Unspeakable (2002)

Director:

Thomas J. Wright

Writer:

Pavan Grover

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Nothing can silence pure evil.

Plot:

A woman battles an unspeakable terror.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Governor | Murder | Evil | Execution

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Pavan Grover	...	Jesse Mowatt
Michelle Wolff	...	Littlefield
Mark Voltura	...	Littlefield's Partner (as Marc Voltura)
Marco Rodríguez	...	Cesar (as Marco Rodriguez)
Dina Meyer	...	Diana Purlow
Lance Henriksen	...	Jack Pitchford
Miguel Pérez	...	Guard #1
Dennis Hopper	...	Warden Earl Blakely
J.D. Garfield	...	Federale Colonel
Angelo Jaramillo	...	Flunky
George Michael Tapia	...	Corrections Officer
Audra Wise	...	T.V. News Woman #1
Kim Trujillo	...	T.V. News Woman #2
Michael Crabtree	...	Lieutenant
Anthony Dilio	...	Guard #2 (as Dilio)
Jonathan Levit	...	Kenny
Jeff Fahey	...	Governor
Clark Sanchez	...	Muscular Guard
Todd Lawson LaTourrette	...	Cohort (as Todd La Tourrette)
Joe P. Martinez	...	Priest
James Quattrochi	...	Rookie Guard
Mark Kilburn	...	Executioner
Luce Rains	...	Prison Doctor
Paul Blott	...	Judge Nickles
Nicholas Ballas	...	Mowatt's Father
Ben Sandoval	...	Young Mowatt
Irene DeBari	...	Mowatt's Mother
Adam Sandoval	...	Teen Mowatt
Kristen Loree	...	Medical Examiner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shalini K. Grover	...	Expert Child Psychiatrist, Dr. Daniels
Chriss Anglin	...	Bailiff / Featured (uncredited)
Richard Barela	...	Illegal Alien (uncredited)
Ivan Brutsche	...	Guard #1 (uncredited)
Sara Harris	...	Featured Extra (uncredited)
Louie Martinez	...	Illegal Alien (uncredited)
Heather McCluskey	...	Hooker #1 (uncredited)
Terrance Willis	...	Death Row Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Thomas J. Wright

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Pavan Grover

Produced by
John Duffy	....	line producer
Lee Friedlander	....	producer
Nimmi Grover	....	co-producer
Pavan Grover	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Marsh

Cinematography by
Antonio Calvache		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
PG		(as P.G.)
Jason R. Stone
Bob Willems

Casting by
Lindsay Chag

Production Design by
James Shanahan

Set Decoration by
Mary Rose

Costume Design by
Shawnelle Cherry

Makeup Department
Bobby Jo Coleman	....	assistant hair stylist
Bobby Jo Coleman	....	assistant makeup artist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup effects artist
Allan B. Holt	....	special makeup effects artist (as Allan Holt)
Annalisa V. Levin	....	key makeup artist (as Annalisa Levin)

Production Management
Gay Browning	....	production supervisor
Tom Shell	....	post-production supervisor
Alton Walpole	....	unit production manager
John N. Ward	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger	....	second assistant director
Rodney Allen Hooks	....	first assistant director (as Rodney A. Hooks)

Art Department
Monserrate Apodaca	....	painter
Ulrike Auer-Erdoes	....	painter (as Ulli Auer-Erdoes)
Robin Blagg	....	swing
Barbara Lee Brice	....	laborer
Maurice Burns	....	scenic foreman
Chris Dechert	....	assistant property master
Mark Alan Duran	....	lead man
Chris Elebario	....	laborer
John P. Fegan	....	carpenter (as John Fegan)
Miguel Gurule	....	painter
Arlen Johnson	....	propmaker
Charles 'Sky' King	....	painter
Lee Lazarow	....	property master
Charles Lewis	....	props assistant (as Charles 'Chips' Lewis II)
Roman F. Lucero	....	laborer
Alan Macrae	....	propmaker
Jose Mendoza	....	painter
Jesus A. Murillo	....	painter
Jesus Ornelas	....	laborer
Randy Ortega	....	key scenic painter
Gary Petersen	....	propmaker
David W. Phillips	....	carpenter foreman (as David Phillips)
Macario Rivera	....	labor supervisor: restoration
Morris Salazar	....	painter
Peter Tosti Stephenson	....	on-set dresser (as Peter Stephenson)
Anthony M. Trujillo	....	painter (as Anthony Trujlllo)
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator (as Chris Windisch)

