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Director:
Steven Soderbergh
Writers (WGA):
Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)
Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)
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Release Date:
5 January 2001 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Thriller See more »
Tagline:
No One Gets Away Clean
Plot:
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
Won 4 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 57 nominations See more »
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Benicio Del Toro ... Javier Rodriguez

Jacob Vargas ... Manolo Sanchez
Andrew Chavez ... Desert Truck Driver

Michael Saucedo ... Desert Truck Driver

Tomas Milian ... General Arturo Salazar

Jose Yenque ... Salazar Soldier / The Torturer

Emilio Rivera ... Salazar Soldier #2

Michael O'Neill ... Lawyer Rodman

Michael Douglas ... Robert Wakefield

Russell G. Jones ... Clerk
Lorene Hetherington ... State Capitol Reporter #1
Eric Collins ... State Capitol Reporter #2

Beau Holden ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
Peter Stader ... DEA Agent - CalTrans

James Lew ... DEA Agent - CalTrans

Jeremy Fitzgerald ... DEA Agent - CalTrans
Russell Solberg ... DEA Agent - CalTrans

Luis Guzmán ... Ray Castro (as Luis Guzman)

Don Cheadle ... Montel Gordon
Don Snell ... DEA Agent - Trailer

Enrique Murciano ... DEA Agent - Trailer

Gary Carlos Cervantes ... DEA Agent - Trailer
Leticia Bombardier ... Ruiz's Secretary

Miguel Ferrer ... Eduardo Ruiz

Carl Ciarfalio ... Ruiz's Assistant
Steven Lambert ... Van Driver (as Steve Lambert)
Gilbert Rosales ... Van Passenger

Rick Avery ... DEA Agent - Public Storage
Mario Roberts ... DEA Agent - Public Storage
Eileen Weisinger ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Keii Johnston ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Mike Watson ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Kurt D. Lott ... DEA Agent - Public Storage (as Kurt Lott)
Lincoln Simonds ... DEA Agent - Public Storage
Steve Tomaski ... DEA Agent - Public Storage
Buck McDancer ... DEA Agent - Public Storage
John Callery ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Ousaun Elam ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Brian Avery ... DEA Agent - Public Storage

Corey Spears ... F*****-up Bowman

Majandra Delfino ... Vanessa

Topher Grace ... Seth Abrahms

Erika Christensen ... Caroline Wakefield
Alec Roberts ... David Ayala

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Helena Ayala

Rena Sofer ... Helena's Friend

Stacey Travis ... Helena's Friend
Jennifer Barker ... Helena's Friend
Dean Faulkner ... Parking Valet

Albert Finney ... Chief of Staff

D.W. Moffett ... Jeff Sheridan

James Brolin ... General Ralph Landry

Daniella Kuhn ... Tourist Woman

Brandon Keener ... Tourist Man
Bill Weld ... Himself (as Governor Bill Weld)
George Blumenthal ... Partygoer #1

Stephen Dunham ... Lobbyist
Don Nickles ... Himself (as Senator Don Nickles)
Margaret Travolta ... Economist
Harry Reid ... Himself (as Senator Harry Reid)
Jeff Podolsky ... Himself
Jewelle Bickford ... Partygoer #2

Barbara Boxer ... Herself (as Senator Barbara Boxer)
Orrin G. Hatch ... Himself (as Senator Orrin Hatch)
Charles Grassley ... Himself (as Senator Charles Grassley)

Dave Hager ... Partygoer #3

Tucker Smallwood ... Partygoer #4

Steven Bauer ... Carlos Ayala

Marisol Padilla Sánchez ... Ana Sanchez (as Marisol Padilla Sanchez)

Amy Irving ... Barbara Wakefield

Dennis Quaid ... Arnie Metzger

Clifton Collins Jr. ... Francisco Flores

Víctor Quintero ... Salazar Soldier (as Victor Quintero)

Toby Holguin ... Salazar Soldier
Ramiro González ... Salazar Soldier (as Ramiro Gonzalez)

Viola Davis ... Social Worker

James Pickens Jr. ... Prosecutor Ben Williams

Peter Riegert ... Attorney Michael Adler

Elaine Kagan ... Judge Reed

John Slattery ... ADA Dan Collier

Jimmy Ortega ... Arrested Man in Apartment (as Jim Ortega)
Greg Boniface ... Tackled Man #1

Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Tackled Man #2 (as Tom Rosales)
Rudy M. Camacho ... Customs Official

