The father in 1969 is named frank sullivan dennis quaid. Dennis quaid and jesus himself jim caviezel star as father and son in a movie about causality. Reunited with his late father dennis quaid via a hamradio set, a cop james caviezel tries to alter the events that led to his dads death. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. He would undo the events of october 12, 1969, when the outofcontrol bruxton fire took the life of his father, frank dennis quaidfar from heaven, a heroic firefighter. Dennis quaid is a famous american actor, best known for his role as mike in 1979 hit movie breaking away. The screenplay conferences on frequency must have gone on and on, as writer toby emmerich and the filmmakers tried to fight their way through the maze they were creating. May 12, 2000 the younger brother of actor randy quaid, dennis made his way from bellaire, tex. Thr looks back at the 2000 dennis quaidjim caviezel thriller to see what changes the cw made to the story for its new drama series. Frequency 2000 in this scifi thriller, quaid plays a father who connects with his son jim caviezel.
Frequency dennis quaid elizabeth mitchell frank sullivan julia jules sullivan chances are bob serge martina mcbride. Dennis quaid and jim caviezel are marvelous as father and son and are larger than life characters in the film that subtly evolve as events unfold as their destinies change. With dennis quaid, jim caviezel, shawn doyle, elizabeth mitchell. It was coproduced and directed by gregory hoblit and written and coproduced by toby emmerich. The main characters were compassionate and worked well. Despite some plot weaknesses here, and there, and some bad new york accents, this is a very sweet movie about the love between a father and a son, as they fought to restore their broken family. Dennis quaid frequency wiki fandom powered by wikia. Quaid rose to prominence in the 1980s, before succumbing to drug addition and an eating disorder, both of which he has since overcome. His 2000 hit frequency also had a baseball element to it as the storyline relies on memories of the new york mets. Dennis william quaid born april 9, 1954 is an american actor known for a wide variety of dramatic and comedic roles. I typically have trouble following timetravel movies, but not with this one. At the time of the films release, quaid had just turned 46, caviezel was 31, and mitchell was 30. Frank dennis quaid is a heroic new york firefighter, and escapes a harrowing situation to return.
Frequency, dennis quaids murder mystery about timebending, is also a cop movie, a movie about family values, and plain oldfashioned entertainment. When you come back to me again frequency movie on vimeo. The son tries to save his fathers life, but then must fix the consequences. Frequency starring dennis quaid, james caviezel, andre braugher, noah emmerich, elizabeth mitchell, and michael cera release date. Dennis quaid is an actor who portrays the character frank sullivan in the original 2000 film frequency. He grew up in the houston suburban city of bellaire.
The ending of the movie is contrived, but then of course it is. Similarly, though the story and mitchells portrayal suggest that her character is about the same age as her husband, played by dennis quaid, she is 16 years younger than quaid. With a nod to movies past, frequency synthesizes style and fright to create a thriller for the ages. See more ideas about dennis quaid movies, movies and i movie. Quaid and caviezel bond over the radio, and we believe the feelings they share. Frequency by gregory hoblit dennis quaid, james caviezel. Frequency dvd, 2000, widescreen platinum series for sale. The younger brother of actor randy quaid, dennis made his way from bellaire, tex. Frequency 2000 full movie lets join, full episode here. Frequencys vehicle is that the 2 manage to communicate through time, the father being in 1969 and the son in 1999. Jul, 2016 thr looks back at the 2000 dennis quaid jim caviezel thriller to see what changes the cw made to the story for its new drama series. Now, they both must race across time to stop the killer. Apr 28, 2000 quaid and caviezel bond over the radio, and we believe the feelings they share.
Sep 15, 2017 he would undo the events of october 12, 1969, when the outofcontrol bruxton fire took the life of his father, frank dennis quaid far from heaven, a heroic firefighter. I think it was casted just fine, but jim caviezal and dennis quaid, in particular, made a very sincere pair. The cws frequency looks to be on track to tell the story. Dennis quaid revisits the pitching scenes from the rookie. Frequency is a 2000 american science fiction thriller drama film directed by gregory hoblit and distributed by new line cinema. That movie is the 2000 dennis quaidjim caviezel scifi thriller frequency. First gaining widespread attention in the 1980s, some of his notable credits include breaking away 1979, the right stuff 1983, the big easy 1986, innerspace 1987, great balls of fire. I love the movie frequency, starring dennis quaid and jim caviezel. Leading man is dennis quaid, who might just be one of the most safest go to guys in his generation, and support comes from a prejesus james caviezel, andre braugher, shawn doyle and elizabeth mitchell.
