Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers (WGA):

John O'Brien (story)
John O'Brien (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Born 2 the life. True 2 the code. Bad 2 the bone.

Plot:

A jewel thief's daughter is kidnapped after he steals a collection of prized black diamonds, which aren't at all what they seem.

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Heist | Murder | Tank | Duel

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Jet Li	...	Su
DMX	...	Anthony Fait
Anthony Anderson	...	Tommy
Kelly Hu	...	Sona
Tom Arnold	...	Archie
Mark Dacascos	...	Yao Ling
Gabrielle Union	...	Daria
Michael Jace	...	Odion
Drag-On	...	Miles
Paige Hurd	...	Vanessa
Paolo Seganti	...	Christophe
Richard Trapp	...	Douglas
Ron Yuan	...	Laser Tech
Woon Young Park	...	Bald Enforcer
Johnny Nguyen	...	Ling's Hitman
Marcus Young	...	Ling's Hitman
Stephen Quadros	...	Prison Guard Vogel
Sean Cory	...	Willy Chickens
Theodore Touré Johnson Jr.	...	Jewelry Security Guard (as Theodore Ture Johnson Jr.)
Beth Gains	...	911 Operator
Gwen McGee	...	Subway Driver
Roxana Brusso	...	Vanessa's Nanny
Maximilian A. Mastrangelo	...	Archie's Worker (as Maximilian Mastrangelo)
Lester Speight	...	Chambers's Club Doorman (as Rasta)
'Doc' Newman	...	Odion's Bodyguard
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Fight Club Doorman
Martin Klebba	...	Fight Announcer
Shawn Hollinger	...	Fight Club Bookie
Tim Storms	...	Referee
Randy Couture	...	Fighter #8
Hector Echavarria	...	Ultimate Fighter
Tito Ortiz	...	Ultimate Fighter
Tom McCleister	...	Fight Club Fan
Wiley M. Pickett	...	Police Officer (as Wiley Pickett)
Andre Ware	...	Pinky Ring Man
Larry Joshua	...	Cop in Vault
Chic Daniel	...	SWAT Cop
John Dohle	...	SWAT Cop
James Hart	...	SWAT Cop (as James Hart II)
Jake Muxworthy	...	Paramedic
Matt Baker	...	Motorcycle Rider
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Visiting Expert
Doug Spearman	...	African Buyer
Michael Desante	...	Egyptian Buyer
Julie du Page	...	French Buyer
Hari Dhillon	...	Pakistani Buyer
Peter J. Lucas	...	Russian Buyer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erik Betts	...	African Financial Consultant (uncredited)
Troy Brenna	...	Broken Arm Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Aaron Brumfield	...	Guard (uncredited)
Chris Butler	...	Officer #2 (uncredited)
Kevin Grevioux	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Mark Hicks	...	Cage Fighter (uncredited)
William L. Johnson	...	Black Diamond Carrier Armored Driver (uncredited)
Chuck Liddell	...	Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Nikki Martin	...	Ring Girl (uncredited)
Chi McBride	...	Jump Chambers (uncredited)
Bob Perry	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)
Ungenita Prevost	...	Ring Girl (uncredited)
Gary Rodriguez	...	Precision Driver (uncredited)
D.Y. Sao	...	Hip Hop Dancer (uncredited)
Vanessa Thomson	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Aaron Toney	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Garrett Warren	...	Cage Fighter (uncredited)
Natasha Yi	...	Club Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writing credits (WGA)
John O'Brien		(story)
John O'Brien		(screenplay) and
Channing Gibson		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ray Copeland	....	executive producer
Susan Downey	....	co-producer (as Susan Levin)
Herb Gains	....	executive producer (as Herbert W. Gains)
Melina Kevorkian	....	co-producer
Richard Mirisch	....	associate producer
Bonita Money	....	executive producer
Joel Silver	....	producer
Gil Williams	....	associate producer (as Gil Williams)

Original Music by
Damon 'Grease' Blackman
John Frizzell

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada

Film Editing by
Derek Brechin		(as Derek G. Brechin)

Casting by
Mary Gail Artz
Barbara Cohen

Production Design by
David F. Klassen		(as David Klassen)

Art Direction by
Richard F. Mays		(as Richard Mays)

