Man on Fire (2004)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Tony Scott

Writers (WGA):

A.J. Quinnell (novel)
Brian Helgeland (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge is a meal best served cold

Plot:

In Mexico City, a former assassin swears vengeance on those who committed an unspeakable act against the family he was hired to protect.

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Bodyguard | Kidnapping | CIA | Alcoholic

Awards:

1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Denzel Washington	...	Creasy
Dakota Fanning	...	Pita
Marc Anthony	...	Samuel
Radha Mitchell	...	Lisa
Christopher Walken	...	Rayburn
Giancarlo Giannini	...	Manzano
Rachel Ticotin	...	Mariana
Jesús Ochoa	...	Fuentes
Mickey Rourke	...	Jordan
Angelina Peláez	...	Sister Anna
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Daniel Sanchez
Gero Camilo	...	Aurelio Sanchez
Rosa María Hernández	...	Maria
Heriberto Del Castillo	...	Bruno
Mario Zaragoza	...	Jorge Ramirez
Javier Torres Zaragoza	...	Sandri
Iztel Navarro Vazquez	...	Sandri's Girl
Esteban De La Trinidad	...	Guardian One
Charles Paraventi	...	Guardian Two
Carmen Salinas	...	Guardian Three
Rodrigo Zurita	...	Eighteen
Marisol Cal y Mayor	...	Eighteen's Girlfriend
Hector Hernandez Zertuche	...	Chauffeur
René Campero	...	Father
Angelica Rosado	...	Mother
Norma Pablo	...	Reina Rosas
Georgina González	...	Rayburn's Wife
Abraham Sandoval	...	Rayburn's Kid
Itatí Cantoral	...	Evelyn
Jorge Zárate	...	Customs Official
Hugo Pelaez	...	Pedro
Alejandro Camps	...	Bodyguard 1
Jorge Almada	...	Bodyguard 1A
Carlos Barada	...	Bodyguard 2
Eduardo Yanes	...	Bodyguard 2A
Jose De Jesus Hernandez	...	Japanese Businessman 1
Takanori Takena	...	Japanese Businessman 2
Yorge Yu Lee	...	Japanese Businessman 3
Ryoji Ishiguro	...	Japanese Businessman 4
Ryoirchiro Yoshida	...	Japanese Businessman 5
Roberto Kwok	...	Japanese Businessman 6
Jorge Victoria	...	Commandande Judicial
Ariane Pellicer	...	Reporter 1
Stacy Perskie	...	Cynical Reporter
Adrian Grunberg	...	Docile Reporter
Raul Zermeño	...	Highranking Government Official
Jorge Merlo	...	Judicial Police
Jorge Picont	...	Piano Teacher
Steve Gonzales	...	Insurance Lawyer
Alberto Pineda	...	Fuentes Man 1
Jesús González Leal	...	Fuentes Driver
Rodrigo Chavez	...	Fuentes Man 5
Fernando Arvizu	...	Thug Cop 1
Ghalil Elhateb Estrada	...	Thug Cop 2
Alberto Estrella	...	Adjutant AFI
Gerardo Taracena	...	Executive Adjutant
Hugo Genesio	...	Plainclothes 1
Gonzalo Alvarez	...	Plainclothes 2
Fernando Moya	...	Doctor
Nydia A. Trujillo	...	Nurse 1
Maria Hall Rueda	...	Nurse 2
Andres Pardave	...	Vet
Elvira Richards	...	Vet Assistant
Valentina Garcia Contreras	...	Camila
Enrique Cimet	...	Elderly Man
Sparkle	...	Elderly Woman
Dunia Alvarez	...	AFI Plainclothes 1
Beatriz Pina	...	Undercover AFI
Hector Tagle	...	Mariana's Driver
José Montini	...	Restaurant Owner
Jose Jesus Garcia	...	Sanchez Kid 1
Guadalupe Flores Garcia	...	Sanchez Kid 2
Daniela Martinez	...	Sanchez Kid 3
Rubén Santana	...	AFI Trailer Tech 1
Fernando Berzosa	...	AFI Trailer Tech 2
Eduardo Rivera	...	AFI Operator on Radio
Ofelia Aguirre	...	Interviewer
Rossana Fuentes	...	Newscaster
Victor De Pascual	...	Arms Dealer
Norma Martínez	...	Arms Dealer 2
Aram Cardenas	...	Nephew
Jorge Guerrero	...	Priest
Enrique Gonzalez	...	Taxi Driver
Rafael Gaucin	...	Customs Official 2
Manuel Poncelis	...	School Clerk
Arturo Farfán	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jose De Jesus Martinez	...	Japanese Businessman 1
Jesús González	...	Fuentes Driver
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Bodyguard 2A
Berenice Manjarrez	...	Newscaster (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Scott

