Abandoned, the final film appearance by late actress Brittany Murphy, is scheduled for a North American release this summer.
The film, a psychological thriller, also stars Dean Cain, Mimi Rogers and Peter Bogdanovich.
Abandoned follows Mary Walsh (played by Murphy) as she delivers boyfriend Kevin (Dean Cain, TV's Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) to a hospital for routine outpatient surgery. But when Mary returns to take him home, he's mysteriously vanished. An administrator (Mimi Rogers (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery) can't find any record of him, and a police search turns up nothing. Increasingly frantic, Mary is taken to staff psychiatrist Dr. Bensley (Peter Bogdanovich, TV's The Sopranos, directed Mask, Paper Moon, The Last Picture Show), who pronounces her unstable. Now she must not only find her missing boyfriend, but prove her own sanity. A stranger informs Mary he knows Kevin's whereabouts, but demands a $10 million ransom, this forces Mary to save herself and the man she loves...by any means necessary.
Producers of the film, Barry Barnholtz and Jeffrey Schenck for Anchor Bay Films, released a joint statement on Thursday:
"Brittany will be deeply missed by everyone who worked on Abandoned. The film is a taut thriller which portrays Brittany's character as smart and tough – and that's how we all want to remember her."
Anchor Bay Entertainment President Bill Clark added:
"Releasing this young actress's last film is both an honor and bittersweet. It was important to Anchor Bay that the timing of this release be right, because we're sensitive to such a tragic loss. However, we also recognize that Brittany's fans will want to see her amazing work."
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It's always tragic when someone passes well before their time. I've never really followed her career but did find her funny and cute in Just Married, and decent in Sin City.
Posted by: Advanced Acai | Monday, February 15, 2010 at 03:11 AM