The Forgotten (2004 film)

The Forgotten is a 2004 film about a man and woman who are told that their children never existed, and soon discover that there's a much bigger enemy at work. Directed by Joseph Ruben. Written by Gerald Di Pego. You'll Never Forget The Ones You Love(taglines) Telly Paretta I had life inside me. I had life. I have a child. I have a son. I have a son, and his name is Sam, you son of a bitch. Please tell me, no one will know that you spoke to us. I swear to you! Where is my son? Ash Correll Baseball is great. It's the only sport in the world that you can play while taking a nap. Did we get married? Det. Anne Pope You don't know very much. National Security, huh? Better buy better locks. Telly Paretta, stop! I'm Detective Pope! I tracked the man to this house. I shot him in the leg, and nothing. He is not human! I believe you! Others Jim Paretta: My wife is delusional. She needs help. A Friendly Man: You need to FORGET! Dialogue Dr. Munce: How much time did you spend at the dresser compared to last week? Telly: Less. Dr. Munce: How much less? Telly: I don't know exactly. Dr. Munce: You wanna make a guess, roughly, for the week? Telly: Oh, not even an hour a day. Telly: I had a son, his name was Sam. You son-of-a-bitch! Telly: Why did you change the picture? You replaced our book with an empty book. [shouts] You erased our son! Jim: I didn't change anything! They were always blank! Dr. Munce: Telly, you never had a son. Sometimes people go around and invent alternate lives, with imagined friends, and imagined families. Telly: Stop it! Why are you doing this? I am not making him up! Jim: I think it's great, you're starting to write again. What's your book going to be about? Telly: Psychotic women, and the men who love them. Telly: At first I thought it had something to do with the plane crash. Remember when that TWA plane crashed over Long Island? Everybody thought it was a missile, friendly fire, or some type of government cover-up. Ash: Yeah, I remember that. Telly: But then I thought, you know, 'How could the government erase our memories?' It's just not possible. So... Ash: What? Telly: So you don't think I'm out of my mind? Ash: I don't anymore. Telly: [Ash is hitting the NSA agaent they have strapped to a chair while questioning him for answers] Don't do that! Ash: What, this? [Ash hits him again] Telly: What have you done with him? Why did you take him? What do you want? A Friendly Man: It's an experiment. Telly: He's just a little boy. What could you possibly learn from him? A Friendly Man: Nothing. Telly: This wasn't about Sam. This wasn't about the children. A Friendly Man: It was never about the children. Telly: We were the experiment. A Friendly Man: Your connection, mother to child. Like an invisible tissue. We can even measure its energy. But we don't fully understand it, so I posed the question: "Can it be dissolved?" And it can. Except for you. Telly: Give me back my son and I'll do whatever you want. A Friendly Man: What I want, Telly, is for you to forget your son. To forget Sam. Telly: No. A Friendly Man: If you don't, this experiment will fail. I'm accountable. I can't let that happen. And time is running out. Telly: I won't help you. A Friendly Man: There are worse things than forgetting. Telly: No, there aren't. A Friendly Man: You need to forget. You're different from the others. Telly: Why? A Friendly Man: It's better this way. You won't be haunted by his memory. You could have a life again. Now, I want you to go back to that first day in the hospital. To the first time you ever saw Sam. I need that first memory. Give me that first memory! That boy. What was his name? Telly: What boy? I had life inside of me. I had life. I have a child. I have a son. I...have a son. His name is Sam, you son of a bitch. Telly: I'm Telly. Sam's mom. Ash: I'm Ash. I think we met before. Taglines You'll Never Forget The Ones You Love On September 24, everything you've experienced, everything you've known, never happened. Remember On September 24, you will be forgotten. Nothing can prepare you. What if everyone you loved... every moment you held dear... changed forever? What if you were told every moment you experienced, every memory you held dear... never happened? Something terrible is happening. It can't be explained. It can't be stopped. On September 24, it can happen to you. Cast Julianne Moore - Telly Paretta Christopher Kovaleski - Sam Matthew Pleszewicz - Sam at age 5 Anthony Edwards - Jim Paretta Jessica Hecht - Eliot Gary Sinise - Dr. Jack Munce Dominic West - Ash Correll Linus Roache - A Friendly Man Alfre Woodard - Det. Anne Pope External links 0356618 The Forgotten forgotten The Forgotten Category:2004 films Category:Drama films Category:Mystery films Category:Science fiction films Category:Psychological thriller films Category:Films about extraterrestrial life Category:Films about altered memories Category:Films about missing people