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Shattered

Shattered

A love he can't forget. A murder he can't remember.

19916.11h 38m

Overview

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...

Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Written by Richard Neely, Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by David Korda, Wolfgang Petersen, John Davis
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $11.5M

Top Cast

Tom Berenger

Tom Berenger

Dan Merrick

Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Gus Klein

Greta Scacchi

Greta Scacchi

Judith Merrick

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Jenny Scott

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Jeb Scott

Debi A. Monahan

Debi A. Monahan

Nancy Mercer

Bert Rosario

Bert Rosario

Rudy Costa

Jedda Jones

Jedda Jones

Sadie

S

Scott Getlin

Jack Stanton

Kellye Nakahara

Kellye Nakahara

Lydia

Themes & Keywords

infidelityamnesiawifesan francisco, californiaidentityriddlesuspicionplastic surgeryhead physicianmemory losssecretaryhospitalcar accidentprivate detectiveneo-noirship wreck

About Shattered

Shattered is a mystery, thriller film released in 1991 exploring themes of infidelity, amnesia, wife, san francisco, california, identity, riddle. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, it stars Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi. Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...

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