Vonte Sweet ... Dealer
Ed Breving ... Hotel Deskman

Yul Vazquez ... Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

Jack Conley ... Agent Hughes

Eddie Velez ... Agent Johnson
Craig N. Chretien ... Director of EPIC
John Brown ... Assistant Director of EPIC

Mike Siegel ... DEA Representative
Joel Torres ... Porfilio Madrigal
Stephen J. Rose ... Marty (as Steve Rose)
Kimber Fritz ... Rehab Counselor
Harsh Nayyar ... Witness #1

Mary Pat Gleason ... Witness #2

Vincent M. Ward ... Man on Street (as Vincent Ward)

Benjamin Bratt ... Juan Obregón

Jsu Garcia ... Pablo Obregón
Gregory Estevane ... Polygraph Administrator
Alex Procopio ... Polygraph Assistant
Rita Gomez ... Mrs. Castro
Kaizaad Kotwal ... Teacher (as Kaizaad Navroze Kotwal)

David Jensen ... John
Jay Krymis ... Waiter #1 (as Jay Fernando Krymis)
Mike Malone ... Waiter #2
René Pereyra ... Doctor (as Rene Pereyra)

Kymberly Newberry ... Press Secretary (as Kymberly S. Newberry)
Carroll Schumacher ... Ayala Security #1

Ben Scott ... Ayala Security #2
Michael Showers ... Meeting Leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Fred Anderson ... TV Reporter (uncredited)

David Bickford ... Stan (uncredited)

Robert Randolph Caton ... Corporate Businessman (uncredited)
Cecile Cinco ... Maid (uncredited)

Adam Clark ... FBI Agent (uncredited)

Chic Daniel ... DEA Agent (uncredited)
Alan Easley ... Junkie (uncredited)
Choel Evans ... Photojournalist (uncredited)
Rod Fielder ... Newspaper Photographer (uncredited)

Tony Guma ... Detective (uncredited)

Valerie Lynn Hanna ... Witness #3 (uncredited)

Salma Hayek ... Rosario (uncredited)

Elizabeth Jarosz ... High School Student (uncredited)

Dominic Koulianos ... Reporter (uncredited)
Zachary Lindsey ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Ambrit Millhouse ... Cincinnati Hooker (uncredited)
David Pittinger ... Cincinnati Police Officer (uncredited)
Darlynne Reyes Menkin ... Reporter (uncredited)

Laurent Schwaar ... Art Appraiser (uncredited)
Joey Sotello ... DEA Agent / Attorney (uncredited)

William Christopher Stephens ... Drug Dealer (uncredited)
Lynn Struiksma ... Clown (uncredited)

Clyde Tull ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Fairly Tull ... Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Jim Cody Williams ... FBI Agent (uncredited)

Anthony Hawkins Woods ... Junkie (uncredited)
William 'Shorty' Young ... Court Room Participant (uncredited)
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Directed by
Steven Soderbergh 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Simon Moore (miniseries Traffik)

Stephen Gaghan (screenplay)

Produced by
Laura Bickford .... producer
Marshall Herskovitz .... producer
Cameron Jones .... executive producer
Graham King .... executive producer
Andreas Klein .... executive producer
Mike Newell .... executive producer
Richard Solomon .... executive producer
Edward Zwick .... producer
 
Original Music by
Cliff Martinez 
 
Cinematography by
Steven Soderbergh  (as Peter Andrews)
 
Film Editing by
Stephen Mirrione 
 
Casting by
Debra Zane 
 
Production Design by
Philip Messina 
 
Art Direction by
Keith P. Cunningham 
 
Set Decoration by
Kristen Toscano Messina 
 
Costume Design by
Louise Frogley 
 
Makeup Department
Bonnie Clevering .... hair department head
Kathrine Gordon .... hair department head
Katherine James .... makeup department head (as Kathrine James)
Loretta James-Demasi .... key makeup artist (as Loretta James DeMasi)
Roxanne Wightman .... hair stylist
Johann Benét .... makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Anita Brabec .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Sherri Bramlett .... additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Jodi Byrne .... hair stylist (uncredited)
Sandra Linn Koepper .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Todd McIntosh .... prosthetic surgery makeup (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Frederic W. Brost .... unit production manager
Pat Chapman .... production manager: Cincinnati (as Patricia S. Chapman)
Robin Le Chanu .... production supervisor (as Robin L. Le Chanu)
Caitlin Maloney .... post-production supervisor
Anna Roth .... production manager: Mexico
Vincent G. Gonzales .... production supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trey Batchelor .... second assistant director
Beryl Cohen .... dga trainee
Adrian Grunberg .... assistant director: Mexico (as Adrian Grunberg Kaufman)
Gregory Jacobs .... first assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude .... second second assistant director (as Basti van der Woude)
 
