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| Jean-Claude Van Damme | ... | Replicant / Edward Garrotte | |
| Michael Rooker | ... | Det. Jake Riley | |
| Catherine Dent | ... | Angie | |
| Brandon James Olson | ... | Danny | |
| Pam Hyatt | ... | Mrs. Riley | |
| Ian Robison | ... | Stan Reisman | |
| Allan Gray | ... | Roarke | |
| James Hutson | ... | Snotty Concierge | |
| Jayme Knox | ... | Wendy Wyckham | |
| Paul McGillion | ... | Captain | |
| Chris Kelly | ... | Chris | |
| Peter Flemming | ... | Paul | |
| Margaret Ryan | ... | Gwendolyn | |
| Marnie Alton | ... | Hooker | |
| Lillian Carlson | ... | Nurse | |
| Ingrid Tesch | ... | 911 Operator | |
| Fulvio Cecere | ... | Agent #1 | |
| Dominic Ferronato | ... | Downtown Home Infant | |
| Matteo Ferronato | ... | Downtown Home Infant | |
| Brent Chapman | ... | Janitor | |
| Claire Riley | ... | Penny Martin | |
| Rob Lee | ... | Lab EEG Technician | |
| David Palffy | ... | Pimp #1 | |
| Stanley Katz | ... | Market Owner | |
| Lisa Ann Beley | ... | Terrified Neighbor | |
| Mark Brandon | ... | Reporter #1 | |
| Tracey Hway | ... | Reporter #2 | |
| J.J. McColl | ... | Video Teacher | |
| Alexander Pollock | ... | Young Garrotte | |
| April Telek | ... | Downtown Mother Victim | |
| Paul Bittante | ... | Hooker Cop | |
| Jason Griffith | ... | Bus Driver | |
| Hiro Kanagawa | ... | Lab Video Technician #1 | |
| Daryl Shuttleworth | ... | Uniform Foyer Cop | |
| Biski Gugushe | ... | Loft Cop | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Josh Green | ... | Murphy (uncredited) | |
| Jenny McShane | ... | Woman with red car (uncredited) | |
| Nick Swarts | ... | Jake (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Ringo Lam | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Lawrence Riggins | (written by) (as Lawrence David Riggins) and | |
| Les Weldon | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Tony Cataldo | .... | executive producer | |
| Tani Cohen | .... | co-producer | |
| David Dadon | .... | producer | |
| Boaz Davidson | .... | executive producer | |
| Danny Dimbort | .... | executive producer | |
| Avi Lerner | .... | executive producer | |
| Danny Lerner | .... | producer | |
| Richard G. Murphy | .... | co-producer | |
| Trevor Short | .... | executive producer | |
| John Thompson | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Guy Zerafa | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Mike Southon | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| David M. Richardson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Abra Edelman | |||
| Elisa Goodman | |||
| Audrey Skalbania | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Andrew Neskoromny | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Michael N. Wong | (as Michael Norman Wong) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Mary-Lou Storey | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Antonia Bardon | (as Terri [Antonia] Bardon) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mike Fields | .... | special makeup effects artist (as Michael Fields) | |
| Kandace Loewen | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Harlow MacFarlane | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Patricia Murray | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Ryan Nicholson | .... | dead body production | |
| Jason Palmer | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Leanne Rae Podavin | .... | prosthetic makeup artist (as Leanne Podavin) | |
| Charles Porlier | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Brad Proctor | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Jessica Rain | .... | hair assistant | |
| Christ Stanley | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Bill Terezakis | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Vince Yoshida | .... | fabricator | |
| Krista Young | .... | makeup assistant | |
| Maureen Terezakis | .... | special makeup effects producer (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Todd Gilbert | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| David Massar | .... | unit manager | |
| Greg Milton | .... | co-unit manager: second unit | |
| Christina Toy | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| James Bitonti | .... | third assistant director | |
| Steven Catlin | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Kelsey T. Howard | .... | assistant director (as Kelsey Howard) | |
| Kit Marlatt | .... | third assistant director | |
| David Massar | .... | first assistant director: second unit | |
| Peter Mechkoff | .... | assistant director: additional photography | |
| Milos Milicevic | .... | first assistant director: additional photography | |
| Lance Peverley | .... | second assistant director: second unit | |
