The Girl on the Train (2013 film)

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The Girl on the Train
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Directed byLarry Brand
Written byLarry Brand
Produced byJames Carpenter
Rebecca Reynolds
Gary Sales
Starring Henry Ian Cusick
Nicki Aycox
Stephen Lang
David Marguiles
Charles Aitken
CinematographyDavid Sperling
Edited byLarry Brand
Stephen Mark
Production
company
8180 Films
Distributed by Monterey Media (US)
Release date
  • April 25, 2013 (2013-04-25)(Newport Beach) [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girl on the Train is a 2013 American independent thriller film directed and written by Larry Brand, and produced by James Carpenter, Rebecca Reynolds, Gary Sales. The film stars Henry Ian Cusick, Nicki Aycox, Stephen Lang.

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Plot

Danny Hart, a documentary filmmaker, boards a train at Grand Central Terminal, heading to upstate New York to interview the subjects of his latest project. A chance encounter with a young woman leads him on a journey of a very different sort, and Hart is forced to leave his complacent life behind for a world in which the line between fantasy and reality is blurred. As Hart tells his strange story to a police detective he finds himself being questioned as the detective tries to ascertain whether Hart is the victim or a suspect in this affair. [2]

Cast

Production

The Girl on The Train is directed and written by Larry Brand, and produced by James Carpenter, Rebecca Reynolds, and Gary Sales. Reynolds and Carpenter, who founded 8180 Films, are married. Ross Satterwhite was the executive producer. [3]

The Girl on The Train was shot in New York City from March to April 2012, over a total of 17 days. [4] Filming locations include offices in the Wall Street area, an abandoned Catholic school, and Grand Central Terminal. [5] [6]

Release

The Girl on the Train premiered at the Newport Film Festival. [1] In November 2013, Monterey Media bought the United States distribution rights to the film, and they released the film in the United States in 2014. [2]

Festivals

The Girl on the Train was selected to screen at the following film festivals:

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