Lookout

Theatrical Release Date: 2007 03 30 (USA)

UPC: 786936735628

Studio: Miramax

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Mild Violence, Not For Children, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: A former high-school hockey star handicapped in a tragic car accident becomes an unlikely ally to a crack team of determined bank robbers in this thriller starring Jeff Daniels and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. When his promising career on the ice is suddenly cut short, former athlete Chris Pratt (Gordon-Levitt) goes to work as a janitor in a local bank. Cleaning floors soon gives way to criminal enterprise when the onetime puck-slinger is recruited to help clean out the very bank that employs him. Screenwriter Scott Frank (Out of Sight and Minority Report) makes his directorial debut, working from his own original screenplay. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Crime

Awards: Film Presented – SXSW Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best First Feature – Independent Spirit Awards Best Original Screenplay – Golden Satellite Award Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Golden Satellite Award Best Picture - Drama – Golden Satellite Award Best Picture – Las Vegas Film Critics Association Most Overlooked Film – Ohio Film Critics Best Supporting Actor – Golden Satellite Award

Features: Backstage:
"Sequencing The Lookout" making-of featurette
"Behind the mind of Chris Pratt"
Audio commentary with writer/director Scott Frank and director of photography Alar Kivilo
Movie Showcase:
Instant access to select movie scenes that showcase the ultimate in high definition picture and sound
Seamless menus

Lookout

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 08/14/2007

Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 2.40:1

Audio: DD2 Dolby Digital Stereo, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 99 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: French,Spanish

Region: Blu-ray region A (North America, Central America, South America, Japan, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia)

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Lookout
1. Fireflies
2. Four Years Later
3. Lewis
4. Noel State Bank & Trust
5. Gary Spargo
6. Thanksgiving
7. Luvlee
8. Gary's Plan
9. Ritual, Pattern, Repetition
10. The Lookout
11. The Heist
12. Sart at the End
13. "I Have the Power"
14. Kill Bone & Gary, Save Lewis
15. Lew's Your Lunch/Credits

Derek Armstrong

Like its thematic cousin, Memento, Scott Frank's The Lookout places memory loss in the context of a crime thriller, exploring how a damaged mind might construct (or fail to construct) the sequential reasoning needed to commit a crime -- or solve one. The two films are vastly different in structure, however. And while the ostentatious reverse narrative of Memento makes it more memorable, as it were, The Lookout earns big points for seeming like something that might actually happen. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is the key to that. He hits all the right notes as a twentysomething whose boundless promise was eradicated by a stunt he pulled while considering himself invincible: turning off the headlights when speeding down a country road. Chris Pratt's guilt and frustration -- the resulting wreck killed two people -- are omnipresent, but so are remnants of the confidence that used to define him. The mix makes for a fascinating character, whose recent introduction to modesty may actually make him a better person. But there's that little problem of the brain damage that makes him unable to process simple tasks, and the kitchen he wrecks in the wake of failing to open a can of soup is a powerful reminder of that. The directing debut of this accomplished screenwriter -- Frank also wrote Out of Sight, Minority Report, and Get Shorty -- is a writer's movie as much as it's an actor's. For a story in which event sequencing plays a key role, The Lookout has the exquisite sense of revealing its many lovely touches in just the right order. It's a tight, meaty, rewarding package. The Lookout also features strong supporting performances from Matthew Goode, who goes just under the top as the small-time hood trying to manipulate Chris, and Jeff Daniels as Chris' blind roommate, who exudes a devilish playfulness. ~ Derek Armstrong, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Gary Barber  Producer 
Roger Birnbaum  Producer 
Scott Frank  Director 
Scott Frank  Screenwriter 
James Newton Howard  Composer (Music Score) 
Laurence Mark  Producer 
Walter Parkes  Producer 
Jonathan Glickman  Executive Producer 
Laurie MacDonald  Executive Producer 
Becki Cross Trujillo  Executive Producer 
Joseph Gordon-Levitt  Actor 
Jeff Daniels  Actor 
Matthew Goode  Actor 
Isla Fisher  Actor 
Carla Gugino  Actor 
Bruce McGill  Actor 
Alberta Watson  Actor 
Alex Borstein  Actor 
Sergio Di Zio  Actor 
David Huband  Actor 
Laura Vandervoort  Actor 

Country: USA