Art Department
Dale E. Anderson .... set dresser
Adam L. Barker .... plaster foreman
Jason Bedig .... lead man
Greg Berry .... set designer
Brent A. Blom .... set dresser (as Brent Blom)
Richard Boris .... greensman
Gary A. Brewer .... set dresser (as Gary Brewer)
Jay E. Brooks .... painter
Jeffrey Brooks .... propmaker gangboss
Jerrold F. Brooks .... propmaker gangboss
Eric Bryant .... art department assistant
John Bullard .... propmaker foreman (as John B. Bullard)
Manuel Castillo .... set dresser: San Diego
Bill Duffin .... propmaker gangboss
Michael Jon Duffin .... propmaker gangboss
Alan Easley .... set dresser
Louie Esparza .... labor foreman (as Louie Esparza Jr.)
Robert Fidalgo .... labor foreman
Christopher Forrest .... propmaker
Gerard Forrest .... location foreman
Hank Giardina .... paint supervisor
William Gideon .... general foreman
Wylie Griffin .... art department coordinator (as Wylie Young Griffin)
Blair Huizingh .... assistant art director
Steven Kerlagon .... paint foreman (as Steven Kerlagun)
Bud Kucia .... welder/ironman
Valerie Nadja Lancelot .... assistant art director
Lance Larson .... assistant property master
Mike Malone .... on-set dresser
Steven B. Melton .... property master
Jerry Miller .... signwriter
Melody Miller .... assistant property master
John Moore .... office foreman
John Moore .... purchaser
Joe Northrop .... painter (as Joseph A. Northrop)
Andrew Nowling .... greensman
Jim Paniagua .... propmaker foreman (as James Paniagua)
Alfred J. Ransdell .... propmaker gangboss
Anthony J. Saenz .... labor foreman (as Anthony J. Saenz Jr.)
Brooke Sartorius .... set dresser
Maya Shimoguchi .... set designer
Shana Sigmond .... assistant set decorator
Chad Simpson .... painter
Adam Snyder .... laborer: Cincinnati
Chris Snyder .... construction coordinator
Dale Snyder .... propmaker foreman
Barbara Ann Spencer .... set designer
Curtis Yackel .... propmaker gangboss (as Curtis A. Yackel)
Clyde Zimmerman .... paint foreman
Scott M. Anderson .... set dresser (uncredited)
Helen Britten .... set buyer (uncredited)
Oscar Delgadillo .... set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Peterson .... set dresser (uncredited)
Keith Weaver .... scenic plasterer (uncredited)
Bryan S. Wheeler .... swing gang (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Rusty Amodeo .... Weddington transfer
David Betancourt .... foley mixer
Larry Blake .... sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake .... supervising sound editor
Joseph F. Brennan .... boom operator
Matt Coby .... sound re-recording mix assistant
Mark Coffey .... Weddington transfer
Tobias Enhus .... synth recording
Dawn Fintor .... foley artist
Jay Gallagher .... sound re-recording mix assistant
Aaron Glascock .... dialogue editor
Kevin Globerman .... assistant sound engineer
Richard Kite .... utility sound
Paul Ledford .... production sound mixer
Rick Mitchell .... foley editor
John Murray .... foley editor
Earl Sampson .... additional boom operator
Gregg Silk .... assistant sound engineer
Alicia Stevenson .... foley artist (as Alicia Irwin)
F. Scott Taylor .... assistant sound editor
Keenan Wyatt .... boom operator
Mary Andrews .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Brian Basham .... adr recordist (uncredited)
Beth Bergeron .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Mike Chock .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Julie Feiner .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Alan L. Nineberg .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Marvin Walowitz .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Christopher T. Welch .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
David A. Whittaker .... sound editor (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Werner Hahnlein .... special effects foreman
Kevin Hannigan .... special effects coordinator
William D. Harrison .... special effects technician
Michael Roundy .... special effects technician (as Michael D. Roundy)
Anthony Simonaitis .... special effects set foreman
Charles E. Dolan .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Richard A. Benoit .... production: Cinesite (as Rick Benoit)
Jill Bogdanowicz .... junior colorist: Cinesite
Shawn Broes .... editorial: Cinesite (as Shawn J. Broes)
Carole Cowley .... production: Cinesite
Julius Friede .... senior colorist: Cinesite
Kristopher Gregg .... digital imaging operator: Cinesite
Erik Hakanen .... digital imaging coordinator: Cinesite
Paul Howarth .... editorial: Cinesite
Vincent Lavares .... digital asset manager: Cinesite
Kama Moiha .... digital compositor: Cinesite
Serena Rainbow Naramore .... digital compositor: Cinesite (as Serena Naramore)
Todd Sarsfield .... technical assistant: Cinesite
Tony Sgueglia .... technical assistant: Cinesite
Brian Shows .... technical assistant: Cinesite
Mike Sullo .... production: Cinesite
Steve Wright .... digital compositor: Cinesite (as Steven Wright)
Matthew Adams .... digital artist (uncredited)
Robert Coquia Jr. .... 3D technical assistant (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez .... 2D technical assistant: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)
Jon Quon .... technical assistant: Cinesite (uncredited)
 
