A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
- Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations
Wendy Donaldson
- Resort Owner
- (as Wendy Morrow Donaldson)
Adrien Dorval
- Sheriff
- (as P. Adrien Dorval)
Gardiner Millar
- Deputy #3
- (as Gardinar Millar)
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Did you know
- TriviaMickey Rourke was attempting a comeback from his self-imposed exile to professional boxing. He was also broke. Because of his wild reputation, studios were reluctant to cast him, and he was relegated to B-Grade action movies that went straight to video. Sean Penn was a big fan of Rourke, and he insisted on casting him in a small but pivotal scene as the grieving father of a murdered child. After this small part, Rourke began to get offered larger roles with bigger studios.
- GoofsThere are no tunnels outside Reno, Nevada.
This is not a goof, it's "creative geography" and is a widely used cinematic device.
- Quotes
Duane Larsen: I want to see my daughter.
Jerry Black: I don't think that would be a good idea.
Duane Larsen: WHY WOULDN'T THAT BE A GOOD IDEA?
Jerry Black: Because we hardly dared to look ourselves.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Pledge/The Amati Girls/Snatch/Panic (2001)
- SoundtracksNwalhulwana
Written by Humberto Carlos Benefica
Performed by Orchestra Marrabenta Star de Moçambique
Courtesy of Piranha Records
By Arrangement with Piranha Musik Produktion & Verlag AG
Featured review
A Great Thriller With a Non-Commercial Tragic and Dark End
Detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) is retiring. While in his farewell party, his colleagues are informed that an eight years old girl has been raped and murdered. Jerry decides to go to the crime scene with his colleagues. There, they realized that the child parents have not been informed about the crime, and Jerry goes to their home to give them the bad news. The child's mother Margaret Larsen (Patricia Clarkson) challenges him to promise that he would catch the criminal. The fulfillment of this promise becomes an obsession to Jerry. A tragic and dark end finishes his haunting. This thriller is really great, having a excellent director, cast and screenplay. The end of the story is not for all tastes, but I liked it a lot. Fortunately this film was not produced by a big Hollywood producer, otherwise the end of the story would be commercial and the film would lose its impact. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): `A Promessa' (`The Promise')
Title (Brazil): `A Promessa' (`The Promise')
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- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $19,733,089
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,765,347
- Jan 21, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $29,419,291
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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