True Blue (2001)

Director:

J.S. Cardone

Writer (WGA):

J.S. Cardone (written by)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some crimes are impossible to solve. Some suspects are impossible to resist.

Plot:

Rembrandt Macy (Tom Berenger) is a maverick cop assigned to a case where the primary evidence is a woman's hand found in a pond...

Plot Keywords:

Neo Noir | Blackmail | Nudity | Nightmare | Houseboat

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Rembrandt Macy
Lori Heuring	...	Nikki
Pamela Gidley	...	Beck
Barry Newman	...	Monty
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Tiger
Leo Lee	...	Benny Lee
Richard Chevolleau	...	Toots
Alec McClure	...	Bouton
Yanna McIntosh	...	Anna
F.J. Flynn	...	C.J.
Albert Chung	...	Eddie Trang
Joseph Di Mambro	...	Joey Palo (as Joseph DiMambro)
Len Doncheff	...	Koko
Jefferson Mappin	...	Cronk
Shawn Lawrence	...	Bass
Angela Asher	...	Levealle
Alec Stockwell	...	Toby Carr
Joshua Peace	...	Oren Doba (as Josh Peace)
Diana Reis	...	Lynn
Silver Kim	...	Tommy Trang
Angelica Lisk-Hann	...	Tina (as Angelica Lisk)
Barry Flatman	...	Kenner
Barna Moricz	...	Martin Sanger
Don Allison	...	Creighton
LinLyn Lue	...	May Lin
Jan Filips	...	Howard Hains
Mathew Peart	...	Matt
Jesse Trajkovski	...	Jesse
Clipper Miano	...	Clipper
Peter Loung	...	Vietnamese Gang Member
Anna Starnino	...	Monty's Secretary
Nick Nolan	...	Freebo
Lisa Ng	...	Freebo's Girl
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Bouncer
Catherine Taylor-Williams	...	Diver (as Catherine Taylor Williams)
Oscar Hsu	...	Priest (as Oscar Shu)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Rumohr	...	LawFirm intern (uncredited)

Directed by
J.S. Cardone

Writing credits (WGA)
J.S. Cardone		(written by)

Produced by
Scott Einbinder	....	producer
Carol Kottenbrook	....	producer
Adam J. Shully	....	co-producer
J.S. Cardone	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Tim Jones

Cinematography by
Darko Suvak

Film Editing by
Matthew Ramsey

Casting by
Ferne Cassel
Juli-Ann Kay

Production Design by
Oleg M. Savytski		(as Oleg Savytski)

Art Direction by
Greg Chown

Set Decoration by
Ane Christensen

Costume Design by
Arthur Rowsell

Makeup Department
Diana Ladyshewsky	....	key hair stylist
Marie Nardella	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Adam J. Shully	....	production manager
Dylan Tarason	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Belinda Brown	....	second assistant director
Michael Cardone	....	second unit director
Rob Chalmers	....	third assistant director (as Robert Chalmers)
Karen Kallahan	....	first assistant director
John Karmouche	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Andrew Chang	....	assistant property master
David Chevalier	....	assistant art director
Greg DaPrato	....	property master
Chris Deeley	....	lead set dresser
Graeme Gossage	....	property buyer (as Graeme 'Goose' Gossage)
Suzanne Hodson	....	set decoration buyer
Cheryl Junkin	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Thomas Hayek	....	boom operator
Michael LaCroix	....	sound mixer (as Michael Lacroix)
Eric Lambi	....	adr mixer
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor
George Scott Schaffner	....	boom operator
Cameron Steenhagen	....	adr editor
Cameron Steenhagen	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Brittney Banks	....	stunts
Tommy Chang	....	stunts
Mike Gow	....	stunts
James Kim	....	stunts
Darren Marsman	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Akouris	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Alexander	....	first assistant camera
Simon Buck	....	best boy rigging electric
Craig Bulmer	....	generator operator
Michael Courtney	....	still photographer
Margaret Demchenko	....	second assistant camera
Gary Deneault	....	gaffer
Michael Flood	....	electrician
Michael Fylyshtan	....	Steadicam operator
Steve J. Harrison	....	electrician
Chris Higginson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Keith Hlady	....	camera operator
Brad Hruboska	....	Steadicam operator
Alison Jackson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Patrick King	....	dolly grip
Toomas Loo	....	best boy electric (as Tom Loo)
Ari Magder	....	second assistant camera: second unit
John Medland	....	still photographer
Tim Merkel	....	Steadicam operator
Kevin Murphy	....	rigging gaffer
Rob Nardi	....	best boy grip
John O'Boyle	....	electrician
Marcus Paletta	....	grip
Gottfried Pflugbeil	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mario Silva	....	electrician
Gabrielle Stannus	....	camera trainee
Jason Talbot	....	electrician
Leslie Whitaker	....	electrician
Richard Wilmot	....	Steadicam operator

Casting Department
Juli-Ann Kay	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ian Drummond	....	assistant costume designer
Alexia Klysh	....	key wardrobe supervisor
Victoria McKay	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Tanya T. Phipps	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Steven Sacrob	....	driver

Other crew
Saverina Allevato	....	script supervisor
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer (as John 'Frenchy' Berger)
Lesley Boylen	....	production coordinator
Meghan Cantwell	....	production office intern
Donna Demers	....	production accountant
Allen Dunlop	....	stand-in
Bennett Fidlow	....	production legal
Melissa Girotti	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian Gork	....	intern
Robin Hayman	....	production assistant
Ross Helford	....	assistant: Mr. Cardone
Cherie Hurwitz	....	production assistant
John Karmouche	....	assistant director: trailer
Rose-Marie Konyari	....	first assistant accountant
Meshach Lavender	....	assistant director: trailer
Nora Lem	....	second craft services
Mathew T. Lewandowski	....	location supporter
Theresa MacDonald	....	key craft service
Sarah Marks	....	stand-in
Monika Meier	....	stand-in
Dylan Tarason	....	production associate
Emily Wynn Turner	....	payroll accountant (as Emily Turner)
Douglas A. Wilson	....	stand-in
Scott Wouda	....	production assistant
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sandstorm Films

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Special Effects

• Acme Effects (special effects)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Brasher Sound  sound post-production
• By David's  catering
• Caldwell & Company  loop group
• D. Bassett & Associates  negative cutting
• Digital Cut Post Inc.  picture editing and avid services
• Dwight Crane Rentals  camera cranes and dollies
• Film Finances  bond
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  production legal services
• Helie Film Support Services  security
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Marc Conway's Dog Training  animals
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• R.F. Craft Services Inc.  craft service
• William F. White International  grip equipment

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content and language

Runtime:

101 min | Spain:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Spain:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #38563)

Filming Locations:

Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Sandstorm Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When they are examining the corpse of the man who used to run an orphanage his eye twitches and he can be seen swallowing.

Quotes:

Nikki:[having been mortally wounded] I don't want to die
Rembrandt Macy:[also critically injured] No one... ever does

SATISFYING MYSTERY

A tough cop is taken off a major drug case because of his 'cowboy' antics and finds himself assigned to a case where all he has is a severed hand floating in the water. Luckily for him the hand still had fingers so the prints lead us to a missing city hall employee.

Exploring the girl's past leads us into involvement with a Chinese drug gang which are hero has reason to detest. Next we are led to a pedophiliac elected official, blackmail, several dancers, some murders and dirty cops.

Berenger carries the film singlehandedly and it follows a predictable course until the end. The 10 minute conclusion takes us thru more twists than most mystery writers can concoct in several novels so most viewers should come away well satisfied.