1st to Die (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Michael O'Hara (written for television by)
James Patterson (novel)

Release Date:

23 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Drama | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

The honeymoon murders...to catch the killer, she'll become the bait.

Plot:

A group of female friends in San Francisco investigate a serial killer targeting newlyweds.

Plot Keywords:

Serial Killer | Investigation | Detective | Female Protagonist | Based On Novel

Cast

Tracy Pollan	...	Lindsay Boxer
Gil Bellows	...	Chris Raleigh
Carly Pope	...	Cindy Thomas
Megan Gallagher	...	Jill Barnhart
Angie Everhart	...	Chessy Jenks
Mitch Pileggi	...	Warren Jacobi
Sean Young	...	Joanna Wade
Jerry Wasserman	...	Lt. Roth
Byron Mann	...	Derek Lee
Pam Grier	...	Claire Washburn
Robert Patrick	...	Nicholas Jenks
Kristina Copeland	...	Merrill Cale
John Reardon	...	David Brandt (as John Henry Reardon)
Sonya Salomaa	...	Melanie Brandt
Ona Grauer	...	Becky DeGraaff
Clint Carleton	...	Phillip Campbell
Chiara Zanni	...	Heather Tibbs
Warren Christie	...	Michael DeGraaff
Marnie Alton	...	Kathy Kogut
Ben Cotton	...	James Voskul
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Dr. Shimera
Greg Michaels	...	Sheriff Hartwig
Linda Darlow	...	Mrs. Kogut
L. Harvey Gold	...	Gerald Brandt
Keith Gordey	...	Sherman Leff
Veena Sood	...	Dr. Veena Yandro
Jan D'Arcy	...	Librarian
William Samples	...	Paul Broughton
Sean Allen	...	Hotel Manager
Dagmar Midcap	...	TV Reporter
Marshall Virtue	...	Ron Tibbs
Phillip Mitchell	...	Sergeant
Glynis Davies	...	Ms. Perkins
Alistair Abell	...	Eddie Jones (Sylvia Hotel Waiter)
Ron Selmour	...	Reggie (Prison Guard)
Zen Shane Lim	...	Highlands Waiter
Peter Bryant	...	McBride
B.J. Harrison	...	Woman at Bus Stop
Kira Schaffer	...	Performance Artist (as Keira Schaffer)
Alannah Ong	...	Housekeeper
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Darren Hird	...	Park Ranger (uncredited)
Cameron K. Smith	...	Annoyed Executive (uncredited)

Directed by
Russell Mulcahy

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael O'Hara		(written for television by)
James Patterson		(novel "First to Die")

Produced by
Shauna Bryan	....	associate producer
Tracey Jeffrey	....	producer
Michael O'Hara	....	executive producer
James Patterson	....	co-executive producer
Steve White	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Patrick Williams

Cinematography by
Attila Szalay

Film Editing by
Robert Florio

Casting by
Julie Ashton

Production Design by
Ian D. Thomas		(as Ian Thomas)

Set Decoration by
Louise Roper

Costume Design by
Jenni Gullett

Makeup Department
Agnieszka Echallier	....	project supervisor (as Agnieszka Kolakowska)
Paul Edwards	....	hair stylist
Dana Hamel	....	key makeup artist (as Dana Michelle Hamel)
Michael Burnett	....	special makeup effects: lifecasts of Robert Patrick and Angie Everhart (uncredited)
Joel Echallier	....	key special makeup effects (uncredited)
M. Brando Pero	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Juliana Vit	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Charles Lyall	....	unit production manager
Richard Winnie	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rachel Leiterman	....	first assistant director
Karen Margolese	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Corrado	....	art department coordinator
Nick Dibley	....	property master (as Nicholas A. Dibley)
Haida Harper	....	assistant property master
Clare Davis	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	set buyer (uncredited)
Regan Steele	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Martin Fossum	....	sound mixer
Mark Klausmayer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Devan Kraushar	....	supervising sound editor
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Jay Cheetham	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Megan Goudsward	....	walla editor (uncredited)
Sara Kohlman	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
James Wallace	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Tony Wyman	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alex Burdett	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Jaison Stritch	....	visual effects supervisor
Vishal Anand	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Ben Funk	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Brenda Levert	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Leanne Hindle	....	stunt double (as Leanne Buchanan)
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt double
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt coordinator
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double: Robert Patrick (uncredited)
Gaston Howard	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Sharon Simms	....	stunt double: Sonya Salomaa (uncredited)
Marshall Virtue	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bradley S. Creasser	....	camera operator (as Brad Creasser)
Michael Davies	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Davies	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rusty Deluce	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin Hall	....	director of photography: second unit
Tom Kaczmarski	....	key grip
Christina Kasperczyk	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
William Kassis	....	gaffer (as Bill Kassis)

Casting Department
Sid Kozak	....	casting: Canada
Annette McCaffrey	....	extras casting
Sonia Henkel	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Leduc	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Scott Juergens	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Nancy Severinson	....	music editor (as Nancy Severinsen)

Transportation Department
Clif Kosterman	....	transportation coordinator
John Busch	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Jasmine Barry	....	production coordinator
Laurie Boyle	....	production accountant
Jasmine Elsworth	....	production coordinator
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: helicopter
Scott Graham	....	location manager
Colin Jenken	....	video/cgi playback
Marian Koprada	....	production assistant
Kelly Moon	....	script supervisor
Carol Bailey	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Gerard Bechard	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Deborah D. Bose	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach (uncredited)
Ian Doig	....	animal trainer: wild animals (uncredited)
Danny Ho	....	video & computer playback supervisor (uncredited)
Grace MacLeod	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Michelle McKay	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Shaun Mckay	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Chooch Paglaro	....	hi-definition technician (uncredited)
Penny Rogers	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Michael O'Hara Productions
• NBC Studios

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• SFX Studio  special make-up effects

Also Known As:

Always a Bridesmaid (USA) (working title)
F1rst to Die (USA) (promotional title)
First to Die (USA) (alternative spelling)
James Patterson's F1rst to Die (USA) (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Michael O'Hara Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Nicholas Jenks escapes from the Department of Corrections car, he kicks out the rear window in order to get out. When the police are at the crash scene, the window is back in place.

Movie Connections:

Spin off "Women's Murder Club" (2007)

Dismal!

Another wonderful Patterson book made into an incredibly awful movie. If the big budget movies don't work then why make a low budget made for t.v. movie that's 10 times worse! I am desperate for a good movie that will do ONE of his books justice!