Dead in a Heartbeat (2002) (TV)

Director:

Paul Antier

Writers (WGA):

Mark Rosman (written by) &
Richard Ades (written by)

Release Date:

3 March 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They're out for justice. He's into vengeance. The clock is ticking... and this man's got time to kill.

Plot:

An unlikely duo, Lieutenant Tom Royko of the Seattle Bomb Squad and renowned heart surgeon, Dr. Gillian Hayes...

Plot Keywords:

Heart Surgeon | Pacemaker | Cigarette Smoking | Father Son Relationship | Nurse

Cast

Judge Reinhold	...	Lt. Tom Royko
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Dr. Gillian Hayes
Timothy Busfield	...	Franklin
Fulvio Cecere	...	Detective Berman
Matthew Walker	...	Dr. Hayes
Jeffrey Ballard	...	Troy
Sarah-Jane Redmond	...	Jessica Sara (as Sarah Jane Redmond)
Zachary Ansley	...	Male Doctor
Keith Provost	...	Anesthesiologist
Adam Harrington	...	Coroner
Donna Yamamoto	...	Unit Nurse
Ingrid Tesch	...	OR Nurse
Jason Griffith	...	1st Cop
William S. Taylor	...	Benjamin McDonald (as William Taylor)
Trevor Herman	...	Airport Cop
William deVry	...	John (as Will deVry)
D. Harlan Cutshall	...	Bomb Squad Officer
Ty Olsson	...	SWAT Sergeant
Brad Sihvon	...	Communication Officer
Sage Testini	...	Little Bobby
Mary Black	...	Mrs. Trivers
Samantha Ferris	...	Female Cop
Marcus Hondro	...	Walter Peck
Karen Holness	...	Adimistrative Nurse
Don MacKay	...	Elderly Gentleman
Linnea Johnson	...	Teacher
Miranda Frigon	...	Hostage Nurse
Brad Turner	...	SWAT Officer #2
Bill Mondy	...	Patient
Alvin Sanders	...	Principal
Robert Weiss	...	Startled cop
Ken Boyd	...	Janitor
Thomas Potter	...	SWAT Member
Mark Holden	...	Vice Principal
Karen van Blankenstein	...	Medical Tech Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Paulson	...	First Victim (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Antier

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Rosman		(written by) &
Richard Ades		(written by)

Produced by
Richard Ades	....	co-producer
Bob Chmiel	....	executive producer
Dan Paulson	....	executive producer
Mark Rosman	....	co-producer
Tom Vaughan	....	co-producer
Shawn Williamson	....	producer

Original Music by
Louis Febre

Cinematography by
Danny Nowak		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marta Evry
Randy Roberts

Casting by
Maureen A. Arata
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Jo-Ann Chorney

Art Direction by
Tink

Set Decoration by
Sergio Lavilla

Costume Design by
Patricia Hargreaves

Makeup Department
Melanie Burke	....	assistant hair stylist
Jeannie Chow	....	key hair stylist
Michelle Hrescak	....	key makeup artist
Zabrina Matiru	....	assistant makeup artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special effects makeup coordinator

Production Management
Dan Clarke	....	production manager
Jonathan Shore	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Furukawa	....	first assistant director
Bryan C. Knight	....	first assistant director (as Bryan Knight)
Chris Lamb	....	third assistant director
Jay Henry Moritz	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tom Baleshta	....	lead props
Michael A. Billings	....	lead set dresser (as Michael Billings)
John Delaney	....	storyboard artist
Doris Deutschmann	....	assistant art director (as Doris Dutschmann)
Gordon Dobson	....	assistant props
Shelley Dowson	....	key scenic artist
Mervyn Hope	....	construction coordinator
Steven Horan	....	on-set dresser
Mary Kirkland	....	set decoration buyer
Sean Lambert	....	lead carpenter
David Lewis	....	dresser
Tom McKinnon	....	lead scenic artist
David Perun	....	property master
Barry Rennie	....	head carpenter
Kim T. Searow	....	assistant set decorator
Rick Whitfield	....	props
Anthony Windle	....	dresser

Sound Department
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer
Jay Cheetham	....	sound editor
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	supervising sound editor (as Jacqueline Christianini)
Dario DiSanto	....	sound editor
Kris Fenske	....	sound designer
Michael Hibberson	....	boom operator (as Mike Tiberson)
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Deni King	....	adr supervisor: Los Angeles
Ryan Malone	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Mauza	....	sound editor
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post-production coordinator
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
David Shea	....	adr mixer
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
Janice Thompson	....	assistant sound editor
Ann Townshend	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin Townshend	....	sound editor
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Jennifer Weaver	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Frank Dunlop	....	special effects technician: electronics
Tony Lazarowich	....	special effects supervisor
Scott R. Treliving	....	special effects best boy
Attila Vaski	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Sean Hewitt	....	optical printer operator
Rita Schrag	....	optical printing supervisor
Jim Stewart	....	optical designer

