Picture Claire (2001)

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writer:

Semi Chellas

Release Date:

14 August 2003 (Hungary)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A woman gets in way over her head when she's in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Plot Keywords:

Chase | Fire | Photographer | Police | Cigarette Smoking

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Juliette Lewis	...	Claire Beaucage
Gina Gershon	...	Lily Warden
Mickey Rourke	...	Eddie
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Laramie
Kelly Harms	...	Billy Stuart
Camilla Rutherford	...	Cynthia Lacey
Peter Stebbings	...	Culver
Tracy Wright	...	Detective Sweeney
Raoul Bhaneja	...	Detective Lee
Gary Reineke	...	Pawnbroker
Barbara Eve Harris	...	Patricia
Elena Kudaba	...	Donut Lady
Charles Officer	...	Cab Driver
Dean McDermott	...	Attendant at the Station
Sonja Mills	...	Chalk Artist
Mung-Ling Tsui	...	Travel Agent (as Mung Ling Tsui)
Richard Lee	...	Leader of the Punks
Micki Moore	...	Gallery Patron (as Mickie Moore)
Ruby Son	...	Girl in Washroom
Pida Eliadis	...	Flower Lady
Charmion King	...	Lady on the Train
Normand Bissonnette	...	Biker #1
L.J. Vasilantonakis	...	Biker #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Stevens	...	Transit Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Bruce McDonald

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Semi Chellas

Produced by
Wendy Grean	....	producer
Robert Lantos	....	producer
Mark Musselman	....	executive producer
Mark Musselman	....	producer
Julia Rosenberg	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Pacek

Casting by
John Buchan
Felicia Fasano
Anne McCarthy
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Rob Gray

Art Direction by
Iain Reynolds

Set Decoration by
Jeff Fruitman

Costume Design by
Lea Carlson

Makeup Department
Joan Chell	....	assistant makeup artist
Katarina Chovanec	....	key hair stylist
Debi Drennan	....	key makeup artist
Tony Mastropietro	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Toni Mastropietro)
Robert L. Sanfelice	....	assistant hair stylist
Chris Bridges	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard J. Anobile	....	post-production supervisor
Charles Braive	....	production manager
Rebecca Cafferata	....	production manager: Bahamas
Lacia Kornylo	....	head of production: Alliance Atlantis

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gregory Besky	....	third assistant director
Rob Chalmers	....	third assistant director (as Robert Chalmers)
Rick Morris	....	daily trainee assistant director
Jeff Muhsoldt	....	daily trainee assistant director
Eric J. Robertson	....	second assistant director
William Spahic	....	first assistant director (as Bill Spahic)
David Sparkes	....	trainee assistant director
David Sparkes	....	first assistant director: second unit Canada (uncredited)