Writing credits (WGA)
A.J. Quinnell		(novel)
Brian Helgeland		(screenplay)

Produced by
Don Ferrarone	....	associate producer
Lucas Foster	....	producer
Conrad Hool	....	co-producer
Lance Hool	....	executive producer
Arnon Milchan	....	producer
Tony Scott	....	producer
James W. Skotchdopole	....	executive producer
Peter Toumasis	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Paul Cameron		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Benjamín Fernández		(as Benjamin Fernandez)
Chris Seagers

Art Direction by
Héctor Romero		(as Hector Romero)

Set Decoration by
Elli Griff		(as Ellie Griff)

Costume Design by
Louise Frogley

Makeup Department
Gerardo Perez Arreola	....	hair stylist
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair stylist: Denzel Washington
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Denzel Washington
Marco A. Garcia	....	wig artist (as Marco García)
Eduardo Gómez	....	hair stylist (as Eduardo Gomez)
Eduardo Gómez	....	makeup artist (as Eduardo Gomez)
Susan Howard	....	makeup artist
Graham Johnston	....	hair stylist supervisor
Graham Johnston	....	makeup supervisor
David Ruiz Gameros	....	hair stylist
David Ruiz Gameros	....	makeup artist
Ellen Wong	....	makeup artist: Radha Mitchell (as Ellen L. Wong)