Stunts
John Robotham .... stunt coordinator
Brian Avery .... stunts (uncredited)
Rick Avery .... stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Beard .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Phil Chong .... stunts (uncredited)
Jayson Dumenigo .... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dunn .... stunt performer (uncredited)
Bill Edwards .... stunts (uncredited)
Beau Holden .... stunts (uncredited)
Toby Holguin .... stunts (uncredited)
Mike Justus .... utility stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Gaston Morrison .... stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega .... stunt double: Benicio Del Toro (uncredited)
Jimmy Ortega .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Ramsey .... stunts (uncredited)
Jason Rodriguez .... stunts (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya .... stunts (uncredited)
Bill Young .... precision driver coordinator: Bill Young's Driving Team (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James W. Apted .... second assistant camera: "a" camera (as James Apted)
Dustin Ault .... rigging best boy grip
Herb Ault .... key grip
Russell Ayer .... electrician
Carlos Boiles .... grip: San Diego
Glenn Brown .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kyle Carden .... grip
Joaquin Cervera .... assistant camera: Mexico (as Joachin Cervera Buenfil)
Andreas Crawford .... rigging key grip
R. Michael De Chellis .... rigging gaffer
Stacy De La Motte .... camera loader (as Stacy de la Motte)
Caz Duffy .... camera production assistant
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald .... best boy grip
Kelvin Hunter .... grip production assistant
Barry Idoine .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Jay .... camera operator
Eric Kieweg .... rigging electrician
Duane Manwiller .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Duane C. Manwiller)
Bob Marshak .... still photographer
James Plannette .... chief lighting technician
Eric Sagot .... rigging best boy electric (as Eric Wolfson-Sagot)
Paul Threlkeld .... camera grip
Eric Wycoff .... best boy electric
Chris Athy .... electrician (uncredited)
Joey Bruce .... rigging grip: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Jeff Fisher .... electrician (uncredited)
Geoffrey Haley .... supervising video engineer (uncredited)
Ralph Merzbach .... 24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Robert W. Morgenroth .... video supervisor (uncredited)
Thom Owens .... additional camera operator (uncredited)
Mark Wineman .... 24 frame video operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Kimberly Skyrme .... location casting: Washington D.C.
Terri Taylor .... casting associate (as Terri R. Taylor)
Pamela Lynn Thomas .... casting assistant
Rich King .... additional casting (uncredited)
Linda Winters .... extras casting: local (uncredited)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood .... set costumer: Mr. Douglas
Betty Besio .... cutter/fitter (as Elizabeth Besio)
Edward T. Hanley .... set costumer
Joyce Kogut .... costume supervisor
Francisco Mares .... tailor
Ann Miller .... set costumer (as Annie Miller)
Garet Reilly .... key costumer
Shoshana Rubin .... set costumer
Richard Schoen .... set costumer
Lizz Wolf .... costumer
Jeannie H. Kelly .... personal costumer: Albert Finney (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Gary Burritt .... negative cutter
Douglas Crise .... first assistant editor: avid
Paul Caleb Duffy .... post-production assistant (as P. Caleb Duffy)
Denise Marquez .... editorial production assistant
Meaghan F. McLaughlin .... post-production assistant
Dana Ross .... color timer
Keith H. Sauter .... first assistant editor (as Keith Sauter)
Norman R. Walker .... second assistant editor (as Norman Walker)
Mike Bellamy .... final colorist (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Alex Acuna .... musician: percussion
Michael Brook .... musician: guitar
Paulinho Da Costa .... musician: percussion
Flea .... musician: master of the 4-string electric bassius o'pheilius
Herbie Hancock .... musician: electric piano
