Broken (2006 film)
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 Official movie poster. | |
| Directed by | Alan White |
| Produced by |
Brian R. Etting Jerry Wayne |
| Written by |
Jeff Lester Drew Pillsbury |
| Starring |
Heather Graham Jeremy Sisto |
| Music by | Jeehun Hwang |
| Cinematography | Neil Shapiro |
| Edited by | Jay Nelson |
| Distributed by | Truly Indie |
Release dates |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Broken is a 2006 film by director Alan White, starring Heather Graham and Jeremy Sisto. The film had a limited run in theatres and was released to DVD.
Plot
Hope (Heather Graham) is a night shift waitress who has made several mistakes in her life. She leaves Ohio for Los Angeles, trying to make a living as an entertainer. She meets Will (Jeremy Sisto), who is desperate to win her back. They get involved with drugs. Hope realizes that she needs to break free from drugs, if she wishes to make her dream come true; so she cuts off all ties to Will. Will, however, is prepared to go to any length to ensure that they stay together - even to the extent of committing murder, robbing her workplace and taking her hostage. Towards the end of the story, Hope is shown instead of her own regular customers, while one of the customers is the waitress.
Interpretation
A common interpretation is that Will represents Hope's addiction to drugs, and her customers (the men killing time waiting for drugs, the singer/songwriter on her way, the madame and prostitute, the drugged up girl who spends time with men she doesn't really want to be with, the producer and director in the genesis of making a movie, the crazy woman at the end of the counter) represent her possible life outcomes. When she shoots Will, she liberates herself from the drug addiction and is ready to start a new life.
Cast
- Heather Graham as Hope
- Jeremy Sisto as Will
- Valerie Azlynn as Jessica
- Randall Batinkoff as Cliff
- James Brandon as Alex
- Jake Busey as Vince
- Scarlett Chorvat as Girl
- Chad Cunningham as David
- Kevin Daniels as Franklin
- Michael A. Goorjian as Thomas
- Linda Hamilton as Karen
- Tess Harper as Clare
- Joe Hursley as Rob
- Martin Kelly as Ethan
- Bianca Lawson as Mia
- Marc Lynn as Allen
- Billy Marti as Drug Dealer
- Navid Negahban as Keith
- Adam Nelson as Neal
- Peter Pasco as Nick
- Mark Sheppard as Malcolm
- Jessica Stroup as Sara
- Arthur Williams Jr. as The Cook
References
External links
- Broken at the Internet Movie Database
- Broken at Rotten Tomatoes