Mindhunters (2004)

Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers:

Wayne Kramer (story), Wayne Kramer (screenplay),

Stars:

Eion Bailey, Val Kilmer, Christian Slater

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Eion Bailey	...	Bobby Whitman
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Vince Sherman
Will Kemp	...	Rafe Perry
Val Kilmer	...	Jake Harris
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Lucas Harper
Kathryn Morris	...	Sara Moore
Christian Slater	...	J.D. Reston
LL Cool J	...	Gabe Jensen (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Patricia Velasquez	...	Nicole Willis
Cassandra Bell	...	Jen
Daniël Boissevain	...	Second Man in the Bar
Antonie Kamerling	...	Man in the Bar (as Anthone Kamerling)
Jasmine Sendar	...	Friend of Jen
Trevor White	...	Attacker

Storyline

On a remote island, the FBI has a training program for their psychological profiling division, called "Mindhunters", used to track down serial killers. The training goes horribly wrong, however, when a group of seven young agents discover that one of them is a serial killer, and is setting about slaying the others. Can the few that are left figure out who the killer is in time?

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Plot Keywords:

serial killer | fbi | island | fbi trainee | puppeteer | 

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Taglines:

For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/strong graphic images, language and sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Amuse [jp] Columbia Tristar [kr]

Country:

USA Netherlands UK Finland

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Caçadores de Mentes

Filming Locations:

Noordwijk, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Budget:

$27,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,911,358 (USA) (13 May 2005)

Gross:

$4,476,235 (USA) (8 July 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films, Intermedia Films, Outlaw Productions (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min 105 min (edited) 101 min (edited)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the debriefing at the FBI Academy, a large computer screen behind Harris scrolls through maps with respective data concerning the next assignment: "The FBI Academy's Oniega Island complex is a realistic, urban, practical problem raining area which was initiated in 1967. The Practical Applications Unit (PAU) manages and schedules all practical training events, administers practical problem exercises primarily to new agent trainees, and provides safety and survival training to law enforcement officers and FBI Agents."

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Goofs

In the scene with the bloody numbers on the windows, each set of numbers is supposed to continuously repeat itself on each of the windows. However, on the window that reads 299,792,458 there is a mistake above this number the first time it shows you the window. It reads 892,792,458.

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Quotes

[first lines]
J.D.: How about I drive, huh?

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Crazy Credits

Second Man in the Bar - Daniël Boissevain

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Connections

Version of The Dangerous Game (1953)

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Soundtracks

"Good to Go"
Written and Performed by Organic Audio

User Reviews

Good Slash Thriller

A group of seven FBI trainees is sent to an isolated island for the final stage of their training period under the direction of the eccentric Jake Harris (Val Kilmer), who uses questionable methods. However, they are attacked and killed by a serial killer that can be one of the team members. The tension increases amidst the group with the lack of confidence on each other.

Although not being exceptional, "Mindhunters" is a good thriller and slash movie. The tense story is original, mixes horror, thriller, action, crime and mystery and the resolution is not bad. This is the type of movie that entertains and I liked it. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Caçadores de Mente" ("Mindhunters")