One of Brittany Murphy's final work events, Deadline is a 2009 movie written and directed by Sean McConville. The film stars the late Murphy as the main character Alice. The movie was one of the final work events of Murphy before her sudden death.

Brittany Murphy portrays Alice, the story line's main character, a writer who flees to an out of the way Victorian house after suffering a psychological breakdown. Under pressure to complete a screenplay for an important deadline, she throws herself into her work. But soon after her arrival at the secluded house, she experiences strange happenings and a horrible case of writer's block. Her already fragile mind state is compromised by the pressure of the impending work deadline and her vivid imagination. The demands eventually becomes too much and her problems send her spiraling in a pursuit to realize what is real and what is not and to save her sanity before it's too late.MySpace: The Deadline

In her roll as Alice, Murphy digs into findings in the attic of the house to discover a mysterious story of the couple, portrayed by Thora Birch and Marc Blucas. The quest to learn more about the couple on the tapes takes her on a terrifying pursuit through twisting mind games.http://www.amazon.com/Deadline-Brittany-Murphy/dp/B002M9FSD6

On December 20, 2009, Murphy was found dead in her home after suffering a cardiac arrest. Posters for the movie were published before Murphy's death and pictured her character, Alice, seemingly dead in a bathtub. Redbox, a DVD retailer, recalled all DVDs to have the artwork replaced after Murphy's death. Murphy was found unconscious in the shower by her mother. http://bumpshack.com/2009/12/23/brittany-murphy-shocking-deadline-poster-recall/

• Brittany Murphy as Alice
• Thora Birch as Lucy
• Tammy Blanchard as Rebecca
• Marc Blucas as David