The Unspeakable (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Howard McCain

Writer:

Christopher Wood (writer)

Release Date:

31 July 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Plot:

When Alice Redmond (Athena Massey) is required to go deep undercover in an effort to trap number one suspect Darren Metlick (David Chokachi)...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Knife | Nudity | Dog | Serial Killer

Cast

Athena Massey	...	Alice Redmond
David Chokachi	...	Darren Metlick
Cyril O'Reilly	...	Don Holroyd
Laurie Schwartz	...	Morning Female Jogger
Elizabeth Costello	...	Mary Dumaski
Crofton Hardester	...	Chief Larry Manly
Conor Nolan	...	Fritz Castell
Gary Cooke	...	Fuzelli
Maria Tecce	...	Janet Belski
Lisa O'Reilly	...	Policewoman
Marie Stafford	...	Mrs. Lett
Muireann Kelly	...	Susie West
Carol Hunt	...	Elizabeth Olsen
Timothy Busfield	...	Matthew Grissom
Carla Horan	...	Late Night Female Jogger
Luke Hayden	...	District Attorney
Brendan Murray	...	Police Technician
Dean Tuckwell	...	Vigilante #1
Michael O'Brien	...	Vigilante #2
John Brady	...	Vigilante #3
Dick Donaghue	...	Mr. Valetti
John McHugh	...	Mayor

Directed by
Howard McCain

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Christopher Wood		writer

Produced by
Roger Corman	....	executive producer
Mary Ann Fisher	....	producer
Cheryl Parnell	....	co-producer
Edward G. Reilly Jr.	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Danny Di Paola

Cinematography by
Ed Talavera

Film Editing by
Hanneh Rudkilde

Casting by
Jan Glaser

Production Design by
Sinead Clancy

Art Direction by
Sinead Clancy		(as Sinead Nic Fhlanncha)

Set Decoration by
Fiona Learmont
Nicola Moroney

Costume Design by
Wilma O'Keefe

Makeup Department
Camilla Ui Cheallaigh	....	key makeup artist
Aine Ni Choistealbha	....	apprentice makeup artist
Caitlin Ni Thuathail	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
John Brady	....	production manager
Mitchell Buroker	....	post-production supervisor
Celine Curtin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeremiah Cullinane	....	first assistant director
Elayne Devlin	....	second assistant director
Siun Nic Gearailt	....	trainee assistant director
Stephen Maloney	....	second second assistant director
Stephen Maloney	....	second unit director

Art Department
Richard Donavan	....	construction coordinator
Raf Lydon	....	property master
Jerome McDonnell	....	property assistant
Marguerite O'Donoghue	....	art coordinator

Sound Department
Mike Abel	....	dialogue editor
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Bloom	....	foley walker
Anita Cannella	....	foley walker
Steve Coker	....	dialogue editor
Lorita de la Cerna	....	foley mixer
Dona Fischer	....	audio post coordinator
Eoin MacMahon	....	boom operator
Verna Mandel	....	sound recordist
Gerry Mulkerrins	....	sound mixer
Ed Novick	....	sound supervisor
Dustin O'Halloran	....	foley walker
Angelo Palazzo	....	supervising sound design editor
Earl Rankin	....	sound transfer engineer
Yuri Reese	....	adr editor
Yuri Reese	....	adr mixer
Dov Schwarz	....	dialogue editor
William Smith	....	post-production sound supervisor
William Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant

Special Effects by
Tom McInnery	....	special effects makeup artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Padraic Ainsworth	....	best boy electric
Pierce Boyce	....	electrician
Mary Byrne	....	camera loader
Gerard Conway	....	electrician
Colm Fagan	....	dolly grip
Oisin Fennell	....	key grip
Aidan Griffin	....	apprentice grip
Columba Heneghan	....	gaffer
Iain Keeney	....	camera loader
Claudia Lemaire	....	first assistant camera
Alan Maxwell	....	best boy grip
Caroline McCurdy	....	electric swing
Caroline McCurdy	....	grip
Brian Shanley	....	director of photography: second unit
Brian Shanley	....	second assistant camera
Ed Talavera	....	Steadicam operator
Neville Tough	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Anne Maloney	....	casting assistant
Therese Moylan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carmel Balfe	....	key costumer
Frederick Kirk	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Michelle Conway	....	post-production coordinator
James Finlan	....	post-production assistant
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Gwyneth Gibby	....	post-production coordinator
Benjamin J. Heath	....	post-production runner
Spurgeon Johns	....	post-production coordinator
Cynthia Ludwig	....	additional editor: avid
Elizabeth Rolando	....	assistant film editor
Christine Techera	....	post-production assistant
Erick Ziegler	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Paul Di Franco	....	music supervisor
Ryan-Boy Kirk	....	music coordinator
Alexandra Patsavas	....	musical director

Other crew
David Caffrey	....	production assistant
Eoin Carr	....	location scout
Cliodhna Colgan	....	stage manager: second unit
Ronan Flynn	....	assistant stage manager: second unit
Marisa Grandi	....	production coordinator
Brian Kelly	....	production coordinator
Muireann Kelly	....	location manager
Tom Lynch	....	armorer
Margaret Mangan	....	production assistant
Elizabeth McKiernan	....	production assistant
Michael O'Brian	....	dog wrangler
Marion O'Toole	....	assistant to producer
Dara Pounch	....	production assistant
Eibhlin Ni Ruairc	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Concorde-New Horizons
• Showtime Networks

Distributors

• New Horizons (video)

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services

Also Known As:

Criminal Pursuit
Roger Corman Presents 'The Unspeakable'
Shadow of a Scream (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Company:

Concorde-New Horizons

Goofs:

Factual errors: When the body of the second victim is autopsied, the corpse can clearly be seen breathing rapidly.

Quotes:

Alice Redmond: You expect me to seduce a serial killer?

Some surprisingly good acting for such Deck

For the most part, the acting was surprisingly good, considering the material the actors had to work with. The lovely Athena Massey especially falls into this category. She played emotional moments pretty darn well, and the few times she didn't seem so good, she was having to say some really terrible lines. David Chokachi was okay. Sometimes it's hard to tell when someone's playing a weirdo. Cyril O'Reilly was the one who was really not very good. I know, he was playing a weirdo, too, but he did not pull it off. Carol Hunt was just fine in a small part, as was Maria Tecce. (I've never heard of any of these actors besides Massey.) There are probably better ways to spend 90 minutes than with this film.