Illusion

Illusion (2004)

The only person who could change the story of his life...was the father he never knew.

A once-powerful, but now ailing movie director nears the end of his life. As he awaits death, he slips into a "dream" and is shown three "snippets" of the movie of his son's life. At first suspicious, then curious, and ultimately captivated, he watches his son's growth from mid-teens to mid-thirties as the son pursues his life-long love, Isabelle. The two constants through these snippets are his pursuit of Isabelle and the imagined voice of his father, telling him that he is worthless and unwanted. It is not until the story reaches its conclusion, that the old man discovers the surprising truth about his son and himself.

Date of release
2004-10-25
TMDB
7.7 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Michael A. Goorjian

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

Illusion is a 2004 American drama film directed by Michael Goorjian in his feature directorial debut. The screenplay, written by Goorjian, Ron Marasco, Chris Horvath, and Tressa DiFiglia, is loosely based on Pierre Corneille's 17th-century play L'Illusion Comique. The film stars Kirk Douglas, Goorjian, Marasco, and Karen Tucker. It tells the story of a legendary film director who is shown three visions of the life of the son he never knew.

Production

On January 22, 2003, it was announced that Kirk Douglas had joined the cast of The Illusion for Entitled Entertainment. James Burke, Scott Disharoon, Anahid Nazarian, and Kevin Weisman served as producers on the film, which marked Michael Goorjian's directorial debut. It also marked Douglas' final screen appearance before his death in 2020.

Illusion was shot in Calistoga, Oakland, San Francisco, and Berkeley, as well as at Douglas' portions in Beverly Hills, California. Goorjian shot each sequence independently, beginning in 2001, and covered most of the film's budget. He hired his longtime friends Chris Horvath and Chris Ferreira as co-writer and composer, respectively.

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