Vents contraires (1995) (TV)

Director:

Allan A. Goldstein

Writers:

Robert Geoffrion
Nancy Heikin-Pepin
(more)

Cast

David Soul	...	Quill
Grace De Capitani	...	Marie
Jean-François Blanchard	...	Pascal
Danielle Schneider	...	Françoise
André Champagne	...	Carlo
Carl Marotte	...	Jake
Vlasta Vrana	...	Harry
Martin Watier	...	Ollie
Jean Pierre Bergeron	...	Diego
Daniel Pilon	...	Lieutenant Forrester
Lynne Adams	...	Rosie (as Lynn Adams)
Robert Higden	...	Norbert
David Rigby	...	Drug Dealer #1 (as Dave Rigby)
Hisham Zayed	...	Drug Dealer #2
Johnny Goar	...	Drug Dealer #3
Stéphane Lefebvre	...	Drug Cop #1
Marc Désourdy	...	Drug Cop #2 (as Marc Desourdy)
Dave McKean	...	Drug Cop #3
Gilbert Larose Jr.	...	Drug Cop #4 (as Gilbert LaRose)
Michael Scherer	...	Bebe
Richard Zeman	...	Yankee
Jason Cavalier	...	Tiger
Yves Langlois	...	B.J.
Larry Cohen	...	Man with Headset
Andrew Campbell	...	Dodger
Stéphane Falardeau	...	Fishman
John Walsh	...	Guy on Speedboat
Peter Cox	...	Seacat
James Rae	...	Roadblock Cop #1
Paul Stewart	...	Maritime Cop #1
Tim Post	...	Maritime Cop #2

Directed by
Allan A. Goldstein

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Geoffrion
Nancy Heikin-Pepin
Thomas Parkinson		uncredited

Original Music by
Roger Bellon

Casting by
Jo-Ann Gregory

Production Design by
Richard Tassé

Costume Design by
Isabelle Élie

Makeup Department
Clair Blondel	....	head makeup artist (as Claire Blondel-Vanderelst)
Francine Gagnon	....	makeup artist
Daniel Pérez	....	hair stylist (as Daniel Perez)

Production Management
Luc Campeau	....	production manager
Bruce Dawson	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shandi Mitchell	....	second assistant director
Blair Roth	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Bourgouin	....	swing gang (as Anthony Bourgoin)
Eric Brunet	....	swing gang (as Gabriel Éric Brunet)
Yves Castonguay	....	assistant set props
Anne Grandbois	....	assistant set props
Daniel Huysmans	....	set props
Claude Jacques	....	assistant set decorator
Geneviève Legault	....	art department coordinator
Jill Morton	....	property buyer

Sound Department
André-Gilles Gagné	....	first sound mixer
Serge Godier	....	foley artist
Steven Gurman	....	dialogue editor
Claude Hazanavicius	....	sound
Éric Ladouceur	....	second sound mixer
Serge F. Lafortune	....	sound editor
Arun Majumdar	....	supervising sound editor
Thierry Morlaas-Lurbe	....	boom operator (as Thierry Marlaas-Lurbe)
Michael Willis	....	assistant sound editor (as Mike Willis)

Special Effects by
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects

Stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunts
Yves Langlois	....	stunt double: Forrester
Yves Langlois	....	stunt double: Harry
David Rigby	....	stunts
Mireille Samson	....	stunt double: Marie
John Walsh	....	stunt coordinator
John Walsh	....	stunt double: Quill

Camera and Electrical Department
Alain Brouillette	....	additional camera operator
Alain Brouillette	....	key grip
Jean Demers	....	still photographer
Claude Fortier	....	gaffer
Claude Fortin	....	grip
Daniel Guy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	focus puller
Frédéric Lefebvre	....	electrician
Yves Lemieux	....	best boy electric
Eric Moynier	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Christian Navennec	....	second assistant camera
André Tisseur	....	additional camera operator
André Tisseur	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Myriam Vézina	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sophie Chouinard	....	assistant dresser
Christine Gribbin	....	wardrobe mistress
Corinne Verzier	....	assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department
Patrizia Pino	....	assistant film editor (as Patricia Pino)
Philippe Ralet	....	additional editor

Transportation Department
Stéphane Brault	....	driver
Aleck Duncan	....	driver

Other crew
Jean-Paul Bériault	....	location assistant
Andrew Campbell	....	armorer
Grier Clarke	....	creative consultant
Louise Cloutier	....	production coordinator
Marcel Cloutier	....	location manager
Anne Laure Debay	....	craft service
Danielle Desrochers	....	production secretary (as Danielle Desroches)
Paul Dupont	....	production assistant
Maurice Forget	....	production assistant
André Gaumond	....	continuity
Guylaine Lapolice	....	craft service
Hélène Leclerc	....	production administrator
Ludmilla Loucheur	....	caterer
Véronique Marchat	....	public relations
Stéphane Massé	....	production assistant
Elisabeth Melançon	....	titles
Bruce Miller	....	assistant accountant
Lili Partheniou	....	production accountant
Benoît Pinard	....	location assistant
Louis Plante	....	location scout
Antoine Ricard	....	production assistant
Isabelle Thibeault	....	secretary to producer
Monique Villeneuve	....	production secretary
Ian Whitehead	....	dialogue coach

Production Companies

• Cinévidéo Plus

Other Companies

• B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates  insurance
• Charcuterie de France  catering
• CinéGroupe  sound mixing facility
• Cold Blue Rentals  armourer
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• S.T.C.V.Q.  technical crew
• Studio Place Royal  recording studio

Also Known As:

"Crosswinds" - Canada (English title)

Country:

Canada

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color

Company:

Cinévidéo Plus

Curiosity/Connoisseur value

I tuned in wanting to see how Mr Soul was doing these days and found myself hypnotized by the film by its sheer awfulness! Stilted performances by the actors with huge and laughable lapses in plot sensibility. Occasional glimpses of good dialog are presented for the lead but these are too few and far between. The action scenes are a bad imitation of '70's TV action series where everyone is shot and dies/fall in slow motion (remember the A Team?). Watch for the lead's attempt at soldierly machismo when shooting at the bad guys with an obvious overbite (knowingly overacted by Mr Soul?). The comically awful scenes are the shoot-outs - especially the opening scenes - where supposedly trained police are unable to hit the bad guys. These signal the quality of the rest of the movie. Definitely for the connoisseur of the awful.