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

The cast met with FBI personnel and underwent military weapons training for their roles.

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Goofs

During the DNA test sequence, the visuals on the progress meter for the "DNA sampling machine" read sample amplfication, rather than sample amplification.

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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

Spin-off Mindhunters (2008)

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Soundtracks

"Gettin Hot"
Written by John Andrew Spence / Kenny Young / Arthur Resnick / Chris Davies
Performed by Organic Audio
Courtesy of Nettwerk Productions / Tummy Touch Records Ltd

User Reviews

A fast-paced, popcorn munching good time!

MINDHUNTERS may not offer anything that new to the serial killer genre but what it does do is entertain its audience.

Despite watching and knowing that "everyone is a suspect" and being very familiar with the genre myself, I still had a hard time trying to pin down who is responsible for the films gruesome murders as it rolls along. Forget the award recognition that everyone likes to talk about around this time of year, MINDHUNTERS is a fast paced, thrill ride stuffed with talented actors (including Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, and Jonny Lee Miller) that could easily put director Renny Harlin back on the map after the catastrophe that was DRIVEN. So get some popcorn, sit down, and play the game of who is the killer. Trust me, you'll have a good time.