Stunts
James Bamford	....	stunt coordinator
Douglas Chapman	....	stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt double
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Paul Lazenby	....	stunt performer
Kit Mallet	....	stunts
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts
Jacob Rupp	....	stunt coordinator
Jacob Rupp	....	stunts
Heath Stevenson	....	stunt double: Judge Reinhold

Camera and Electrical Department
Trevor Broadbent	....	lamp operator
Mark Brown	....	grip
Brian Cyr	....	still photographer
John Davidson	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Enrique del Rio	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Enrique del Rio	....	second assistant camera
Neil Every	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brady Hallongren	....	camera supervisor
Louise Haut	....	grip
Lionel Hebert	....	best boy grip (as Lionel Herbert)
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Cliff Hokanson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Marty Law	....	generator operator
Mark Lunn	....	assistant camera
David Haywood McMartin	....	dolly grip (as Haywood McMartin)
Tobias Sarin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Taschereau	....	key grip (as Michael 'Spike' Taschereau)
Steve Watson	....	lamp operator
Jason Weir	....	best boy electric
Richard Win	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dikran Yazedjian	....	gaffer (as Dikran Yazedian)

Casting Department
Melissa Perry	....	background casting
Colleen Rogers	....	casting associate
Colleen Rogers	....	co-casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Keith Parent	....	assistant costume designer (as Keith A. Parent)
Ann Russell	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
David Armstrong	....	film timer (as Dave Armstrong)
Ryan Hogan	....	final colorist
Gary Lam	....	assistant editor
Warren Mazutinec	....	assistant editor
Ken Metzker	....	final colorist

Transportation Department
Louie Hausner	....	unit driver
Rainer Scheelisch	....	transportation captain (as Reiner Scheelisch)
Miroslaw Syta	....	driver: special effects equipment
Glen Tremblay	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
William Cabeen	....	technical advisor (as Dr. William Cabeen)
Byron Drinkle	....	playback coordinator
Byron Drinkle	....	video coordinator
Rob Fournier	....	armorer
Kelly Fry	....	craft service
Kelly Fry	....	first aid
Brady Hallongren	....	title supervisor
Simon Hall	....	video synchronization operator
Trevor Herman	....	consultant: SWAT (as Trevor Herrmann)
Alan Homma	....	assistant accountant
Anne Jacobsen	....	production accountant
Tania James	....	second assistant coordinator
Steve A. Kennedy	....	assistant: Mr. Paulson
Jan Eirik Langoen	....	location scout
Paul Lukaitis	....	location manager
Darren Marlatt	....	assistant location manager
Jenny Oberem	....	script supervisor
Peter Pelikan	....	technical advisor (as Dr. Peter Pelikan)
Brendan Rooney	....	assistant coordinator
Allen Salamanca	....	assistant: Dan Paulson
Joey Setter	....	production coordinator
Scott Shephard	....	technical advisor: bombs
Orrin Stroll	....	director of business and legal affairs
Debbie Tallman	....	truck supervisor
Karen van Blankenstein	....	medical consultant

Production Companies

• TBS Superstation (presents)
• Shavick Entertainment
• Daniel L. Paulson Productions

Distributors

• TBS Superstation (2002) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• RTL Klub Televízió (2005) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Carlton International Media
• Emerald (Argentina) (VHS)
• M.I.B. (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Alpha Cine Laboratory  post-production services
• Sharpe Sound Studios  audio post-production
• Stewart Motion Picture Services  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Pulsations mortelles (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

TBS Superstation

Trivia:

Danny Nowak's (cinematography) name appears on Dr.Gillian Hayes' "list of ex-boyfriends" that she is showing to Royko

Ouch!!!!

Ouch!!! What a horrible movie. I never ever seen such a combination of bad acting, bad action and bad writing in one and the same movie. Dead in a Heartbeat never had a heartbeat it was just dead, flat, boring, and I honestly can't believe I wasted 2 precious hours of my life watching this crap.

It started out awfully, as most TV action movies do, but I hoped it would get better, and since there was nothing else on TV I decided to keep on watching. That was a BIG mistake. It just got bad. And when you thought things couldn't get any worse, they did. I honestly can't believe that any TV station at all with any dignity would produce this. It was like a bad porno movie without the porn. I mean I could have written this script. WHEN I WAS 12 !!!

To sum it all up: Just don't watch this movie, It sucks more than one likes to believe.