Bug (2006)
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Land: Germany, United States
Alternative Title: Peligro en la Intimidad, Possuídos, To mikrovio tou fovou, Bogárűző, In-Sectos, Robak, Böcek
Regisseur: William Friedkin
Writer: Tracy Letts
Production Genre
Produzent: Producer: Andreas Schardt, Gary Huckabay, Holly Wiersma, Kimberly C. Anderson, Malcolm Petal, Michael Burns
Co-Producer: Bonnie Timmermann
Executive Producer: Jim Seibel, Michael Ohoven
Firmen: DMK Mediafonds International, Inferno Distribution, LIFT Productions
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Budget: 4.000.000
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Schlüsselwörter
Schlüsselwörter: abused woman, based on play or musical, conspiracy theory, drinking, drug abuse, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, friendship, isolation, military veteran, motel room, oklahoma, paranoia, parasite, phone, psychosis
Geschichte
Agnes, an abused woman who recently escaped her ex-husband Goss from prison, moves into a rundown motel in Oklahoma and works as a waitress. Her coworker R.C., who is lesbian, introduces Agnes to Peter, a mysterious drifter with paranoid tendencies. They begin a tentative romance while Agnes tries to evade her abusive past. As their relationship deepens, Peter's paranoia intensifies, fueled by conspiracy theories about a government mind-control project involving bugs transmitted via the phone. Agnes initially dismisses his delusions but soon starts experiencing strange occurrences herself, such as feeling insects crawling under her skin. The situation spirals into a claustrophobic nightmare as their reality becomes increasingly blurred between truth and paranoia.
Zusammenfassung
Bug is a psychological thriller directed by William Friedkin, adapted from Pulitzer-winning playwright Tracy Letts' own stage play of the same name. The film is a two-hander starring Michael Shannon as Peter, a former military man turned drifter plagued by paranoid delusions, and Ashley Judd as Agnes, a lonely waitress with a troubled past. The story unfolds in an isolated Oklahoma motel room, creating a claustrophobic atmosphere that mirrors the characters' increasing psychological isolation. The film explores themes of abuse, mental illness, paranoia, and the power of suggestion, as Agnes becomes drawn into Peter's delusions despite her initial skepticism.
