with a dagger, allowing Kale to grab a pair of gardening shears and impale Turner in the chest with them, finally killing him. In the aftermath, Kale is shown having his ankle bracelet removed by the authorities for good behavior. Later he gets revenge on his young neighbors, the Greenwood boys, who had pulled pranks on Kale previously. After that he kisses Ashley on his sofa, while Ronnie playfully video tapes them. Cast Shia LaBeouf as Kale Brecht, a 17-year-old high school student who is under house arrest and begins to suspect that his neighbor is a serial killer. David Morse as Robert Turner, Kale's neighbor whom the three teens suspect of being a serial killer. Sarah Roemer as Ashley Carlson, Kale's neighbor and love interest who assists in Kale's mission to get to the truth. Carrie-Anne Moss as Julie Brecht, Kale's mother who begins to develop a more authoritative attitude towards him. Aaron Yoo as Ronald "Ronnie" Chu, Kale's best friend who helps him spy on the neighbors. Viola Davis as Detective Parker, the detective in charge of Kale's case. Jose Pablo Cantillo as Officer Gutierrez, a police officer who is in charge of Kale’s case and likes to torment him. Matt Craven as Daniel "Danny" Brecht, Kale's father. Luciano Rauso and Brandon and Daniel Caruso as the Greenwood boys. Kevin Quinn as Mr. Carlson. Elyse Mirto as Mrs. Carlson. Suzanne Rico and Kent Shocknek as news anchors. Rene Rivera as Señor Gutierrez, Officer Gutierrez's cousin and Kale's Spanish teacher whom he assaults, resulting in Kale’s house arrest. Amanda Walsh as Minnie Tyco. Charles Carroll as Judge. Gillian Shure as Turner's Club Girl. Dominic Daniel as Policeman. Lisa Robin as Big Wheel Mom. Cindy Lou Adkins as Mrs. Greenwood. Production Development and writing The script was written in the 1990s and was optioned. The original studio let the option expire after hearing about Christopher Reeve's remake of Rear Window. It was not until 2004 that the script was rewritten and sold. Executive producer Steven Spielberg arranged for LaBeouf to be on the casting shortlist for this film because he was impressed by LaBeouf's work on Holes. Caruso auditioned over a hundred males for the role in five weeks before settling on LaBeouf as he was looking for someone "who guys would really like and respond to, because he wasn't going to be such a pretty boy". LaBeouf was attracted