The Night Listener (2006)

Actors: Sandra Oh (actress), Joe Morton (actor), Michael J. Linowes (miscellaneous crew), Derek Yip (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Cannavale (actor), Toni Collette (actress), Randall Balsmeyer (miscellaneous crew), Caroline Kaplan (producer), Jonathan Sehring (producer), Robin Williams (actor), Anthony Pettine (miscellaneous crew), John Cullum (actor), Patrick Mahoney (miscellaneous crew), Marceline Hugot (actress), J. John Corbett (miscellaneous crew),

Plot: Gabriel Noone is a late night radio-host in a big city, specializing in spooky tales culled from his active imagination. When Gabriel's lover decides he needs some "space" and moves out, Gabriel descends into a funk until a publisher friend brings him a manuscript written by 14 year-old Pete Logand, a troubled young fan. Pete's story touches the vulnerable Gabriel deeply. Pete was severely abused by his parents and is now under the care of his former social worker, Donna Logand, who has adopted him. Pete is very ill and he and Donna are keeping a low profile in a small town in Wisconsin to avoid discovery by Pete's mother. Gabriel develops an unsettling long-distance telephone relationship with the boy and his guardian. Nothing is as it seems and the skepticism of friends causes Gabriel to become suspicious of Donna and her motives, so he tries to resolve the loose ends by traveling to Wisconsin to confront Donna and Pete. But this effort is largely unsuccessful and we are left wondering if Pete is real, if Donna is really blind or if Gabriel is the deranged soul of the story.

Keywords: african-american, aids, airplane, airport, alias, answering-machine, bare-breasts, bare-butt, baseball-bat, based-on-novel
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller,
Taglines: Listen for the truth. You never know who's listening.

Quotes:

[last lines]::[we see the back of Donna as she walks down the sidewalk, leading away from the condo she just looked at purchasing]::Gabriel Noone: As for Pete, there's a line in the Velveteen Rabbit that reads... Real isn't how you were made. It's the thing that happens to you. I'm Gabriel Noone. Goodnight.

[last title card 1]::Title Card: This film was inspired by a telephone friendship with what was believed to be a 14-year-old boy.::[last title card 2]::Title Card: To this day the existence of that boy has never been conclusively proven.::[last title card 3]::Title Card: He would be 28 years old today.

[first lines]::Gabriel Noone: [Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready?::[Sound of one breath blown into microphone]::[Unknown woman mumbles]::Gabriel Noone: Yeah, let's try it like that.::[Paper rustling]::[Unknown woman mumbles again]

Donna D. Logand: The hell of it is,is you're only as loved as you think you are