Black Cadillac (2003)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

John Murlowski

Writers (WGA):

John Murlowski (story)
Will Aldis (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge in the driver's seat

Plot:

Three young men become terrorized in a high-speed car chase with a mysterious pursuant.

Plot Keywords:

Car Chase | Brother Brother Relationship | Snow | Dark Road | Fistfight

Cast

Randy Quaid	...	Charlie
Shane Johnson	...	Scott
Josh Hammond	...	C.J. Longhammer
Jason Dohring	...	Robby
Kiersten Warren	...	Jeannine
Adam Vernier	...	Beefy
Taylor Stanley	...	Denise
Kelly Mullis	...	Lurlene
Robert Clunis	...	Luther
Marilyn Silva	...	Louise
Karl Johnson	...	Fightin' Bar Guy
Richard Deutsch	...	Drunk Bar Kid
Christopher Gilbertson	...	Bar Denizen (as Chris Gilbertson)
Shannon Holzer	...	Bar Denizen
Jeremy Fry	...	Bar Denizen
Allison Hite	...	Bar Denizen

Directed by
John Murlowski

Writing credits (WGA)
John Murlowski		(story)
Will Aldis		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ted Abenheim	....	associate producer
Kenneth Burke	....	producer
Miriam Flynn	....	co-producer
Scott J. Jones	....	executive producer
John Lind	....	co-producer
Steve Mead	....	executive producer
S. Douglas Smith	....	producer (as Steven Douglas Smith)

Original Music by
Chris Bell

Cinematography by
S. Douglas Smith		(as Steven Douglas Smith)

Film Editing by
John Gilbert

Production Design by
Peggy Paola

Set Decoration by
Linda Louise Sheets		(as Linda Sheets)

Costume Design by
Kevin Ian Ackerman

Makeup Department
Michelle Lindsay	....	key hair stylist
Michelle Lindsay	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Kenneth Burke	....	unit production manager
Lisa Johnson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Lind	....	first assistant director
Chad Steiner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Laurie Bloom	....	set dresser
William Brewer	....	construction coordinator
Sarah Geller	....	set dresser
Joe Samarco	....	property master
Linda Louise Sheets	....	set dresser
Amber Worley	....	art production assistant

Sound Department
Damien Birkett	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Bueckert	....	additional sound designer
Erick Cheren	....	boom operator (as Eric Cheren)
Craig Clark	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Enroth	....	sound mixer
Chris Kubick	....	sound effects editor
Benjamin Mahoney	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Morelock	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Craig Schafer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Allan Schultz	....	sound editor
Andy Snavley	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Jonathan Wareham	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chris Bailey	....	special effects coordinator
William Brewer	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Everett Burrell	....	digital artist
Crystal Connell	....	production assistant
Joseph Grosso	....	matte artist
Owen Hammer	....	2D artist
Mark Leiss	....	matte artist
Kelly Sandefur	....	visual effects producer
Kevin Struckman	....	2D supervisor

Stunts
Chris Bailey	....	stunt performer
Dan Bell	....	stunt driver
Dan Bell	....	stunt coordinator
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunt double: Kiersten Warren (as Robin Bonaccorsi)
Ian Eyre	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunts
Christopher Gilbertson	....	stunts
Allison Hite	....	stunts
Shannon Holzer	....	stunts
Randall Huber	....	stunt driver
Stephen R. Hudis	....	stunt driver
Michael R. Long	....	stunt driver
Spike Silver	....	stunt driver
Lon Sunders	....	stunt driver
Gilley Grey	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Alderich	....	best boy grip (as Bryan Aldrich)
Mark Anderson	....	additional film loader
Randall James Bol	....	electrician
Katie Boyum	....	second assistant camera
David Brown	....	key grip
Paul Ciancetta	....	light operator: Musco lights
Ian Clampett	....	additional film loader
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	additional first assistant camera (as Jeff Clark)
Scott Conner	....	grip
Daniel Conrad	....	grip electric
Mike Downing	....	light operator: Musco lights
Ian Eyre	....	second assistant camera
Sean Fairburn	....	background plate photographer
Krystina Figg	....	company grip
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician
Cary Fukunaga	....	additional film loader
Christopher Dunn George	....	Steadicam operator (as Chris George)
Scott Green	....	additional film loader
Hillary Hanak	....	film loader
Gretchen Hatz	....	second assistant camera
Brian L. Hauge	....	grip (as Brian Huage)
Fritz Hershey	....	additional first assistant camera
Thomas Holm	....	additional best boy electric
Larry Huff	....	grip
Amos James	....	grip
Pasha Kapinos	....	electrician
Bob Kaufman	....	electrician
Damon Lemay	....	first assistant camera: Vermont
Elaine Lincourt	....	second assistant camera: Vermont
Kenji Luster	....	Steadicam operator
Ned Martin	....	additional first assistant camera
Julian McClellan	....	second assistant camera
Stephen McCurry	....	assistant camera
Rocio Media	....	second assistant camera
Mark Mervis	....	director of photography: second unit
Jon Myers	....	Steadicam operator
Tobin Oldach	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Peter Ozarowski	....	second assistant camera
Theo Pingarelli	....	additional first assistant camera
Aldo Porras Jr.	....	additional first assistant camera
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	gaffer (as Andre Prikazchikov)
Peter Schmidt	....	additional first assistant camera
Somnath Sen	....	director of photography: second unit (as Som Sen)
Bernie Smith	....	additional first assistant camera
Mike Spence	....	light operator: Musco lights
Lacey Terrell	....	still photographer
Ira Toles	....	24 frame video operator
John Traver	....	camera operator: second unit
Kevin Wilt	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Debe Waisman	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Michael Alberts	....	additional editor
Debbie Arrowood	....	assistant editor
Thomas Knickerbocker	....	color timer