Art Department
Zana Ancerl	....	set decorator buyer
Tamara Andrews	....	scenic painter
John Bankson	....	construction coordinator: Hot Sets
Rory Barstead	....	painter
Mark Bell	....	painter
Rachel Blair-Johns	....	painter
Keith Calder	....	painter
Tamara Cook	....	painter
Paul Dallin	....	props buyer
Nitram Dass	....	swing gang
Stephen Doering	....	painter
Peter Fairley	....	laborer
Craig Fournier	....	painter
Scott Frandsen	....	painter
Andrew Fraser	....	assistant property master
Visvaldis Freimanis	....	carpenter
David Gray	....	carpenter
Adrian Hardy	....	property master
Darrell Heron	....	carpenter
Andrew Hull	....	first assistant art director
Brent Kelly	....	lead set dresser
Jordan Kerner	....	swing gang
Allan Lylloff	....	key carpenter
Chris McGrath	....	laborer
Steve Meil	....	head scenic artist (as Stephen Meil)
Matthew Meraw	....	carpenter
Jim Molloy	....	laborer
Michele Morgan	....	props: second unit
Darin Olson	....	carpenter
Stephen Paisley	....	art department apprentice
Richard P. Synergy	....	carpenter
Robert Taylor	....	painter
Brendan Ward	....	carpenter
Alfred Wong	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound mixer: location
Colin Baxter	....	sound effects editor
Richard Calistan	....	adr recordist: Ms. Lewis
Ray Campbell	....	adr editor
François Grenon	....	boom operator (as Francois Genon)
Peter Kambasis	....	foley assistant
Peter Kambasis	....	second assistant sound editor
Peter Kelly	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Kodros	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Anna Malkin	....	foley assistant
Timothy Mehlenbacher	....	first assistant sound editor
Timothy Mehlenbacher	....	foley assistant (as Timothy M. Mehlenbacher)
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Pellerin	....	supervising sound re-recording mixer
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Urmas Rosin	....	sound: second unit
Greg Shim	....	adr mixer
Greg Shim	....	adr recordist
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Andrew Tay	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Drainie Taylor	....	adr supervisor (as David Taylor)
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Mike Woroniuk	....	sound re-recording assistant
Mark Zsifkovits	....	sound re-recording assistant (as Mark Zsifkovitz)
Stephen Barden	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Diep Le	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Antonacci	....	special effects assistant
Reg Ashby	....	special effects key (as Reginald Ashby)
Rob Crawford	....	special effects key (as Robert J. Crawford)
Matthew Danckert	....	special effects assistant
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor
Rudy Rivas	....	special effects key
John Sandever	....	special effects assistant (as John G. Dandever)
Ron Shinder	....	special effects assistant (as Ronny Shinder)

Visual Effects by
Craig Clarke	....	visual effects/compositing supervisor: DKP Effects (as Craig 'tHirSt' Clarke)
Terry Dale	....	visual effects technical supervisor: DKP Effects
Goretti DeMelo	....	visual effects producer: DKP Effects
Paul Dobson	....	visual effects animator: DKP Effects
John Fraser	....	matte/texture painter: DKP Effects
Jos'h RL Fuller	....	visual effects programmer: DKP Effects (as Josh Fuller)
Mike Jamieson	....	digital effects compositor: DKP Effects
Andrew Klaassen	....	visual effects systems administrator: DKP Effects
Dan Krech	....	visual effects executive producer: DKP Effects
Jackie Lynette	....	visual effects executive producer: DKP Effects
Ron Marinic	....	visual effects production manager: DKP Effects
Dominic Menegon	....	visual effects animator: DKP Effects
Juliette Mourez	....	digital effects compositor: DKP Effects
Carlton Munday	....	visual effects hardware/software support: DKP Effects
Marc Streifling	....	visual effects animator: DKP Effects
Brent Whitmore	....	digital effects compositor: DKP Effects
William Cameron	....	digital animator (uncredited)
Pat Wakefield	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunt performer
C.J. Fidler	....	stunt performer
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt performer
Kelly Jones	....	stunt performer
Kym Kristalie	....	stunt performer (as Kim Kristalie)
Darren Marsman	....	stunt performer
Cotton Mather	....	stunt performer
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt performer
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Alison Reid	....	stunt performer
Bryan Renfro	....	stunt performer
Paul Rutledge	....	stunt performer
Mary Ann Stevens	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Attila Abri	....	grip
Jay Albury	....	grip: Bahamas
Ian Anderson	....	camera trainee
Cynthia Barlow	....	key grip
Roger Bate	....	gaffer: second unit
Russel Bowie	....	first assistant camera (as Russell Bowie)
Jonathan Brown	....	electrician
Randy Brown	....	generator operator
Deanna Cadette	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Bob Davidson	....	gaffer
Mark Delaney	....	grip
Tara Dixit	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Alex Dukay	....	still photographer
Chad Edwards	....	best boy: second unit
Darcy Gasparovic	....	second assistant camera
J.P. Genasi	....	grip: Bahamas
Jay Greenslade	....	dolly grip
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Bill Heintz	....	key grip: second unit
Thomas Higney	....	best boy grip: second unit (as Tom Higney)
Sacha Hindle	....	video playback assistant (as Sasha Hindle)
Reni Hoz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gordon Langevin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mike Macauley	....	best boy electric
Darcie McIsaac	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Dennis McKitty	....	generator operator: second unit
Bruce Morton	....	electrician
Gottfried Pflugbeil	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Kelly Richardson	....	electrician
Mario Scattaloni	....	grip (as Mario Scattoloni)
John Craig Steele	....	best boy grip (as Craig Steele)
Paul Sullivan	....	Steadicam operator
James Tamblyn	....	video playback operator
Cylla Von Tiedemann	....	still photographer: art gallery photograph of Claire
Michelle Wachter	....	grip (as Michelle Waecther)
Mark Willis	....	camera operator
Ramesh Yogendran	....	electrician
Jaclyn Young	....	camera trainee (as Jacklyn Young)

