Quicksand (2003)

Director:

John Mackenzie

Writers:

Desmond Lowden (book)
Timothy Prager (story)

Release Date:

26 May 2005 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

He's running for his life and running out of time.

Plot:

After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life.

Plot Keywords:

Framed | Banker | Nice France | Casino | Monte Carlo

Cast

Michael Keaton	...	Martin Raikes
Michael Caine	...	Jake Mellows
Judith Godrèche	...	Lela Forin (as Judith Godreche)
Rade Serbedzija	...	Oleg Butraskaya (as Rade Sherbedgia)
Matthew Marsh	...	Michel Cote
Xander Berkeley	...	Joey Patterson
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Beth Ann
Rachel Ferjani	...	Rachel
Elina Löwensohn	...	Vannessa (as Elina Lowensohn)
Clare Thomas	...	Emma
Hermione Norris	...	Sarah
William Beck	...	Nicoli
Jean-Yves Berteloot	...	Vincent Deschamps
Jean-Pierre Castaldi	...	Jean Pillon
Colin Stinton	...	Harbinson
Bogdan E. Stanoevitch	...	Oleg's Driver (as Bogdan Marian Stanoevitch)
Paul O'Boyle	...	Close Cropped Man
Patrick Mazet	...	Detective
Paul Birchard	...	F.B.I. Man
Bob Friend	...	Newscaster
Sabrina Mongin	...	Nina
Axelle Behary	...	Tasha (as Axelle Beharry Sookrath)
Stéphane Lévêque	...	Desk Clerk (as Stéphane Leveque)
Jake Broder	...	Technician
Serge Soric	...	Scene Shifter Driver
Ivan Marevich	...	Scene Shifter Driver's Mate
Simon Smith	...	Mikhail
Herve Candy	...	First Slavic Girl
Aurelie Attyasse	...	Second Slavic Girl
Sebastian Barrio	...	First French Man (as Sebastien Barrio)
Pascal Saint-James	...	Second French Man (as Pascal Saint James)
Stephan Chrisz	...	Second French Man (Look Alike)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Didier Casnati	...	Himself (uncredited)

Directed by
John Mackenzie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Desmond Lowden		book "Boudapesti 3"
Timothy Prager		story & screenplay

Produced by
Eric Bartonio	....	associate producer: France
Al Burgess	....	line producer
Eberhard Kayser	....	executive producer
Randy Lippert	....	producer: USA
Bernard Mazauric	....	line producer
Bernard Mazauric	....	producer: France
Jack Noone	....	line producer: USA
Mario Ohoven	....	executive producer
Michael Ohoven	....	executive producer
Geoffrey Reeve	....	executive producer (as Geoff Reeve)
Jim Reeve	....	producer
Steve Robbins	....	executive producer
Patrick Witteronghel	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Hal Lindes
Anthony Marinelli

Cinematography by
Walter McGill

Film Editing by
Graham Walker

Casting by
Simone Reynolds

Production Design by
Jon Bunker

Art Direction by
Damien Lanfranchi

Set Decoration by
Gillie Delap

Makeup Department
Carter Bradley	....	hair designer: Michael Keaton
Carter Bradley	....	makeup artist: Michael Keaton
Magali Ceyrat	....	key makeup artist: UK
Josée De Luca	....	key makeup artist: France
Judith Gayo	....	makeup supervisor: France
Richard Luzy	....	hair stylist
Kerin Parfitt	....	makeup artist: UK
Jenny Sharpe	....	makeup assistant: UK

Production Management
Stuart Burkin	....	executive in charge of production
John Surtees	....	post-production manager: USA

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jane Burgess	....	third assistant director: UK
Daisie de Gueltxl	....	third assistant director: France
Jamie McKay-Haynes	....	assistant director
Danny Pruett	....	second assistant director
Roger Simons	....	first assistant director
Eddie Stacey	....	second unit director
Yann Thomas	....	second second assistant director: France

