=============== Images: All Images Videos: Movie Trailer: Quicktime / Real News Page: The Gift News (Updated 6/18/01) Purchase The Gift DVD, video or poster =============== Links: Official Website IMDb Greg's Preview - Yahoo! Movies Reviews: Rotten Tomatoes =============== Synopsis (from Yahoo! Movies) : Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbors don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (Hilary Swank) to leave her abusive husband, Donnie (an effectively menacing Keanu Reeves). Donnie chases after Annie and threatens her and her young sons. Then Jessica King (Katie Holmes), a sexually liberated rich girl, disappears, and Annie has visions of a gruesome murder that endanger her own life. The Gift Cast (Info from IMDb and other sources) : Cate Blanchett: Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson Giovanni Ribisi: Buddy Cole Keanu Reeves: Donnie Barksdale Katie Holmes: Jessica King Greg Kinnear: Wayne Collins Hilary Swank: Valerie Barksdale Michael Jeter: Gerald Weems Kim Dickens: Linda Gary Cole: David Duncan Rosemary Harris: Annie's granny J.K. Simmons: Sheriff Pearl Johnson Chelcie Ross: Kenneth King Director: Sam Raimi Writing Credits Billy Bob Thornton (written by) Tom Epperson (written by) Produced By James Jacks: producer Gary Lucchesi: producer Tom Rosenberg: producer Rob Tapert: producer Sean Daniel: executive producer Gregory Goodman: executive producer Ted Tannebaum: executive producer Production Companies Alphaville Films Lakeshore Entertainment U.S. Distributors Paramount Classics Paramount Pictures U.S. Theater Release Date: 12/20/2000 (limited) and 1/19/2001 (wide) U.S. DVD Release Date: 7/17/2001 MPAA Rating: R Runtime: 112 minutes Production Start Date: 2/3/2000 Production End Date: 3/27/2000 Filming Locations: Effingham County; Guyton; Savannah; Springfield; Thunderbolt, Georgia, USA