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Chaos Theory (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Dolby Linear PCM )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region B )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Marcos Siega

Written By:
Daniel Taplitz

Actors:
Ryan Reynolds ..... Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer ..... Susan
Stuart Townsend ..... Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke ..... Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin ..... Ed
Constance Zimmer ..... Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor ..... Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois ..... Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin ..... Damon
Jovanna Huguet ..... Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot ..... Best Man
Alessandro Juliani ..... Ken
Lisa Calder ..... Sherri
Ty Olsson ..... Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen ..... Pregnant Nancy

Synopsis:

Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) celebrated author of the best seller The Five Minute Efficiency Trainer has perfected the art of living. With his foolproof system of timetables and index cards Frank doesn't believe in spontaneity. Every choice he makes is deliberately designed to contribute to a well-ordered predictable life. But life never adheres to a strict schedule. Attempting to loosen her husband's scheduling stranglehold Susan (Emily Mortimer) unleashes a series of mishaps by adding 10 minutes to Frank's day; turning his meticulously ordered life upside down. As his life completely unravels a shattering revelation forces Frank to look fate squarely in the eye and live entirely in the moment" defying the conventions that defined him. Not even an efficiency expert armed with timetables and index cards can change the serendipitous nature of family and friendship love and forgiveness."

Frank Allen (Ryan Reynolds) is a professional speaker who lectures on time management and he lives by example by perfectly maximizing his efficiency through scheduling and planning his own life down to the minute. One day when his wife Susan (Emily Mortimer) decides to set the alarm clock back 10 minutes, in hopes of giving her husband an extra ten minutes of time in the morning; she accomplishes the exact opposite. From missing the ferry to arriving late to his lecture on time management, Frank experiences an off day. While driving home, he sees a pregnant woman in need of help of getting to the hospital and he decides to offer the stranger a lift. At the hospital, Frank is asked to fill out some paper work, and not thinking much about his situation, he puts his own information down and the nurses at the hospital misunderstand and assume he is the father.The following morning, before Frank arrives home, a nurse from the hospital calls attempting to reach him and his wife answers the phone. The nurse, in trying to contact who she thought was the father, leads Susan to believe it is Frank's baby and she presupposes he is cheating on her and leading a double life. When Frank arrives home, he is unable to clear up the misunderstanding and Susan throws him out of the house. Susan then refuses to speak to him, and only allows him to see his daughter after school. In an attempt to prove his honesty to his wife by demonstrating that it is not his baby, Frank sees a doctor and receives the news that he was never able to reproduce to begin with, since he has Klinefelter's syndrome.A few days later, the stranger brings her baby to the Allens' house in hopes of thanking him for his kindness, only to find his wife at home. After the stranger introduces herself and her baby to Susan, she clears up the misunderstanding, but the damage is done since Frank now knows that their child is not really his. The tides change dramatically as Frank realizes that he was the one in the relationship who was faithful, and goes through a withdrawal as he tries to comprehend how his daughter could not be his and how wrong his life turned out when he believed that he has always stayed straight and narrow.After giving a life-changing speech about living on whim at his own time management lecture, he decides to live his life based on chance from that moment on. He starts his reformed outlook on life with the simple idea of possibility and randomness by making his decision based shuffling three index cards with written options and choosing one at chance. Through his journey, he learns more about love, friendship, faith, hope and life than he ever imagined.

At his daughter's wedding, time-management specialist Frank Allen corners the reluctant groom and tells him a long story: about the night his wife chose him, and then, about eight years later, when a missed ferry, a corporate groupie, a panicked expectant mother, and a medical test brought Frank's marriage to a crisis. In the midst of the crisis were Frank, his wife Susan, their daughter Jesse, and Frank's best friend, the feckless Buddy. Things come to a head at a lake when Frank, armed with a shotgun, decides to cross something permanently from one of his time-management lists. Is there ever room for whim and chaos?

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 02 October, 2012.