Masterminds (1997)

Director:

Roger Christian

Writers (WGA):

Floyd Byars (story) &
Alex Siskin (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Comedy

Tagline:

The criminal mastermind of the century just met his match...

Plot:

Trapped in a school which a gang of criminals has siezed control, a young troublemaker fights a cat and mouse battle from inside.

Plot Keywords:

Rebellious Teenager | Hostage | Ransom | Air Duct | Bomb

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	Bentley
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Ozzie
Brenda Fricker	...	Principal Maloney
Bradley Whitford	...	Miles (as Brad Whitford)
Matt Craven	...	Jake
Annabelle Gurwitch	...	Helen
Jon Abrahams	...	K-Dog
Katie Stuart	...	Melissa
Michael MacRae	...	Deroy
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Ollie
Earl Pastko	...	Captain Jankel
Jason Schombing	...	Marvin
Michael David Simms	...	Colonel Duke
David-Paul Grove	...	Ferret (as David Paul Grove)
Akiko Morison	...	Janet
Teryl Rothery	...	Ms. Saunders
Vanessa Morley	...	Gabby
Douglas Arthurs	...	Happy Boy #1
Philip Granger	...	Happy Boy #3 (as Phillip Granger)
Andrew Kavadas	...	Happy Boy #4
Lauro Chartrand	...	Happy Boy #5
Charles Andre	...	Happy Boy #6
Alan Van Sprang	...	Happy Boy #7
Robert Smith	...	Happy Boy #13 (as Rob Smith)
Nino Caratozzolo	...	Happy Boy #18
Bruce Pinard	...	Happy Boy Guard
April Telek	...	Sexy Girl
Steve Makaj	...	SWAT Captain
Jay Brazeau	...	Eliot
Douglas Newell	...	Science Teacher
Frank Cassini	...	Cop
Pamela Martin	...	Reporter
Marrett Green	...	Reporter
Andrew Wheeler	...	Bank Officer
Michael Benyaer	...	Taxi Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Byrnes	...	Larry Millard (uncredited)
Tony Parsons	...	News Anchor (uncredited)
Domenico Sansalone	...	Zachary Gates (uncredited)
Kimberly Unger	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Christian

Writing credits (WGA)
Floyd Byars		(story) &
Alex Siskin		(story) &
Chris Black		(story)
Floyd Byars		(screenplay)

Produced by
Patti Allen	....	associate producer
Floyd Byars	....	producer
Robert Franklin Dudelson	....	producer (as Robert Dudelson)
Rich Heller	....	co-executive producer (as Richard M. Heller)
Matthew O'Connor	....	executive producer
Michael O'Connor	....	associate producer (as T. Michael O'Connor)
David Saunders	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Anthony Marinelli

Cinematography by
Nic Morris		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robin Russell

Casting by
Andrea Stone-Brokaw		(as Andrea Stone)

Production Design by
Douglas Higgins

Art Direction by
Doug Byggdin

Set Decoration by
Mark Lane

Costume Design by
Derek J. Baskerville
Monique Sanchez

Makeup Department
Monica Huppert	....	assistant makeup artist
Alison Kennedy	....	assistant hair stylist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	facial hair designer
Connie Parker	....	makeup artist
Sanna Seppanen	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Patti Allen	....	unit production manager
Essy Niknejad	....	post-production supervisor
Pascal Verschooris	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bonnie Benwick	....	second assistant director
Glenn Bottomley	....	trainee assistant director
Kathy Houghton	....	third assistant director
Lee Knippelberg	....	first assistant director
Matthew O'Connor	....	second unit director
Robin Russell	....	second unit director

Art Department
David Asmodeus	....	buyer
Jim Burrage	....	leadman
Gordon Clapp	....	assistant set decorator
Dave Conway	....	construction foreman
Milan Gelon	....	scenic painter
Jim Green	....	greensman (as Jim Green)
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens
Mike Kruger	....	assistant property master
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
George Neuman	....	on-set dresser
Robert Pratt	....	storyboard artist (as Rob Pratt)
Les Sand	....	greensman (as Leslie Sand)
Dan Sissons	....	property master
Grant Van Der Slagt	....	assistant art director (as Grant Van Derslagt)

