A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and attempting to regain his memory.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 6 nominations
- Giancarlo
- (as Orso Maria-Guerrini)
- Castel
- (as Nicky Naude)
- Manheim
- (as Russel Levy)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe name Bourne came from Ansel Bourne, a preacher in Rhode Island, the first documented case of "dissociative fugue", a condition not unlike dissociative amnesia or dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder). One day in 1887 he forgot who he was, started a new life in Pennsylvania under the name Brown, and opened a convenience store. About three months later, he woke up and not only remembered his life as Bourne, but forgot all of his life as Brown, and was quite confused as to why he was in Pennsylvania.
- GoofsBourne arranges to meet his boss on the bridge at 5:30 p.m. The farmhouse decorations indicate it's around Christmas time. At 5:30 p.m. in Paris in mid-winter, it would be almost, if not completely, dark.
- Quotes
Jason Bourne: Who has a safety deposit box full of money and six passports and a gun? Who has a bank account number in their hip? I come in here, and the first thing I'm doing is I'm catching the sightlines and looking for an exit.
Marie: I see the exit sign, too. I'm not worried. I mean, you were shot. People do all kinds of weird and amazing stuff when they are scared.
Jason Bourne: I can tell you the license plate numbers of all six cars outside. I can tell you that our waitress is left-handed and the guy sitting up at the counter weighs two hundred fifteen pounds and knows how to handle himself. I know the best place to look for a gun is the cab or the gray truck outside, and at this altitude, I can run flat out for a half mile before my hands start shaking. Now why would I know that? How can I know that and not know who I am?
- Crazy creditsA thunderstorm sounds in the background of the Universal logo.
- Alternate versionsThe DVD contains an alternate (more Hollywood-like) ending: Jason looks down on Marie's scooter rental from a hill, then walks down to it. Marie comes out, sees him and goes towards him. Then they embrace and kiss with a glowing sun in the background...
- ConnectionsEdited into The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
- SoundtracksIt's Undeniable
Written by Robert Ellis Orrall, Shelly Peiken
Performed by Dave Gallagher
Courtesy of Infinity Cat Recordings and Peer-Southern Productions, Inc.
I'm not too keen on movies like James Bond and other stuff in this genre, but this one is a lot better. Normally you see the "super hero" using all kinds of weird gadgets, driving extremely fast sports cars and sleeping with ladies who look more like prostitutes than being normal women.
Jason Bourne however doesn't have all this things, which makes this movie a lot more realistic. The fights are fast and very realistic but still entertaining. The action scenes are believable, no super-gadgets, no incredibly willing women sharing his bed... Our hero even shows definite signs of physical vulnerability despite a very high level of training and competence. In the meanwhile he has to deal with amnesia, while being hunted without knowing why. In the end this is still a man which you can identify yourself with.
I would say: Go watch it when you are a fan of movies like Ronin, don't watch it if you think James Bond is a person who you can bump into on the streets when going out. Personally I would award this movie with an 8/10.
- philip_vanderveken
- Sep 12, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Identidad desconocida
- Filming locations
- Mykonos, Greece(final scenes)
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $121,661,683
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,118,640
- Jun 16, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $214,034,224
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1