The Night Listener is a psychological thriller starring Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Sandra Oh, Joe Morton, and Rory Culkin. The screenplay was written by Armistead Maupin, Terry Anderson, and Patrick Stettner, and the film was directed by Stettner. Differing substantially from the novel of the same name by Maupin, the film adds numerous thriller elements not found in its source.
ast lines] e see the back of Donna as she walks down the sidewalk, leading away from the condo she just looked at purchasing] briel Noone: As for Pete, there's a line in the Velveteen Rabbit that reads... Real isn't how you were made. It's the thing that happens to you. I'm Gabriel Noone. Goodnight.
ast title card 1] tle Card: This film was inspired by a telephone friendship with what was believed to be a 14-year-old boy. ast title card 2] tle Card: To this day the existence of that boy has never been conclusively proven. ast title card 3] tle Card: He would be 28 years old today.
irst lines] briel Noone: [Black screen. Sounds of squeaking chair as someone sits down, microphone squealing, paper rustling, and a thump] Ready? ound of one breath blown into microphone] nknown woman mumbles] briel Noone: Yeah, let's try it like that. aper rustling] nknown woman mumbles again]