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Ha Nguyen

Makeup Department
Jennifer Bell	....	head hair stylist
Hazel Catmull	....	hair stylist: second unit
Debra Coleman	....	makeup artist
Judy Crown	....	hair stylist: Mr. Li
Melissa Forney	....	hair stylist
Stacy Gibson	....	makeup artist: Ms. Union
Mindy Hall	....	head makeup artist
Norman T. Leavitt	....	makeup artist: Mr. Li (as Norm Leavitt)
Rita Troy	....	hair stylist: second unit
Gigi Williams	....	makeup artist: second unit
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Sara Flamm	....	production supervisor
Herb Gains	....	unit production manager: second unit
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production
Daniel M. Stillman	....	unit production manager (as Danny Stillman)
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Bradley	....	second unit director
Tommy Harper	....	first assistant director (as Thomy Harper)
Tommy Harper	....	second assistant director (as Thomy Harper)
Grace Liu	....	additional second assistant director
Lisa M. Rowe	....	second assistant director: second unit
Lisa C. Satriano	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Lisa Satriano)
Nick Satriano	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Waters	....	second second assistant director
Jeffrey Wetzel	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Todd Bennett	....	plaster foreman
Randy Bobbitt	....	set decoration coordinator
Christopher Carlson	....	assistant set decorator
Daren Cornell	....	painter
Kevin Cross	....	set designer
Yann Denoual	....	sculptor
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	prop shop supervisor
Sven Fodale	....	propmaker
Terry Haskell	....	property master
Rob Henning	....	set dresser
Guy Hietala	....	set painter
Bryan Hill	....	set dresser
Werner Hoetzinger	....	set dresser
Noelle King	....	set designer
Jay Koiwai	....	stand-by painter
Selma Kora	....	assistant property master
Joe Monaco	....	swing gang
Chris Nakayama	....	propmaker
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer
Marco Rubeo	....	set designer
Greg Sanger	....	lead man
Reese St. Amant	....	painter (as Charisse St. Amant)
Charles Stewart	....	property master
Ricardo F. Delgado	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Clint Schultz	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Alba	....	first assistant sound editor
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sandy Berman	....	supervising sound editor
Thom Brennan	....	supervising foley editor
Stephanie Brown	....	assistant adr editor
Christopher Eakins	....	sound effects mastering
Julia Evershade	....	supervising adr editor
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects designer (as John Fasal)
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Stephanie Flack	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Frazier	....	boom operator: second unit (as Greg Frazier)
David Grimaldi	....	foley editor
Paul Hackner	....	assistant sound editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Suhail Kafity	....	sound effects editor
Eddie Kim	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound effects editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Mark Larry	....	sound effects editor
John Marquis	....	sound effects mastering
Noel McIntosh	....	assistant sound editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist (as Alyson Moore)
Randy Nielsen	....	cable person
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound effects editor
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Eryne Prine	....	assistant sound editor
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Katie Rose)
Timothy P. Salmon	....	boom operator (as Tim Salmon)
Curt Schulkey	....	dialogue editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Doug Schulman)
Reuben Simon	....	sound effects editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donna G. Walker	....	sound effects coordinator
Keith A. Wester	....	production sound mixer (as Keith Wester)
Bradford Bell	....	group adr (uncredited)
James Azizi Penny	....	group adr (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects on set foreman: Replacement FX Crew (as Bill Aldridge)
Richard Bissetti	....	special effects technician: Replacement FX Crew
Stephen R. Blandino	....	fabricator (as Stephen Blandino)
Stephen R. Blandino	....	puppeteer
Chris Brenczewski	....	special effects technician: Replacement FX Crew
Wayne Burnes	....	special effects technician
Federico Cervantes	....	fabricator (as Fred Cervantes)
Rich E. Cordobes	....	special effects foreman (as Rich Cordobes)
Robert S. Henderson	....	special effects foreman: Replacement FX Crew
Alex Hill	....	special effects laser technician
Patrick Huggins	....	special effects shop foreman: Replacement FX Crew (as Pat Huggins)
Brian Jaecker-Jones	....	animatronics
Bruce Y. Kuroyama	....	special effects foreman: Replacement FX Crew
Michael Meinardus	....	special effects coordinator: Replacement FX Crew (as Mike Meinardus)
Andrew Miller	....	special effects crew
David Miner Jr.	....	mechanical effects technician (as David Miner)
Donald Myers	....	special effects foreman: Replacement FX Crew (as Don Myers)
José Páramo	....	special effects assistant: Replacement FX Crew
David Sasgen	....	special effects crafts services
Bryan Sides	....	studio coordinator
