Sniper (1993)

Director:

Luis Llosa

Writers (WGA):

Michael Frost Beckner (written by) &
Crash Leyland (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

Tough guy Thomas Beckett is an US soldier working in the Panamanian jungle. His job is to seek out rebels and remove them using his sniper skills...

Plot Keywords:

Severed Finger | Jungle | Helicopter | Sniper | Obscene Finger Gesture

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 29

4:00 PM

AMC

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Thomas Beckett
Billy Zane	...	Richard Miller
J.T. Walsh	...	Chester Van Damme
Aden Young	...	Doug Papich
Ken Radley	...	El Cirujano
Reynaldo Arenas	...	Cacique (as Reinaldo Arenas)
Gary Swanson	...	NSC Officer in Washington
Hank Garrett	...	Admiral in Washington
Frederick Miragliotta	...	General Miguel Alavarez
Vanessa Steele	...	Mrs. Alvarez
Carlos Álvarez	...	Raul Ochoa
Tyler Coppin	...	Ripoly (as Tyler Copin)
Teo Gebert	...	Ripolys Friend
Edward Wiley	...	DeSilva
William Curtin	...	Mountain Top Pilot
Howard Bosse	...	Mountain Top Co-Pilot
Christos A. Linou	...	Mountain Top Sniper
Christopher Morsley	...	Soldier at Pool Table
Don Battee	...	Soldier at Bar (as Donald Battee)
Raj Sidhu	...	Soldier in Barn
Roy Edmonds	...	Cabrera
Johnny Raaen	...	Crew Chief
Loury Cortez	...	Father Ruiz
Jorge Bustamante	...	Rebel Captain at Extraction
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rex Linn	...	Colonel (uncredited)
Antony Szeto	...	Boat Rebel (uncredited)

Directed by
Luis Llosa

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Frost Beckner		(written by) &
Crash Leyland		(written by)

Produced by
Gregory A. Gale	....	associate producer
James Gorman	....	co-producer
Walon Green	....	executive producer
Grant Hill	....	associate producer
Mark Johnson	....	executive producer
Amanda Nelligan	....	associate producer
Robert L. Rosen	....	producer
Charles J.D. Schlissel	....	co-producer
Patrick Wachsberger	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
Bill Butler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
M. Scott Smith		(as Scott Smith)

Casting by
Louis DiGiaimo		(as Louis Di Giaimo)

Production Design by
Herbert Pinter

Art Direction by
Nicholas McCallum

Set Decoration by
Leanne Cornish
Angus Tattle

Costume Design by
Ray Summers

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	special makeup effects artist (as Allan Apone)
Cheryl Williams	....	hair stylist
Adam Brandy	....	special makeup effects laboratory technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Michael J. Harker	....	post-production supervisor
Grant Hill	....	unit production manager
Hugh Johnston	....	unit manager
Justin Plummer	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colin Fletcher	....	first assistant director
Nikki Long	....	second assistant director
John Martin	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Mattias Armstrong	....	art department assistant
P. Scott Bailey	....	set dresser
Simon Clayton	....	scenic artist
Geoff Howe	....	construction manager (as Geoffrey Howe)
Robert Moxham	....	property master

Sound Department
Glenn E. Berkovitz	....	production sound mixer: US
Paul 'Salty' Brincat	....	sound mixer (as Paul Brincat)
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Kelly Cabral	....	sound editor
Patrick Cabral	....	foley walker
Andy Duncan	....	boom operator
Phil Haberman	....	sound editor
Mark Hollingsworth	....	sound editor
Terry Honore	....	assistant sound editor
Donlee Jorgensen	....	sound editor
Jennifer L. Mann	....	assistant sound editor (as Jennifer Mann)
Diane Marshall	....	foley walker
Norto Sepulveda	....	sound editor
Ralph Thiekötter	....	adr recordist: Germany
Doug E. Turner	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Turner)
David John West	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ray West	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Brian Cox	....	special effects
David Hardie	....	special effects
Brian Pearce	....	special effects

Stunts
Richard Boué	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	additional stunt coordinator
Glenn Ruehland	....	stunt coordinator
Greg Stuart	....	stunts
Antony Szeto	....	stunts (as Tony Szeto)

Camera and Electrical Department
Leah Ashenhurst	....	second assistant camera
Grant Atkinson	....	assistant lighting technician
Brian Bansgrove	....	chief lighting technician
Danny Batterham	....	camera operator
Colin Chase	....	best boy
Matthew Copping	....	grip
Toby Copping	....	grip
David Crone	....	camera operator
Gary Hill	....	assistant lighting technician
Anna Howard	....	first assistant camera
David Nichols	....	key grip
John Platt	....	first assistant camera
Jim Sheldon	....	still photographer
Michael Vivian	....	grip (as Mick Vivian)

