A Man Apart (2003)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers (WGA):

Christian Gudegast (written by) &
Paul Scheuring (written by)

Release Date:

4 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

When they took his love... they took his life. On April 4th. he's taking it back.

Plot:

A man known as Diablo emerges to head a drug cartel after the previous leader is imprisoned.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Drug Cartel | Shot To Death | Grief | Mexico City

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Vin Diesel	...	Sean Vetter
Larenz Tate	...	Demetrius Hicks
Timothy Olyphant	...	Hollywood Jack
Geno Silva	...	Memo Lucero
Jacqueline Obradors	...	Stacy Vetter
Steve Eastin	...	Ty Frost
Juan Fernández	...	Mateo Santos
Jeff Kober	...	Pomona Joe
Marco Rodríguez	...	Hondo (as Marco Rodriguez)
Mike Moroff	...	Gustavo Leon
Emilio Rivera	...	Garza
George Sharperson	...	Big Sexy
Malieek Straughter	...	Overdose
Alice Amter	...	Marta
Jim Boeke	...	Bad Cop
Rubelio Bracamonte	...	Santos Henchman
Ben Bray	...	Assassin
Norm Compton	...	Bat
Atiana Coons-Parker	...	Rachel Hicks
Esteban Cueto	...	Federale
Ken Davitian	...	Ramon Cadena
April Flowers	...	Stripper (as Diana Espen)
Aleane Fitz-Carter	...	Old Lady
Robert Fraade	...	Counsel
Zachary John Gonzales	...	Lucero's Son
Richard Gross	...	Old Agent
Richard Haje	...	Lucero's Bodyguard
Paula Harrison	...	Lucero's Dancer
Toby Holguin	...	Assassin
Terri Hoyos	...	Lucero's Wife
Thomas Kopache	...	Chief Neal
Julia Lee	...	Spa Receptionist
F. Valentino Morales	...	GT Commando
Scott Reitz	...	DEA Agent
Joe Rodriguez	...	Mexican Bureaucrat (as Joe Xavier Rodriguez)
Mik Scriba	...	Prison Guard
Karrine Steffans	...	Candice Hicks (as Karin 'Yizette' Stephens)
Rachel Sterling	...	Assia
Lamont Tyler	...	Tow Truck Driver
Dawnn Alane	...	Nightclub Worker
Roslyn Bezanilla	...	Nightclub Worker
Charlie Curtis	...	Nightclub Worker
Azalea Davila	...	Nightclub Worker
Kristin Eckert	...	Nightclub Worker
Sonia Enriquez	...	Nightclub Worker
Cristina LaMonica	...	Nightclub Worker
Laura Salem	...	Nightclub Worker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Alvarez	...	Nightclub Worker
Maria Arcé	...	Renee (uncredited)
Alan Austin	...	Pilot (uncredited)
Tim Babb	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Ray Conchado	...	Diablo's Guard (uncredited)
Delno Ebie	...	Columbian Store Clerk (uncredited)
Julian Flynn	...	Detective (uncredited)
Johnny Michaels	...	Lucero's Men (uncredited)
Meriah Nelson	...	Sexy Girl (uncredited)
Michael Papajohn	...	Uniformed Cop (uncredited)
Carmen Perez	...	Lucero Girl (uncredited)
Javier Rivas	...	Colombian Soldier (uncredited)
Dean Rubin	...	DEA Agent (uncredited)
Erica Taylor	...	Nightclub Worker (uncredited)
Santiago Verdu	...	Diablo's Partner (uncredited)

Directed by
F. Gary Gray

Writing credits (WGA)
Christian Gudegast		(written by) &
Paul Scheuring		(written by)

Produced by
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Bob Degus	....	producer
Vin Diesel	....	producer
Meredyth Frattolillo	....	associate producer
F. Gary Gray	....	executive producer
Ken Halsband	....	line producer
Nancy Lanham	....	associate producer
Michael Nelson	....	line producer
Vincent Newman	....	producer
Joey Nittolo	....	producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein	....	executive producer
Tucker Tooley	....	producer
George Zakk	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Anne Dudley

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Brown		(as Bob Brown)
William Hoy

