Freeze Frame (2004 film)
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| Directed by | John Simpson |
| Produced by | Michael Casey |
| Written by | John Simpson |
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Lee Evans Sean McGinley Ian McNeice Colin Salmon Rachael Stirling |
| Music by | Debbie Wiseman |
| Cinematography | Mark Garret |
| Edited by | Simon Thorne |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $2,000,000 |
| Box office | $91,062 |
Freeze Frame is a British-American psychological thriller-mystery film written and directed by John Simpson, and starring comedian Lee Evans in the lead role. The film follows the story of Sean Veil played by Evans who eventually becomes paranoid after being accused of triple murder and films his every moment of life to provide an alibi. The film was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America.
After being acquitted of an infamous triple murder which he claims to have not committed, Sean Veil becomes paranoid that the police are trying to set him up. To avoid being framed, he takes several precautions, such as shaving off all his body hair and filming himself constantly to avoid implication. But when police begin to question his whereabouts during a murder, he is unable to find the tapes that would provide an alibi, which causes him to become further paranoid as he suspects a conspiracy.
Veil goes on the run, desperately attempting to fabricate an alibi for himself whilst also trying to uncover the conspiracy against him. This draws him into a complex web of truth and lies. The veil has a vault that has his tapes, and he keeps them in chronological order, from beginning to end. He watches a video that involves his murder trial from 1994. A book was released called Darkness Invisible, based on his trial. The veil is also blamed for the killings of several families, reaching to almost 1,000 victims.
He leaves his home, not knowing he has been watched. During a press conference, Saul Seger, author of the book Darkness Invisible, tries to make Veil look guilty by reading several paragraphs, accusing him of being a free murderer. A young reporter tries to help prove his innocence, but he refuses.
On his way home, Veil gets assaulted by a group of men who turn out to be police officers that want to question him. After interrogating him, Veil shows detectives Emeric and Mountjoy 97,000 of his tapes that would prove his innocence. He shows them a tape from five years ago that proves he was at a bar during the murder investigations. Emeric and Mountjoy leave for now, but promise to keep an eye on him. However, Veil escapes when he finds out that one of his tapes is missing, and tries to find out what happened to it. Veil also tries to avoid being seen on camera, as well as being cautious of the police. He goes to the police to establish his theory of where he has been and found clues in his videos. Veil also becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a prostitute, who was hired by an unknown person.
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