Hidden Agenda (2001)

Director:

Marc S. Grenier

Writer:

Les Weldon (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 July 2001 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

The concept of fear.

Plot:

When the FBI can't protect a witness, it's up to ex-agent Price and his own protection program to take them under.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Organized Crime | Disarming Someone | Mafia | Desert Eagle

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Jason Price
Maxim Roy	...	Renee Brooks
Brigitte Paquette	...	Connie Glenn
Ted Whittall	...	Sonny Mathis
Serge Houde	...	Paul Elkert
Alan Fawcett	...	Sam Turgenson
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Deputy Director Powell (as Francis McCarthy)
Harry Standjofski	...	Kevin
Christian Paul	...	Charlie Radisson
Andreas Apergis	...	Boris Yoesky
Jeff Hall	...	Vincent Moretti
Cas Anvar	...	Agent McCoomb
Lynne Adams	...	Prosecutor
Alan Legros	...	Jerry
Jay Levalley	...	Paolo Bucci
Michael Scherer	...	Turgenson's Agent #1 (as Mike Sherer)
Jere Gillis	...	Turgenson's Agent #2
Gilbert Larose Jr.	...	Turgenson's Agent #3
Jason Cavalier	...	Turgenson's Agent #4
Stéphane Lefebvre	...	Elkert Guard #1
François Gauthier	...	Elkert Guard #2
Alexandre Cadieux	...	Elkert Agent
Yves Langlois	...	Yoesky Goon #1
Jean-Marc Bisson	...	Yoesky's Goon #2
Johnny Goar	...	Yoesky's Goon #3
Nick Skokos	...	Yoesky's Goon #4
Jean Frenette	...	Yoesky's Goon #5
André Laperrière	...	Yoesky's Goon #6
David McKeown	...	Airport Worker (as Dave McKeown)
Normand Roy	...	Courthouse Agent
Marlyne Barrett	...	Airport Stewardess (as Marlyne Afflack)
Barry Blake	...	Bailiff
John Sanford Moore	...	Renee's Lawyer (as John Moore)
Kevin Woodhouse	...	Diner Owner
Brian D. Wright	...	Motel Manager (as Brian Wright)
Marie-Josée Colburn	...	Karen Stephens (as Marie-Josée D'Amours)
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Record Shop Provider
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Kerton	...	Drunk (uncredited)

Directed by
Marc S. Grenier

Writing credits
Les Weldon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Shimon Dotan	....	producer
Jason Fisher	....	line producer
Brigitte Germain	....	producer
Ernst Etchie Stroh	....	executive producer (as Etchie Stroh)
Joanne Forgues	....	producer (uncredited)
Marc S. Grenier	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jerry Devilliers		(as Jerry De Villiers Jr.)

Cinematography by
Sylvain Brault		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Yvann Thibaudeau

Casting by
Andrea Kenyon
Myriam Vézina

Production Design by
Patrice Vermette

Art Direction by
Alain Perron

Set Decoration by
Manon Thomas

Costume Design by
Brigitte Desroches

Makeup Department
Johanne Hansen	....	hair stylist
Manon Joly	....	key hair stylist
Raymonde Laliberté	....	hair stylist
Marie-Josée Lopez	....	key makeup artist
Joan Patricia Parris	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Paul Boutin	....	unit manager
Gaetan Fluet	....	assistant unit manager
Ginette Guillard	....	production manager
Pierre Thériault	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pierre Bouchard	....	second assistant director
Simon Dugas	....	third assistant director
Pierre Magny	....	second unit director: airport stunt sequence
Natalie Plante	....	additional third assistant director (as Nathalie Plante)
Anne Sirois	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Réal Baril	....	property master: second unit
Louis-Claude Brière	....	props buyer
Louis Chamberland	....	property master
Louise Eusanio	....	additional dresser
Odette Gauvreau	....	head scenic painter
Annick Guénette	....	swing gang
Audrey Harvey	....	assistant props
Geneviève Legault	....	art coordinator
Dany Pelletier	....	swing gang
Julie Raymond	....	assistant set decorator
Steve Tanguay	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Richard Betanzos	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Cohen	....	sound mixer
Scott Donald	....	adr editor
Michael Gurman	....	sound effects editor
Steven Gurman	....	post sound consultant
Steven Gurman	....	sound consultant (as Steve Gurman)
Thierry Hoffmann	....	boom operator
Christiane Hubert	....	foley assistant
Paul Hubert	....	foley artist
Eric Med Lagacé	....	foley recordist (as Eric 'Med' Lagacé)
France Leduc	....	supervising dialogue editor
Peter Lopata	....	sound effects editor
Stan Sakellaropoulos	....	dialog editor
Glenn Tussman	....	supervising sound effects editor
David Gertsman	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
André Laforest	....	special effects technician
Eric-André Paquin	....	special effects technician
Pierre 'Bill' Rivard	....	special effects coordinator (as Bill Rivard)
Sebastien Roussel	....	pyrotechnician
Martin Williams	....	special effects rigger

