Product Details

• Actors: Brittany Murphy, Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers, Wood Dickinson
• Directors: Michael Feifer
• Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Anchor Bay
• DVD Release Date: August 24, 2010
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003MI2GHM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #95,423 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "Abandoned" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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Though at times an agreeable thriller, Abandoned will sadly gain notoriety as the final film credit for its lead, actress Brittany Murphy, who died prior to its home video release, though this unfortunate circumstance may lead some viewers to seek out the film. What they'll find is an unremarkable bit of suspense involving Murphy's search for her boyfriend (Dean Cain), who appears to vanish from the face of the earth after checking into a hospital for routine knee surgery. Old pros Mimi Rogers and Peter Bogdanovich pull out the stops to suggest that Murphy is delusional, while detective Jay Pickett (a veteran of director Michael Feifer's lengthy string of low-budget serial killer biopics) and cult favorite Tim Thomerson offer support; the result has its moments, most notably in a chase through the bowels of the hospital, but never rises above the level of made-for-TV or direct-to-video movie. Murphy is fine, though the role is fairly glum and keeps her from displaying her trademark sparkle; completists who wish to see her entire CV are most likely to be the film's core audience. The DVD includes the original trailer. --Paul Gaita

Product Description

Mary Walsh delivers boyfriend Kevin to a hospital for routine outpatient surgery. But when Mary returns to take him home, he's mysteriously vanished. An administrator can find no record of him, and a police search turns up nothing. Increasingly frantic, Mary's taken to staff psychiatrist Dr. Bensley, who pronounces her unstable. Now she must not only find her missing boyfriend, but prove her own sanity as well. When a stranger informs her he knows Kevin's whereabouts and demands a $10 billion ransom, she has one hour to comply and her boyfriend's life hangs in the balance. Forced to embezzle the money from the bank where she works, Mary soon discovers the shocking truth behind the disappearance. Now time is running out and she must take matters into her own hands to save herself.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellence in true dramatic prose. RIP Brittany! August 27, 2010

By Author Carl Franklin

Format:DVD

Imagine waking up and taking your boyfriend to the hospital for a routine procedure, only to find out that an hour later he turns up missing. Not in the computer system, not on the grid at all. Pretty devastating, wouldn't it be?

The final movie filmed by the late Brittany Murphy, Abandoned, comes packed with quite the punch. From one twist to another, we chase after Mary who's being chased by hospital administration- to name a few, who think she's lost her mind. She's leading to believe that her boyfriend Kevin, Dean Cain, has gone missing and not a single employee believes her. When Detective Franklin, Jay Pickett, steps in to investigate he finds more than he bargained for. After a day of thinking this super blond psycho fits the bill, he gives up his efforts to help her only to later find the answers to solve the puzzle.

This bone tingling suspense thriller will put viewers at the edge of their seats, chomping at finger nails and picking at those loose fibers on the cushions in the couch! Miss Murphy will be greatly missed, however this movie is sure to go down in the history of Cinema for the excellence in its dramatic prose.

Rest In Peace, Brittany. This movie serves her fans some closure, if you will, and shall be included as part of her wonderful Filmography

17 of 23 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A SAD FAREWELL August 26, 2010

By Mark Turner

Format:DVD

When a celebrity passes away it seems we focus on the good that the person did while on Earth and not the bad. A noble thought and one that should be so, but when the case in point is an actor, we then have to deal with the work they left behind, the final films that were yet to be released. Such is the case with ABANDONED and actress Brittany Murphy who was found dead last year. Already completed, the film has just been released on DVD with little or no promotion. Perhaps that's for the best as the film offers nothing new to the thriller genre and a performance that seems phoned in rather than well done by the late Ms. Murphy.

Murphy stars as Mary, a young bank executive on the way to the hospital with her new boyfriend Kevin (Dean Cain) who is due for orthopedic surgery. The hospital is in the process of closing and moving to a new location, but this outpatient surgery shouldn't take more than an hour or so. At least that's what the nurse who takes Kevin's forms tells Mary as she heads to the lounge to wait.

While waiting she meets a nice older man named Cooper (Tim Thomerson) and they talk about his wife and her chemo as well as the hospital. He gives her a few words of reassurance and moves on. After a few hours, Mary heads upstairs concerned that she hasn't had word on Kevin. To her surprise, the nurses on that floor inform her that there according to the computers Kevin is not a patient in the hospital.

After doing a search of the facility on her own while observed by security, Mary is directed to the head of the hospital Mrs. Markham (Mimi Rogers) who gets security to run the tapes of the cameras throughout the hospital for Mary. The only inkling of Kevin walking in is a shoulder shot that could or could not be him.... When a police detective named Franklin (Jay Pickett) is called on the scene, they find that Mary is on anti-depressants and suddenly we're left to wonder if perhaps Kevin was imaginary or not.

Taken to be interviewed by the hospital psychiatrist on staff, Dr. Bensley (Peter Bogdanovich), he diagnoses her as mental and in need of observation. But Mary is certain that she's not losing her mind. She knows that Kevin is real. But if so, who is behind his disappearance and why? Is the entire staff of the hospital involved in some major conspiracy or is Mary just not quite all there?