David Low .... music contractor
Alan Meyerson .... music mixer
Mark Pelsone .... musician: electric piano
Frankie Pine .... music consultant
Jeff Rona .... music programmer
Jeff Rona .... orchestrator
David Torn .... musician: textual constructions, guitar (as SPLatteRCeLL)
Christine Bergren .... music legal (uncredited)
Patricia Joseph .... executive in charge of soundtracks (uncredited)
Jeff Rona .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Jim Alfonso .... driver (as James C. Alfonso)
Chris Beanes .... driver
Rich Bennetti .... transportation co-captain (as Richard Bennetti)
Loren Bess .... driver
Frank Alan Butler .... driver
Doreen L. Carpenter .... transportation dispatcher
Jon Carpenter .... transportation coordinator
Gary Cheek .... driver
Robert Chookhachian .... driver
Charles Conn .... driver
Gary Cruise .... driver (as Gary D. Cruise)
Dale Douglas .... driver (as Dale A. Douglas)
Robert Dulys .... driver (as Robert W. Dulys)
Guy Duquette .... driver (as Guy A. Duquette)
Bernard Glavin .... driver (as Bernard A. Glavin)
Leon Glavin .... driver (as Leon L. Glavin)
Chris Gorden .... driver
Billy Grace .... driver
Shane Greedy .... transportation captain
Phil Helman .... driver (as Phillip Helman)
Mike Hutmacher .... driver
Jonny R. Johnson .... driver
J.T. Lannen .... driver
James V. Lingle .... driver
Tony Mercier .... driver
Ken Merritt .... driver
Tom Neal .... driver
Robert Neilson .... driver (as Robert L. Neilson)
Dominic Jack Pizzo Sr. .... driver
Curtis Randoll .... driver
Chance Robertson .... driver
Chip Robinson .... driver (as George Chip Robinson)
Sean C. Ryan .... driver
William Mark Spencer .... driver
Dusty Tulk .... driver: El Paso
Paul Tumber .... driver
Gordon Winkle .... driver (as Gordon R. Winkle)
Bill Young .... precision driver coordinator
Lawrence Albright .... driver (uncredited)
Arturo Curiel .... transportation coordinator (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Valentina Aulisi .... assistant: Ms. Bickford
Joseph Bargdill .... stand-in: Micheal Douglas
Julianne Berkowitz .... assistant: Ms. Zeta-Jones
Clelio Boccato .... assistant production coordinator
Carrie Brody .... production office assistant
Brumby Broussard .... assistant to cast
Keri Bruno .... set production assistant
William Butler-Sloss .... assistant: Mr. Newell and Mr. Jones
Lisa D. Carey .... second assistant accountant (as Lisa Carey)
Michael Charske .... location assistant: El Paso (as R. Michael Charske)
Craig N. Chretien .... technical consultant
Angie Lee Cobbs .... assistant production coordinator
Manuel D. Cocar .... catering assistant
Robin L. Cohen .... assistant: Mr. Solomon (as Robin Cohen)
Deirdre Costa .... location manager: Cincinnati
Renee D. Czarapata .... payroll accountant
Chic Daniel .... technical advisor: Reel Deal Technical Advisors
Robert Darwell .... production legal
Betsy Dennis .... production office assistant: San Diego
Mark Dometrovich .... assistant to cast
Molly Donnellon .... assistant production coordinator: Cincinnati (as Molly A. Donnellon)
Paul Caleb Duffy .... assistant location manager (as P. Caleb Duffy)
Edward J. Ertel .... projectionist (as E.J. Butch Ertel)
John Falvey .... assistant to cast
Carlos Flores .... catering assistant
Jay Floyd .... clearance services: Now Clear This!
Carrie Black Gallison .... assistant production coordinator: San Diego (as Carrie Black)
Tim Golden .... consultant
Josh Gummersall .... assistant: Mr. Herskovitz
Ronald Hairston Jr. .... craft service
Ronald E. Hairston .... craft service
Tamiko Hairston .... craft service
Quentin Halliday .... assistant location manager
Jeffrey Harris .... second assistant accountant (as Jeffrey C. Harris)
Keith Heileman .... production office assistant: Cincinnati
Lilli Heinrich .... assistant production coordinator: El Paso
George Herthel .... additional location manager
Sara Brenna Hine .... production office assistant: Cincinnati
Jason Hinkel .... second assistant accountant
Karen Jarnecke .... production coordinator
Marisol Jiménez .... construction accountant (as Marisol Jimenez)