Sound Department
Thor Andersen	....	cable person
David Franklin Bergad	....	dialogue editor (as David Bergad)
Barbara Bird	....	adr services: Vancouver
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist (as Leslie Bloome)
Donald D. Brown	....	boom operator (as Don Brown)
Tobin Davis	....	assistant sound editor
Malcolm Fife	....	sound effects editor
Steve Fontano	....	foley mixer
Aura Gilge	....	assistant sound editor
Stephen Hart	....	foley mixer (as Steve Hart)
James Lebrecht	....	assistant sound editor
Kyrsten Mate	....	sound effects editor (as Kyrsten Mate Comoglio)
Barbara McCart	....	adr services: Los Angeles
Michael McGee	....	sound mixer
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Roger Morris	....	adr services: Vancouver
John Nutt	....	supervising sound editor
David Parker	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Richard Quinn	....	foley editor (as Rich Quinn)
Frank Rinella	....	foley recordist
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Sheppard	....	sound designer
Bill Sheppard	....	supervising sound editor
Christina Tucker	....	adr services: Los Angeles

Special Effects by
David K'shin Gendron	....	special effects assistant
Randy Shymkiw	....	special effects coordinator
Scott R. Treliving	....	special effects first assistant (as Scott Treliving)
Lindy Watt-Shymkiw	....	special effects assistant
Jak Osmond	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dave Allum	....	model maker
Alan Brannan	....	model maker
Brian De Paoli	....	digital designer
Brian De Paoli	....	effects supervisor: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Terry Edland	....	gaffer
Graham Hall	....	model effects camera assistant
Charles Harwood	....	computer graphics designer
Ken Hayward	....	senior compositing artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Brett Ineson	....	computer graphics assistant
Colin Manning	....	grip
John Payne	....	model maker
Bill Pearson	....	model effects coordinator
Christine Petrov	....	senior compositing artist: Rainmaker Digital Pictures
Steve Ryder	....	model maker
Tony Soden	....	model maker
Glo Vanlint	....	model effects producer
Terry Whitehouse	....	model maker
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Charles Andre	....	stunt player
Yves Cameron	....	stunt player
Alex Chalmers	....	stunt player
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt player
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt player
Jim Dunn	....	stunt player
Marny Eng	....	stunt player
Alex Green	....	stunt player
Dave Hospes	....	stunt player (as David Hospes)
Kathy Hubble	....	stunt player
David Jacox	....	stunt player (as David Jacox Jr.)
George Josef	....	stunt player
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt player
Michael Langlois	....	stunt player
Brad Loree	....	stunt player
Tony Morelli	....	stunt player
Gaston Morrison	....	stunt player (as Gaston Howard)
Cristina Mylrea	....	stunt player
David Mylrea	....	stunt player
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt player
Fred Perron	....	stunt player
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt coordinator
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt player
Dawn Stofer-Rupp	....	stunt player (as Dawn Stofer)
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Akester	....	still photographer
Geoff Baker	....	grip: second unit
Kevin Black	....	key grip
Tom Fillingham	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Tom Fillingham	....	director of photography: second unit
Glen Forrieter	....	dolly grip
Brenda Haggerty	....	second assistant camera
Cam Hayduk	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Julian Keyzer	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera (as Julian Keyser)
Duncan MacGregor	....	gaffer: second unit (as Duncan McGregor)
Kelly Mason	....	first assistant camera
Klaus Melchior	....	video playback: 24 frame
Gregory Middleton	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Greg Middleton)
Gregory Middleton	....	director of photography: second unit (as Greg Middleton)
Bill Molnar	....	best boy grip
Kelly Moore	....	best boy electrician
John Sanderson	....	video playback: 24 frame
Robert E. Simpson	....	assistant camera: second unit (as Rob Simpson)
Trig Singer	....	camera operator
Thomas E. Watson	....	gaffer (as Tom Watson)
Curt Griebel	....	grip (uncredited)
Oliver Hajdu	....	lamp operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
June Averseng	....	casting partner: U.S.
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada
Blair Law	....	casting associate: Canada
Lori Marshall	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorraine Carson	....	costume designer: Canada
Gillian Kieft	....	costumer
Diana Patterson	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
David Armstrong	....	color timer
Gay Black	....	negative cutter
Rick Cooper	....	laboratory services: Alpha Cine Service
Bonni Devlin	....	second assistant editor
Bruce Giesbrecht	....	first assistant editor
Richard Long	....	second assistant editor
Garry M.B. Smith	....	second assistant editor (as Garry Smith)
Shelly Theaker	....	second assistant editor
Richard Long	....	assistant conforming editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Patric Caird	....	music editor (as Pat Caird)
Mark Curry	....	scoring mixer
Elyse Hoyt	....	music coordinator
Anthony Marinelli	....	orchestrations
Kendall Marsh	....	music coordinator
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor
Terry Wilson	....	music editor
Buck Damon	....	assistant music supervisor (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli	....	music producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
David R. Anderson	....	transportation captain (as Dave Anderson)
Elaine Barrett	....	transportation co-captain
Brad Bowe	....	transportation co-captain
Dave Bowe	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Ellis	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Bergstedt	....	assistant location manager
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Dixie Cutler	....	unit publicist
Kate De Wolf	....	post-production accountant
Jackie Edwards	....	assistant: Mr. Stewart
Jim Filippone	....	helicopter pilot
Rob Fournier	....	firearms technician
Danny Ho	....	computer playback: 24 frame (as Dan Ho)
Brenda Kyle	....	assistant production coordinator
Rosemarie Martin	....	assistant: Mr. O'Connor
Cheryl Moujabber	....	assistant: Mr. Christian
Bob Neve	....	helicopter pilot
Paige Palmer-Hollinshead	....	assistant production coordinator
Theresa Piercy	....	production office assistant
Donna Powell	....	assistant production accountant
Joanne Robinson	....	production assistant
Katherine Roussos	....	craft service (as Kat Roussos)
Katherine Roussos	....	first aid (as Kat Roussos)
Mike Russell	....	production assistant
Kaayla Ryane	....	production coordinator
Sydney St. Louis	....	assistant location manager
Mary Standell	....	office assistant: Victoria
Patrick Stark	....	production assistant
Pascal Verschooris	....	location manager
Sascha von Meister	....	production assistant
Gary Walker	....	main title design
Sarah Webster	....	production assistant
Beverly Wiens	....	production accountant
Maureen Young	....	craft service
Maureen Young	....	first aid
Melissa Brown	....	assistant to executive producer (uncredited)
Erin Fitzgerald	....	adr walla group (uncredited)
Laurie Morgenthal	....	remote head technician (uncredited)

