The Brendan Fraser Factum.: THE QUIET AMERICAN (2002)

"They say whatever you are looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. And then something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again." - Thomas Fowler

Brendan portrayed Alden Pyle,

an idealistic American relief worker, who may be more than he seems, who meets a British expat journalist named
Thomas Fowler (Michael Caine) in Saigon circa 1952.

Along with Fowler's young Vietnamese mistress, Phuong (Do Thi Hai Yen),

Pyle forms an uncomfortable romantic triangle amid violence and corruption in 1952 Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam.

Tzi Ma portrays Fowler's able assistant, Hihn.

Rade Serbedzija as
Inspector Vigot

The film was directed by Phillip Noyce (Dead Calm, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger) pictured on set with Brendan and Michael Caine.

Michael Caine, Philip Noyce and Producer Sydney Pollack.

Screenplay by Christopher Ham
pton
and Robert Schenkkan, based on the novel by
Graham Greene.

Director of Cinematography - Christopher Doyle.

Film Editing by John Scott.

Production Design by Roger Ford.

Art Direction by Annie Beauchamp,Jeff Thorp and Ian Gracie (Supervisor)
Set Decoration by Kerrie Brown and Jennifer Alisa, Kornkosar

Costumes designed by Norma Moriceau

Filming took place in Vietnam ( Da Nang, Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Hoa Lu, Hoi An, and Ho Chi Minh City.
As well as at the Fox Studios in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Alden Pyle's newly adopted dog, "Duke". Curiously played by a Shar Pei, when the novel describes "Duke"as a black dog.

Upon completion the film was put "on ice" due to concerns due to the events of 9/11. Michael Caine took the film to the Toronto International Film Festival in September of that year. It was released by Miramax Films for two weeks in November 2002 to qualify for Academy Award consideration, Michael Caine was nominated for Best Actor. The film then given a wider release in March of 2003 ,but fell victim to inept marketing and was not given the chance to perform at the box office that it deserved.

"This is a film that could be released a year or many years after the fact that it was made and still have basically the same integrity."

"I very much adored the country. It's an achingly beautiful place, a nation of optimists, a place I would like to see again in my lifetime.and hopefully now, (with the release of this film) a place that people would go to with new eyes."
-Brendan Fraser