Its story follows john sullivan, a homicide detective in new york city who accidentally discovers a crosstime radio frequency on his late fathers ham radio, which allows the two to speak to each other across time. Dennis quaid and jim caviezel are marvelous as father and son and are larger than life characters in the film that subtly evolve as events unfold as their destinies. When john is able to talk to frank dennis quaid over his old ham radio, john saves his fathers life by warning him to turn the other way when trying trying to escape a fire. It would seem that frequency is the conflation of these two separate threads, but hardly anyone remembers the 2000 dennis quaid movie that the series is based on and no one actually travels.
I never had the chance to watch the movie when it made its debut in 2000. All actors dennis quaid, jim caviezel, shawn doyle, elizabeth mitchell, andre braugher, noah emmerich. He is also a musician, having written and performed the song closer to you in the film the big easy 1987. The movie frequency starring jim caviezel and dennis quaid had a plot based on a geomagnetic storm that allowed a ham radio operator to talk to his deceased father decades earlier, which then. He was raised a baptist, and studied drama, mandarin chinese, and dance while a student at bellaire high school.
A phenomenon allows police officer john sullivan jim caviezel to save the life of his longdead father dennis quaid. It stars dennis quaid, jim caviezel, shawn doyle, and elizabeth mitchell. Find frequency import movie european format zone 2 2012 quaid, dennis. Read the frequency movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. Their onradio relationship had a chemistry to it which came across to this viewer.
Movie was filmed in 2000, countries of filming locations are united states. Frequencys vehicle is that the 2 manage to communicate through time, the. Caviezel is john sullivan, a 36yearold police officer who has never quite gotten over the early death of his father, frank quaid, a. Feb 17, 2009 frequency dennis quaid elizabeth mitchell frank sullivan julia jules sullivan chances are bob serge martina mcbride. Frequency is heartily recommended to those who dont need head twisting cinema before they can proclaim a film to be worthy of their time. Yes, i know that most of them dont bear close scrutiny or youll find a plot hole or two, but to quote basil exposition of austin powers, try not to worry about that too much and just enjoy the ride. Frequency is really two differentthough inextricably linkedmovies. The house of main characters of both threaded timelines. The movie opens with the introduction of the sullivan family. An inspiring, hopeful psychological thriller, frequency features two standout performances by quaid d. Frequency dvd, 2000, widescreen platinum series for. Dennis quaid was born in houston, texas, to juanita bonniedale jordan, a real estate agent, and william rudy quaid, an electrician. He is also widely recognized for his memorable performances in the movies traffic, frequency, the rookie, the day after tomorrow, the parent trap, and far from heaven.
Frequency 2000 teljes film, dennis quaid, jim caviezel. The plot has to do with a serial killer, so expect discussions of deaths and dead bodies shown. Frequency is one of director gregory hoblits very best films, starring jim caviezel and dennis quaid, this film has a very interesting and unique plot. But changing the past leads to a string of brutal, serial homicides. Rent frequency 2000 starring dennis quaid and jim caviezel on dvd and bluray. The film stars dennis quaid and jim caviezel as father and son, frank and john sullivan respectively. The best and worst movies of dennis quaid s career. Frequency, dennis quaids murder mystery about timebending, is also a cop movie, a movie.
Frequency s vehicle is that the 2 manage to communicate through time, the father being in 1969 and the son in 1999. A freak occurrence in the aurora borealis rewrites the future for john sullivan james caviezel, a policeman still recovering from the death of his father dennis quaid, a heroic fireman, 30 year earlier. Where was filmed movie frequency, cast dennis quaid, james caviezel, elizabeth mitchell, shawn doyle. Dennis quaid s omega speedmaster in frequency while broer called out dennis quaid s watch in frequency, he could have named several of the actors movies. I have to admit, im a sucker for time travel stories. Frequency dennis quaid elizabeth mitchell frank sullivan. Frequency is a 2000 american science fiction thriller drama film. Jul 08, 2014 a phenomenon allows police officer john sullivan jim caviezel to save the life of his longdead father dennis quaid. When the killer hits dennis quaid and he falls on the floor, the killer then takes his wallet and throws it in the cubicle next to the toilet, yet when he moves dennis quaid into the cubicle the wallet has disappeared and reappeared in the next cubicle along. Apr 10, 2020 dennis quaid revisits the pitching scenes from the rookie. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Released april 28th, 2000, frequency stars dennis quaid, jim caviezel, andre braugher, elizabeth mitchell the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 57 min, and received a score of 67 out of. Dennis davenport john kasarda mindy roffman set decoration by.
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