Auggie Rose
| Auggie Rose | |
|---|---|
DVD cover using the title Beyond Suspicion | |
| Directed by | Matthew Tabak |
| Written by | Matthew Tabak |
| Produced by | Matthew A. Rhodes Dan Stone Andrew Stevens |
| Starring | Jeff Goldblum Anne Heche Timothy Olyphant |
| Cinematography | Adam Kimmel |
| Edited by | Brian Berdan |
| Music by | Don Harper Mark Mancina |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roxie Releasing 20th Century Fox Home Video |
Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Auggie Rose, also known as Beyond Suspicion, is a 2001 drama film starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche. It was originally shown on Cinemax and then released on video with the title Beyond Suspicion[1] before a limited theatrical release in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California.[2]
Plot
Life insurance salesman John Nolan (Jeff Goldblum) goes to the liquor store where he witnesses the fatal shooting of Auggie Rose (Kim Coates), an ex-convict on his second day at the job. Auggie was returning from the back of the store with a bottle of wine John had requested and he surprised the robber, who shot him in the stomach. John tries to comfort him, riding with him in the ambulance, but Auggie dies at the hospital.
Feeling responsible, and offended that the police show little interest in investigating and finding Auggie's next of kin, John finds out everything he can about Auggie, who was just released from prison after serving 20 years for armed robbery. John becomes more and more engrossed with Auggie and disconnected from his own life, causing strain with his live-in girlfriend, Carol (Nancy Travis). After finding a stack of letters, he discovers that Auggie had a Southern pen pal named Lucy (Anne Heche) who is coming to meet him for the first time, unaware of Auggie's death.
John begins taking care of Auggie's parrot Charlie that he pawned. When John goes to meet Lucy, he pretends to be Auggie, lives in his apartment, and starts a relationship with Lucy.
Cast
- Jeff Goldblum as John C. Nolan Jr.
- Anne Heche as Lucy Brown
- Nancy Travis as Carol
- Timothy Olyphant as Roy Mason
- Joe Santos as Emanuel
- Richard T. Jones as Officer Decker
- Kim Coates as Auggie Rose
- Paige Moss as Noreen
Originally William H. Macy was going to play John C. Nolan, but he dropped out because of scheduling conflicts and was replaced by Jeff Goldblum less than two weeks before shooting started.[3]
References
External links
- Auggie Rose at IMDb
- Beyond Suspicion at AllMovie
- Beyond Suspicion at Rotten Tomatoes
- Auggie Rose at Metacritic
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