| Andrew M. Robinson | .... | second assistant director (as Andrew Robinson) | |
| Antony Tanev | .... | second assistant director: Bulgaria | |
| Scott J. Ateah | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Gillian Andrews | .... | additional dresser | |
| Sandy Arthur | .... | additional buyer | |
| Charles Audet | .... | lead laborer | |
| Victoria Balharry | .... | art department coordinator (as Vicky Balharry) | |
| Wayne Berarducci | .... | lead metal fabricator | |
| Madonna Blunt | .... | lead painter | |
| Peter Borkent | .... | set wireman | |
| Rene Bourque | .... | construction sculptor | |
| Todd Brooks | .... | construction buyer | |
| Peter Brown | .... | scenic construction | |
| Nicole Chorney | .... | additional buyer | |
| Scott Clatney | .... | lead painter | |
| Bruno Coupe | .... | set dresser | |
| Wayne Dang | .... | construction sculptor | |
| Nick Dibley | .... | props master | |
| Robin Ferrier | .... | art department assistant | |
| Les Ford | .... | prop graphics | |
| Milan Gelon | .... | lead painter | |
| Christine Handley | .... | additional buyer | |
| Chris Hayward | .... | scenic artist | |
| Karen L. Hill | .... | scenic painter (as Karen Hill) | |
| Leah Hong | .... | graphic artist | |
| David Jenkinson | .... | additional dresser | |
| Paul Jenkinson | .... | lead set dresser | |
| Thomas Jesse | .... | additional dresser | |
| Joey Jow | .... | buyer | |
| Rob Keeling | .... | set wireman | |
| Duane Lafond | .... | construction helper | |
| John Lavell | .... | scenic construction | |
| Shannon Levesque | .... | additional dresser | |
| Karen Lister | .... | lead dresser | |
| Michael Love | .... | on-set props: second unit | |
| Don Macaulay | .... | set designer | |
| Malcolm MacLean | .... | paint coordinator (as Malcolm Maclean) | |
| John Marcynuk | .... | set designer | |
| Jayne Mason | .... | scenic artist | |
| Fraser McDonald | .... | scenic construction (as Fraser Mcdonald) | |
| Sam McMaster | .... | foreman (as Sam Mcmaster) | |
| Jake Miller | .... | assistant props master | |
| Paula R. Montgomery | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Francesca Moore | .... | additional dresser | |
| Tony Moscovitch | .... | lead carpenter | |
| Gillian Murray | .... | set dresser (as Gillian D. Murray) | |
| Shirley Nap | .... | scenic painter (as Shirley Naf) | |
| Toni Nick | .... | set dresser (as Tony Nick) | |
| Tanya A. Nordhoff | .... | additional buyer (as Tanya Nordoff) | |
| Aoife O'Carroll | .... | on-set dresser (as Aoife O'Carrol) | |
| Rob O'Sullivan | .... | scenic construction (as Robert O'Sullivan) | |
| Kenneth Panzer | .... | additional buyer | |
| Geoff Phillips | .... | laborer | |
| Robert Pratt | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Duane Robinson | .... | construction helper | |
| Paul Rothenbush | .... | set dresser | |
| Shirley Scott | .... | laborer | |
| Brian Shell | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Mark Stainthorpe | .... | lead carpenter | |
| Dave Street | .... | painter | |
| Ray Taylor | .... | scenic construction | |
| Jim Thumm | .... | scenic construction | |
| Darryl Tifenbach | .... | plasterer | |
| Monica Valera-Perez | .... | scenic painter (as Monica Valera Perez) | |
| Ivo Vangemerden | .... | metal fabricator | |
| Rob Waterbeek | .... | scenic construction (as Robert Waterbeek) | |
| David Weber | .... | lead carpenter (as Dave Weber) | |
| Robert White | .... | metal fabricator | |
| John Wilson | .... | scenic construction | |
| Claire Yargeau | .... | buyer | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard Duarte | .... | foley editor | |
| Richard Duarte | .... | foley recordist | |
| Paula Fairfield | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Emily Gaydos | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Jerry Gilbert | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Dave Griffiths | .... | boom operator (as David Griffiths) | |
| Carla Murray | .... | sound effects editor | |
| John Nord | .... | cassettes and dubs | |
| Kenneth Novak | .... | sound re-recordist (as Ken Nowack) | |
| Bruce Nyznik | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Rory O'Neill | .... | sound assistant (as Rory O'Neil) | |
| Andrew Patterson | .... | adr editor | |
| Timothy Pearson | .... | foley artist | |
| Patrick Ramsay | .... | sound mixer | |
| Paul Ratajczak | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Paul Ratajczak | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Shelley Roden | .... | foley artist (as Shelley Smith) | |
| Angie Stanghetti | .... | adr recordist | |
| Vicki Vandegrift | .... | foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift) | |
| Jonathan Wales | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Tom D. Backman | .... | digital sound transferer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Tom Blacklock | .... | special effects | |