Anthony Simonaitis	....	special effects general foreman: Replacement FX Crew
Johnnie Spence	....	mechanical effects designer
Johnnie Spence	....	mechanical effects supervisor
Bob Stoker	....	special effects (as Robert Stoker)
Lucinda Strub	....	special effects
Robert Sturgis	....	special effects purchaser
Matt Sweeney	....	special effects coordinator
Valek Sykes	....	key puppeteer
Valek Sykes	....	mechanical designer
Valek Sykes	....	mechanical effects technician
Michael Wickerham	....	fabricator (as Mike Wickerham)
Jeff Yagher	....	sculptor
Christine Onesky	....	special effects (uncredited)
Mike Sasgen	....	special effects technician: replacement crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor
John Cassella	....	digital artist: CIS
James Coulter	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Jason Crosby	....	digital artist: Digital Dimension
Andrea D'Amico	....	visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Steven Fagerquist	....	visual effects compositing artist
Larry Gaynor	....	paint/rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension (as Benoit 'Ben' Girard)
Rhonda C. Gunner	....	visual effects producer
Joe Henke	....	animator: CIS Hollywood
Bryan Hirota	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS
Chris Hopkins	....	compositing: rig removal, DFW
Joni Jacobson	....	digital compositor
Patrick Kavanaugh	....	digital compositor: CIS Hollywood
Peter Koczera	....	digital compositor
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Don Lee	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Playground Inc.
Gregory D. Liegey	....	2D supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Gregory D. Liegey	....	digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood (as Greg Liegey)
Lawrence Littleton	....	digital compositor
Robert Malina	....	visual effects editor
Justin Mitchell	....	digital effects artist
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Marc Nanjo	....	digital compositor: CIS Hollywood
Jaime Norman	....	visual effects production manager
Julie Orosz	....	visual effects producer: CIS-Hollywood
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor
Bill Phillips	....	digital effects artist
Andrew Roberts	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Boyd Shermis	....	visual effects consultant
Michael Shermis	....	visual effects assistant
Tom Slovick	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS
Brian Smallwood	....	digital compositor
Marion Spates	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Sungwook Su	....	visual effects
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Tommy Tran	....	digital effects artist
Leandro Visconti	....	compositor: Digital Dimension
Jeff Zaman	....	digital compositor
Gary Abrahamian	....	animation lead: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Chris Allen	....	R&D supervisor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Chris Anderson	....	paint artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Amy Garback	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Maryjane Layani	....	accounting: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kim Lee	....	visual effects coordinator: Pixel Playground (uncredited)
Richard Liukis	....	digital artist: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Rob Menapace	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Diana Miao	....	CG texture supervisor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Jason Wardle	....	CG supervisor: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kyle Yamamoto	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	lead stunt double
Matt Baker	....	stunts
Stanton Barrett	....	stunt double: MX Rider
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts
Randy Beckman	....	stunt rigger
Erik Betts	....	stunts
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Troy Brenna	....	action actor
Richard Burden	....	stunts
Chris Carnel	....	stunt driver
Arnold Chon	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunt driver
Brycen Counts	....	utility stunts
Jacob Dewitt	....	stunt rigger
Arturo Dickey	....	stunt rigger
Brennan Dyson	....	utility stunts
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Lena Fennema	....	stunts
Cory Fleming	....	stunt co-pilot
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt double (as Clay Fontenot)
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt driver: N.D.
Bill Forchion	....	stunt double
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt performer
Glenn Goldstein	....	stunt performer
Sean Graham	....	stunt double
Tad Griffith	....	stunt driver
Charles Grisham	....	stunts
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunts
Randy Haynie	....	stunt rigger
Nick Hermz	....	stunt performer
Mark Hicks	....	stunts
Mike Justus	....	utility stunts
Steve Kelso	....	stunt driver
Bret Kiene	....	utility stunts
Kelsee King-Devoreaux	....	stunt double
Martin Klebba	....	stunts
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Oakley Lehman	....	stunts
Janie Liszewski	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt double: DMX
W. Glenn Malmskog	....	stunts
Sam Maloof	....	stunt driver
Kortney Manns	....	stunt double: DMX
Angela Meryl	....	stunt double: Gabrielle Union
Mark Norby	....	stunts
Gloria O'Brien	....	stunt driver
Casey O'Neill	....	stunt driver
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunt driver