Art Department
Marcel Agostini	....	carpenter: France
John Allenby	....	property master: UK
Francis Alpiste	....	painter: France
Barry Arnold	....	stand-by props: UK
Marco Artero	....	swing gang: France
Christophe Behhar	....	stagehand: France
Maurice Borghese	....	upholsterer: France
Fabrice Bovi	....	carpenter: France
Alexandre Colomb	....	painter: France
Marcel Colomb	....	construction buyer: France
Gerard Daverio	....	head carpenter: France
Bertrand Dufour	....	stand-by prop: France
Pascal Dumee	....	carpenter: France
Barry Gates	....	dressing props: UK
Henri Giordanengo	....	stagehand: France
Robert Giordanengo	....	stagehand: France
Sebastien Houllier	....	stagehand: France
Michel Iemolo	....	stagehand: France
Derek Ixer	....	dressing props: UK
Herve Lespert	....	carpenter: France
Joseph Martinez	....	key construction: France
Charlie McGinlay	....	stand-by painter: UK
Axel Nicolet	....	assistant art director
Alain Panizzi	....	carpenter: France
Manu Poupard	....	property master
Michel Rollant	....	property buyer
Raymond Schmidt	....	key painter
Hervé Schrub	....	swing gang: France
Gerard Wehrle	....	carpenter: France
Rémy Wittenberg	....	carpenter: France

Sound Department
Amy Amantea	....	audio post coordinator
Keith Batten	....	boom operator
Gareth Bull	....	foley recordist: USA
Alistair Crocker	....	sound recordist
John Downer	....	supervising sound editor: USA
Howard Eaves	....	adr editor: USA
Real Gauvreau	....	sound effects editor: Canada
Amy Giammarco	....	audio post supervisor
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Johnny Ludgate	....	dialogue editor: Canada
Sarah Morton	....	dialogue editor: USA
Tim Peters	....	assistant dialogue editor: Canada
James Schmidlin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer: Canada
Bill Sheppard	....	sound supervisor: Canada
Ian Tapp	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Frederic Thevenin	....	special effects technician: France
Maurice Zisswiller	....	special effects supervisor: France
Valerie Zisswiller	....	special effects coordinator: France

Visual Effects by
Colin Laski	....	digital effects producer
Richard Orpin	....	digital effects compositor

Stunts
Michel Bouis	....	stunts
Alain Brochery	....	stunt coordinator: France
Didier Brule	....	stunts
Jacques Cosma	....	stunts
Christelle Droy	....	stunts
Frederic Garcia	....	stunts (as Fred García)
Claude Jurca	....	stunts
Guy Ledroff	....	stunts (as Guy Le Droff)
Sandra Mo	....	stunts
Eddie Stacey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Philippe Bordelais	....	Steadicam operator: France
Linda Bourdain	....	camera trainee: France
Willie Cadden	....	gaffer (as Willy Cadden)
Stéphane Daverio	....	grip: France
Johan Dettwiller	....	clapper loader: France
Franck Dochez	....	stand-by grip: France
Robert Gurney	....	stand-by rigger: UK
Alain Herpe	....	assistant camera
Diane Koronkiewicz	....	first assistant camera: USA
Jean-Marc Lestruhaut	....	grip: France
Willdric Lievin	....	stand-by grip: France
Jean-Marie Lopez	....	gaffer: France
Philip Lozano	....	second assistant camera
Frank Mazauric	....	first assistant camera: second camera, France
Leslie Mulligan	....	camera loader: USA
Andy Munday	....	generator operator: UK
Stéphane Nègre	....	electrician: France
Eamonn O'Keeffe	....	focus puller: UK
Didier Petit	....	electrician: France
James Philpott	....	trainee video assist: UK
Philippe Pierre	....	electrician: France
Didier Pousol	....	key grip: France
Ed Rutherford	....	clapper loader: UK
Keith Sewell	....	Steadicam operator: UK
Peter Storey	....	electrician: UK
Pat Sweeney	....	best boy: UK
Nick Wall	....	still photographer: France
Jimmy Waters	....	grip: UK
Des Whelan	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jonathan Yates	....	electrician: UK

Casting Department
Amanda Frend	....	casting assistant: UK
Caroline Mazauric	....	casting: France
Penelope Robin	....	assistant to casting director: France
Lucy Townsend	....	casting assistant: UK

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chloe Bartonio	....	wardrobe
Marie-José Escolar	....	costume buyer
Laurence Glentzin	....	wardrobe: France
Jennifer Harvey	....	wardrobe supervisor
Véronique Portebois	....	wardrobe: UK
Nathalie Robert	....	wardrobe: France
James Smith	....	dresser: Mr. Caine
Jackie Thomas	....	wardrobe: UK

Editorial Department
Hattie Dalton	....	first assistant editor
Rosemarie Dowson	....	post-production coordinator: USA
Mike Fraser	....	negative cutter
Sarah Hedar	....	assistant editor
Greg Milton	....	executive in charge of post-production: Canada

Music Department
Clint Bennett	....	music mixer
Brad Colerick	....	music supervisor: DeepMix
Dave Curtin	....	music supervisor: DeepMix
Robert Hunter	....	music conform
Anthony Marinelli	....	music producer
Anthony Marinelli	....	orchestrator
David Streja	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Jean Bourrelly	....	transportation captain: France