Sound Department
Robert Brownlow	....	boom operator
Bayard Carey	....	sound mixer
Steven Erickson	....	adr editor
Steven Erickson	....	dialogue editor
Matthew Halbert	....	boom operator
Jeremy Hoenack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Hoenack	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Kucenski	....	foley artist
Noah Southall	....	sound effects editor
Alejandro Alvarenga	....	sound post-production coordinator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Lelan Keffer	....	assistant special effects
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects (as Geoff Martin)
Michael McCormick	....	assistant special effects
Peter Zari	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Carl Bonin	....	additional visual effects videographer
Kenneth Hébert	....	additional visual effects videographer (as Ken Hebert)
Matthew Patterson	....	visual effects assistant: RW Productions
Jason R. Stone	....	visual effects creator: RW Productions
Bob Willems	....	visual effects supervisor: RW Productions

Stunts
Ivan Brutsche	....	stunts
Joseph Downey	....	stunts
Mario Garcia	....	stunts
Tim Janis	....	stunts
Jeffrey McDancer	....	stunts (as Jeff McDancer)
Miles McDancer	....	stunt coordinator (as Miles 'Buck' McDancer)
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunts (as Thomas Sanchez)
Alan Tafoya	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Anderson	....	best boy grip
Liza Bambenek	....	camera loader
Steve Banister	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rob Carius	....	best boy electric
Collin S. Colberg	....	first assistant camera (as Collin Colberg)
Chris Corkins	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Espeset	....	key grip
Eric Espeset	....	company grip
Miguel Gurule	....	daily grip
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
Bradley Kellar	....	company grip (as Brad Kellar)
Bruce Lewis	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stephen Mullen	....	electrician
Lee Nakagawa	....	additional electrician
Louis Nelson	....	electrician
Dan Nordquist	....	additional electrician
Tobin Oldach	....	second assistant camera
Ramon Ortega	....	electrician
Raymond Pierce	....	daily grip
John Stearns	....	additional electrician
Josh Steinberg	....	dolly grip (as Joshua Steinberg)
Josh Steinberg	....	key grip (as Joshua Steinberg)
George Stephenson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Sean Tanner	....	gaffer
William C. Turner III	....	videographer
Danny Wilding	....	electric labor
Kyle Pavey	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Casting Department
Teresa Neptune	....	casting: Santa Fe
Kathie E. Norris	....	assistant casting: Santa Fe (as Kathie Norris)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mona Hamilton	....	costumer
Brandy Lusvardi	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Tom Pryor	....	first assistant editor (as Thomas C. Pryor)
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Shalini K. Grover	....	music supervisor
Jeff Marsh	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Tom Berto	....	driver
Felix Delgado	....	driver
Bobby Hayes	....	driver
Wilson Hayes	....	driver
Caylen Johnson	....	driver: construction
Robert Molitor	....	transportation co-coordinator (as Robert 'Bear' Molitor)
Kino Quintana	....	driver
Teri Romano	....	driver
Angelo Romero	....	driver
Bruce Simballa	....	transportation coordinator
Richard Slaughter	....	driver

