Double Bang (2001)

Director:

Heywood Gould

Writer:

Heywood Gould

Release Date:

July 2003 (France)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Plot:

An honest cop enters the dark world of murder and corruption. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Cast

William Baldwin	...	Billy Brennan
Jon Seda	...	Sally 'Fish' Pescatore
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Dr. Karen Winterman
Adam Baldwin	...	Vinnie Krailes
Byron Minns	...	Edmund (as Byron Keith Minns)
Leonard Termo	...	Al Lucito
Richard Portnow	...	Lieutenant Shatkin
Sofia Milos	...	Carmela Krailes
Una Damon	...	Kim
Billy Mayo	...	McKracken
John Capodice	...	Frankie Carbonaro
Christian Camargo	...	Brian Jacobs
Suzanne Carney	...	Brenda
Michael Ray Clark	...	Second Cop
Erich Martin Hicks	...	Maintenance Man
Loren Lazerine	...	Bunky
Christina Liao	...	Lady Bartender
Elyse Mirto	...	Young Woman (as Elyse Marie Mirto)
John Nielsen	...	Young Man
Dominic Oliver	...	Jukie
Peewee Piemonte	...	Bodyguard
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	First Cop (as Thomas Rosales)
Joe Sabatino	...	Richie Mauropides
Jeff Silverman	...	Manager
Kevin Sizemore	...	Bartender
Bonnie Snyder	...	Old Woman
Jim Vickers	...	Detective
Max Zekowski	...	Baby

Directed by
Heywood Gould

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Heywood Gould

Produced by
Alan B. Bursteen	....	executive producer
Michael P. Flannigan	....	producer
Yoram Pelman	....	producer
Marc Schaberg	....	executive producer
Roee Sharon	....	producer

Original Music by
John Leftwich

Cinematography by
David Rush Morrison

Film Editing by
Joel Goodman

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Cosmas A. Demetriou

Set Decoration by
Christopher Carlson

Costume Design by
Mary Malin

Makeup Department
Felicia Herron	....	hair stylist
Lisa Herron	....	assistant hair stylist
Lori Rozman	....	hair department head
Carol Strong	....	key makeup artist
Kim Tarver	....	assistant makeup artist (as Kimberly Fiallo Tarver)
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Patricia Gould	....	post-production supervisor
Larry T. Lewis	....	production supervisor
Yoram Pelman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Mandel	....	second assistant director
Greg Zekowski	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Russell R. Anderson	....	set dresser (as Russell Anderson)
Stephen J. Apelian	....	on-set dresser
Scott Belshe	....	set dresser (as Scott C. Belshe)
Randy Bobbitt	....	art department coordinator
Anna Chassagne	....	painter
Doug Devine	....	set dresser
Doug Dow	....	labor foreman
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman
Sean Ginevan	....	propmaker
Joshua Hagley	....	set dresser
Kim Kirschbaum	....	painter
Thomas D. Krausz	....	propmaker
Nina Lalezari	....	art department assistant
Gregory Meichtry	....	assistant property master
Dutch Merrick	....	assistant property master (as Steve 'Dutch' Merrick)
Erik Polczwartek	....	set dresser
Nicholas Rymond	....	set dresser (as Nick Rymond)
Greg Sanger	....	lead man
Anthony Tomeo	....	painter
Stefan Wilcox	....	property master
Todd Young	....	construction coordinator (as Todd A. Young)

Sound Department
Kris Campbell	....	adr supervisor
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Rik Elliott	....	5.1 mixes
Ken Ginnaty	....	sound utility
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
Kamal Humphrey	....	sound utility
John Kootchie	....	foley artist
Steven Morrow	....	production sound mixer
Donald Murray	....	dialogue supervisor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
John Rice	....	sound editor
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Phillip Seretti	....	post-production sound supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert W. Vandling	....	sound effects supervisor
Janja Vujovich	....	post-production sound coordinator

Special Effects by
Gary F. Bentley	....	special effects technician
Erich Martin Hicks	....	special effects coordinator (as Erich Hicks)

Stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Mark Chadwick	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts (as Ousan Elam)
Steven Lambert	....	stunts (as Steve Lambert)
Julius LeFlore	....	stunts
Robert Powell	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Jim Stephan	....	stunts
Jim Stephen	....	stunts
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator
Al Wyatt Jr.	....	stunts (as Alan Wyatt)
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven A. Adelson	....	Steadicam operator (as Steve Adelson)
Robert P. Bennett	....	camera operator
J.D. Bishop	....	lighting technician
Douglas Blagg	....	dolly grip
Eric S. Boland	....	chief lighting technician
Ben Bowling	....	lamp operator
Dean Campbell	....	key grip (as Dean 'Machine' Campbell)
Brett Elliott	....	grip
Pål Bugge Haagenrud	....	camera operator (as Paul Haagenrud)
Jim Herbert III	....	generator operator
Jonas Lagunoff	....	best boy grip
Mike Macias	....	lamp operator
Irene C. Park	....	camera loader
Chephren Rasika	....	grip
Robert Stillman	....	best boy grip (as Bob Stillman)
Brent Studler	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Brent 'Ike' Studler)
Stefan Tarzan	....	first assistant camera
Gary Webster	....	second assistant camera
Rafael Winer	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Jennifer Murdocca	....	casting assistant
Jenny Syrup	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Antonio Martinez Garcia	....	wardrobe supervisor
Nisa Kellner	....	key set costumer
Valerie Manahan	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Patricia Gould	....	assistant editor
Dana Ross	....	color timer

Music Department
Mader	....	composer: additional music
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John W. Barbee	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Dawes	....	driver
Gary Jackson	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Briana Ahl	....	production assistant
Curt L. Ayers	....	craft service
Jared Bentley	....	production assistant
Michael Enriquez	....	key set production assistant
Eric Fierstein	....	location manager
Jennifer Frierson	....	stand-in
Josh Greene	....	production assistant
Christopher Hyssong	....	set production assistant
Kristin Kelly	....	assistant production coordinator
Christina Lizarraga	....	first assistant accountant
Edward Meeker	....	assistant location manager
Talithia Miles	....	production assistant
Farzad 'Fuzz' Namdjoo	....	production assistant
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
Mary Anne Seward	....	script supervisor
Robert Shapiro	....	production accountant
Kevin Sizemore	....	stand-in
Shari Sontag	....	production accountant
Tim Turner	....	post-production accountant
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer

Thanks
Braden Bursteen	....	special thanks

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2003) (France) (all media)
• New City Releasing
• Sociedad Anónima del Vídeo (S.A.V.) (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Tomorrow Film Corporation

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Post Sound Corporation  sound post-production
• RD Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• The Imaging Group  titles and opticals

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, drug use and some sexuality

Runtime:

Brazil:104 min | Spain:99 min (DVD edition)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:R | UK:15 | Iceland:16 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Pretty good version of a latter-day "B" movie

This is an example of the latter-day version of the "B" movie -- the direct-to-video/cable job. As such, if you don't mind cheapness (New York City seems to be portrayed by a small town in Canada) or occasional silliness, it's pretty good. William Baldwin is noble as a cop contending with a corrupt partner (an effectively scary Adam Baldwin) and a murderous joker of a bad guy (Jon Seda having a heck of a time). He falls for a threatened witness, a shrink played with soulful intelligence -- no kidding -- by Elizabeth Mitchell. There's even a nasty hit man haunted by the memory of his musician father. The Baldwin/Mitchell dialog scenes are quite acceptable, and Seda makes your heart race whenever he's on camera. This movie stretches to encompass a theme of redemption and loss, film-noir style, and just about manages it. The action scenes, such as they are, suffer from budget stretching. A bad guy is running away from cops; after he runs half a block, nobody's chasing him anymore. But the conviction of the actors makes it work. Warner Brothers might have produced something like this to play on double bills, and the audiences would've come away satisfied.