Dismembering The Heart is a 1995 Academy Award Winning American Thriller film written by W. Peter Iliff and directed by Phillip Noyce starring Seann William Scott, Kelly Macdonald, Naomi Watts, Virginie Ledoyen, Michael Peña, Joe Manganiello, Peter O'Toole and Diane Ladd.
The film secured an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and three Oscar Nominations: 1. For Best Actor: Seann William Scott, 2. Best Supporting Actress: Naomi Watts and 3. For Best Cinematography.
The film is hailed as an American Classic and the title has been twisted and changed to fill as the episode title for many television show episodes as well other media.
The film was released theatrically on December 4th, 1995.
The idea was thought up by W. Peter Iliff all the way back in 1992.
Plot[]
Abadiah Pennweld (Seann William Scott) was raised by a ruffian father and chained down graceful mother.
He had six older brothers who would constantly abuse him and because of his horrible childhood had his mind fracture and became fixated on violence and the hit band The Doors who his father would always listen to.
Reaching age 18 Abadiah came across 18 year old Julia Goldman (Naomi Watts) who reminded Abadiah of his mother.
After meeting the beautiful and graceful Julia he came to be obsessed with the skinny loving blonde youth Julia and after bringing her out to a woods overpass attacked her violently with a prying weapon channeling on the personality of his father.
After gruesomely murdering Julia he carved into a tree the word "Grace."
3 years following the murder in which all the evidence was washed away by a rainstorm Abadiah is now in a relationship with a beautiful police officer Stephanie Goldman (Kelly Macdonald) who he doesn't know is actually the older sister of Julia who is secretly set on discovering the identity of her sister's killer and exacting her own means of justice.
Abadiah meanwhile has his sights set on their beautiful married boxer accountant neighbour Claire Darling (Virginie Ledoyen) who to him is the personification of his father.
He begins to set out to kill their neighbour while Stephanie begins to close in on the identity of his sister's killer.
Cast[]
- Seann William Scott as Abadiah Pennweld
- Kelly Macdonald as Officer Stephanie Goldman
- Naomi Watts as Julia Goldman
- Virginie Ledoyen as Claire Darling
- Michael Peña as Robert Darling
- Joe Manganiello as Officer Gregson
- Peter O'Toole as Malcolm Pennweld
- Diane Ladd as Patricia Pennweld
- Sean Hayes as Pavlon Pennweld
- Zak Orth as Calvin Pennweld
- Jon Seda as Zachary Pennweld
- Craig Parker as Antonio Pennweld
- Michael Rapaport as Lance Pennweld
- Michael Shanks as Timothy Pennweld
Soundtrack[]
- Riders On The Storm- The Doors
- Roadhouse Blues- The Doors
- Lovestreet- The Doors
- Light My Fire- The Doors