Casting Department
Nancy Botting-Harrison	....	background casting (as Nancy Botting Harrison)
John Buchan	....	casting: Toronto
Felicia Fasano	....	casting: Los Angeles
Jenny Lewis	....	casting assistant
Anne McCarthy	....	casting: Los Angeles
Mary Vernieu	....	casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda Broer	....	assistant costume designer
Terri Frank	....	assistant costume set supervisor
Randi Littlefair	....	wardrobe buyer
Ann Steel	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
John Cameron	....	first assistant editor
Stephen Young Chin	....	editing consultant: AVID (as Stephen Young-Chin)
Jeremiah Munce	....	editor: box sequence designer (as Jeremy Munce)
Cathy Rait	....	color timer (as Catherine Rait)
Catherine Rankin	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	music editor
Eric Amdahl	....	assistant to score producer: Paul Haslinger
Mark Curry	....	music mixer
Paul Haslinger	....	musician: piano
Paul Haslinger	....	score producer
Fraser Hill	....	music representative: A&R Film & TV, EMI Music Canada
Erin Hunt	....	music coordinator: SL Feldman & Associates
Lightwave	....	musician: electronics
Scot McFadyen	....	music supervisor
Scot McFadyen	....	music supervisor: SL Feldman & Associates
Michael Pacek	....	music editor
Michael Perlmutter	....	music supervisor: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Robert Rich	....	musician: sorna

Transportation Department
Douglas Barkley	....	driver (as Doug Barkley)
Jeff Blake	....	driver
Jeff Blake	....	driver: honeywagon
Steven 'Sparky' Carr	....	transportation captain (as Stephen 'Sparky' Carr)
Tom Chapman	....	driver
Texas Cooper	....	transportation: Bahamas
John Cox	....	driver: second unit
Michael Curran	....	transportation coordinator
Brian Davey	....	driver
Ken Fear	....	head driver
Larry Greer	....	driver
Lloyd Ingraham	....	transportation: Bahamas (as Lloyd Ingrahan)
Steve Keates	....	driver
Allen Kosonic	....	driver (as Al Kosonic)
Paul Langdon	....	driver
Mark Marian	....	driver: second unit
Bob McCreight	....	driver
Ritchie Miazek	....	driver (as Richie Miazak)
George Mirosznik	....	driver
Philip Cameron Wallace	....	transportation captain: second unit (as Phil Wallace)

