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Release year: 2002

Storyline

A divorced woman and her diabetic daughter take refuge in their newly-purchased house's safe room when three men break-in, searching for a missing fortune.

Top credits

Directors

David Fincher

Writers

David Koepp

Cast

Jodie Foster — Meg Altman
Kristen Stewart — Sarah Altman
Forest Whitaker — Burnham
Dwight Yoakam — Raoul

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Did you know

• According to David Fincher, Kristen Stewart grew more than three inches during filming of this project. She was shorter than Jodie Foster when the production started and towered over her when the final shots were done.

• The shot of Sarah's medical bag sliding along the floor outside the panic room took 103 takes.

• Nicole Kidman was originally cast in the role of Meg Altman, and Hayden Panettiere was cast as her daughter, Sarah. Before filming began, Panettiere was replaced with Kristen Stewart, who had beat out Daveigh Chase for the role, as director David Fincher found her "irritating." Then, only eighteen days into filming, Kidman had to leave the film due to a recurring knee injury suffered during the filming of Moulin Rouge! (2001). Fincher suggested that the studio close the production and collect the insurance, but the studio moved forward. Jodie Foster was offered the role. Due to having been the president of the Cannes Film Festival jury, she withdrew to work with Fincher, with whom she was originally supposed to work on The Game (1997) in the role now played by Sean Penn. Foster had only nine days to prepare for the Meg Altman role. Kidman left a small mark in the film, nevertheless: she is the voice of the girlfriend of Meg's husband, heard answering the phone when Meg calls him in a desperate attempt for help.