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Ida Random

Art Direction by
Dan Morski		(co-art director)
Tom Reta

Set Decoration by
Ellen Totleben

Costume Design by
Shawn Barton

Makeup Department
David Atherton	....	makeup department head
Jeri Baker	....	hair department head
Erma Kent	....	key hair stylist
Frances Mathias	....	hair department head
Gilbert A. Mosko	....	key makeup artist
Rebecca Wachtel	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Allen Alsobrook	....	unit production manager
Jeffrey Berk	....	production supervisor
Leon Dudevoir	....	unit production manager
Rick Reynolds	....	post-production supervisor
Christine White	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Benson	....	second unit director (as Michael A. Benson)
Linda Brachman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Doug Metzger	....	first assistant director
Brian Relyea	....	second second assistant director
Paul Schneider	....	second second assistant director
Brian Steward	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Lorrie Campbell	....	set designer
Michael A. Contreraz	....	labor foreman
William DeBiasio	....	set dresser
Darrin Denlinger	....	storyboard artist
Eva Firshein	....	buyer
Craig Gadsby	....	leadman
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Rudy Reachi	....	assistant property master
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Keith Sale	....	set dresser
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Ciro Vuoso	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Basham	....	adr recordist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	foley predubs
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising sound editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Cliff Latimer	....	sound editor
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Mark L. Mangino	....	dialogue editor
Walt Martin	....	production sound mixer
Oscar Mitt	....	sound
Piero Mura	....	sound editor
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	foley editor
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
David E. Stone	....	sound editor
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound effects editor
Drew Webster	....	sound re-recording mixer
David A. Whittaker	....	supervising sound editor
Bud Raymond	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer (uncredited)
Elijah Schkeiban	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Anthony Ray Herrera	....	special effects technician
Jack Jennings	....	special effects technician
Anthony Montenegro	....	special effects technician
Joe Montenegro	....	special effects coordinator
Kevin Stewart	....	special effects technician
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor
Christopher Grandel	....	trailer digital effects, Howard Anderson Company (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	utility stunts
Phil Aslaksen	....	fight coordinator
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Michael Bondelli	....	stunt driver
Chris Carnel	....	stunt driver
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Ray Conchado	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Tim A. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator
Annie Ellis	....	stunt performer
Michael Endoso	....	stunt performer
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunts (as Tom Harper)
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Nick Hermz	....	stunt performer
Michael Hilow	....	utility stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Cheryl Lawson	....	stunt double
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts
James Logan	....	stunt actor
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Khristian Lupo	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	stunts (as Gail Monian)
Michael Munoz	....	utility stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	utility stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunts
Troy Robinson	....	stunt double: Vin Diesel
Deep Roy	....	stunt double
Jon Sakata	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt driver
Ray Siegle	....	stunts
Brian Simpson	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunts
Mary Torres	....	utility stunts
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunts
David Wald	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts
Marcus Young	....	stunts
Melissa Brasselle	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jake Avignone	....	additional assistant camera
Brian Bartolini	....	electrician: re-shoots
Ben Bowling	....	rigging electrician
Glenn Cannon	....	video assist operator
Vincent Contarino	....	best boy rigger
Lance Dickinson	....	additional electrician
Lance Dickinson	....	lighting technician
Jan Gould	....	best boy grip
Ryan Green	....	camera operator
Russell Griffith	....	electrician: re-shoots
Russell Griffith	....	gaffer: splinter unit
Willy Hewson	....	grip
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
David Katz	....	digital video assist operator
Dan Kneece	....	additional Steadicam operator
Dan Kneece	....	additional camera operator
Alan Koplin	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Kris Krosskove	....	camera operator (2003)
Steven Litecky	....	electrician
Mike Macias	....	lighting technician
Jon D. Morrison	....	rigging electrician
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator
Michael K. O'Melia	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jeff Pelton	....	assistant camera
Ron Provenzano	....	set lighting
Todd Sater	....	rigging gaffer
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key rigging grip
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Chuck Whelan	....	second-unit first assistant camera
James D. Wickman	....	dolly grip
Steven J. Winslow	....	aerial camera technician: Wescam camera
Joseph W. Calloway	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Matt Kennedy	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Michelle Lewitt	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anthony Franco	....	costume supervisor
Tess Inman	....	additional costumer
Lorraine Alexis Mahru Toomey	....	costumer (as Lorraine Alexis Mahru)
Guy Miracle	....	set costumer
Gregory B. Peña	....	key costumer
Alexa M. Stone	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
William Fletcher	....	first assistant editor: film
Justin C. Green	....	assistant editor: avid
Sean Hubbert	....	additional editor
Mato	....	color timer
Tim Mirkovich	....	apprentice editor
Danny Rafic	....	first assistant editor
Mark Sachen	....	colorist
Jennifer Stellema	....	assistant editor
W. Kale Whorton	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Jonathan Allen	....	main score recordist
Bob Bowen	....	music executive
Andrew Dorfman	....	music editor
Andrew Dudman	....	score mixer
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Jeff Lingle	....	music editor
Peymon Maskan	....	music coordinator
Steven Price	....	music editor
J. Peter Robinson	....	composer: additional music
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Richard Ford	....	music editor: temp music (uncredited)
Matt Friedman	....	music editor (uncredited)
Jamie Hardt	....	assistant music editor: temp music (uncredited)
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mark Brown	....	driver: production van
Paul Jones	....	driver
Alan Kaminsky	....	picture car mechanic
John F. Teeple	....	driver

