Federal Protection (2002)

Director:

Anthony Hickox

Writer (WGA):

Craig Smith (written by)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

"Chop Chop" Frankie Carbone has made a career out of stealing cars for the mob in Chicago. An attempted...

Plot Keywords:

Golf Club | Gangster | Witness Protection | Swimming Pool | Murder

Cast

Armand Assante	...	Frank Carbone / Howard Akers
Angela Featherstone	...	Leigh Kirkindall
Dina Meyer	...	Bootsie Cavander
David Lipper	...	Denny Kirkindall
Frank Chiesurin	...	Sid
Tony Calabretta	...	Pasquale 'Patsy' Dilepsi
Mark Camacho	...	Joseph Pagnozzi
Steven P. Park	...	Chong-Sung (as Steven Park)
Chip Chuipka	...	Marshal Donald Powers
Danny Blanco Hall	...	Marshal Chuck Sturdevant
Maxim Roy	...	Marjorie Watts
Anatoly Zinoviev	...	Teddy
Michael Filipowich	...	Johnny the Face
Carl Alacchi	...	Gio Brogianto
Maria Bertrand	...	Vicky Brogianto (as Maria Yvonne Bertrand)
Bob Babinski	...	Newscaster
Eramelinda Boquer	...	TV Reporter Quentina Smith
Richard Jutras	...	Young Cop
Suzanna Lenir	...	BBQ Woman #1 (as Suzanna Le Nir)
Marco Assante	...	Wiseguy #1
Anthony Hickox	...	Hitman #1 (as Tony Hickox)
Sven Eriksson	...	Hitman #2
Dawn Ford	...	Valet
Christopher B. MacCabe	...	Race Track Man (as Christopher Maccabe)
Miriam Samuels	...	Old Woman with Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carl Crevier	...	Crook
Donny Quinn	...	Frank's Buddy (as Donny Falsetti)

Directed by
Anthony Hickox

Writing credits (WGA)
Craig Smith		(written by)

Produced by
Steve Beswick	....	executive producer
Hélène Boulay	....	line producer
Jon Kramer	....	executive producer
David Lancaster	....	producer
André Paquette	....	producer

Original Music by
Steve Porcaro

Cinematography by
Sylvain Brault

Film Editing by
Harry B. Miller III

Casting by
Rick Montgomery
Nadia Rona

Production Design by
Charles Boulay

Set Decoration by
Louyze Caro
Pierre L'Heureux

Costume Design by
Nicole Pelletier

Makeup Department
Richard Hansen	....	key hair stylist
Josee Langlois	....	makeup artist: second unit (as Josée Langlois)
Penny Lee	....	key makeup artist
Francine Martineau	....	makeup assistant
Joëlle Monty	....	hair stylist: second unit
Marie-Lyne Normandin	....	hair stylist
Mario Soucy	....	special makeup effects artist
Carolyn Stewart	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Hélène Boulay	....	production manager
Daniel Langlois	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Chouinard	....	second assistant director: second unit
Paul Drouin	....	third assistant director
Sean Dwyer	....	first assistant director
Matthew Jemus	....	second assistant director (as Matt Jemus)
Auree Tommi Lepage	....	third assistant director
Natalie Plante	....	third assistant director: second unit (as Nathalie Plante)
Michael G. Wojciechowski	....	second unit director

Art Department
Véronique Arcouette	....	art department assistant
Joao Baptista	....	set dresser
Nic Boisvert	....	storyboard artist
Jean-Pierre David	....	set dresser
Kenneth Gagné	....	assistant decorator
Louis Gascon	....	set property master
Marceline Gonin	....	property master
Sylvain Joyal	....	set dresser
Amy Keith	....	on-set props
Geneviève Legault	....	art department coordinator
Patrick Sioui	....	set dresser
Marianne Vézina-Méthé	....	on-set property master: second unit

Sound Department
Thomas Appel	....	assistant sound editor
Don Cohen	....	sound recordist
Donald Cohen	....	sound engineer
Ismael Cordeiro	....	sound mixer: second unit
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Jake Eberle	....	sound editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thierry Hoffmann	....	boom operator
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Dimitri Médard	....	sound mixer: second unit
Andrew Patterson	....	dialogue editor
Scott Reed	....	re-recording supervisor
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom D. Backman	....	digital sound transferer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Carmelle Beaudoin	....	special effects technician
Jacques Godbout	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Sven Bruhn	....	visual effects: Hamburg
Todd Hall	....	optical supervisor (as Todd R. Hall)

