In New York, Telly Paretta has been under the psychiatric care of A doctor for months, the therapy to help her deal with the grief associated with losing her nine year old son, Sam, one of 6 children in a plane which disappeared, Slowly, incidents make it seem like Telly is losing her grip on the past, until one day all physical evidence of Sam ever existing disappears. Her husband, Jim and Dr. Munce try to explain to her that her therapy is to help her get over the delusion that she /had a son.
As Telly alone goes on a search for evidence to prove the existence of Sam, the only person she is eventually able to convince is Ash Correll, an ex-Hockey player whose daughter was also one of the missing children. One other person they're able to convince of there ever having been a Sam and Lauren is NYC cop, Ann Pope.
But this movie was pretty damn good. I am a little biased, because I really like Terry O'Quinn (from those good old 'Stepfather' movies). Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing The Forgotten Ones near you. ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers.
Pope believes that 2 people having the same delusion is not a coincidence, Pope has to figure who she can or can't trust in the matter in uncovering the truth. Screenwriter Gerald Di Pego comes up with an interesting new slant on a well-trodden movie idea: grieving woman is obsessed with the child she lost to a plane crash, and refuses to accept it when her husband, neighbor, and psychiatrist all tell her he never existed. Conspiracy thriller with science-fiction overtures steps a little bit into 'Close Encounters' territory, but manages to hold the viewer with strong individual scenes and a lovely, matter-of-fact lead performance by Julianne Moore. However, the editing goes slack by the film's midsection, with Moore constantly on the run and Di Pego's script scrambling to explain itself whilst keeping the audience in suspense. It's a gambit which doesn't quite pay off. Supporting characters played by Anthony Edwards and Alfre Woodard are unceremoniously shafted, while the tepid final act (more running) leaves a bushel of unanswered questions and unrealized ideas behind.
The chilly cinematography (grayish blues and whites) is artsy and distracting, and the overall result smacks of too many cooks.1/2 from.
The Forgotten One
Directed by
Phillip Badger
Produced by
Peter Garrity
Written by
Phillip Badger
Starring
Kristy McNichol Terry O'Quinn
1989
Running time
89 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
The Forgotten One is a 1989 American supernaturalthriller film starring Kristy McNichol and Terry O'Quinn.[1]
Plot[edit]
A writer who is recently widowed moves into a Victorian house that may be haunted. The writer is attracted to his beautiful new neighbor, yet finds himself being seduced by the spirit of a woman murdered in his house one hundred years ago.
Cast[edit]
Terry O'Quinn as Bob Anderson
Kristy McNichol as Barbara Stupple
Blair Parker as Evelyn James
Elisabeth Brooks as Carla
Michael K. Osborn as Dillon
Ed Battle as Bum
Dwayne Carrington as Realtor
References[edit]
External links[edit]
The Forgotten One on IMDb
The Forgotten One at AllMovie
The Forgotten One at Rotten Tomatoes
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