OXYGEN (1999)
Maura Tierney / Adrien Brody
OXYGEN
a Richard Shepard film
Official Cast Bios (from Curb Entertainment)
Official Crew Bios (from Curb Entertainment)
OXYGEN Art (posters and packaging)
NYPD detective Madeline Foster (Maura Tierney) is a good cop with some dark secrets she’s not about to share with Tim (Terry Kinney), her doting husband and boss. After a long day on and off the job, Madeline and her partner Jesse (Paul Calderon) are assigned to the case of Frances Hannon (Laila Robins), a wealthy businessman’s (James Naughton) wife, who has been kidnapped and buried alive in whereabouts unknown. In order to find Frances before time runs out, Madeline must go head-to-head with the kidnapper himself, “Harry Houdini” (Adrien Brody), a criminal more manipulative and more disturbed than anybody could have possibly imagined.
OXYGEN made its debut on the cable network Cinemax in August of 1999. It was subsequently given a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles, as well as a wide release in France. Currently, OXYGEN is available around the world on DVD and VHS.
The North American (Region 1) DVD of OXYGEN, released by A-Pix Entertainment, features the following:
Richard Shepard wrote and directed the feature films The Matador, The Hunting Party, Oxygen, Mexico City, Mercy, and The Linguini Incident. He won Emmy and Directors Guild Awards for directing the Ugly Betty pilot, and has also helmed numerous other TV programs, including episodes of 30 Rock and Criminal Minds. His latest project, the short documentary I Knew It Was You, premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Contact the webmaster of this site at webmaster (at) richardshepard.com and Richard Shepard himself at SaltyShep (at) aol.com.