Other crew
Cynthia Amsden	....	unit publicist
Mark Anderson	....	craft service: Starcraft
Jerry Azzopardi	....	stand-in (as Gerry Azzapardi)
Gord Byford	....	production assistant: second unit (as Gord Bydford)
Paul Callaghan	....	location production assistant
Cherri Campbell	....	assistant: Robert Lantos, Serendipity Point Films
Maria Carbone	....	contract administrator: Serendipity Point Films
Jane Conway	....	animal wrangler
Lauren Dahl-Foley	....	assistant: Juliette Lewis
Robbie David	....	production office assistant
John Doyle	....	caterer: By Davids'
Gabe Fallus	....	location manager
Amy Ferguson	....	assistant: Gina Gershon
Paul Franklin	....	assistant location manager (as Paul S. Franklin)
Susan Fraser	....	stand-in
Angelina Giacomino	....	bookkeeper: Serendipity Point Films
Melissa Girotti	....	assistant production coordinator
Paola Girotti	....	production coordinator
Amy Green	....	project coordinator: Serendipity Point Films
Francois Grise	....	dialect coach
Nathan Hird	....	production office assistant
Rose-Marie Konyari	....	assistant accountant
Marc Lefler	....	production assistant: Serendipity Point Films
Jennifer Lim	....	craft service: Starcraft
Elizabeth MacFarlane	....	director of business and legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis
Rob Manson	....	location manager: second unit
Don McKellar	....	story editor
David Mintz	....	caterer: By Davids'
Sean Moriarity	....	location production assistant
Mark Musselman	....	business and legal affairs: Serendipity Point Films
Derek Nesbitt	....	production assistant: Bahamas
Chad Nixon	....	titles designer: DKP Effects Inc.
Barbara Pecs	....	production accountant
Leslie Richardson	....	stand-in
Andrew Rosen	....	production executive: Alliance Atlantis
Wendy Saffer	....	publicist: Serendipity Point Films
Danny Seigel	....	production assistant: second unit
Sabrina Seiler-Johns	....	craft service: Bahamas
Jasna Selak	....	stand-in
Marissa Sidel	....	production office assistant
Aida Tannyan	....	accounting and finance: Serendipity Point Films
Emily Wynn Turner	....	payroll accountant (as Emily Turner)
Beverly Warren	....	publicist: Serendipity Point Films
Brandon Wiesener	....	assistant location manager
Kelly Willson Harvey	....	assistant: Robert Lantos, Serendipity Point Films (as Kelly Willson Harvey)
Andrea Wood	....	executive vice president of business and legal affairs: Alliance Atlantis
Dan Gosse	....	security officer (uncredited)
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Production
• Serendipity
• Serendipity Point Films

Distributors

• Serendipity Point Films (2001) (USA) (all media)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• DEJ Productions (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• First Look International (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International (2003) (USA) (VHS)
• Punto Zero (2008) (Italy) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sharada Distribuzione

Special Effects

• Cinebyte (digital imaging)
• DKP Effects (visual effects)
• Film Effects (opticals)

Other Companies

• By David's  catering (as By Davids')
• Canada Film Capital  payroll services (as Bulloch Equicap [ca])
• DKP Effects  main titles design
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color films
• DeLuxe Laboratories  post-production services
• DeLuxe Toronto  sound transfers
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• EMI Music  soundtrack
• Film Finances Canada  completion bond
• Getty Archives  stock footage
• Grove House Communications  avid system (as Grovehouse)
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  production legal services (as Heenan Blaikie)
• Helie Film Support Services  location security
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  script clearance
• Jones Brown Insurance  insurance services
• Katmadhu Productions  post-production accountant
• Panavision  grip and lighting equipment
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  music supervision
• Starcraft  craft service
• Trackworks Inc.  sound editing facility
• Voice Masters  voice casting
• William F. White International  camera cranes (as William F. White Limited)

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and nudity

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

French | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | USA:R | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Production

Trivia:

During location filming on a Toronto street, a woman was arrested for causing a disturbance after the filmmakers called for silence and she refused to stop blowing a whistle.

Soundtrack:

Segue

Surprisingly good

I don't, as a rule, like thrillers. I am a big fan of Bruce McDonald, however, so full disclosure on that one.

Picture Claire is a fine film and I had fun watching it. I liked the montage effects and enjoyed the fact that the director let the images tell the story as much as anything else. Juliette Lewis is not quite believable as a Québécoise, although the dialogue and her look ring true. It's just the accent that was not quite there. The villain, Laramie, is kind of overdone as well.

I also enjoyed the fact that this film was unmistakably and unapologetically set in Toronto. I love seeing that city as itself in films rather than doubling as some other place I had low expectations based on reading other people's reviews and on the lack of (good) press this film got. Those expectations were exceeded. In many ways, this is the most accessible of all McDonald's films, and it's a very good story that is well told, especially on the visual side. Really good.