| Michael Bolan | .... | special effects (as Mike Bolan) | |
| Alex Burdett | .... | special effects | |
| Murray Campbell | .... | special effects | |
| Andrew Chamberlayne | .... | special effects coordinator (as Andy Chamberlayne) | |
| Rod Currie | .... | special effects | |
| James G. Fisher | .... | special effects (as Jim Fisher) | |
| Philip Edward Jones | .... | special effects (as Phil Jones) | |
| Eric Lemay | .... | special effects | |
| Mark Mentiply | .... | special effects | |
| Derrick Moennick | .... | special effects | |
| Ryan Nicholson | .... | creator of dead bodies | |
| Paul Noël | .... | special effects (as Paul Noel) | |
| Eric Vrba | .... | special effects | |
| Cameron Waldbauer | .... | special effects (as Cam Waldbauer) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Sandra Almond | .... | visual effects co-supervisor | |
| Jose Avitia | .... | optical line-up | |
| Louise Barkholt | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Mike Borrett | .... | motion control operator | |
| Corey Bramall | .... | digital artist | |
| Dan Brittain | .... | digital artist | |
| Doug Campbell | .... | digital compositor | |
| John Collins | .... | motion control assistant | |
| John D.B. Cox | .... | motion control operator (as John Cox) | |
| Debora Dunphy | .... | digital compositor | |
| Geoffrey Hancock | .... | digital artist | |
| Geoffrey Hancock | .... | senior character animator | |
| Aruna Inversin | .... | digital compositor | |
| May Leung | .... | digital artist | |
| Kimberley Liptrap | .... | digital artist | |
| Andrew Midgley | .... | optical lineup (as Andrew Midgely) | |
| Brad Moylan | .... | main title animation: Title House Digital | |
| Betty Shaw | .... | systems administrator: GVFX | |
| Gladys Tong | .... | computer graphics | |
| Tom Turnbull | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | digital imaging: THDX (uncredited) | |
| Steven Emmert | .... | optical compositor: THDX (uncredited) | |
| Christine Petrov | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Sandra-Ken Freeman | .... | associate casting: Vancouver (as Sandra Ken-Freeman) | |
| Audrey Skalbania | .... | extras casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anne Burke | .... | truck costumer | |
| Dawn Climie | .... | costume set supervisor (as Dawn Leigh Climie) | |
| Jane Henry | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marie Hélène Desbiens | .... | negative cutter (as Marie-Helene Desbiens) | |
| Saul Escobedo | .... | color timer | |
| Earl Fudger | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jordan Kessler | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| George Koran | .... | colorist | |
| Andrew Tidby | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Jim Towne | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Grace Yuen | .... | second assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Anne Bourne | .... | musician | |
| Greg Critchley | .... | musician | |
| Alun Davies | .... | musician | |
| Loren Gold | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Alex Khaskin | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Alex Khaskin | .... | orchestrator: score | |
| Dave Klotz | .... | musician | |
| Dave Klotz | .... | score mixer | |
| Dave Klotz | .... | score recordist | |
| Rick Lazar | .... | musician | |
| Laurel MacDonald | .... | musician | |
| Ravi Naimpally | .... | musician | |
| Jason Rubenstein | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Gene Siegel | .... | music supervisor | |
| Debashis Sinha | .... | musician | |
| Guy Zerafa | .... | musician | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Chris Ballum | .... | driver | |
| Don Bell | .... | custom camera car: second unit | |
| Bob Black | .... | driver | |
| Matt Bunten | .... | driver (as Matthew Bunton) | |
| Scott Carpenter | .... | driver | |
| Darren Collins | .... | driver | |
| Wayne Cuthbert | .... | driver | |
| L. Michael Eddy | .... | driver (as Mike Eddy) | |
| Joe Ferguson | .... | driver (as Joseph Fergusen) | |
| Ed Gillis | .... | driver | |
| Mike Godenir | .... | driver | |
| David Halliday | .... | transportation captain | |
| Barry Hendricks | .... | driver | |
| Ian-Peter Jacobi | .... | picture car wrangler | |
| Ian-Peter Jacobi | .... | picture vehicle wrangler (as Ian Jacobi) | |
| Viola Janzen | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Ron Mahy | .... | driver | |
| Rolly Montrose | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Lindsay Morris | .... | driver | |
| John O'Toole | .... | picture vehicle coordinator | |
| Bud Waterman | .... | driver | |
| Galina Kitanova | .... | driver: David M. Richardson (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Tsila Adler | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Anthony Alvaro | .... | production assistant | |