Stunts
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunt performer
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Kerton	....	stunt double: Ted Whittall
Gilbert Larose Jr.	....	utility stunts
Karine Lemieux	....	stunt double
Jay Levalley	....	stunt double: Serge Houde
John Walsh	....	stunt double: Dolph Lundgren
Martin Williams	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Beach	....	grip
Pierre Beaulieu	....	electrician
Yvan Brunet	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jean-Marc Casavant	....	first assistant camera
Daniel Chrétien Jr.	....	electrician
François Daignault	....	camera operator: second unit
Martin Gagnon	....	grip
Yves Garant	....	clapper loader
Robert Guertin	....	director of photography: second unit
Pierre Guillard	....	key grip
Normand Hamilton	....	generator operator (as Normen Hamilton)
Serge Hughes	....	second assistant camera
Simon Hébert	....	grip
Denis Lamothe	....	electrician
Patrice Lapointe	....	dolly grip
Pierre Rancourt	....	key gaffer
Sébastien Raymond	....	still photographer
Jocelyn Simard	....	first assistant camera: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henri Aubertin	....	key dresser
Pascal Gauthier	....	extras dresser
Julie MacDonald	....	assistant wardrobe (as Julie McDonald)

Editorial Department
Patrick Parenteau	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
Nick Carasoulis	....	driver: Mr. Lundgren

Other crew
Chantal Allard	....	production assistant
Guy Aumond	....	production accountant
Michel Bachand	....	craft service
Chantal Barnwell	....	production secretary
Christine Bernard	....	production coordinator
Daniel Boudreau	....	production assistant
Lilie-Marlène Couture	....	stand-in: Maxim Roy
Sylvie Dufour	....	assistant location manager
Danielle Dussault	....	location manager
Brian Fitkin	....	trainer: Mr. Lundgren
Josée Francis	....	assistant location manager
Régent Fréchette	....	production assistant
Michel Guy	....	production assistant
Dominique LaFrance	....	bookkeeper
Francois Larose	....	set runner
Eric Leca	....	script consultant
Louis Legault	....	production assistant
Bruno Lemire	....	production assistant
Ana-Maria Lyrio	....	assistant craft service
Lance Mancuso	....	set medic
Charles Obrul	....	laboratory liaison
Carl Pepin	....	production assistant
Mathieu Robert	....	production assistant
Amalia Semaan	....	assistant: Mr. Lundgren
Geneviève Thifault	....	production assistant
John Topor	....	stand-in: Mr. Lundgren
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	continuity supervisor

Production Companies

• Cinequest Films
• Dream Rock
• EGM Productions
• Locomotion Films
• Moonstone Entertainment (presents)

Distributors

• Dream Rock (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• Eagle Pictures (Italy)
• High Fliers Distribution (UK)
• Intermedia (Greece)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France) (video)
• Moonstone Entertainment (2001) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Paramount Home Video (Scandinavia)
• Trimark Video
• Universal Pictures (Spain) (Spain)
• VCI (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• VCL Communications (Germany)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)

Other Companies

• Ciné-Titres  titles
• Mangouste  opticals
• Premium Sound  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality

Runtime:

USA:94 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Cinequest Films

Trivia:

Released theatrically in South Korea (and Indonesia it seems).

Goofs:

Plot holes: The final scene takes place in Montreal with the FBI and NSA making arrests. Neither US government agency has any jurisdiction in Canada.

Quotes:

Sam Turgenson:We can do this the easy way or the hard way
Jason Price:Is that pillow talk Sam?!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "+ de cinéma: Episode dated 16 May 2001" (2001)

Soundtrack:

When you left me

Worthy of a Bernard thumbs up.

I caught this little baby on TV the other night, sweet jesus I didn't expcet it to be good. There it was late at night, in a slot usually reserved for films whihc have Lorenzo Lamas in them or the director is credited as Alan Smithee or Cecil B. Demented.

As soon as Dolph Lundgrens name popped up I nearly switched off immediately, as my mind suddenly wondered to films he has appeared, such classics as Last Warrior and Agent Red. The TV guide gave it a fairly good write up, saying it was pretty decent, but very confusing. What they found confusing I don't know. That is a problem with a thriller like this, if it hasn't got big names behind it, or is starring some high profile star, then people don't concentrate fully when watching. Look at all those people who found the Matrix really hard to follow, they thought little of the idea of Keanu Reeves doing sci-fi and didn't give the film their undivided attention, and actually listened and watched, the same with this film. If you see the name Dolph Lundgren and thriller in the same sentance in a straight to videoer most reviewers will be browsing through magazines and popping their head up at intermissions to watch the butt kicking.

This isn't exactly original or even exceptionally written in any way, but it follows the rules of good thrillers, the twisting plot, the shady characters, deliberate confusing elements early on to add a sense of mystery. The action was okay but there could have been more, they were pretty short really. I did like Lundgren in this, he is actually playing an interesting person, not just big lump number one.

There are a lot better, and with some actual money put into them, but there a lot more worse thrillers than this, I enjoyed it. $$$/$$$$