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Panic is a good movie. It is thought provoking, well acted, emotionally brutal and sad. It also has that element of complete realism and really gets you thinking about one's neighbors, friends, coworkers etc-who they really are and what secrets they maybe carrying around.
Jan 19, 2001 · Henry Bromell’s “Panic” seeps with melancholy, old wounds, repressed anger, lust. That it is also caustically funny and heartwarming is miraculous: How does it hit so many different notes and never strain?
May 27, 2021 · Lauren Oliver’s YA thriller has an explosive finale. by K.W. Colyard. May 27, 2021. Matt Lankes/Amazon Studios. The last few years have brought readers copious page-to-screen adaptations, and 2021...
- Heather’s Motivation to Play Panic
- Heather & Dodge's Roles
- Sheriff Cortez as The Antagonist
- Ray Hall’s Transformation
- Dayna’s Accident
- The Tiger
- Bishop & Natalie’s Jobs in Panic
- The Joust Winner
In Amazon’s adaptation of Panic, Heather Nill (Olivia Welch) has no interest in playing the dangerous competition. That changes when she learns her own mother stole the money she intended to use for a college program. With no other options to earn money after being fired, Heather decides to join Panic at that last minute, believing it’s her ticket ...
Throughout Panic, Heather serves as the central figure. Even though she was a prominent character in the novel, Dodge Mason (Mike Faist) also shared much of the spotlight. Granted, Faist’s character is at the focus of a major subplot, but he’s not the lead like Welch. Heather propels the story while linking together other events surrounding the gam...
Surprisingly, Sheriff Cortez wasn’t in the book, seeing as Oliver created the character for the TV adaptation. Rather than secretive, hidden figures controlling the game, the author wanted to invent a more prominent antagonist. In the book, the players of Panic were threatened by the local police with severe punishment if anyone involved in the gam...
When Ray Hall (Ray Nicholson) is introduced in Panic, he’s a stereotypical “bad boy” in town with no qualms in intimidating his classmates. He plays the game, seeing it more of a rite of passage rather than a way out of town since he already came to terms with remaining in Carp for the long term. In the book, Ray (whose last name was Hanrahan) play...
For most of Dodge’s arc in the book, he was hell-bent on playing Panic to avenge Dayna, his sister, who was paralyzed in an accident. Unlike the show, however, Dayna was paralyzed competing in Joust, so Dodge viewed the brothers as enemies. Dodge learned Luke tampered with her car so she would crash, leading to his win. The show alludes to Luke’s (...
Anne's tiger (Bonnie Bedelia) is one of the most random aspects in Panic. The show depicts the tiger as an animal being cared for on Anne's farm before Cortez uses it to get Heather out of the game. He also purposely lets it loose to cause a distraction ahead of Joust. Coincidentally, the tiger gets in between the game of chicken, allowing Heather ...
While both Bishop Moore (Camron Jones) and Natalie are hinted at being judges in the show, only the latter is directly confirmed. Instead, Bishop is revealed to be the bagman, insinuating he can’t be a judge and the keeper of the prize money. The book featured partially switched roles with Bishop being a judge and Nat being an ordinary player. Thou...
As mentioned, Joust serves as the final challenge in Panic, just like in Oliver’s book. Instead of Cortez driving up against Heather, who steals Ray’s truck to compete, the final challenge originally featured Heather against Ray. Since Dodge had plans to kill Ray, the others restrained him so he couldn’t compete, allowing Heather to use his car. Sh...
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Nov 9, 2016 · Panic is the first feature length film written and directed by Sean Spencer. Taking its influences from classics like Hitchcock’s Rear Window (not to mention Brian De Palma's underrated Body Double ) and themes of immigration and body trafficking from Stephen Frear’s Dirty Pretty Things, Spencer has undoubtedly proven his worth.
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Jan 12, 2001 · Pretty good little movie here and an interesting character study. However, it is a tad too short and it feels as though it glosses over far too many key issues that it should go more in-depth into. Ultimately, it is enjoyable and provides a few unexpected laughs.
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May 28, 2021 · Lauren Oliver discusses adapting her YA novel 'Panic' for Amazon Prime Video, including changes to such characters as Heather and Ray.
