''Jane Doe'' is a 2001 American

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starring

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and

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directed and written by Kevin Elders.

Background

Elders had written the script seven years before its release; according to Hatcher, studios were reluctant to pick it up because the lead character was a woman. The filmmakers planned to release ''Jane Doe'' abroad in theaters in addition to its USA network premiere

Plot summary

Jane Doe (Hatcher) is the real name of arms manufacturer Cy-Kor's recently fired security password employee with top clearance, whose teenage son Michael (

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) is kidnapped. She obeys the bizarre instructions, including getting and learning to use a gun and downloading a secret file (after which her work post starts totally deleting), dumping both in a dumpster and waiting nearby, only to witness the company's CEO Churnings being shot by a sniper using an identical weapon. Michael is released, but the pair is now wanted for the murder and both are abducted by armed men, who bring them to a ranch. There they are welcomed by Michael's father, David Doe (Lowe), who discloses to be an agent of the

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(DIA), and so is Michael, who used her clearance as the whole thing is a sting for the kidnapping and murder's brain, Avery (Mark Caven) so he will sell the enemy false data. However, David's DIA-partner Kurt Simmons and their boss Phelps have a dirty agenda.

Critical reception

''Jane Doe'' received primarily poor reviews. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' called the film a "frenetic failure." The ''New York Daily News'' wrote that the plot was "full of holes" and that the acting and special effects were poor. The ''South Florida Sun-Sentinel'' said the film "relies solely on star power to attract and hold an audience."

References

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