Doomsday Man (2000)

Director:

William R. Greenblatt

Writer:

Andrew Stein

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After his wife is killed researching a deadly virus, a doctor, out of anger and guilt, infects himself with the virus and threatens the world.

Cast

Esai Morales	...	Mike
James Marshall	...	Tom
Yancy Butler	...	Kate
Renee Allman	...	Jill (as Rene Allman)
Kerry Thornton	...	Laura
Randell Haynes	...	Lyons
Jill Galloway	...	Melissa / T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Barry Bell	...	Prentiss
Todd Sandler	...	Carter
Rhoda Griffis	...	Mrs. Gloria Prentiss
Roy Lind	...	Dr. Reinhardt
Gina Stewart	...	Dolores
Michael Ruff	...	Bus Boy
Benjamin Klein	...	High School Boy (as Ben Klein)
David Lenthall	...	Dix (as David Lenthail)
Michael Corrigan	...	Aido
Adoley Odunton	...	Sharon
Steve Young	...	Investigator
Rashel 'Ro' Rey	...	Sgt. Butler (as Rashel Rey)
Tynisha Barnette	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
James Blocker	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Darrius Carter	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Lauren Dodson	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Ashley Gravlee	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Michelle Green	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Lakeisha Jones	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Shannon Keel	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
April Lawrence	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Brittany Mizell	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Litha Parham	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Ashley Sharp	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Jennifer Tate	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Stephanie Tate	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Latoya Whitfield	...	T. Wingate Andrews High School Cheerleader
Heather Shaw	...	Cheerleading Coach
Shirley Newson	...	Cheerleading Coach
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wayne Jacobs	...	Professor
Steven Kelly Young	...	FBI Agent
John Lawson	...	Blood Man (uncredited)

Directed by
William R. Greenblatt

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Stein

Produced by
Matthias Bäcker	....	executive producer
Sam Froelich	....	co-producer
William R. Greenblatt	....	producer
Lukas Heinser	....	producer
Benjamin Klimczak	....	producer
Boris Lonsing	....	executive producer
Phil Smoot	....	line producer
Matthias Tepe	....	executive producer
Stefan Terhorst	....	producer
Mathias Zacharias	....	producer

Original Music by
Billy Lincoln
John Nau

Cinematography by
Alton Chewning

Film Editing by
Sherwood Jones

Casting by
Mitzi Corrigan
Paige Johnson

Production Design by
C. Daniel Hall

Art Direction by
Rashel 'Ro' Rey

Makeup Department
Starr Jones	....	makeup department head

Production Management
David C. Cook	....	post-production supervisor
Phil Smoot	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Esai Morales	....	second unit director

Art Department
Andrew Daniel	....	swing art
Geoff Proud	....	property intern
Tonya Sheffield	....	property master

Sound Department
Brett E. Chambers	....	boom operator
Carey Milbradt	....	sound editor
Eric Reuveni	....	adr assistant
Antonio Torres	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ray Bivins	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunt coordinator
Betsy Soo	....	stunt coordinator
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Jill Galloway (as Darlene Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gregg Easterbrook	....	unit cinematographer
Matthew B. Moore	....	grip swing

Transportation Department
Derek Whittington	....	transportation

Other crew
Stanley Bogest	....	production accountant
Tracy Bowie	....	production secretary
Hope Buxton	....	office production assistant
Sam Childs	....	post-production accountant
Ashley Dean	....	stand-in
Mark Dukes	....	production coordinator
Diana Lane	....	script supervisor
Marc A. Lehmann	....	co-location manager
Matt Maynard	....	stand-in
Devin Smith	....	production accountant
Jerry Whittington	....	studio manager

Distributors

• Arcade Movie Company (2000) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:12 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

High Point, North Carolina, USA

Trivia:

The cheerleaders featured in the cast are real-life cheerleaders and athletes.

It has much promise...

But it ultimately fails to deliver.

(There are some very small spoilers in this paragraph; I'm just summarizing the rising action of the film) The film is about a group of colleagues who work for the US government in viral containment (the beginning reminded me a little of a failed attempt to mimic the film "Outbreak"). One of them decides to steal a deadly virus (for reasons seen as the storyline progresses) and threatens the world when he infects himself (this motive is also explained, but not believable). The story is not told completely linear, so many clues are given here and there and MOST of them add up in the end.

This is a difficult review to write, because with a lot of the trash that seems to move around the television today, this film seems like a treasure on the surface, but the cards just don't stack up in the end. The viewer finds the characters confusing and their motives and attitudes seem to mix and match. The stereotypical US Solider, played by Yancy Butler, seems as if she wants to develop her character, but doesn't really. The two best-friend-brother doctors (Morales and Marshall) don't really further their relationship as the one brother's life seems to fall. In addition, references are made that seem as if the story is going to go in one direction, but it never does. Some scenes and the inclusive dialogue are long, drawn out and get boring quickly.

Perhaps worst of all, the viewer is left really bummed down...okay maybe the film had to end this way in order to get "the point" across, but "the point" is broad and vague, and the viewer is still so frustrated with the characters lack of development and overly done dialogue that the point is now pointless.

I can go on and on, but, from my point of view, the script seems to take a good story and just not deliver all that it offers. The cinematography is pretty good, some movements repeat themselves and others don't mix with the action of the actors. The acting is really well-done and if the actors had a better script this could have been a well-made movie. It appears the director tried really hard to make a promising film, but the script was just too weak. Stein had a good story, he should have just had a better screenwriter write the script for him, and Greenblatt should have really looked to cover the holes left open in the story. The film was completely independent, and they tried hard to deliver on the budget they had, but certain elements don't seem believable enough because of the lack-of-funds, but I'm not criticizing because of that, they at least get a good point for the tireless effort.

I try to find a crowd to which I could recommend this, but I can't. The story has good elements, so I can't say that it's utter garbage, but, like I said, it just doesn't deliver. I cannot recommend this film to anyone, sorry...

4/10