Is Amber Alert movie based on a true story?
The true story behind the Amber Alert. After the kidnap and murder of her 9-year-old daughter Amber Hagerman, Donna Whitson campaigns for a nationwide alert to help authorities locate abducted children.
Who dies in Amber Alert?
Michael shoots and kills Sam. Nate arms himself with a handgun found in Michael's house and the two men die in a shootout with each other. Review: “Amber Alert” has taken some bruising lumps from bored critics and disappointed viewers, and I get it.
How does the movie Amber Alert end?
Bittersweet Ending: Michael Muller is killed and Brooke Layton (the girl he kidnapped) survives the ordeal with no injuries and is returned to her parents, but Sam and Nathan are both killed by Michael and Caleb is left injured and without a sister.
What is Amber Alert movie about?
When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong.Amber Alert / Film synopsis
Who murdered AMBER?
In 2009, Pinole police and the FBI announced that her killer was convicted murderer Curtis Dean Anderson, who died in prison in 2007 one month after confessing to her kidnapping and murder.
Did they ever find AMBER?
Four days later, Amber's body was found in a creek bed a couple of miles from where she was taken and a medical examiner determined her cause of death to be cut wounds to the throat. While Amber's case was never solved, detectives continue to hope for a tip that might lead to a break in the case.
Who came up with the name Amber Alert?
AMBER stands for America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and then brutally murdered. Other states and communities soon set up their own AMBER plans as the idea was adopted across the nation.
Where was Amber Alert filmed?
AMBER ALERT is being shot on location in Montreal and co-stars Barry Flatman (Saw III, Just Friends, Degrassi : the next generation) and Damon Runyan (Cheaper by the Dozen 2; Degrassi : the next generation). The film is being directed by Philippe Gagnon (First Response, Trigger Point, The Good Sister).
Who came up with AMBER Alerts?
Fort Worth broadcastersThe AMBER Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to help find abducted children.
How old was Amber Hagerman when she died?
9 years (1986–1996)Amber Hagerman / Age at death
Who is the head of Amber Alert?
In conjunction with the conference, the President requested that the U.S. Attorney General appoint the first National AMBER Alert Coordinator. Deborah J. Daniels, Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs was appointed the first National AMBER Alert Coordinator.
Where is AMBER's story?
The story of the Amber Alert system for tracking missing children and its namesake, Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old girl who was abducted and murdered in Arlington, Texas, in 1996.
Storyline
When a group of friends decides to follow a car they've seen posted on an Amber Alert, things start to go very wrong.
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And not in a good way. Overall, the story was good and efficient and the acting was not bad. But there was far too much of the two main characters screaming at each other.
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