Thanks
Terry Allenby	....	special thanks
Anton Boegman	....	special thanks
Brent Forrester	....	special thanks (as Brent W. Forrester)
Duncan MacGregor	....	with special thanks to
Roy Segal	....	special thanks
Steve Shurtz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Dunlevy Pictures
• Pacific Motion Pictures Corporation (producer) (as Pacific Motion Pictures)
• Triumph Films

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (Canada)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• Sony Pictures Video

Special Effects

• Rainmaker Digital Pictures (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• Alberta Wheat Pool  special thanks to
• Cinema Research  film opticals
• Directors Guild of Canada  acknowledgment
• Edel American Music  soundtrack on (as Edel America Records)
• Gastown Post and Transfer  post production services (as Gastown Post & Transfer)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• Original Conforming Services  negative cutting
• Post Modern Sound  Vancouver adr services
• Reel Appetites  catering
• Royal Roads University  special thanks to
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  post-production sound services (as The Saul Zaentz Film Center)
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording
• Title House  titles
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment

Also Known As:

"Trouble Border" - Japan (English title) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence included in a children hostage situation, and for language

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS (8 channels)

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Australia:PG | Spain:13 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Hatley Castle, Royal Roads, Colwood, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Patrick Stewart's character makes his first appearance, he asks Principal Maloney to call him by his first name, "Raif," to which she immediately replies "Fine." This is a reference to the actor Ralph Fiennes, whose name is pronounced "Raif Fine."

Goofs:

Factual errors: There are no graphical interfaces on web sites that allow users to hack.

Quotes:

Maloney:I've got the rear.
Ozzie:Truer words were never spoken

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Leave It to Beaver/MoneyTalks/Mimic/Masterminds/Gabbeh" (1997)

Soundtrack:

Biscuit Barrel

Technologically literate teen comedy

All right, the plot IS stupid. There are, however, very few films that treat computer work and technology at all well, even fewer show a realistic malcontent teen as a hero, and both Stewart and Kartheiser do an excellent job within the limits of the material.