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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Sexual Situations, Alcohol Consumption, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 03/18/2003 Format: DVD - Pan and Scan - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 38 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 30 Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Psychological Thriller, Police Detective Film See Also: Abandon [Widescreen]

A young woman is faced with the disturbing reemergence of a man she once loved in this psychological thriller. Embry Langan (Charlie Hunnam) was a wealthy but reckless student at an exclusive private college until he mysteriously vanished, with airline tickets to Europe left unused and plenty of money still in the bank. Two years later, Katie Burke (Katie Holmes), Embry's girlfriend, is still dealing with his disappearance as she goes into the home stretch of her college career. With exams, a thesis, and job interviews to think about, Katie is already walking an emotional tightrope when Wade Handler (Benjamin Bratt), a police detective, enters the picture. Handler, a recovering alcoholic, has been ordered to reopen the Langan case, and as he questions Katie about the missing man, she finds her obsession with her former beau taking over her life, which leaves her all the more unnerved when she begins seeing Embry around the campus. Meanwhile, Handler's investigation begins to suggest Langan's disappearance may have been more sinister than imagined, and could be connected with other cases of missing students. Abandon marked the directorial debut for screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, who won an Oscar for his script for Traffic. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Katie Holmes - Katie Burke
Benjamin Bratt - Detective Wade Handler
Charlie Hunnam - Embry Langan
Zooey Deschanel - Samantha Harper

Abandon, the 2002 psychological thriller from writer/director Stephen Gaghan, comes to DVD with this release. Featuring a full-screen 1.33:1 transfer that is formatted to fit a standard television screen, the disc does not preserve the original theatrical aspect ratio. Along with a Dolby 5.1 English soundtrack, there are English and French Dolby Surround audio tracks and English subtitles. Bonus features include audio commentary by Gaghan and director of photography Matthew Libatique, a making-of featurette, deleted and extended scenes with director commentary, and the original theatrical trailer. A widescreen version of Abandon is also available with the same features. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide