Filmed on location in Montreal and
New York, The Bone Collector is a suspense thriller that combines Rear
Window and Seven. Two cops on the trail of a brutal serial killer must see
as one, act as one, and think as one before the next victim falls. Lincoln
Rhyme (Denzel Washington) is an intelligent forensics detective who was
paralyzed in the line of duty. The author of several books, he has a keen
eye for detail and nose for clues that have made him a legend in the law
enforcement community. Amelia Donaghy (Angelina Jolie) is a street-smart
policewoman in her twenties. On her last day as a street cop, before being
transferred to a desk job, Amelia discovers a badly mutilated corpse. Rhyme
is asked to investigate the case, but he declines. To him, it is an
open-and-shut case not worth his time. But when he takes a close look at the
evidence, he is intrigued, as the photos reveal complex messages in their
details. The lunatic, who might be a taxi driver (a Scorsese allusion),
amuses himself by paying homage to legendary murders in his own gruesome
acts. Amelia is assigned to assist Rhyme, and she must be the eyes and ears
of the quadriplegic detective. And they must capture the killer before he
strikes again. Written by Jeremy Iacone and based on a book of the same
title by Jeffrey Deaver, The Bone Collector was directed by the Australian
thriller specialist Phillip Noyce, who directed such films as Clear and
Present Danger and Dead Calm.| Denzel Washington | Lincoln Rhyme |
| Angelina Jolie | Amelia Donaghy |
| Queen Latifah | Thelma |
| Michael Rooker | Capt. Howard Cheney |
| Mike McGlone | Detective Kenny Soloman |
| Luis Guzman | Eddie Ortiz |
| Leland Orser | Richard Thompson |
| John Benjamin Hickey | Dr. Barry Lehman |
| Bobby Cannavale | Steve |
| Ed O'Neill | Detective Paulie Sellitto |
| Zena Grey | |
Genre/Type Thriller, Police Detective Film, Psychological Thriller
Produced by Columbia Pictures / Universal
Release Nov 5, 1999 (USA)
Running time - 118 min.
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Knight Moves (1992, Carl Schenkel)
Kiss The Girls (1997, Gary Fleder)
Bone Daddy (1998, Mario Azzopardi)
Second Sight (1999, Charles Beeson)
Seven (1995, David Fincher)
Red Dragon (2002, Brett Ratner)
Camera Obscura (2003, Hamlet Sarkissian)