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Overview
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Writer (WGA):
Graham Yost (written by)
Release Date:
16 January 1998 (USA)
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Tagline:
In the worst storm in living memory, one guard stands between five men and three million dollars. See more »
Plot:
Set during a massive flood started by a dam accident in a small town, Tom (Christian Slater) is an armored...
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Casting Net: Al Pacino and Brian De Palma to tell Penn State coach Joe Paterno's story. Plus: Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino, Dylan McDermott
(From EW.com - Inside Movies. 16 January 2013, 7:10 PM, PST)
Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard Meet Their Match, Dylan McDermott Enters the Freezer
(From Collider.com. 16 January 2013, 5:12 PM, PST)
Dylan McDermott Gets Locked in a Freezer
(From Dread Central. 16 January 2013, 1:41 PM, PST)
(From EW.com - Inside Movies. 16 January 2013, 7:10 PM, PST)
Patrick Stewart, Carla Gugino and Matthew Lillard Meet Their Match, Dylan McDermott Enters the Freezer
(From Collider.com. 16 January 2013, 5:12 PM, PST)
Dylan McDermott Gets Locked in a Freezer
(From Dread Central. 16 January 2013, 1:41 PM, PST)
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Morgan Freeman | ... | Jim |
 | Christian Slater | ... | Tom |
 | Randy Quaid | ... | Sheriff Mike Collins |
 | Minnie Driver | ... | Karen |
 | Edward Asner | ... | Uncle Charlie |
 | Michael A. Goorjian | ... | Kenny (as Michael Goorjian) |
 | Dann Florek | ... | Mr. Mehlor |
 | Ricky Harris | ... | Ray |
 | Mark Rolston | ... | Wayne Bryce |
 | Peter Murnik | ... | Phil |
 | Wayne Duvall | ... | Hank |
 | Richard Dysart | ... | Henry Sears |
 | Betty White | ... | Doreen Sears |
 | Ray Baker | ... | Mayor |
| Lisa Fuhrman | ... | Mayor's Wife |
 | Jay Patterson | ... | Mr. Wellman |
 | Michael Monks | ... | Father on Local News |
| Mackenzie Bryce | ... | Baby on Local News |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Dono Langley | ... | Honda Driver (uncredited) |
 | Anthony Montgomery | ... | (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Mikael Salomon | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Graham Yost | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Ian Bryce | .... | producer | |
| Mark Gordon | .... | producer | |
| Gary Levinsohn | .... | producer | |
| Art Levinson | .... | producer | |
| Allison Lyon Segan | .... | executive producer | |
| Christian Slater | .... | co-producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Christopher Young | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Menzies Jr. | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Amnon David | |||
| Paul Hirsch | |||
| Gillian L. Hutshing | |||
Casting by | |||
| Risa Bramon Garcia | |||
| Randi Hiller | |||
Production Design by | |||
| J. Michael Riva | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| David F. Klassen | (supervising art director) | ||
| Richard F. Mays | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ronald R. Reiss | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Kathleen Detoro | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Colleen Callaghan | .... | hair stylist: Christian Slader | |
| Chris Harrison-Glimsdale | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Michael J. Harker | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Art Levinson | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Adam L. Barker | .... | plasterer | |
| Matt Busch | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Charisse Cardenas | .... | set designer | |
| Tony Castagnola | .... | greens foreman | |
| Mark Fenlason | .... | leadman | |
| Mark Fenlason | .... | rigging props | |
| Stephanie J. Gordon | .... | set designer | |
| Alex Hill | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Al Hobbs | .... | set designer | |
| Jim Husbands | .... | set dresser | |
| Glen Kennedy | .... | on set dresser | |
| John Markovich | .... | assistant property master | |
| William S. Maxwell III | .... | lead man | |
| Rick McLean | .... | scenic artist | |
| Hugo Santiago | .... | set designer | |
| Terry Scott | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Alex Sessing | .... | on-set greensman | |
| Brent Smith | .... | set dresser | |
| Charles Stewart | .... | property master | |
| Anthony Syracuse | .... | propmaker gang boss | |
| Jim Wardell | .... | greensman | |
| Leslie Warren | .... | set dresser/fabricator | |
| Kon Iliov | .... | propmaker (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| John Agnew | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Chris Anderson | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Anne Belewitt | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Bill Black | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Mark Cadicamo | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Steve Caldwell | .... | mechanical effects: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Aimee Campbell | .... | matchmover: Cinesite | |
| Mitzi Casida-Jones | .... | visual effects producer (as Mitzi Casida) | |
