Out of Time (2003/I)

Director:

Carl Franklin

Writer (WGA):

David Collard (written by)

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

How do you solve a murder when all the evidence points to you.

Plot:

A Florida police chief must solve a vicious double homicide before he himself falls under suspicion.

Plot Keywords:

Florida | Miami Florida | Arson | Small Town | Cancer

Awards:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Matthias Lee Whitlock
Eva Mendes	...	Alex Diaz Whitlock
Sanaa Lathan	...	Ann Merai Harrison
Dean Cain	...	Chris Harrison
John Billingsley	...	Chae
Robert Baker	...	Tony Dalton
Alex Carter	...	Paul Cabot
Antoni Corone	...	Deputy Baste
Terry Loughlin	...	Agent Stark
Nora Dunn	...	Dr. Donovan
James Murtaugh	...	Dr. Frieland
Peggy Sheffield	...	Judy Anderson
Evelyn Brooks	...	Judy's Mom
Eric Hissom	...	Hotel Clerk
Tom Hillmann	...	Living Gift Salesman (as Tom Hilmann)
Parris Buckner	...	Dr. Shider
Arian Waring Ash	...	Dental Assistant (as Arian Ash)
Mike Pniewski	...	Agent White
Veryl Jones	...	Agent Fetzer (as Veryl E. Jones)
Tim Ware	...	Fire Chief
Jesse Beaton	...	Ramona (as Jesse B'Franklin)
Ed Amatrudo	...	Arson Investigator (as Edward Amatrudo)
Neil Brown Jr.	...	Morgue Attendant
Elena Maria Garcia	...	Bartender
David J. Negron	...	Sketch Artist (as David Negron)
O.L. Duke	...	Detective Bronze
Sharlene Garcia	...	Sharlene
Ron Madoff	...	Detective (as Ronald J. Madoff)
Steve Raulerson	...	Man Serving Divorce Papers
Suzanne Grant	...	Screaming Woman
Dottie Healy	...	Woman in Lobby (as Dorothy A. Healy)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sandra Binkley	...	Driver (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford	...	Mother (uncredited)
Catfish Jean	...	Mall patron (uncredited)
Natalie McNeil	...	Beach Partier (uncredited)
Rick Michaels	...	Arson Investigator (uncredited)
Al Quinn	...	Driver (uncredited)
Mario Xavier	...	Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Carl Franklin

Writing credits (WGA)
David Collard		(written by) (as Dave Collard)

Produced by
Jesse Beaton	....	producer (as Jesse B'Franklin)
Jon Berg	....	executive producer
Stokely Chaffin	....	producer
Alex Gartner	....	executive producer
Dan Genetti	....	associate producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
Kevin Reidy	....	executive producer
Damien Saccani	....	executive producer
Stephen Traxler	....	associate producer
Gina White	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Theo van de Sande