Other crew
Tom Berto	....	animal wrangler
David Bethel	....	medic (as David L. Bethel)
Stephen Bloch	....	production office assistant
Joe Cantu	....	catering assistant: Home Planet Food
Tim Carroll	....	boss wrangler: Santa Fe Stagecoach Line
Pierre Cole	....	craft service assistant
Steve Cooper	....	caterer: Home Planet Food
David Cummings	....	set production assistant
Lori Eakins	....	production accountant (as Lori Myers Eakins)
Ken Garcia	....	medic
Jon Hendry	....	location manager
Elaine Hernandez	....	key set production assistant
Melinda Howard	....	production office assistant
Katherine Koyanagi	....	legal counsel
James Leonard	....	set production assistant
Jory Medina	....	set teacher
Mamie Mitchell	....	script supervisor
Haley Rae Norris	....	production secretary
Kathie E. Norris	....	production office assistant (as Kathie Norris)
Sanjay N. Patel	....	key artist
Kate Pavey	....	production office assistant
Patty Perkins	....	craft service
Melanie Rios	....	craft service
Claudio Ruben	....	assistant location manager
Janet L. Smith	....	set teacher
Cynthia Straus	....	production office assistant
Richard Young	....	location assistant

Thanks
Jeff Bruch	....	special thanks
Nancy Everist	....	special thanks
William T. Ferrell	....	special thanks: U.S. Border Patrol (as Agent William T. Ferrell)
Scott Hand	....	special thanks
Jonathon Slator	....	special thanks (as Jonathan Slator)
George Tapia	....	special thanks (as George M. Tapia)
John Wheeler	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Pavan Films
• Unspeakable Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (non-USA)
• Artist View Entertainment (non-USA)
• M.I.B.
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• R.S. Entertainment

Special Effects

• R.W. Productions (visual effects) (as RW Productions)
• Title House Digital (opticals and digital film imaghing)

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  cameras
• DeLuxe Laboratories  laboratory
• Elliott Location Equipment  transportation equipment
• Home Planet Food  catering
• Kodak  film stock
• Leonetti Company  production equipment (as Leonetti)
• Lindsay Chag Casting  casting (as Lindsay Chag Casting)
• Magic Film and Video  negative cutting
• R.W. Productions  post-production editing services (as RW Productions)
• Rainbow Casting Service  casting: Santa Fe (as Rainbow Casting)
• Santa-Fe Stagecoach Line  wrangler
• Serious Grippage & Light  grip equipment
• Sound Trax Studios  music engineering and mixing
• Title House Digital  titles
• Truman Van Dyke Company  insurance
• Wells Fargo Bank  production banking

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, disturbing images, language and some sexuality

Runtime:

Brazil:108 min | USA:108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Australia:MA (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Pilar, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Pavan Films

Trivia:

The electric chair, featured prominently in the movie, was last used in Texas for executions in 1964. In 1977, Texas approved execution by lethal injection, and in 1982, carried out its first execution by such means.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the cage containing Jesse Mowatt slides sideways off of the bed of the flatbed truck, the cable pulling the cage can be seen going from the cage off to the left.

Quotes:

Jesse Mowatt:[while being beaten down by the guards] This give you a hard-on, warden?
Warden Blakely:Why? You losing yours?

Soundtrack:

Lost Souls

You got that right

The title is totally correct.

I'll say up front I am not a horror film fan. This film was not advertised as such; the description said it was about a woman trying to get a guilty man to confess. I'm a fan of Dina Meyer's, plus it had Jeff Fahey and Dennis Hopper.

What a bloody mess. I don't know what passes for blood in movies, but whatever it is, probably 90% of the budget went for it. That and raw liver. Yuck.

The story concerns some sort of brain machine that shows thoughts on a computer, that is used to study this superman, sort of the devil incarnate, who can exert mind control and is also psychic. One wonders why the Meyer character would have anything to do with this guy. Supposedly the woman realizes they are alike. Talk about bad writing. Personally I didn't see it.

Jeff Fahey plays the governor and a former lover of Meyer - actually, he isn't, but that comes out in this story. Back in the '70s, when Jeff Fahey was on One Life to Live, I stepped into an apartment house elevator and there he was. Very sweet, beautiful blue eyes. Twenty years later, I was invited to a reception by the artist Peter Max. As I stepped into the elevator to leave, a laughing, possibly in his cups man and someone else crashed into the elevator. Jeff Fahey. So we must have had some elevator karma.

That wasn't enough to get me through this movie. Trust me.