

Costume Designer

Louise Frogley
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Makeup Department

Robert Allicock
hair stylist

Marie-France Cardinal
key hair stylist

Julie Chabot
makeup artist

Annick Chartier
key makeup artist

Julie Delaney
hair stylist: Ms. Holmes

Dario Lapointe
hair stylist

Nathalie Trépanier
assistant makeup artist

Production Manager

Christina Kontos
unit production manager

Jimmy Kontos
unit manager

Marie Portelance
assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Anne Alloucherie
second assistant director

Michelle Benoit
third assistant director

Paul Drouin
third assistant director

Mathew Dunne
first assistant director: US

John Hepworth
third assistant director

Bethan Mowat
assistant director: second unit

Simon-Édouard Pilon
second second assistant director

Anthony Taitt
third assistant director

Michael Williams
first assistant director

Jason Stone
additional third assistant director

Art Department

Elisabeth Bastien-Siry
assistant property master

Robert Bourdeau
scenic artist

Michel Brochu
construction supervisor

Eric Brunet
lead man

Real Capuano
scenic technician

Odette Gauvreau
scenic artist

Dominique Gosselin
assistant decorator

Erik Gosselin
special props

Lubo Hristov
art director: Cinesite

Marie-Hélène Labrecque
assistant decorator

Suzanne Labrecque
art department coordinator

Ian Lavoie
set property master

Fireball Tim Lawrence
storyboard artist

Paul Le Maire
set dresser

Carl Lessard
graphic designer

Julie-Agnès Morin
assistant decorator

Lise Pharand
property master

Guy Pigeon
set designer

Eric Ramsey
storyboard artist

Benoit Robert
swing gang

Benoit Robitaille
swing gang

François Sénécal
assistant art director

Lucie Thibeault
assistant decorator

Tim Walton
set property master

Sound Department

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor

Bob Baron
adr mixer

Pierre Blain
production sound mixer

Ed Callahan
sound editor

John Cannon
first assistant sound ediotr

Kerry Ann Carmean
sound effects editor

Scott Curtis
foley editor

Zack Davis
adr supervisor

Robert Deschaine
adr mixer

Martin Desmarais
boom operator

Dino Dimuro
sound effects editor

Roger Fearing
assistant sound editor

Tammy Fearing
adr editor

Julie Feiner
adr editor

Christopher Flick
foley supervisor

David E. Fluhr
sound re-recording mixer

Galen Goodpaster
assistant sound editor

Laura Graham
adr editor

Robin Harlan
foley artist

Claude Hazanavicius
sound mixer

Marc Hazanavicius
cable person

Susan Kurtz
dialog editor, sound editor

Tony Lamberti
supervising sound editor

Ron Meredith
assistant sound editor

Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

Sarah Monat
foley artist

Mark Narramore
sound recordist

Nathalie Piche
boom operator

Vic Radulich
dialogue editor

Geoffrey G. Rubay
supervising sound editor

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Thomas W. Small
foley editor

Frank Smathers
dialogue editor

Beth Sterner
sound editor

Jon Title
sound designer

James Wright
stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Chuck Michael
sound effects editor

Special Effects

Ryal Cosgrove
special effects coordinator

Marc Fiquet
special effects technician

Guillaume Murray
special effects

Marc Reichel
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Matthew Adams
rotoscope supervisor

Jeffrey Edward Baksinski
motion & tracking supervisor: Cinesite

Lynn Basas
digital artist

Brigitte Bourque
digital compositor: Cinesite

Lindsay Hallett
visual effects producer: main title sequence, ASYLUM

Scott Dougherty
executive producer: Cinesite

Steven Fagerquist
digital compositing artist

Dennis Hoffman
head of production: Cinesite

Paul Howarth
visual effects editor

Fred Jimenez
data operator

Christopher Lance
digital compositor

Krystine Lankenau
rotoscope artist

Vincent Lavares
digital asset manager: Cinesite Hollywood

Derek Ledbetter
visual effects

Michael J. McAlister
visual effects supervisor

Kama Moiha
digital compositor: Cinesite

Serena Rainbow Naramore
digital compositor

Jason Piccioni
digital effects supervisor

Dante Quintana
digital artist

Sean Rourke
digital editor: Cinesite

Kevin Schwab
digital imaging operator: Cinesite

Tiffany Smith
visual effects coordinator: Cinesite

Arthur Sutherland
3D artist

Tracy Takahashi
visual effects associate producer: Cinesite

Renée Tymn
digital compositor

Purnanand Wagle
data technical assistant: Cinesite

Wally Chin
3D technical assistant

Robert Coquia Jr.
3D technical assistant

Stunts

François Gauthier
stunts

Nathalie Girard
stunts

Karine Lemieux
stunt double

Michael Scherer
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Claude Beauchamp
first assistant camera: second camera