Film Editing by
Carole Kravetz

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Art Direction by
Gary Kosko

Set Decoration by
Kathryn Peters

Costume Design by
Sharen Davis

Makeup Department
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist: Denzel Washington (as Larry Cherry)
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Denzel Washington
Elaine L. Offers	....	key makeup artist (as Elaine Offers)
Gianna Sparacino	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Aaron Koontz	....	assistant production manager
Darren Moorman	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Kevin Reidy	....	unit production manager
Stephen Traxler	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Brown	....	second unit director (as Robert Brown)
Jamala Gaither	....	second second assistant director
Melanie Grefe	....	first assistant director: second unit
Nina Jack	....	second assistant director
Karen Radzikowski	....	second assistant director: second unit
Barry K. Thomas	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Lewis Bowen	....	head scenic
Amanda S. Burns	....	art/construction office coordinator: Gulf Coast (as Amanda Burns)
Cliff Carothers	....	general foreman
Peter Damien	....	construction foreman
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser
Stephen I. Erdberg	....	set dresser
Michael J. Flynn	....	on-set greens
Richard Fojo	....	assistant art director
Romain Gateau	....	third property assistant
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
James Harris	....	shop foreman
Christine Hughen	....	assistant set decorator
Alexa Marino	....	art department coordinator
Fred Moyse	....	construction paramedic
Jeremy Alan Read	....	set dresser
Alan S. Reynolds	....	charge scenic: West Coast
Nicholas Scott	....	stand-by painter: second unit
Roger Sherman	....	scenic artist
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker foreman
Michele Waldfogel	....	art department coordinator
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator
Chris Samp	....	stand-by painter: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Walter Anderson	....	production sound mixer
John Bires	....	sound engineer
Scott Clements	....	cable utility
Victor Ray Ennis	....	first assistant sound editor
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	dialogue editor (as Jeremy Gordon)
Kimberly Harris	....	adr supervisor
Greg Hedgepath	....	supervising sound editor (as Gregory Hedgepath)
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Daniel S. Irwin	....	dialogue editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Tom Ozanich	....	sound designer
Tom Ozanich	....	sound effects editor
Andy Peach	....	post-production sound recordist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Martin Schloemer	....	sound recordist
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator
Mary Ruth Smith	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	foley supervisor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Michael E. Doyle	....	special effects foreman (as Michael Doyle)
Kevin Harris	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
R. Christopher Biggs	....	digital compositor (as Chris Biggs)
Julie Currin	....	visual effects producer: main titles
Fish Essenfeld	....	senior compositor
Steve Fong	....	visual effects artist
Paul Graff	....	digital compositor
Kyle J. Healey	....	senior compositor
Dennis Hoffman	....	visual effects producer
Adam Howard	....	visual effects: main title
John Huikku	....	digital compositor: Boy Wonder Visual Effects
Daryl Klein	....	digital compositor
Tim Landry	....	visual effects supervisor
Frank Maurer	....	digital compositor
Debbi Nikkel	....	visual effects coordinator (as Deborah A. Nikkel)
Marlo Pabon	....	compositing supervisor
Steve Rundell	....	visual effects executive producer: main titles
Brian Smallwood	....	digital artist
Sharmishtha Sohoni	....	digital compositor (as Sharmishtha R. Sohoni)
Burt Ward	....	visual effects executive producer
Everette Webber	....	digital compositor: main titles

Stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	picture car coordinator
Tom Bahr	....	utility stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunt rigger
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator (as Robert Brown)
James M. Churchman	....	stunts
John DePasquale	....	utility stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunt coordinator
Angela Meryl	....	stunt double
Diana Michaels	....	stunt performer
Kiana Politis	....	stunt driver
Robert Powell	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Robert Powell	....	stunt double: Denzel Washington
Iris Lynne Sherman	....	stunts
Erik Solky	....	utility stunts
Mark Terry	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Bertolami	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Tim Bourque	....	grip
Stephen Ciffone	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Jonathan Dugas	....	grip
Paul A. Edwards	....	camera operator
Robert Gray	....	key grip
Quinn Grove	....	best boy grip
Chris Haarhoff	....	camera operator
Jamie Klein	....	best boy grip: Florida
Marvin Lee	....	camera loader
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	key second assistant camera
Markus Mentzer	....	camera intern
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video operator
Jim Pescrille	....	gaffer: second unit
James M. Reeves	....	rigging grip
Dempsey Tillman	....	digital video assist operator: re-shoots
Fred Valentine	....	best boy

Casting Department
Katie Griffin	....	extras casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Chris Hogenson	....	casting assistant
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting: Florida
Mark Mullen	....	casting: Florida
David Rapaport	....	casting associate
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yaa Boaa Aning	....	wardrobe assistant
Yvonne Bastidos	....	set costumer
Marylou Lim	....	set costumer
Frank Perry Rose	....	costumer: Denzel Washington (as Frank Rose)
Riki Lin Sabusawa	....	costume supervisor (as Riki Sabusawa-Roach)
Jennifer Todoroff	....	costume production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marcus Franklin	....	assistant editor
Yoshie Ishiguro	....	assistant editor: avid
Stephanie Johnson	....	first assistant film editor
Blake Maniquis	....	first assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer
Hilda Saffari	....	digital intermediate producer

