Columbus Circle (film)

Columbus Circle
Directed by	George Gallo
Written by	George Gallo Kevin Pollak
Produced by	Christopher Mallick William Sherak Jason Shuman
Starring	Selma Blair Giovanni Ribisi Amy Smart Jason Lee Kevin Pollak Beau Bridges
Cinematography	Anastas N. Michos
Edited by	Malcolm Campbell
Music by	Brian Tyler
Production companies	Oxymoron Entertainment Blue Star Pictures G4 Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	March 6, 2012 (2012-03-06) (direct-to-video)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10 million

Columbus Circle is a 2012 American independent thriller film directed by George Gallo and co-written by Gallo and Kevin Pollak.[1] The film stars Selma Blair, Giovanni Ribisi, Beau Bridges, Amy Smart, Jason Lee, and Kevin Pollak. The film was released directly to video in the United States on March 6, 2012. Producer Christopher Mallick is accused of stealing millions of dollars from customers of his now defunct billing company "ePassporte" to fund the production of his films.[2][3][4][5]

This was Robert Guillaume's last film before his retirement in 2014 and his death on October 24, 2017.

Plot

An heiress has shut herself inside her Columbus Circle apartment for nearly two decades. A detective investigating the death of one of her neighbors and the duo who move into the subsequently vacant apartment force her to face her fears of the outside world.[1]

Cast

• Selma Blair as Abigail, the reclusive heiress
• Giovanni Ribisi as Detective Frank Giardello
• Amy Smart as Lillian
• Jason Lee as Charlie
• Kevin Pollak as Klandermann, the apartment building's concierge[1]
• Beau Bridges as Dr. Raymond Fontaine, Abigail's sole confidant[1]
• Jason Antoon as Detective Jerry Eaans
• Jerry Penacoli as himself
• Robert Guillaume as Howard Miles
• Samm Levine as Bank Manager

Production

Filming took place in Los Angeles.[1]

References

1. Nellie Andreeva (2009-07-06). "Beau Bridges joins 'Columbus Circle'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
2. Sanjiv Bhattacharya (2011-03-01). "Inside Hollywoods Greatest Vanity Project". Details. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
3. "AVN - 'After Porn Ends' Gets Life After Porn on iTunes". Business.avn.com. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
4. "Following the Money, ePassporte Edition — Krebs on Security". Krebsonsecurity.com. 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
5. "AVN - ePassporte CEO Issues Statement to Calm the Masses". Business.avn.com. Retrieved 2013-01-12.

External links

• Columbus Circle at IMDb
• Columbus Circle at Rotten Tomatoes