Thoughtcrimes
Encyclopedia
Thoughtcrimes is a 2003 film
.
It is about a high school student named Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat
) who begins hearing voices in her head and ends up misdiagnosed as having schizophrenic catalepsy. She spends nine years in an institution before a government doctor (Peter Horton
) for the National Security Agency realizes Freya might instead be telepathic
– and he promptly whisks her away from the institution and commences training her on an isolated farm for the NSA.
Freya is teamed up with Agent Brendan Dean (Joe Flanigan
) to track down an elusive assassin known as Gazal.
This film was the pilot for a TV series that never materialized. Most of its main cast went on to play major roles on popular television shows; Joe Flanigan in Stargate: Atlantis, Navi Rawat in The O.C.
and Numb3rs
and Joe Morton
in Eureka
.
It was released on DVD
in the UK
on May 4, 2009 by UCA (the international distributor of Columbia
and Universal
products).
2003 in film
The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...
.
It is about a high school student named Freya McAllister (Navi Rawat
Navi Rawat
Navi Rawat is an American television actress, known for her roles as Theresa Diaz on the drama series The O.C. and math prodigy Amita Ramanujan on the drama series Numb3rs. She is the niece of Prem Rawat....
) who begins hearing voices in her head and ends up misdiagnosed as having schizophrenic catalepsy. She spends nine years in an institution before a government doctor (Peter Horton
Peter Horton
Peter Horton is an American actor and director. He played the role of Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series Thirtysomething until 1991.-Early life:...
) for the National Security Agency realizes Freya might instead be telepathic
Telepathy
Telepathy , is the induction of mental states from one mind to another. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Fredric W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the more-correct expression thought-transference...
– and he promptly whisks her away from the institution and commences training her on an isolated farm for the NSA.
Freya is teamed up with Agent Brendan Dean (Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan
Joe Flanigan is an American television actor best known for his portrayal of the character Major/Lt. Colonel John Sheppard in Stargate Atlantis.-Early life:Flanigan was born Joseph Dunnigan III in Los Angeles, California...
) to track down an elusive assassin known as Gazal.
This film was the pilot for a TV series that never materialized. Most of its main cast went on to play major roles on popular television shows; Joe Flanigan in Stargate: Atlantis, Navi Rawat in The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
and Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
and Joe Morton
Joe Morton
Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. is an American stage, television, and film actor.-Early life:Morton was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. He is the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton, Sr., a U.S. army intelligence officer. Because of his father's...
in Eureka
Eureka (TV series)
Eureka is an American science fiction television series that premiered on Syfy on July 18, 2006. Since then four seasons have aired, and a fifth is currently being filmed. The second half of season 4 began on SyFy on July 11, 2011 and ended on September 19, 2011...
.
It was released on DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on May 4, 2009 by UCA (the international distributor of Columbia
Columbia Pictures
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. is an American film production and distribution company. Columbia Pictures now forms part of the Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of the Japanese conglomerate Sony. It is one of the leading film companies...
and Universal
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
products).