Yes, this sort of story has been done before and better to boot. Rather than offer effective pacing that holds your interest, this movie crawls along at a snails pace and never offers the clues needed to make it an effective mystery. Instead it tries to build up the idea that Mary could be mad, but never does so convincingly or with enough support to make the viewer think that that is the case. We've seen this before, we know she can't be!

Murphy offers little to make this movie believable as well. Her performance seems one note, as if she were walking through it in a daze. The character would have come off better had she not seemed so out of it from the first scene until the last. And her appearance seems more like that of a groupie on the strip than a banking executive, making her even more unbelievable.

I would talk about Dean Cain here but why bother? He seems like a nice, likeable guy but this movie won't do much to raise his star level above direct to video titles. Rogers, a talented actress, is wasted here with nothing more than a few lines. Thomerson (who I think has always been much better than the roles he's been given) does a solid job here but again, the movie itself waste everyone's time and effort.

The film is dedicated at the end to Ms. Murphy. One would do better to revisit the other films she made like CLUELESS or SIN CITY than to remember her for this film. Read more ›

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Abandoned October 8, 2011

By Jenny Depp

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I believe this was Brittany Murphy's last movie prior to her passing. A great shame and sadness because she was a very talented actress. This movie may have been a small production, but it really shines out and grabs you. It has a great plot with drama, mystery and that big question that we all like to ask ourselves, "did he or she do it, or is there going to be a big twist at the end?" And so on. This movie is fast pacing and has you hooked from the first start. I only wish that Brittany was still here to continue to share her talents.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Movie August 28, 2011

By anna

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I've always been a fan of Brittany's and as usual we weren't disappointed in the least .The innocence she portrayed in this movie was unforgettable .Dean Cain was an awesome pairing with her in this movie to.I love the way I kept guessing if she was having a nervous breakdown and there were so many twists and turns but all the questions I had was answered .So sad she has passed away at such a young age because it seems there aren't many actresses who throw themselves into a role like she
did.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars IS SHE A PSYCHO? August 31, 2010

By Michael TOP 500 REVIEWER

Format:DVD

Brittany checks her boyfriend into the hospital for routine out patient surgery. After a while he disappears without a trace. He is not in the hospital records. Brittany has a history of psychological disorders and appears to be unsure herself. Little by little Brittany finds clues to convince herself she is not crazy and her boyfriend is real. She runs around the hospital in a frantic search as the staff try to catch her.

Brittany Murphy's doll face is in nearly every scene. The acting was good, the plot was so-so as the "is it real?" didn't carry through until the very end as the movie shifts from a suspense-thriller to an action-drama.

If you enjoyed "Shutter Island", you might want to check out this movie or vice-versa.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Expected a flop, Received a Gem March 24, 2011

By Stephanie C

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Ok so I read the reviews and thought this was going to be a pretty bad and disappointing movie. I ordered it anyway since it was Brittany Murphy's last film she made before passing away. From the beginning to the end, I could not believe that what I was watching was the same movie I read such disappointing reviews about.

I read it was predictable. No it's not. Of course it has it's "AHA" moments later on. And sure you might decide someone's a shady character or something's off about them from the beginning, but you still don't know why. That's true and should be true in every movie. That's how things are put together as to why everything we've seen to that point has happened. That's much different than being predictable. Brittany's acting was perfect for the role and character she was playing. People have said it's not the Brittany we've seen in other movies. Acting depends on what the movie's about and the person becoming that character for the situation at hand. She does that perfectly.

I read so many ppl focusing on her clothing.. such as since she's a business woman, she sure isn't dressed like one which takes away from her character. I don't know about you, but when I have a day off, you're going to see me dressed very casually. She's not playing a woman at work so why would she be dressed for it. It's kinda like seeing some helpless woman running around in the woods with some crazy man chasing her while she has heels on. That's laughable because it doesn't fit. Her character in a business outfit wouldn't fit because the business part of her life is what she does.. it's not a reflection of the character she's playing in this particular situation.

With all that said, the premise of the movie is boyfriend and girlfriend Mary (Murphy) and Kevin (Dean Cain).... He has a torn ACL and is going in for routine surgery at the hospital. The nurse says it will only take about an hour. Mary waits for a few hours and still no word from anyone. She goes to the nurses station to get some info, only to find out his name isn't in the system, the nurse who was there before surgery is a nurse nobody has heard of, the Dr. doing the surgery is on vacation, and that particular floor didn't have any patients.

She does what any girlftiend would do and tries to find the answers to where Kevin is... yet the evidence seems to suggest he doesn't even exist. That's where it all begins. To say more would be giving away the whole story which many ppl do for some reason; I don't.

This was a very well done movie with many twists and turns of trying to put the pieces of this strange puzzle together. Murphy is great as Mary, and shouldn't be compared to other movies she's been in since this isn't those movies. Base your opinion on THIS movie alone, THIS situation, THIS character, and then make your decision on whether it was a good movie or not. You can't take a comedy role and a very dramatic role and say the drama wasn't good because it wasn't as good as the comedy. You can't even take movies of the same genre because they're completely different movies.

If I was asked if this was my favorite Brittany Murphy movie, the answer would be no. But that's not because this movie wasn't good.. it's just a preference of favorites. I was pleasantly surprised and very glad I ordered this movie, despite all the negative reviews from others. Read more ›