Other crew
Sallie Beechinor	....	production coordinator: UK
Philippe Brachmann	....	location assistant: France
Michael Brent	....	production accountant
Dorothy Connolley	....	script supervisor
Neal Cooper	....	dialogue coach
Laurence Coutaud-Garnier	....	production coordinator: France
Antoine Domange	....	production runner: France
David Edens	....	production assistant: USA
Natalie Fokes	....	post-production accountant: Canada
Mike Fraser	....	rushes transfer
Deren Getz	....	location assistant: USA
Beatrice Giraud	....	assistant accountant
Lucy Glyn	....	floor runner: France
Elaine Kavanaugh	....	production assistant: USA
Faramarz Khalaj	....	production runner: France
Joel Maytie	....	accounting clerk: France
Simon McNair Scott	....	location manager: UK
Sue Moore	....	production coordinator: USA
Boris Pessine	....	production assistant
Patricia Poole	....	assistant accountant
Murielle Poullain	....	location assistant: France
Roberto Robin	....	location manager: France
Emmanuelle Roque	....	assistant production coordinator: France
Armand Saussac	....	location assistant: France
Al Senter	....	script development
Collin Smith	....	location assistant: USA
Marie-José Testard	....	production accountant: France

Production Companies

• Overseas FilmGroup
• Boudapesti Limited
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
• Geoff Reeve Films
• Strapontin

Distributors

• Overseas FilmGroup (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Artisan Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen version)
• Egmont Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• First Look International (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• High Fliers Video Distribution (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Alpha Media (2005) (China) (TV)
• Net5 (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• SubTV (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen and full screen) (in 4-pack)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• General Screen Enterprises (digital effects)

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  Sound re-recorded at
• DBC Sound  re-mix
• DBC Sound  sound conforming
• Mike Fraser  negative cutting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content and language

Runtime:

Argentina:94 min | Norway:91 min | USA:95 min

Country:

France | UK | Germany

Language:

English | French | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Norway:15 | USA:R | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (VHS/DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Company:

Overseas FilmGroup

Trivia:

Final feature film of director John Mackenzie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On leaving the casino, Elina tells Jake that '100,000 Francs is a lot of money', referring to his loss on the tables, Monaco uses the same currency as France, and the Euro was introduced as a 'hard' currency on January 1st 2002, long before this film is supposed to take place.

Quotes:

Jake Mellows:And ypu, you cow, you hired people to make it look real... make me look like a prat!
Lela Forin:That wasn't so hard to do?
Jake Mellows:I want my money!
Lela Forin:You gambled most of it away. They kept you in debt so you couldn't walk away.
Jake Mellows:They still owe me half a million!
Lela Forin:They never intended to pay you.
Jake Mellows:Yeah, well, they forget who I am!
Lela Forin:They know exactly who you are, Jake, a washed-up, desparate action man who doesn't know he's past his prime.
Jake Mellows:Me! Past my prime! No actor is ever past his prime. Look, look at Jessica Tandy in "Driving Miss Daisy!"

Movie Connections:

References The Game Is Over (1966)

I expected better from Caine & Keaton **1/2 out of *****

'Quicksand' was showing this evening on CH 5, Now I'm always very wary of watching movies on that particular channel as it has become synonymous with terrible films, but I decided to watch purely on it's starring actors, in this case being Michael Caine & Michael Keaton, It's not a terrible film by any means, but it's just so mediocre, it's the kind of Film that even Steven Segal himself would probably turn down.

Michael Keaton plays a New York Banker who travels to the South of France to investigate possible fraud on the Film that his company is financing, and soon finds himself up to his next in dirty cops & Russian gangsters and ends up getting framed for murder....

YAWN!!!!

Been there, done it, got the t-shirt! there is nothing in this film which hasn't been done better before.

Michael Caine is really slumming it here, like he has done many times before..... JAWS IV: THE REVENGE or THE SWARM anyone?.... and makes what could be described as a glorified cameo.

The Original 'Batman' Keaton pretty much disappeared after picking ghastly Movies to appear in, in the mid/late 90's, but really this is below him, Caine is merely cashing the check.

apparently this was filmed in 2001 and not released for nearly 3 years...that tells you just about everything.

as I've said above for a Film that never saw the inside of a Movie Theater it's not terrible, and watchable on TV on a Winter's night, but don't spend any money, it's not even worth the rental.

**1/2 out of *****