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Oxygen

Oxygen

A killer. A cop. Someone's... buried alive.

19996.01h 32m

Overview

When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.

Directed by Richard Shepard
Written by Richard Shepard
Produced by Jonathan Stern, Mike Curb, Richard Shepard
Box Office0Revenue: $3K

Top Cast

Maura Tierney

Maura Tierney

Det. Madeline Foster

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Harry

James Naughton

James Naughton

Clark Hannon

Laila Robins

Laila Robins

Frances Hannon

Terry Kinney

Terry Kinney

Tim

Paul Calderon

Paul Calderon

Jesse

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Jackson Lantham

Olek Krupa

Olek Krupa

Madeline's Lover

Frankie Faison

Frankie Faison

Phil Kline

Slavko Štimac

Slavko Štimac

Jerome Jerzy

Themes & Keywords

new york citydeath penaltymiami, floridaransomkidnappingcemeteryburied alivepay phonetheftpolice stationmasochistmagicianpicking a lock

About Oxygen

Oxygen is a crime, drama, mystery, thriller film released in 1999 exploring themes of new york city, death penalty, miami, florida, ransom, kidnapping, cemetery. Directed by Richard Shepard, it stars Maura Tierney, Adrien Brody, James Naughton. When housewife Frances Hannon is abducted and buried alive, detective Madeline Foster is brought in. With only 24 hours before Frances' oxygen runs out, Madeline pursues the trail laid by a killer calling himself Harry Houdini. After capturing him, Madeline brings Harry back to the police station, but is unable to get him to confess where Frances is buried. As time runs down, Harry gets inside the head of unstable, alcoholic Madeline.

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