| Nickolas Baric | .... | stand-in (as Nicholas Baric) | |
| Violet Barisoff | .... | craft service | |
| Violet Barisoff | .... | first aid | |
| Marc Borja | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Kathy Brayton | .... | executive assistant | |
| Mary Beth Broad | .... | assistant chef | |
| Donald Bruce | .... | production controller | |
| Blake Busby | .... | title graphic design | |
| Terence Chase | .... | security | |
| David Chisholm | .... | chef (as Davey Chisholm) | |
| Barbara Chomos | .... | publicist | |
| Lorrie Churma | .... | insurance broker | |
| Karen M. Cockrell | .... | post-production accounting manager (as Karen Cockrell) | |
| Dana Dubé | .... | animal trainer: Animal Insight (as Dana Dube) | |
| Shawn Duggan | .... | key location production assistant (as Shawn Duggen) | |
| Paul Duke | .... | assistant chef | |
| Barbara Enefer | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Rick Fearon | .... | location manager | |
| Glenn D. Feig | .... | legal | |
| Ashley Fester | .... | production assistant | |
| Katie Forss | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Jason E. Frankel | .... | legal | |
| Gloria Gibb | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Tim Gunderson | .... | craft service | |
| Tim Gunderson | .... | first aid | |
| Don Hack | .... | craft service: second unit | |
| Don Hack | .... | first aid: second unit | |
| Joel Hurley | .... | location scout | |
| Maggie Jarvos | .... | location production assistant (as Maggie Jarvis) | |
| Greg Jones | .... | insurance broker | |
| Wayne Kulachkowski | .... | office production assistant | |
| David Lee | .... | first assistant chef | |
| Shane Lennox | .... | key location production assistant | |
| Tracy MacLeod | .... | assistant chef (as Tracy Macleod) | |
| Louisa Main | .... | production coordinator | |
| D. Neil Mark | .... | stand-in (as Neil Mark) | |
| Brenda McClellan | .... | payroll assistant (as Brenda Mcclellan) | |
| Jill McQueen | .... | location production assistant (as Jill Mcqueen) | |
| Robert Milicevic | .... | security | |
| Courtney Neish | .... | location production assistant | |
| Jason Nolan | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Lisa Pantages | .... | assistant: Mr. Van Damme | |
| Cy Peck | .... | location production assistant | |
| Lee Pesochin | .... | office production assistant | |
| Jon-Michael Preece | .... | script supervisor | |
| Steve Ransohoff | .... | completion bond | |
| Barbra Richardsen | .... | production accountant | |
| Weatie Rosenlehner | .... | assistant: Mr. Rooker | |
| Troy Scott | .... | office production assistant | |
| Jon Shiffman | .... | production financing | |
| David Sitzman | .... | contracts administrator | |
| Luis A. Soria | .... | corporate controller | |
| Sandra Steier | .... | assistant: Mr. Thompson | |
| Erica Stern | .... | assistant: Mr. Lerner | |
| Perry Suppa | .... | scheduler | |
| Paul Tartaglio | .... | assistant: Mr. Lam | |
| Jeff Turko | .... | security coordinator | |
| Jared Valentine | .... | assistant: Audrey Skalbania | |
| Matthew Warren | .... | completion bond (as Matt Warren) | |
| Darcy Wild | .... | location manager | |
| Brenda Campbell | .... | acting coach (uncredited) | |
| Keith E. Cooper | .... | legal (uncredited) | |
| Jeannine Dupuy | .... | script supervisor: second unit (uncredited) | |
| Mark Hoeppner | .... | security officer (uncredited) | |
| Nina Jones | .... | assistant: motion control (uncredited) | |
| Ian Lanning | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Nathan Lomax | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Peter Malota | .... | martial arts choreographer (uncredited) | |
| Milena Mihaylova | .... | script supervisor: Bulgaria (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Simpson | .... | animal coordinator (uncredited) | |
| David Tamkin | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Trevor Undi | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Jared Valentine | .... | extras wrangler (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Steve Brookman | .... | the producers would like to thank (as Steven Brookman) | |
| Jack Gilardi | .... | the producers would like to thank | |
| Erik Kritzer | .... | the producers would like to thank | |
| Bennett R. Specter | .... | the producers would like to thank (as Bennett Specter) | |
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I have to admit that "Replicant" succeeded in surprising me quite a few times, which is surprising itself since I wasn't ready for any surprise in a direct-to-video-van Damme-movie. But this movie is not like your average van Damme-stupidity. In some way this is good, in another way it is not.