André Bélaieff
generator operator

Ann Berrie
camera loader

Christian Bertrand
grip

Jocelyn Bertrand
second company rigging grip

Mikey Bertrand
first company grip

Marc Bonin
electrician

Frédéric Chabot
electrician

François Daignault
camera operator: second camera, Steadicam operator

Frédéric Demers
electrician

Benoit Descary
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Pierre Fournier
second assistant camera: second camera

Eames Gagnon
assistant chief lighting technician

Gilbert Gagnon
electrician

René Guillard
rigging gaffer

Stephanie Girard Hamelin
video assist operator

Andy C. Huber
gaffer: plate shots, Los Angeles

Keith Kerr
first company rigging grip

Roger Lèpine
grip

Jacques Levesque
lighting board operator

John Lewin
chief lighting technician

Matthew Libatique
camera operator

Steven Mann
first assistant camera

Jeff Nichol
second company grip

Cynthia Pusheck
underwater camera operator

Patrick Rainville
electrician

Jesse Read
grip

Ted William Ross
daily electrician

Jeff Scott
electrician

Carlo Secchiaroli
dolly grip

Martin Vaillancourt
grip

Jonathan Wenk
still photographer

Casting Department

Julie Breton
extras casting

Blythe Cappello
casting associate

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

Nadia Lubbe
casting assistant

Jennifer Saxon
casting assistant: Canada

John Srednicki
casting assistant

Eric Zuckerman
casting associate: New York

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Julie Amyot
additional extras dresser

Henri Aubertin
key dresser

Blanche-Danielle Boileau
wardrobe coordinator

Julie Côté
wardrobe coordinator

Françoise Labelle
costumer

Mathilde Lemaire-Barrette
costumer

Emilie Perrault
costumer

Lizz Wolf
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Laura Krumholz
apprentice editor

Paul Murphy
assistant editor

Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter

Pascale Paroissien
assistant editor: Canada

Chris Regan
color timer

Antoine Saito
assistant editor: Canada

Music Department

Bruce Babcock
orchestrator, conductor

Bob Bornstein
music preparation

Glen Caplin
music supervisor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Joanie Diener
music editor: temp music

Melissa Deanne Ferguson
additional music editor

Robert Fernandez
scoring mixer

Marc Mann
additional orchestrator

Joshua Winget
music editor

Richard Ziegler
music editor

Transportation Department

John Bober
transportation captain

Réal Hamel
picture car coordinator

Julie Marion
driver: cast

Daniel Matthews
transportation coordinator

Spiro Tsovras
driver: Mr. Gaghan

Other Crew

Marie Beaulieu
script supervisor

Tetchena Bellange
stand-in

J.B. Benna
production assistant

Alexandre Bertrand
production assistant

Christian Biron
assistant location manager

Justin Blampied
title designer

Kim Buttlar
executive coordinator: Mr. Barber

Simon Cassels
title designer

Mélanie Côté
assistant location manager

Céline Daignault
location supervisor

title designer

Sean Desmond
suggested by the book "Adam's Fall" by

Chantal Dubois
production assistant

Bram Eisenthal
unit publicist

Jay Floyd
clearance administrator

Josée Francis
assistant location manager

Vladimir Fuentes
assistant accountant

Carole J. Guignard
office assistant

Melanie Guimont
production assistant

Patricia Johnson
unit publicist

Robert Bruce Johnson
assistant: Ms. Obst

Frederik Joly
production assistant

Sotos Katakos
paymaster

Jennifer Brandon King
location manager: plate unit

Nancy Klein
assistant accountant

Antoinette Levine
location scout

Sylvie Martin
assistant production coordinator

Kevin Matthews
production assistant

Nadia Paine
assistant: Mr. Vane

Denis Paquette
location manager

Johanne Pelletier
production coordinator

Jess Platt
dialect coach: Charlie Hunnam

Regina Sabat-Dhouib
assistant: Mr. Obst

Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner
production auditor

Lane Shadgett
assistant: Mr. Gaghan

Joshua Silverman
location manager

Rick Tropasso
first assistant auditor

Denis Verrette
production assistant

Margie Balter
piano coach: Charlie Hunnam

Katia Belas
office production assistant

Warner Loughlin
acting coach

Production Company

Paramount Pictures

Spyglass Entertainment

Lynda Obst Productions
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Bedford Falls Productions
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Munich Film Partners New Century & Company (MFP) HAM Productions
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Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Buena Vista International Spain S.A.

Buena Vista International

Eagle Pictures

Pyramid

Toho-Towa

Buena Vista Home Entertainment
,

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Buena Vista Home Video

FS Film Oy

Nelonen

Net5

Paradise Group

Paramount Home Video
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Special Effects

Intrigue

Cinesite

Miscellaneous

Central Casting
extras casting

Howard Anderson Company, The
main and end titles

Mary Nelson-Duerrstein & Associates
negative cutting

Pacific Title
additional opticals

Soundelux
sound editing

Todd-AO Studios
sound re-recorded at






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