Darrin Prescott	....	stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Susan Purkhiser	....	stunt driver
Ming Qiu	....	stunt double: Kelly Hu
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Scotty Richards	....	precision driving coordinator (as Scott Richards)
Justin Riemer	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunts
Scott Rogers	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Scott Rogers	....	stunt coordinator: second unit
Katie Rowe	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunts
Kevin Scott	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunt performer
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunts
C.C. Taylor	....	stunts
Nancy Thurston	....	stunt performer
Dain Turner	....	stunts
Jon Valera	....	stunts
Paul Veluzat	....	stunts
Kevin Beard	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Sonny Sison	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	camera operator
Michael Alexonis	....	best boy
Raimund Almanza	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Bryan Ashford	....	dolly grip (as Brian Ashford)
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
Noah Behar	....	company grip
Michole Bergstrom	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Mike Bergstrom)
Paul Birk	....	electrician
Don Bixby	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Donald Bixby)
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	second assistant camera
Giselle Brewton	....	film loader: second unit
Eric Budlong	....	grip
John S. Campbell	....	grip
Vincent Contarino	....	chief lighting technician: second unit (as Vince Contraino)
James B. Crawford	....	chief lighting technician (as James Crawford)
Brian Cwiakala	....	lighting technician: second unit
Michael S. Epley	....	dolly grip (as Michael Epley)
Mary Funsten	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jay Galbo	....	electrician
Paul Hazard	....	best boy rigging electric
Michael Herron	....	video assist operator
Tony Hibbard	....	electrician
Kevin Ivey	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Charles B. Katz	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Chuck Katz)
David Katz	....	video assist operator
Gary Kelso	....	grip
James Keys	....	rigging gaffer
Scott Kidner	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Tommy Klines	....	first assistant camera (as Tom Klines)
Joe Kraft	....	key grip: second unit
Mark La Bonge	....	Steadicam operator
Mark La Bonge	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert LaBonge	....	director of photography: second unit (as Robert La Bonge)
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging key grip
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Murithi Mike Marangu	....	second unit: camera operator
Brandon Mastrippolito	....	assistant camera: second unit
J. Steven Matzinger	....	first assistant camera (as Steve Matzinger)
Jim McComas	....	electrician
Kevin McGill	....	first assistant camera
Ray Milazzo	....	second assistant camera (as Ray Malazzo)
Leo J. Napolitano	....	camera operator: second unit (as Leo Napolitano)
Darin Necessary	....	first assistant camera
Jacqueline J. Nivens	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator (as Vernon Nobles)
Vince Onken	....	grip
Heather Page	....	camera operator: second unit
Ryan Parks	....	second assistant camera
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Jeff Pelton	....	second assistant camera
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael C. Price	....	key grip (as Michael Price)
Chris Rauch	....	grip
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Cal Roberts)
Todd Sater	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
David A. Seekins	....	additional assistant camera
Mike Shaheen	....	video playback operator
Charles Smith	....	rigging grip best boy
Gary Stark	....	best boy electric: second unit
C. Ashley Sudge	....	grip
Joseph T. Terranova	....	set lighting technician
Jim Thibo	....	assistant camera
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Henry Tirl	....	camera operator: second unit
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator: second unit (as Joe Valentine)
Thomas Wostak	....	lighting technician
Matt Kennedy	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Brian Lataille	....	stab-c technician (uncredited)
Robert J. Reilly	....	rigging grip foreman (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Dana Olson	....	extras casting
Leanna Sheldon	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlene Amateau	....	costume supervisor
Sandra Bojin-Sedlik	....	costumer: second unit (as Sandra Sedik)
Steve Constancio	....	set costumer (as Steven Constancio)
Steve Ellsworth	....	key costumer
Michael J. Long	....	costumer: second unit (as Michael Long)
Elaine Perlmann	....	assistant costume designer (as Elaine Davis)
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	set costumer (as Lisa Quercioli)
Nancy Smytka	....	set costumer
Catherine Peña	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Adam Avery	....	post-production coordinator
Steven A. Calabro	....	assistant editor
Neil Greenberg	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Robert Malina	....	assistant editor: avid
Edward Malone	....	assistant editor
Harold Parker	....	assistant editor
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer
Tony Solomons	....	additional editor