Other crew
Dwayne Mack Alezandre	....	location assistant
Christopher S. Bryson	....	production assistant
Jules Carideo	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (as Julie Carideo)
Sarah Clifford	....	set production assistant
Breynne Cotes	....	assistant: Mr. Zakk
Binh Dang	....	assistant: F. Gary Gray
Nour Dardari	....	production accountant
Ryan Dean	....	assistant: Mr. Nittolo
Kristin Dehnert	....	location manager
Leann Emmert	....	assistant location manager
Holly Evans	....	production assistant
Paul Gebeau	....	production assistant
Steven Gorel	....	publicity intern
Andy Gose	....	assistant: Mr. Gray
Holly Hagy	....	production coordinator
Brother Hakeem	....	security: Mr. Gray
Susan Hartmann	....	assistant to producer
Christian Henson	....	drum programmer
Chee Ho	....	assistant location manager
Marc Jacobs	....	production resources
Dorothy Joo	....	assistant to co-producer
Steve Karnes	....	weapons handler
Raphael Kryszek	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Vincent LaFarge	....	accounting clerk
Aimee Lagos	....	assistant: Mr. Degus
Debra R. Lopez	....	construction accountant (as Debra R. Duff)
Andrew Matthews	....	financial advisor
F. Valentino Morales	....	security: Mr. Diesel
Daron Niemerow	....	assistant to director
Susan O'Connor	....	first assistant accountant (as Susan L. Giordano)
Kait Pickering	....	assistant production coordinator
Cristi Rickey	....	production assistant
Jennifer Salada	....	accounting clerk (as Jennifer Van Hoven)
Jim Small	....	location assistant
Carla Swanson	....	title designer
Joyce Tolbert	....	assistant: Mr. Gray
Scott L. Treger	....	stand-in: Geno Silva
Marion Tumen	....	script supervisor
Ladd Vance	....	production executive: Nittolo Entertainment
Shea Varge	....	production assistant
Sasha Veneziano	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Michael West	....	assistant: Mr. Tate
Christopher Wilhem	....	assistant: Mr. Newman and Mr. Tooley
Boyd Wilson	....	location manager
Daniel Woltosz	....	set production assistant
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Zane	....	post-production accountant
Anthony Claverie	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Joseph Lorigo	....	assistant to director (uncredited)

Thanks
Aundrea Hearn	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• "DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG
• Joseph Nittolo Entertainment
• New Line Cinema
• Newman/Tooley Films

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shôchiku Eiga (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2003) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Cinergia (2003) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2003) (Greece) (DVD)
• Aurum Producciones (2003) (Spain) (all media)
• E1 Entertainment Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• GAGA (2003) (Japan) (all media)
• New Line Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (limited edition steelbook)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (broadcast premiere) (RTL5)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  BodyMount provided by
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Hollywood Rentals Productions Services  lighting equipment
• Hothouse Music  music supervision by
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Lighting Strikes!  lighting equipment
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Playback Technologies  video playback
• Production Grip Rentals  grip equipment
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Silver Screen Animals  animal wrangling
• Stembridge & Cinema Weaponry  weapons provided by
• Todd Studios  sound re-recording

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic violence, language, drug content and sexuality

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:18 | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | USA:R (certificate #39727) | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 | Hungary:18 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

"DIA" Productions GmbH & Co. KG

Trivia:

After poor test screenings, New Line had 15 Minutes (2001) director John Herzfeld come in and shoot some additional scenes - notably the ending and cemetery finale - to wrap things up. Also, dialog scenes were cut and some scenes also shortened to speed up the pace. This caused the film to miss several release dates. Regular Herzfeld composer J. Peter Robinson also worked on some new score to jazz things up. New Line also had to change the name from El Diablo due to a law suit from the game developer Blizzard. Potential titles included Push The Limits, Diablo (no El in front), Sean Vetter, Vetter and This Man's Dominion. A Man Apart was finally chosen as the studio felt it suited the theme of the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: Shadow of Camera is visible on Memo Lucero's taxi towards the beginning of the film.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Sean Vetter:[referring to his wife's grave] Who picked the stone?
Demetrius Hicks:We all did.
Sean Vetter:She would've liked that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Cumbia Negra

Decent action film

Lately, i do not watch too many ‘old-fashioned' action films like this. This has mostly to do with the fact that action films are somehow always the same. The only things that can make an action film decent are not too many corny scenes and some comedic elements. Take for instance Cradle 2 the Grave, which I saw a couple of weeks back. Now the action was pretty OK, there were some funny elements, but there were some stupid things as well (such as a corny ending). Or Bulletproof Monk, which was a bit corny overall. While A Man Apart is certainly not a good film, it is one of the better ‘old school' action films I've seen lately. The acting is decent, there are no corny elements and there is a good mix of emotion / softness and action. The film might not be suited for the big screen, but it does well as a rental (BTW: the film was shot between 2000 and 2001 and got shelved at first). The film certainly has some interesting elements and is better than most of Seagal's or Van Damme's new films. I was not disappointed to have rented it.

6,75 out of 10