Music Department
Mark Curry	....	scoring mixer
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	music contractor
Alex Gibson	....	music editor: temp music
Alex Gibson	....	music editor: temp tracks
Gregg Nestor	....	music preparation
Frankie Pine	....	music consultant
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor: temp music
Ashley Revell	....	music editor: score and final
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Troy Flynn	....	transportation
Reggie Frye	....	bus driver: Denzel Washington
Gavin Roberson	....	driver: Denzel Washington (as C. Gavin Roberson)
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver

Other crew
Josue Aguilar	....	set production assistant
Paul Aldane'e	....	stand-in
Pamela Alessandrelli	....	production associate
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator
Erica Beck	....	production assistant
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Coriedus Brown	....	production assistant
Russell Brown	....	assistant: Neal H. Moritz (as Russ Brown)
Ericka Bryce	....	medic: Los Angeles
Sandra Cole	....	script supervisor
Melissa Marie Davis	....	production assistant
Menyone DeVeaux	....	photo double (as Terra Menyone DeVeaux)
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services
Ava DuVernay	....	publicity consultant
Roni Eguia Menendez	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (as Roni Eguia)
Stan Eutsey	....	production assistant
Patrick Fox	....	production assistant
Debby Freeman	....	assistant production coordinator
Shawn Gillespie	....	first assistant accountant
Al Guthery	....	helicopter pilot
Geoff Hale	....	production secretary: Los Angeles
Johnny Hasselbach	....	stand-in
Charles Heaphy	....	production financing
Carmen Jones	....	assistant to producer
Carmen Jones	....	set assistant to director
Erik Joseph	....	stand-in
James Joyner	....	production assistant
Brandon Linville	....	second assistant accountant
Jana Lundy	....	production secretary
Eduardo Lytton	....	production assistant
Artie Malesci	....	marine coordinator
Lisa L. Martin	....	production assistant
Michael J. McCarthy	....	assistant craft service
Felecia McEachin	....	assistant to director
Stacy McKelvey	....	production assistant
David Modia	....	additional production assistant
Doug Moreno	....	production accountant
Saalahudeen Lunsford Muhammed	....	security: Denzel Washington (as Sal Mohammed)
Rita Pearson	....	assistant: Denzel Washington
Lia Prewitt-Martin	....	executive assistant to director
Erik Proveaux	....	chef
Marlis Pujol	....	production coordinator
Gabriel Quintero	....	production assistant
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager
Chris Ranung	....	key craft service
David E. Russo	....	programmer (as David Russo)
Karen Shane	....	second assistant accountant
Herb Silverman	....	production assistant
Deborah Simmrin	....	unit publicist
John Snyder	....	assistant: Kevin Reidy
Jason Stewart	....	production coordinator
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager
Mark Van Horne	....	laboratory contact
Mathew Vitale	....	cook
Gina White	....	clearance coordinator
O.L. Duke	....	stand-in: Denzel Washington (uncredited)
Katie Griffin	....	extras wrangler (uncredited)
Dave Knight	....	location assistant (uncredited)
John Whitley	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Original Film
• Monarch Pictures

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2004) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD) (VHS)
• Toshiba Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Divisa Home Video (2008) (Spain) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sandrews (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2008) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Boy Wonder Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Corbis Motion  boxing footage
• Corbis  still images
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Flying Pictures  gyrosphere aerial camera system
• FotoKem Laboratory  color timing
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Laser Pacific Media  telecine transfers (as Laserpacific)
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as N.T. Audio)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  grip equipment
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment
• Picture Mill, The  additional titles
• Soundelux  post-production sound editorial
• Susan Bradley Film Design  title design
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording

Runtime:

105 min | Canada:114 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (2003) | USA:R (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Boca Grande, Florida, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The hotel clerk's name is Neal Moritz. Neal H. Moritz is the name of one of the film's producers.

Goofs:

Continuity: Upon arriving in Cabot's hotel room the dialog from Legally Blonde (2001) can clearly be heard. After fighting with Cabot, dangling over the side of the balcony, and struggling back into the room (all of which took several minutes) the dialog has clearly only progressed for a few seconds, not minutes.