Casting Department
Gabrielle Healy	....	extras casting
Ann Robinson	....	casting: Australia (as Anne Robinson)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Barton	....	costume assistant
Suzanne Head	....	seamstress (as Susanne Head)
Heather Laurie	....	costume assistant
Kerry Thompson	....	costume supervisor
Gregory B. Peña	....	daily set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Richard Alderete	....	associate editor
Matthew Cassel	....	assistant editor
Stephen Evans	....	assistant editor: Australia (as Steve Evans)
Ray Martin	....	color timer
Beverly Pinnas	....	assistant editor

Music Department
James Flamberg	....	music editor
Mark Mancina	....	composer: additional music
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Hans Zimmer	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Billy Kane	....	driver

Other crew
Murray Boyd	....	location manager
Russell Boyd	....	production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Jennie Crowley	....	production coordinator (as Jennifer Crowley)
William Curtin	....	assistant technical advisor
William Curtin	....	weapons armorer
Sara Dee	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Dale Dye	....	technical advisor: military (as Capt. Dale Dye)
Tom D. Ferran III	....	advisor: sniping (as Major Tom D. Ferran III)
Jay Gianukos	....	production liaison: USA
Annie Gilhooly	....	production secretary (as Anne Gilhooly)
Stephen Hauser	....	production assistant
Roger Jarret	....	assistant caterer (as Roger Jarrett)
Angela Kenny	....	assistant accountant
Rick Kornaat	....	unit assistant
Terry Lee	....	helicopter pilot
Michael S. McLean	....	freight coordinator (as Mike McLean)
Jenny Quigley	....	script supervisor
Jacquie Ramsay	....	unit nurse
Jacquie Robertson	....	unit nurse
William F. Rose Jr.	....	accountant (as William Rose Jr.)
Meryle Selinger	....	post-production accountant
Chris Smith	....	caterer
Greg Stuart	....	assistant to stunt coordinator
Robert Threadgold	....	auditor: Australia
Annie Wright	....	unit publicist
Kayla Thames	....	location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Baltimore Pictures
• Iguana Producciones
• Sniper Productions

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1993) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Arcade Movie Company (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Cannes Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Entertainment in Video (1993) (UK) (VHS)
• EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Special Effects

• International Creative Effects (optical effects)
• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Film Finances  completion guarantee
• Golden Gate Editorial Inc.  sound
• Mercantile National Bank  special thanks
• Panama Canal Authority  special thanks
• The Daiwa Bank Ltd.  financing
• Warriors  military technical advisor

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA | Peru

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #31859) | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 (cut) | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Baltimore Pictures

Trivia:

If you look closely at the locomotive of the train that inserts Beckett and Miller, the QR symbol of the Queensland Rail can be seen on the side. Queensland was the state of Australia where this movie was shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the opening scene, Beckett's spotter places the range as 650 meters. From several POVs it is no more than 150.

Quotes:

Thomas Beckett: What's that?
Richard Miller: Got it out of the catalogue when I was with D.C. SWAT. We called it "Gucciflage".
Thomas Beckett: [laughs] "Gucciflage"?
Richard Miller: [smirks] Yeah.
Thomas Beckett: You gonna wear that?
Richard Miller: Yeah.
Thomas Beckett: Let me see it.
[gets handed the "Gucciflage", inspects it, stretches it out, and then flings it out the train window]
Richard Miller: [frustrated] Nice shot!
Thomas Beckett: Ain't no room for Peter Pan on this hunt. You wear Corporal Papich's tree tux that I gave you.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Turn It Up

Judge Sniper for yourself!!

This will be somewhat short. First, don't listen to the critics, as it is not as bad as most say it is!! Sniper uses a classic movie formula, which many dismiss immediately as flawing the movie. While sniper does not reflect the 100% truth about how our country's Military Snipers work, it does give those who know nothing about the Professional Sniper a glimpse into the world of the Sniper. And yes, the movie has many flaws, but what movie doesn't? There are many good scenes and good acting by Tom Berenger. I have to say the 2 worst scenes are at the beginning of the movie with Billy Zane in the Helicopter followed by Zane in the Marine's bar scene. The best scene in Sniper is with Berenger in the middle of a field with the opposing force sweeping it!! Also there are plenty of good shots of the jungle and some classic shots using the camera as though you are looking through a riflescope. And yes, the Sniper Motto is `one shot, one kill'. Judge Sniper for yourself!!