Michael LaCorte .... set production assistant (as Michael La Corte)
Graham Larson .... assistant: Mr. Zwick (as Graham Larsen)
Ken Lavet .... location manager
Keri Littledeer .... set medic
Sonya Lunsford .... first assistant accountant
Caitlin Maloney .... assistant: Mr. Soderbergh
Daniel Martínez .... location manager: Mexico
Antoine Mascaro .... chef
Thomas John McGowan .... studio teacher (as Thomas J. McGowan)
Meaghan F. McLaughlin .... production office assistant: Mexico
Robert Mitas .... assistant: Mr. Douglas
René Pereyra .... translator (as Rene Pereyra)
Peggy Pridemore .... location manager: Washington D.C.
Alice Procházková .... accounting clerk (as Alice Prochazkova)
John Quittner .... film runner
John Ramirez .... set security coordinator
Sylvia Remington .... assistant production coordinator: Mexico
Anthony Rico .... location production assistant
Jason Rider .... assistant to cast
Sonny Ritscher .... production accountant
Luis M. Rodríquez Villa .... translator
Antonio Mata Sanchez .... location assistant: Mexico
Will Sandoval .... production office assistant
Alan Shaterian .... dialect coach: Mr. Del Toro
Amy Sterner .... production office assistant: San Diego
Spooky Stevens .... publicist
Lynn Struiksma .... set production assistant
Andrea Tagliareni .... assistant: Mr. King
Diana C. Tulk .... production office assistant: El Paso
Guillermo Villegas .... catering assistant
Annie Welles .... script supervisor
Stephen Bridgewater .... drama coach (uncredited)
Brett Cody .... video coordinator (uncredited)
Caleb Duffy .... assistant location manager (uncredited)
Choel Evans .... production assistant (uncredited)
Sam Faniel .... set production assistant (uncredited)
Beau Holden .... assistant: Dennis Quaid (uncredited)
John Latenser V .... assistant location manager: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin .... acting coach (uncredited)
John Mattingly .... production assistant: Ohio (uncredited)
Kim McCray .... production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Miller .... technical consultant (uncredited)
Leilani Muenter .... stand-in: Ms. Zeta-Jones (uncredited)
Dana Parker .... production assistant (uncredited)
David A. Perez .... location scout (uncredited)
Christopher Scott .... production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Nancy Solomon .... script supervisor (san diego only) (uncredited)
Mitch Toles .... choreographed weapon (uncredited)
Gary Tuers .... weapons handler (uncredited)
David M. Wermus .... assistant location manager: San Diego (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Illa Brown .... special thanks
Karyn V. Cody .... special thanks (as Karyn Cody)
Juan Coronel .... special thanks
Lisa Fairchild .... special thanks
Raymond Kelly .... special thanks
Charles LaBella .... special thanks
Dennis Murphy .... special thanks
Terry Parham .... special thanks
Catherine H. Shaw .... special thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive drug content, strong language, violence and some sexuality
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
147 min
Country:
USA | Germany
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:18 | Germany:16 (f)
Filming Locations:
A-1 Self Storage, 1190-B W. Morena Boulevard, San Diego, California, USASee more »
Company:
Bedford Falls ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Theatrical film debut for Topher Grace, who had previously been well known for his work on television.See more »
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Ohio license plates used in the movie have 4 letters and three numbers. The state recently changed from a 3-and-3 format to 3 letters and 4 numbers. In addition, the front license plate on Seth's car does not have the name of the county on the bottom, as Ohio plates have.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Javier Rodriguez:[in Spanish] Last night I had an ugly nightmare.
Manolo Sanchez:[in Spanish] Oh yeah? What happened, man?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Making of 'Lord of War' (2006) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
An Ending (Ascent)See more »