Quotes:

Chae: [pointing on a stash of drug money in the open safe] Is that it?
Matt Lee Whitlock: That's it.
Chae: Huh, man - 485 grand... can I touch it?
Matt Lee Whitlock: No, you can't.
Chae: I just want to touch it.
Matt Lee Whitlock: Get your hands outta there.
Chae: Maybe I'll just steal it.
Matt Lee Whitlock: Maybe I'll just shoot you, Chae...
Chae: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Stop thinking like a cop for five seconds, alright?

Movie Connections:

References "Dragnet" (1951)

Soundtrack:

Let Love

One of the best films of the year -- Denzel strikes again with a powerhouse performance.

I can't remember a really good film noir being made in quite some time. There may have been a handful of good (or decent) film noirs recently, but the bad outnumber them by about 100 to 1.

I went into Carl Franklin's "Out of Time" with a certain amount of interest--I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew that it was a crime thriller/film noir about a guy who gets caught up in some type of crime, but other than that I really had no idea what the film was like. It hadn't gotten extremely good reviews (although most of them were at least positive), and that lowered my expectations a bit. I had finally come to expect a fairly decent thriller with illogical plot holes and a boring pace.

I was wrong.

With a back-to-back viewing of David Spade's "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" and "Out of Time," there was a nice contrast going, which may explain why I enjoyed the film so very much. But there's one thing for certain--it's a lot cleverer than most films of its kind.

Matt Whitlock (Denzel Washington) is running out of time. He's been framed for murder and has to cover his tracks before the clues start to pile up against him. And there are a lot of clues pointing not only in his direction, but directly at him.

Matt is the police chief of a small town in Florida. Nobody suspects him. But he is sole beneficiary on the female victim's life insurance claim. And right before she died, Matt took over $400,000 worth of confiscated drug money and planned to run off with her. Nobody knew they were having an affair because she was a married woman and they were keeping their romantic adventures secret. She made Matt her beneficiary after being diagnosed with cancer--but now she's been discovered dead in a fire with her husband, the money gone, and all the evidence points--as I said before--to him. Fortunately, the police officials haven't picked up any traces. Yet. So, in a frantic race for time, Matt has to cover up all his tracks before the find out.

The doctor who diagnosed her cancer is gone. The money is gone. Matt's ex-wife (Eva Mendes) is bent on finding the killer, and sooner or later she'll figure out that Matt was having an affair, that he had a motive to kill (over 1,000,000 dollars), etc. But will she find out the real truth: That he is innocent?

This stuff's been done before; even I'll admit that. But this time it's great. Everything about this movie works, from the style (with all the vivid brightness of Florida portrayed in films such as "Scarface" or "Get Shorty") to the acting (Denzel strikes again!) to direction (Carl Franlin brings a distinct style to the film). From the opening credits I had a big smile on my face. This was a pleasant twist on film noir.

Admittedly the first half hour is rather slow. I almost came close to giving the film a negative review. But then the chain of events rolled in like a one-two punch; fast, furious, and everything you could wish for in a mystery. And, unlike some films, when you stop to take a look at the plot twists in "Out of Time"...they actually make sense.

Denzel Washington is one of the best actors in Hollywood; he can lift any film out of mediocrity, including that underrated supernatural thriller "Fallen" with John Goodman. He is simply amazing, always able to bring a sense of realism to his roles, and he does this in "Out of Time"--I never doubted his role for a minute. That's pretty rare.

I would say that "Out of Time" is one of the best films of the year. It seems real, with likable characters portrayed by a strong cast, including John Billinglsey as Chae, Matt's best friend who shows up when he's needed the most. In retrospect, a lot of these characters seem pretty typical and routine. But when I was watching the film, it seemed extremely realistic and convincing. That's always a good sign.

"Out of Time" is rated PG-13 for some sexuality, violence, and language. (Re-rated from a mild R after a few scene cuts.)

4/5 stars.

- John Ulmer