| James Cook | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| John Cornejo | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Jeanna Crawford | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Joshua Culp | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Ken Dackermann | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Jim Davidson | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Jim Davidson | .... | visual effects rigger | |
| Chris Del Conte | .... | visual effects coordinator: Cinesite | |
| Aaron Dem | .... | visual effects producer: Cinesite | |
| Jason Dost | .... | film scanning and recording | |
| Kathy Draper | .... | production coordinator: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Elaine Edford | .... | visual effects producer: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Bob Fernley | .... | digital imaging supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Abra Grupp | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Howard Harnett | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Nicole Herr | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Gillian L. Hutshing | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Ed Jones | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Faisal Karim | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions (as Faisel Karin) | |
| Tim Ketzer | .... | 3D animator: Cinesite | |
| Gokhan Kisacikoglu | .... | 3D animator: Cinesite | |
| Gokhan Kisacikoglu | .... | technical director | |
| David Kittleson | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Karen Klein | .... | rotoscope artist: Cinesite (as Karen D. Klein) | |
| Richard Klein | .... | 3D animator: Cinesite | |
| Michael Kory | .... | CG supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Brad Kuehn | .... | visual effects supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Roger Kupelian | .... | digital matte painter: Cinesite | |
| Vincent Lavares | .... | tape operator: Cinesite Hollywood | |
| Jennifer Law-Stump | .... | digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital | |
| Mark Tait Lewis | .... | digital artist: Cinesite (as Mark Lewis) | |
| David Lingenfelser | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (as Dave Lingenfelser) | |
| Kevin Lingenfelser | .... | digital paint supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Brenda Malley | .... | model maker: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Marcel Martinez | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Paul McDonnell | .... | modelmaker | |
| Eric Pender | .... | effects animator: Cinesite | |
| Cristin Pescosolido | .... | motion tracking supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Lisa L. Pollaro | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| Robin Saxen | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Jerry Sells | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Mark A. Shelton | .... | visual effects director of photography | |
| Mark A. Shelton | .... | visual effects line producer: 4-Ward Productions (as Mark Shelton) | |
| Dennis Skotak | .... | visual effects director of photography | |
| Robert Skotak | .... | visual effects supervisor: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Joel Steiner | .... | mechanical effects: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Jerry Tessendorf | .... | senior technical supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Jim Towler | .... | model supervisor: 4-Ward Productions | |
| Lisa M. Tse | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Pat Tubach | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite (as Patrick Tubach) | |
| James Valentine | .... | compositing supervisor: Cinesite | |
| Ronnie E. Williams Jr. | .... | digital artist | |
| Steve Wright | .... | digital compositor: Cinesite | |
| Mieko Yoshida | .... | 3D animator: Cinesite | |
| Tom Zils | .... | digital artist: Cinesite | |
| Tony Gardner | .... | miniatures (uncredited) | |
| Bill Gilman | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) (Cinesite Hollywood) | |
| Mike Leben | .... | motion control operator (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Paquette | .... | digital artist (uncredited) | |
| Peter Mitchell Rubin | .... | pre-viz animatics (uncredited) | |
| Tristan Tom | .... | digital effects technical support: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| John B. Wallace | .... | texture painter: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jennifer Bender | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Tom Cummins | .... | set costumer | |
| Patrick Guzzo | .... | costume assistant | |
| Antoinette Squeo | .... | costumer: Morgan Freeman | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dennis McNeill | .... | color timer (as Denny McNeill) | |
| Bart Rachmil | .... | apprentice film editor | |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | .... | negative cutter | |
| Donald Freeman | .... | final colorist (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Pete Anthony | .... | conductor | |
| Pete Anthony | .... | orchestrator | |
| Jeff Atmajian | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Anna Bonn | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Anna Bonn | .... | score coordinator | |
| Bob Bornstein | .... | music preparation | |
| Andy Brown | .... | music contractor | |
| Andy Brown | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Vic Fraser | .... | music preparation | |
| Tanya Noel Hill | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Charles Martin Inouye | .... | music editor: pre-view | |
| Erik Jordan | .... | assistant recording engineer | |