FAQ

What is it that Gordon attatches to the table in the Ayala's house towards the end of the film?
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106 out of 144 people found the following review useful.
The Real Best Film of 2000, 16 July 2001
Author: MadReviewer from Oldwick, NJ

A dazzlingly complex film, `Traffic' takes a hard, unflinching look at the so-called `war on drugs' that is perfectly clear and uncompromising. Director Steven Soderbergh takes the various viewpoints of the drug culture -- the users, the dealers, the police, and the politicians -- and weaves their differing stories together into a single story that is both deep in its ideas but very simple to understand. In terms of story, direction, and characters, `Traffic' is easily Soderbergh's best film to date, and one of the best films made in recent years, period.

`Traffic' takes a look at the world of drugs through the stories and lives of different characters. Some are loosely connected to one another; some are not. There is the story of Javier Rodriguez (Benicio Del Toro), a Mexican policeman struggling to keep his distance from the corruption that seems to follow him everywhere; there is the story of Ray Castro (Luis Guzman) and Montel Gordon (Don Cheadle), two DEA agents trying to turn the low-level drug dealer Eduardo Ruiz (Miguel Ferrer) against his drug cartel boss; there's the story of Helena Ayala (Catherine Zeta-Jones), the unsuspecting wife of the drug cartel boss who suddenly learns who her husband really is and what he does for a living; and then there's the new head of the DEA, Robert Wakefield (Michael Douglas), a man so wrapped up in his mission to stop the war on drug, he fails to notice that his own daughter Caroline (Erika Christensen) is becoming addicted to crack. Much like in the real world, the events of each story directly or indirectly affect the events of the others, leaving all the characters to consider their roles in the drug culture . . . and what, if anything, they can do to change those roles.

In terms of story, `Traffic' is absolutely brilliant. I'm still amazed that the film could cover so many plotlines and dozens of characters so effortlessly. Each story -- whether it's Helena assuming the role of her drug-dealing husband, or Robert canceling DEA meetings so he can deal with his drug-addicted daughter -- is powerful and brutally honest. `Traffic' isn't afraid to look at tough or uncomfortable issues. `Traffic', somewhat surprisingly, never preaches, either -- while it's safe to say that the message of the film is essentially anti-drug, it never comes out and outright says that message. A lesser film would've had some grandiose speech imbedded somewhere in the film denouncing the use of drugs -- not `Traffic'. It's wise enough to let the viewer take what messages they want from the film, without ever preaching. (A minor quibble -- did Michael Douglas' character really have to be the new drug czar of the United States? The fact that he was the top law enforcement drug official in the U.S., and that his daughter was addicted to drug . . . well, it seemed a little too far-fetched, and a little too movie-like. If Mr. Douglas had been playing ONE of the top drug officials in the federal government, instead of THE top official, I would've found his character to be infinitely more believable.)

Soderbergh's also at the top of his game with his direction of `Traffic'. The film is virtually filmed entirely with hand-held camera, giving each and every scene an up-close-and-personal feel. There's also a distinct lack of background music, which lets the viewer feel like they're eavesdropping on real-life scenes, and not just watching a movie. These techniques make for a very personal, intense experience. Soderbergh also uses a technique he's used in some of his other films (Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich) -- certain scenes are filtered a specific color, to heighten a mood or a sense of awareness of what's about to happen. The scenes in Mexico featuring the Mexican detective Javier, for example, are all filmed in a very bright, almost disorienting yellow. It's a technique that can be irritating at times, but for the most part, it serves a bold purpose that truly adds to the film.

As for the characters, and the acting . . . jeez, `Traffic' is without a doubt one of the best-cast films of all time. I mean it. There are no weak links, no poorly written characters, and no badly played characters. Each and every character adds something significant to the story in `Traffic', and each and every actor is outstanding. Kudos must go to possibly one of the best ensemble casts of all time. Three actors in particular stand out, though -- Benicio Del Toro (who won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance), Don Cheadle (who was actually slightly better than the brilliant performance of Mr. Del Toro, IMHO), and Catherine Zeta-Jones. I'm normally loathe to use the word `flawless' when describing a film, but the casting of `Traffic' was indeed flawless.

`Traffic', with its unflinching look at drug use in America today, can be uncomfortable at times to watch. It certainly can't be termed a `happy' or a `feel-good' film. That doesn't change the fact that it is an amazing, thought-provoking, powerful film -- and without a doubt the best film released in the year 2000. I can't recommend this film enough. Grade: A

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