Music Department
Randy Acker	....	music supervisor
James Burt	....	music editor
Tina Davis	....	music supervisor
Steve Durkee	....	music mixer
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Tommy Lockett	....	supervising music editor
Herwig Maurer	....	additional score production
Jon McBride	....	music score coordinator
Mike Nowak	....	conductor
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Tom Trafalski	....	music scoring coordinator
Flip Floyd Wilcox	....	composer: additional music
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Cesar Angobaldo	....	transportation captain: second unit
Gina August	....	driver
Rick Braverman	....	driver
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
Alberto Coto	....	driver
Vic Cuccia	....	transportation captain
Steven Docherty	....	transportation office coordinator
David Travis Grieb	....	production driver
Scott Howard	....	transportation
Randy Luna	....	driver
A.J. Mink Jr.	....	driver
Kenneth Newland	....	transportation co-captain
Jim Petti	....	teamster co-captain
Dan Romero	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Sean Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
William Smallwood	....	driver
Randy White	....	picture car coordinator
Dean Winton	....	driver

Other crew
Robert Allen	....	first aid
Cheryl Andryco	....	set production assistant
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist
Michael Brewer	....	assistant location manager (as Mike Brewer)
Ian Calip	....	set staff assistant
Kevin A. Canamar	....	first aid (as Kevin Canamar)
Gina-Raye Carter	....	production assistant
Brian Clark	....	rigging medic
Curtis Collins	....	location manager
Marnie Cooper	....	acting coach: Coached Paige
Jennifer Corey	....	production office coordinator
Leon Dewayne Cozy	....	set production assistant
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Fermin Davalos	....	assistant location manager
Ted M. Davila	....	accounting assistant
Louise DeCordoba	....	production accountant (as Louise De Cordoba)
Stephen P. Del Prete	....	set production assistant
Shannon Dooley	....	production assistant
Jennifer Eddy	....	production secretary
Steven Eddy	....	production assistant
Marty Elfalan	....	assistant production accountant (as Martin Elfalan)
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	production assistant: second unit
Aaron C. Fitzgerald	....	set production assistant
Cliff Fleming	....	aerial coordinator
Mark Forbes	....	animal trainer
Sherry Gallarneau	....	script supervisor
David Gambino	....	assistant: Ms. Levin
Veloz Gomez	....	production assistant
Carlos Guel	....	caterer
Jian Yong Guo	....	wire specialist
Harold Guskin	....	dialogue coach: DMX and Jet Li
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator/pilot
Sam Kai-Sen Huang	....	wire specialist (as Kai Sen Huang)
Ethan Jensen	....	helicopter pilot
Linda Jewell	....	double
Adam Jordan	....	production assistant
Christian Keib	....	production assistant
Nathan Kimball	....	production assistant: second unit
Ming Beaver Kwei	....	assistant: Mr. Li
David Tai Vim Lai	....	wire specialist (as David Wai Tai Lai)
Ian Lanning	....	production assistant
Feng Lin	....	wire specialist
Fang Liu	....	wire specialist
Kevin Lum	....	set production assistant
James E. Maddux	....	medic: second unit
Donny Martino Jr.	....	assistant location manager (as Donald Martino)
Peter Martorano	....	assistant location manager
Michael G. Maurer	....	production assistant
Doug Meyer	....	additional production assistant: second unit
Julie Jean Naylon	....	assistant: Mr. Bartkowiak
Greg Newman	....	production assistant
Peter J. Novak	....	location manager (as Peter Novak)
Kevin O'Neil	....	production assistant
Paris Paul	....	accounting assistant
Kate Powell	....	assistant: Mr. Gains
Alicia C. Pritchett	....	assistant accountant
Stephen Quadros	....	fight technical advisor
Lois Radcliff	....	craft service
Willie Radcliff	....	craft service
William Ramirez Jr.	....	key craft service: second unit
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor: second unit
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	payroll accountant
Carrie Seeley	....	consultant: DMX
Chris Shadley	....	production assistant: second unit
Michael Ryan Sikov	....	production assistant
Zack Smith	....	additional production assistant (as Zack Lynn Smith)
Zack Smith	....	set production assistant
Mylan Stepanovich	....	additional first assistant accountant
Billy Taylor	....	production assistant
Michelle Tuella	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Frankie Urioste Jr.	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Catherine H. Vlasuk	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Cathy Vlasuk)
Sharon 'Mae' West	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Sharon Mae West)
Tim Williams	....	doberman trainer
Aaron G. York	....	head technician: Libra
Corey Yuen	....	martial arts choreographer
Larry Zanoff	....	armorer: weapons
Anna Belaro-Rodriguez	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jay M. Huntoon	....	video: second unit (uncredited)
Steve Karnes	....	weapons armorer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Silver Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2003) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Veronica (2006) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Bros. (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-Ray)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• Digital Filmworks (visual effects)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (visual effects)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (makeup effects)
• Larry Jolly Miniature Productions (miniatures)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• Pixel Playground (visual effects)
• Riot (visual effects)
• Technicolor Creative Services (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bloodline Records  soundtrack published by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  sparrow head
• Filmtools  expendables
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Technicolor  color