| Mark Kilian | .... | electronic score producer | |
| Jon Kull | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| The London Metropolitan Orchestra | .... | music performed by | |
| Larry Mah | .... | consultant: electronic score | |
| Thomas Milano | .... | supervising music editor (as Tom Milano) | |
| Jonathan Rees | .... | orchestra leader | |
| David Reynolds | .... | score coordinator | |
| Liz Schrek | .... | music production coordinator | |
| Toots Thielemans | .... | musician: harmonica solo | |
| Graham Walker | .... | music production supervisor | |
| Christopher Young | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Denise Carver | .... | music clearances (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Robert Gaskill | .... | driver: Mr. Freeman | |
| Peter Mandel | .... | mechanic | |
| Sheila Mandel | .... | transportation office coordinator | |
| James Nordberg | .... | transportation | |
| Randy Peters | .... | transportation and picture vehicles coordinator | |
| Ron Poniewaz Jr. | .... | driver | |
| Jeff Verdick | .... | transportation | |
| Robert G. Williams | .... | driver | |
Production Companies
- BBC Films
- Marubeni
- Mutual Film Company
- Nordisk Film
- Paramount Pictures
- Polygram Filmed Entertainment
- Toho-Towa
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
- Paramount Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors A/S (1998) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Egmont Film (1998) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Focus Film AG (1998) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Biografdistribution (1998) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- REP Distribution (1998) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Sogepaq Distribución (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Toho-Towa (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (1998) (France) (theatrical)
- Egmont Film (1998) (Sweden) (VHS)
- Paramount Pictures (1998) (USA) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (1999) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nordisk Film (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (????) (UK) (TV)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (1998) (Finland) (VHS)
- Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2003) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2004) (Finland) (TV)
- Nelonen (2002) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
- TV5 (2011) (Finland) (TV)
- VCL Communications (Germany) (video)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2010) (2011) (Finland) (TV)
- 4-Ward Productions
- Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects) (as Cinesite)
- Pacific Title Digital (digital opticals)
- BT Industrial Supply expendables
- C.T.S. Studios music score recording (as CTS Studios, Wembley, Middlesex)
- Capitol Studios music score mixing
- DeLuxe Laboratories color (as Deluxe)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables
- London Metropolitan Orchestra, The music score performed by
- Milan Records soundtrack
- Movie Movers cast trailers
- Movie Movers star trailers
- Pacific Title titles and opticals
- Panavision cameras and lenses
- Paramount Studios digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
- Todd-AO Studios sound re-recording
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Flood" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence
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Runtime:
97 min | 92 min (Nordisk Film DVD version FI SE NO DE)
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Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (w) | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #35478) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12
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Trivia:
Jim says he used to work "for the Johnstown Company" - likely a reference to Bruce Springsteen's song, "The River" which itself is quoted moments later by Ray. Johnstown, PA, is most famous for an 1889 flood, caused, like the flood in this film, by a dam failure.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When the armored car stalls, it is near the middle of a dip in the road. Later the water is chest deep next to the car, but when the robbers cross the water it never gets much deeper than waist depth. As the middle of the dip would be the lowest point, the water depth should have been much greater.See more »
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If you like action movies, and only action movies, you will like this movie. Not love it, but you will like it. None of the characters are believable and some, including Minnie Driver's character, are almost completely unnecessary. The plot, with just a few twists to keep the viewers interest, but only minimally, is pretty standard. What saves this movie, however, is its original action sequences and its setting. The movie takes place during a giant flood and we learn pretty quickly that water where it shouldn't be is very entertaining. Simple shootouts aren't just the same when they occur in 10 feet of water. Even a band of robbers chase the hero into a school with jet-skis, or crash through a church roof in a boat. These scenes of mindless action are the only thing that saves this movie from being totally preposterious crap. At the end you realize that the movie was pretty stupid, but you enjoyed yourself while it lasted.