The Prodigy (2005)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

William Kaufman

Writers:

Matt Beckham (writer)
Holt Boggs (writer)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes what you are looking for... is looking for you.

Plot:

"The Prodigy" tells the story of small-time enforcer Truman Fisher's vicious conflict with a sadistic...

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Stabbed To Death | Texas | Sadist | Thug

Cast

Holt Boggs	...	Truman Fisher
Glen Vorhis	...	James
Matt Beckham	...	Pat Doyle
Diana Lee Inosanto	...	Ash
Lawrence Varnado	...	King Taylor
Marc Jeffreys	...	JT Baker
Mark Hanson	...	Jimmi
Jimmy Costello	...	Leon Carter
Russell White	...	Larry
Dameon Clarke	...	Chris
Jay Moses	...	Danny
Mirelly Taylor	...	Nicki
Ron Balicki	...	Frank
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Benjamin D. Bennett	...	Hotel clerk
Gabriel Buentello	...	Jesse
Jill Cook	...	Scared couple
Peter Cook	...	Scared couple
Tery Corkran	...	Sam
Christian Craft	...	Young Truman
Larry Dubose	...	Earl
Aaron Garrett	...	Smiley
Marc Hébert	...	Ricky
Sean Jackson	...	King's bar back
Joshua David Jordan	...	Johnnie (as Josh Jordan)
Willie Laureano	...	Miyamoto (as William B. Laureano)
Ivan Melgarejo	...	Cesar
Lorenzo Mercado	...	Jonny Perez
Michael J. O'Laskey I	...	Stephan
Robin Robinson	...	CPS counselor
Michael Rodriguez	...	Mad Dog
Christie Sanders	...	Michelle
Steve Simpson	...	Big Ed

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:18 | Italy:T | Finland:K-18

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

F5 Films

Trivia:

During the scene where Ash shoots Rains, the authorities was notified that firearms were being used. Apparently, the information wasn't passed on to the next shift and cops showed up to the location with their guns drawn.

Movie Connections:

References The Invisible Man (1933)

Outstanding

After renting this movie, I wish I could see it on the big screen. I may go out and buy the biggest television I can find with surround sound just so that I can watch it for the tenth time. I Can't wait to see what William Kaufman does next. His style of film-making is exactly what I love to watch. He's surely going to be one of Hollywood's next big shots so seeing his films now while he's in the independent circle is fun stuff. All the characters were interesting and the story line is disturbing and creepy. It's a down and dirty cop movie kind of like Lethal Weapon meets Gotham City and the lead role character was interesting to watch. Some scenes reminded of the Ring while others reminded me of Seven.