
Her original plan was to drown herself after Nick's arrest, in order to ensure his death sentence. On the morning of her disappearance, Amy drained and splattered her own blood across the kitchen, and cleaned it haphazardly. She wrote a diary with increasingly fabricated entries, and placed incriminating evidence in the treasure hunt spots for the police to find. She befriended a pregnant neighbor, told her stories about Nick's temper, and stole her urine to fake a pregnancy thus eliciting media sympathy after her disappearance. She had him ramp up her life insurance and secretly used his credit card to buy the woodshed items.

After discovering Nick's affair, Amy conceived an elaborate plan to frame him for her murder. The audience then learns that Amy is alive and hiding in a campground in the Ozarks.

Amy's clues lead authorities to a half-burnt diary documenting her growing dread of Nick and ending with a genuine fear that he will kill her. Nick discovers thousands of dollars of items purchased with his credit card hidden in his twin sister Margo's woodshed. This year's clues appear in places where Nick had sex with Andie, thus revealing Amy's knowledge of his affair.

On every wedding anniversary, Amy had set up elaborate treasure hunts for Nick. Medical reports indicate Amy was pregnant, which Nick denies knowledge of. Boney learns of financial issues, spousal disputes, and Amy's recent attempt to buy a gun. Nick grew distant from Amy and began an affair with Andie, one of his students, while Amy became resentful towards Nick for uprooting her.ĭetective Rhonda Boney and the forensic team find poorly concealed evidence of struggle and profuse blood loss in the house. Both lost their jobs in the recession and moved from New York to Nick's hometown of North Carthage, Missouri, to support his dying mother. Amazing Amy was an idealized completion of the real Amy's failures. The media find Nick's apathy towards the disappearance suspicious.įlashbacks in the form of diary entries show a complex reality and a deterioriating marriage. Amy's fame as the inspiration for her parents' Amazing Amy children's books ensures widespread press coverage. On their fifth wedding anniversary, writing teacher Nick Dunne returns home to find his wife Amy missing. Additional nominations included a Golden Globe Award for Best Director for Fincher and Golden Globe Award, BAFTA, and Critics' Choice Award nominations for Flynn's adapted screenplay, which won at Critics' Choice. Pike's performance was widely acclaimed by critics, and she received nominations for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress.

It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $369 million worldwide against a $61 million budget, to become Fincher's highest-grossing film. Gone Girl premiered as the opening film at the 52nd New York Film Festival on September 26, 2014, and was theatrically released in the United States on Octoby 20th Century Fox. In the film, Nick Dunne (Affleck) becomes the prime suspect in the sudden disappearance of his wife, Amy (Pike) in Missouri. It stars Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, and Carrie Coon. Time is running out to solve this mystery, and if the demonic duo doesn’t act fast, they’ll be treading some seriously rough waters.Gone Girl is a 2014 American psychological thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by Gillian Flynn, based on her 2012 novel of the same name. Worse yet, the flamboyant reaper Grell and his new partner, Ronald Knox, stand in their way. With more questions than answers, Ciel and Sebastian are up against not just one flesh-hungry corpse, but hundreds. Incognito amongst the mysterious Aurora Society, they find familiar faces and a sight they can’t believe-a woman raised from the dead! But surprise quickly turns to dread when the shambling corpse attacks. All aboard to the next great adventure for Ciel and his demonic butler, Sebastian! After hearing rumors of a peculiar society bringing people back from the dead, the two board the luxury liner Campania on her maiden voyage to investigate.
