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Trapped in their New York brownstone's panic room, a hidden chamber built as a sanctuary in the event of break-ins, newly divorced Meg Altman and her young daughter Sarah play a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with three intruders - Burnham, Raoul and Junior - during a brutal home invasion. But the room itself is the focal point because what the intruders really want is inside it.
Theatrical
Mar 29, 2002
Box Office
$197.1M
Budget
$48.0M
Return
4.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 17, 2002
Theaters
1
Director
David Fincher
Writer
David Koepp
Producers
Ceán Chaffin, David Koepp, Judy Hofflund
Music
Howard Shore
Studio
Columbia Pictures, Hofflund/Polone, Indelible Pictures
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Quotes
See all →The Illusion of Safety in Panic Room
Taglines
It was supposed to be the safest room in the house.
Truth Revealed Through Actions
Burnham
He's telling the truth.
[about Stephen Altman]
Raoul
Yeah, he's telling the truth... you know how I know? Cause when I do this... ...people don't lie.
[Raoul points the gun at Burnham]
Conflict Between Characters in a Tense Scene
Junior
Any other schoolyard bullshit you wanna settle, or can we get the fuck back to work?
Raoul
Don't you take no tone with me, jerkwad, cause I'll shove it up your ass and snap it off.
Junior
You know what? You're a bus driver, Raoul! You live in Flatbush! So don't start spouting some ] bullshit you just heard because I saw that movie too.
[[Elmore Leonard]
Wealth and Tension in a Crisis Situation
Raoul
Don't you look at me.
[to Sarah]
Burnham
Hey, all I know about this is what I've seen on TV. You gotta talk me through this. Nice house you guys got. Mom's rich?
[fills syringe with insulin]
Sarah
Dad's rich. Mom's just mad.
Burnham
Like this?
Sarah
Tap it.
Burnham
I wish I could put my kid in a place like this. Not that I didn't try. Just sometimes things they don't work out the way you want them to. Wasn't supposed to be like this. You weren't supposed to be here.
Sarah
Thanks. Burnham.
[reads jumpsuit]
Burnham
Wasn't supposed to be like this.
Cast
Full credits →J
Jodie Foster
Meg Altman
Kristen Stewart
Sarah Altman
Forest Whitaker
Burnham
D
Dwight Yoakam
Raoul
J
Jared Leto
Junior
P
Patrick Bauchau
Stephen Altman
A
Ann Magnuson
Lydia Lynch
I
Ian Buchanan
Evan Kurlander
A
Andrew Kevin Walker
Sleepy Neighbor
P
Paul Schulze
Officer Keeney
M
Mel Rodriguez
Officer Morales
P
Paul Simon
SWAT Cop
Nicole Kidman
Stephen's Girlfriend on the Phone (voice) (uncredited)
