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| Point Of Orgin |
| • Basic Info |
Director: Newton Thomas Sigel
Writing credits: Matthew Tabak (written by)
Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller
Tagline: When fire becomes an obsession... truth becomes stranger than fiction.
Certification: Germany:16 / UK:15 / USA:R
Runtime: 87 minutes
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
DVD Release Date: August 20, 2003
Offical Site: HBO's Point of Orgin
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| • Plot Outline |
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Based on a true story, this twisting psychological thriller focuses on a serial arsonist whose terrifying six-year crime spree is juxtaposed with the increasingly desperate efforts of investigators to bring him to justice. Charged with investigating many of these fires is Captain John Orr (Ray Liotta), a legendary figure in the Glendale Fire Department, possessed with an uncanny ability to pinpoint the origins of a fire, as well as the devices by which an arsonist may have carried out the crime. Through a fingerprint left at the scene of one crime and a series of surprise revelations focusing on arsons set in several towns, the task force is able to close in on an unlikely suspect. . . and ultimately crack the case.
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Point of Origin, an HBO film, is the (mostly) true story of a legendary arson investigator, John Orr, who turned out to have started many of the fires he investigated. At one time, many people believed that he had a nearly supernatural gift for finding the point of origin and the incendiary devices. As it turns out, he was not a genius. He just knew where to look and what to look for. He was eventually nabbed because he had been writing a work of fiction about the very situation he was involved in - an arson specialist who turned out to be investigating crimes he himself had committed. Although the only physical evidence was a single fingerprint from similar crimes committed years earlier, prosecutors said that the crimes in the novel were extremely similar to real-life crimes, and included details of those crimes which could only have been known by the arsonist. A study of Orr's cases also showed that Orr once arrived at a fire before he could have known about it from the dispatcher. On the basis of this largely circumstantial case, Orr was convicted and sentenced to four consecutive life sentences, although he never admitted committing the crimes.
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| • Cast |
Ray Liotta .... John Orr/Aaron
John Leguizamo .... Keith Lang
Colm Feore .... Mike Matassa
Cliff Curtis .... Mike Camello
Ling Bai .... Wanda Orr
Illeana Douglas .... Kate
Ronny Cox .... Chief Gray
Trent Gill .... Marty
Graham Beckel .... Clarence Hyde
Sophia Bush .... Carrie Orr
Mike Camello .... Glen Lucero
Maree Cheatham .... Gabby Finn
Joe Colligan .... Lawyer
Shashawnee Hall .... Lt. Tom Hines
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| • Release Dates |
USA: June 22, 2002
Spain: October 23, 2002
Sweden: January 6, 2004
Italy: July 27, 2004
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| • DVD Information |
Technical Details:
1.85 : 1 Anamorphic Widescreen Pan & Scan
Dolby Digital 5.1
Bonus Features
Disc Details:
Closed Captioning: none
Master format: Film
Sides: 1 (SS-SL)
Chapter stops: 14
Bonus Features:
Audio commentary by director Newton Thomas Sigel
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| • Trivia |
· Nominated for an Emmy in 2003
· During filming in the hardware store set, located behind Los Angeles' Ambassador Hotel, a special effects technician suffered first and second degree burns over 40 percent of his body
· Filmed in Los Angeles, California, USA
· Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
· Also known as "In the Heat of Fire"
· Is an HBO Movie
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