Stunts
Stéphane Byl	....	stunt double: Frank
Annie Carignan	....	stunt double: Bootsie
Mike Chute	....	stunt double: Joe Pagnozzi
Ben Gauthier	....	stunt double: Johnny the Face
François Gauthier	....	stunt double: Denny (as Frank Gauthier)
François Gauthier	....	stunt double: Sid (as Frank Gauthier)
Jere Gillis	....	stunt double: Chong-Sung
Lana Markarian	....	stunt double: Bootsie
Minor Mustain	....	stunt coordinator
David Rigby	....	stunt double: Patsy (as Dave Rigby)
Normand Roy	....	stunt double: Wiseguy #1
John Topor	....	stunt double: Teddy
John Walsh	....	stunt double: Chong-Sung

Camera and Electrical Department
Stéphane Arbour	....	daily electrician
Jocelyne Beaulac	....	best boy grip (as Jocelyn Beaulac)
Jerome Bouchard	....	first electrician
Francis Bronsard	....	grip: second unit
Jean-Marc Casavant	....	first assistant camera
Martin D'Arcangeli	....	grip: second unit
Patrice Dagenais	....	key grip
François Dupéré	....	dolly grip: second unit
Franck Farina-Schroll	....	electrician: second unit
Ysabelle Fugère	....	daily electrician (as Isabelle Fugere)
Yves Garant	....	second assistant camera
Serge Gauvin	....	still photographer
Christian Grenier	....	electrician
Terry Lacombe	....	grip (as Thierry Lacombe)
Denis Lamothe	....	best boy electric
Christian Lemay	....	assistant camera
Guy Lepine	....	electrician: second unit (as Guy Lépine)
Yves Moisan	....	grip
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	Steadicam operator (as Denis-Noël Mostert)
Eric Moynier	....	camera operator
Bill Muloin	....	daily electrician
François Ouellette	....	daily grip
Yves Ouimet	....	generator operator: second unit
Pantazidis Panagiotis	....	still photographer: additional photography
Guillaume Parisien	....	second assistant camera
Claude Pothier	....	electrician: second unit
Charles Proulx	....	generator operator
Eric Proulx	....	electrician: second unit
Pierre Rancourt	....	gaffer
Chantal Vary	....	clapper loader
Michael G. Wojciechowski	....	director of photography: second unit
Denis Zawadski	....	electrician: second unit

Casting Department
Mike Bucci	....	extras casting
Cindy Roth	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jean-François Desjardins	....	assistant dresser
Dominique Girard	....	extras dresser (as Dominic Girard)
Dominique Girard	....	wardrobe dresser: second unit (as Dominic Girard)
Marie-Christine Pelletier	....	assistant wardrobe
Martine Picard	....	key dresser

Editorial Department
Christian Breiding	....	post-production assistant
Scott Ostrowsky	....	telecine colorist
Elvio Sordoni	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tom Batoy	....	composer: additional music
Stephen M. Davis	....	music editor
Aaron Martin	....	technical music coordinator
Franco Tortora	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Bernard Guay	....	unit driver
Michel Perreault	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Chantal Boisclair	....	additional production assistant
Benoit Bégin	....	location scout
Andrew Campbell	....	weapons wrangler
Dana Campbell	....	production assistant
Esther Côté	....	continuity supervisor: second unit
Tamar Kozlov	....	assistant to director (as Tammy Kozlov)
Dominique LaFrance	....	accounting assistant
Francine Lebrun	....	production coordinator
Marie-France Leroyer	....	craft service
Sarah Leroyer-Henriques	....	assistant craft service
Barry R. Nolan	....	assistant to producer
Nathalie Paquette	....	continuity supervisor
Pierre Paquette	....	location manager
Serge Pominville	....	truck production assistant
Manon Proulx	....	production accountant
Cat Slater	....	post-production accountant
Shelly Strong	....	production executive
Kathy Ann Thomas	....	production secretary
Danny Turgeon	....	set production assistant

Thanks
Denise Ballew	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Chariot Communications
• City Heat Productions

Distributors

• China Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• DEJ Productions
• EuroVideo
• Promark Entertainment Group

Special Effects

• Das Werk (visual effects)

Other Companies

• POP Sound  adr facilities
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Wilshire Stages, The  sound re-recorded at
• f-Stop  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Chariot Communications

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Date Night (2010)

Cool and Violent

"Federal Protection" is a cool and violent movie.

The plot: Frankie Carbone (Assante) is a small-time hood stealing cars for a living. When a contract on his life gets botched, he is put into the witness protection program. It seems like he's safe, but he's not. Bootsie (Meyer) is a hitwoman who will stop at nothing to find him.

Armand Assante is always worth watching because of his excellent over-acting. Watch "Dot.Kill" to see what I mean. He doesn't disappoint here, with a couple classic yelling moments from Assante. Dina Meyer is very sexy in her role. The action scenes, while silly, are bloody and well-staged.

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