What I was hoping for was 90 minutes of fun that makes me laugh very loud the way "Double Team" or "Streetfighter" managed to do. I was afraid of seeing 90 minutes of boring stupid action with only few unintentional laughs, like "The Quest" or "Knock Off". "Replicant" walks on a thin line between those extremes.
Well, it is the third movie in which van Damme appears in two roles at the same time and it is a strange record for an action star. At first we see the bad guy, a serial killer with long hair who kills mothers by killing and then burning them. He does this because his mother used to call him "bad boy" and once almost burned him alive. Michael Rooker plays the cop who tries to catch the killer and the movie sometimes suggests that the killer also plays the typical "serial killer-movie game", in which the killer seems to kill just for the cop who chases him. But this is just a sidenote in the film whereas it is a major point that Rooker is very obsessed in finding the killer. Where this obsession comes from is never explained and this contributes to a lot of the weird aspects of the film.
One day after Rooker again managed NOT to catch the killer some government guys approach him and make an interesting offer. They want to clone the killer and try to catch him with the memories of the real killer in the clone's brain (that's what I think is their plan). The way the "clone"-thing is introduced must be seen to be believed. We never get the feeling that the movie plays in the future and neither the science guys nor Rooker as the cop make a big deal of simply cloning another person for an investigation. When Rooker is told about the clone idea his reaction does not exist. He simply accepts not questioning for a mili-second what is going on. Even more strange is the fact that the government guys even think of trusting Rooker to take care of the clone. And for no reason at all Rooker uses this trust by deceiving them time after time, by refusing to cooperate but these "National Security" guys never mind at all. Neither do Rooker's relatives and partners who very very rarely wonder why he has a new pet and why it looks like the serial killer everyone's looking for?
It may seem strange to go into such deep plot discussions but the movie plays so seriously that it's hard not to do. That's the weird thing here: the film only scarcely tries to go for cheap effects and shortcuts. For a van Damme movie the action is very rare and except maybe two scenes not very spectacular.
And then there is van Damme's performance as the clone. The clone, who is never referred to with any name, seems like a mixture between a retard and Jackie Chan. He hardly speaks, looks bewildered and confused but can also swing himself around pipes a dozen times, jump around like a monkey and fight like a karate dog. I'm not quite sure where he has the fighting abilities from and why they developed so much better than his thinking abilities. To say the least, it is an interesting performance but it also produces some laughs especially because of the way Rooker treats him.
Rooker has the strangest character here, being obsessed with a case for no reason, cruel to the only person who can help him and sometimes very stupid. For example when he first hunts the killer and simply lets him drive away while dozens of policemen in police cars arrive and he simply doesn't mind telling them that the killer has just been around the corner one second ago.
There are a lot of strange things in this movie but most of them work somehow and make it actually very entertaining. An action scene with an ambulance is both ridiculous and effective. A scene with the clone spending time with a prostitute is not working at all and feels contrived and unnecessary. Some things are simply unexpected, for example the cruelty of the killer when he is not actually killing. He shoots innocent bystanders for no reason and in a scene in a hospital his violence becomes comic-like when he kicks nurses and hits wheelchair patients with the ambulance. In one scene Rooker has to throw his weapon away because he is threatened to get killed and for no reason he throws it in a bucket of blood. Later the clone has to fetch it out of there. And there is a scene in the killer's apartment that questions his motivation, the logic of computers and plot and the the abilities of the clone.
"Replicant" is a B-movie, that is for sure, but in an unexpected way it is a good one, entertaining, not too much over the top and somehow still convincing. Nevertheless the final scene gets a big laugh for its unbelievable silliness both in plot logic and music choice. And why we see that picture during the end credits is beyond me. Don't expect another "Double Team" but don't expect anything else.