Also Known As:

"Black Diamond" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Mandarin | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39626) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Philippines:R-18 | Spain:18 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

101 Ocean Ave, Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

The location of the opening heist is the "Gains International, Ltd Diamond Exchange" - a reference to executive producer Herb Gains.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the alley fight scene with the goons and Fait and Su, the stunt double for DMX's back is shown and you can see that the stunt double is of fair complexion (DMX is a medium-dark complexion black man). This occurs several times during that scene.

Quotes:

Fait:What's your name anyway?
Su:I am Su.
Fait:Yeah, and I'm Sally.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Doom (#2.8)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Follow Me Gangster

Pretty good action - pretty poor film

Tony Fait is a head of a gang of thieves who are on a job to steal a bag of black diamonds. Inspector Su from Taiwan is out to stop them. The gang succeed but find themselves with both Su and crime lord Ling after the diamonds. Fait takes them to his friend Archie to have them valued but a local mobster has them stolen. To make matters worse Ling kidnaps Fait's daughter and demands the diamonds. Fait and Su join forces to get the diamonds back from the mobster, rescue Fait's daughter and bring down Ling.

I was in the UK watching a tape of the NBA All-Star game that someone had taped off US TV for a friend. Fast forwarding the adverts a movie trailer caught my eye - the trailer for this movie. Dacascos and Jet Li in a movie together! Gotta see that! I couldn't wait and was excited when I saw it coming to the UK sooner than I'd expected. So I went to see it, not expecting art but hoping for a good ride.

I was a little let down but not too much. The film has some good scenes that almost manage to hide the inherent weaknesses in script, plot, editing, direction, acting etc etc. Let me start with the plot. Now I didn't expect wonders and I didn't get them - however the film pushes things too far by making the film about a world threat - a leap of faith too far for me. The actual script is full of so many clunky lines you won't believe. Little of it sounds like people actually talking.

The main weakness were direction and editing. You see I can for Jet Li et al fighting and for action. However the fight scenes and actions scenes are edited together and directed with a frantic touch. I'd prefer to see Li at work than constantly trying to keep up with the camera switches. I can understand why they do this (many of the actors must have done their scenes one move at a time) but with Jet Li it loses much of his power to not be able to follow his moves. Some of the action works well and is exciting but too often it is just frantic direction and noise.

The cast are passable but none really excel themselves. Li is good but not fully used. He has yet to have a film that really showcases his skills. Here he has some good moves but the direction spoils them. DMX is a good rapper (I like his joints) but he can't act anywhere near well enough to manage the scenes with his `daughter' - they are awful! Outside of these he is OK but he has NO chemistry with Li. Also he doesn't convince as a ninja (!), when he runs up a wall 15 minutes into the film it just looks silly. Tom Arnold and Anderson are pretty poor as the comedy sidekicks and really just clutter the film with characters (more later). I didn't know Union was in this till I sat down, but she makes a mark. She may be shameless eye candy (I like to think I'm above these shameless crowd pleasers) but she is very hot eye candy! She does a dance in the film that is pretty pointless in terms of plot, but is worth the price of admission alone! Kelly Hu is not used well at all and her losing her cat fight towards the end is unlikely. The biggest let down for me was Mark Dacascos. I know the guy does a lot of tat but he is one of my favourite actors. I was looking forward to him and Li fighting at the end (both have skills) but again it was spoilt by bad direction and the editing of 5 other scenes in with it.

The soundtrack is heavy but it is really poorly used. The makers just seemed to drop hip hop tracks in at random with little context. The opening credits worked well and the use of DMX's `X gonna bring it to ya' really compliments the onscreen action, but mostly they just seemed thrown in to draw a certain demographic.

Overall I did enjoy this film. It has enough noise and dumb action to just about cover the weaknesses while you are watching it. However it is pretty exploitative and excessive. Did we need to have EVERYTHING blow up in the end - no. Did we need to Gabrielle Union sexily stripping - no (but it was worth it!). It's not original and it is banged up with clichés (ring of fire showdown), and it's is inherently weak. But lets be honest we came for action, and it is just about passable in that. Worth a watch if you keep your expectations low.