Music Department
Spencer Breen	....	music coordinator
Jeff Marsh	....	composer: additional music
Meg Maryat	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Lindy S. Hudis	....	driver
Stephen R. Hudis	....	transportation captain (as Steve Hudis)
Chad McKnight	....	transportation
John Proctor	....	driver: picture cars
Lon Sunders	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Ted Abenheim	....	production coordinator
Steve Austin	....	projectionist
D. Cole Berry	....	office production assistant (as Cole Berry)
Crystal Connell	....	craft service
Crystal Connell	....	production assistant
Julia De Galzain	....	symphony editor
Leslie DiLullo	....	office production assistant
Mary Beth French	....	production coordinator: Vermont
Nicki La Rosa	....	set production assistant
Susan Maas	....	assistant production coordinator
Jason Mangano	....	set production assistant
Peter V.O. Moore	....	set production assistant
Lisa Muse	....	craft service
Lisa Muse	....	set production assistant
Bruce Resnik	....	script supervisor
Carlos Reza	....	key set production assistant
Adam Spriggs	....	office production assistant
Tripp Stanford	....	set production assistant: Vermont
Pilar Yolanda Perez	....	craft service

Production Companies

• Painting Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Artist View Entertainment (non-USA)
• First Look International (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MTI Home Video

Special Effects

• Cantina Pictures (visual effects)
• Spectrum Effects

Other Companies

• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Inter Video  background projection equipment
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Roundabout Entertainment  sound re-recording
• Straightline  on-line synphony services
• Westwind Media  background plate HDTV transfers

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15 | USA:R

Company:

Painting Entertainment Inc.

Trivia:

Spoiler: In several scenes, a black '57 Series 62 Sedan is substituted for the Series 75 limousine. Since the roof and rear window is completely different on the two cars, a fake roof extension had to be created for the Series 62 model. It was this car and not the limousine that drove off the cliff into the frozen lake at the end of the film.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The black Cadillac is incorrectly identified in the movie as a '57 Eldorado. It is, in fact, a 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 Limousine.

Sufficient time-passer

After getting in a violent bar fight, three friends take off across a huge expanse of wilderness, only to be terrorized by a hulking black Cadillac. A friend of mine rented this and insisted I watch it with them. I was expecting a supernatural "Christine"-style thriller and with a title like "Black Cadillac", a goofy one at that. As it turns out, this film has no supernatural elements, nor was it very goofy. The film succeeding is being entertaining, well done, and at times even vaguely creepy.

The entire cast does a fine job here, especially Randy "Where the hell did my career go?" Quaid playing the police officer, who succeeds in making his character both funny and creepy at the same time.

The screenplay offer more twists and turns than you can shake a stick at, most of which were genuinely surprising. The tension between the characters was also very effective. The characters are mostly well-developed, there were even one or two I actually (gasp!) cared for. Director John Murlowski has done a fine job handling the suspense, and the chase scenes were often exciting.

If you're a fan of the "road terror" sub-genre, you'll probably like this movie. It kept me engaged and entertained for 90+ minutes, and that's pretty much all I asked for. Give it a try.

6/10.