Production Management
Conrad Hool	....	unit production manager
Kelly Kiernan	....	unit production manager: second unit
Anna Roth	....	production manager: Mexico
Carlos Taibo	....	unit manager
Michael Tinger	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
E. Langston Craig	....	dga trainee (as Langston Craig)
Adrian Grunberg	....	first assistant director: Mexico (as Adrian Grünberg)
Frank Kostenko Jr.	....	second assistant director (as Frank Kostenko)
Berenice Manjarrez	....	second assistant director: Mexico (as Berenice Manjarrez Nericat)
John Wildermuth Jr.	....	first assistant director (as John Wildermuth)
Emma Horton	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Julieta Álvarez	....	set dresser assistant (as Julieta Alvarez Icaza)
Yael Jiminez Armada	....	property assistant
Jorge Barba	....	set dressing buyer
John Beauvais	....	on-set painter
Carlos Benassini	....	assistant art director
Vanessa Bryant	....	prop master assistant
Denise Camargo	....	set dresser
Emanuel Castañon	....	property assistant (as Emmanuel Castañon)
Miguel Cervantes	....	propsman
Lisa Chugg	....	assistant set decorator
Vida Corona	....	art department assistant
Gilberto Cortes	....	property master (as Gilberto Córtes)
Alejandra Cuervo	....	props buyer
Alejandro Fernández	....	assistant art director (as Alejandro Fernandez)
Daniel Gallardo	....	swing
Juan Manuel Garcia	....	swing (as Juan Manuel García)
Rick Gleitsman	....	props buyer
Antonio Godínez	....	property assistant (as Antonio Godinez Hernández)
Guillermo Granados	....	property assistant
Panfilo Herrera Sanchez	....	painter
Barbara Horcasitas	....	set dressing buyer
Ricardo M. Kaplan	....	art department coordinator (as Ricardo Mendoza-Kaplan)
Natalia 'Lula' López Diaz	....	assistant graphic designer
Margarito López	....	carpenter
Antonio Lopez Martinez	....	carpenter
Tatiana Maganda	....	leadman
Alberto Marquez	....	props laborer
René Marquéz	....	props stand-by (as Rene Marquez)
Jose Luis Ruiz Mejia	....	property assistant
Gerardo Mendez Juarez	....	carpenter
Rafael Jaime Mendéz	....	greensman
Jose Luis Mendez Ramirez	....	carpenter (as José Luis Méndez)
Marissa Miller	....	set dressing buyer (as Marisa Miller)
Nick Milner	....	assistant property master
Juan Jose Montemayor	....	painter (as Juan José Martinez Montemayor)
Mily Moreno	....	storeperson
Leonel Pérez Nobles	....	propsman (as Leonel Perez Robles)
Juan Manuel Osorio	....	props laborer
Carmen Pierson	....	set dressing buyer
Israel Pineda Juarez	....	carpenter
Marco Antonio Pineda Juarez	....	carpenter
Moises Pineda	....	production buyer
Mickey Pugh	....	props stand-by
Graeme Purdy	....	property master
Germán Ramírez Vera	....	greensman (as Germán Ramírez Sr.)
Andrés Reyes	....	painter
Hugo A. Reyes	....	props buyer (as Hugo Reyes)
Roberto Reyna	....	construction doctor (as Dr. Roberto J. Reyna)
Saul Rodriguez Bernal	....	carpenter
Gerardo R. Rodriguéz M.	....	property assistant
Daniela Rojas	....	set dressing buyer
Saúl Rosales	....	painter (as Saul Rosales Rivera)
Miguel Angel Herrera Sanchez	....	carpenter
Guillermo Serrano	....	graphic designer
Bob Sherwood	....	props supervisor (as Robert Sherwood)
Adan Sierra	....	swing
Mark Swain	....	assistant art director
Victor Manuel Tapia	....	carpenter
Ivano Todeschi	....	hod painter
Mario Torres Sanchez	....	property assistant
Jose A. Villafanez	....	greens assistant (as José Alfredo Villafañes)
Ben Zeller	....	construction coordinator
Evelyn Zeller	....	draper (as Evelyn Rios Zeller)
Jorge Julio Zepeda	....	propsman (as Jorge Julio Zepeda Moreno)
Daniela Rojas	....	set dressing assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	dialogue editor
Randle Akerson	....	sound effects editor
David A. Arnold	....	dialogue editor (as David Arnold)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Beau Borders	....	special sound effects
Fred Burke	....	foley editor
Willie D. Burton	....	production sound mixer
David V. Butler	....	dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Toby Chu	....	assistant sound recording engineer
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Teri E. Dorman	....	supervising dialogue editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects field recordist
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Suhail Kafity	....	sound effects editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	adr editor (as Nicholas V. Korda)
David Lai	....	audio support: Skip Film
James Likowski	....	foley editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Victoria Martin	....	supervising foley editor
Alan Meyerson	....	sound recording engineer
F. Hudson Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	supervising sound mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
R.J. Palmer	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Parker	....	assistant sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	supervising sound mixer
Leon Sandoval	....	cableman
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist
Gregg Silk	....	assistant sound recording engineer
Gary A. Theard	....	boom operator (as Gary Theard)
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Wright	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Maddocks	....	mastering engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Antonio Cornejo	....	special effects assistant (as Carlos Antonio Cornejo)
Adrián Durán	....	special effects assistant (as Adrian Ismael Duran)
Fermín Durán	....	special effects assistant (as Fermin Duran)
Jesus G. Duran	....	special effects coordinator (as Jesus 'Chu Cho' Duran)
Juan Durán	....	special effects assistant (as Juan Alejandro Duran)
Sergio Gomez	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Blondel Aidoo	....	visual effects executive producer: Asylum
Christopher S. Baird	....	visual effects editor (as Chris Baird)
Brian Cuscino	....	I/O: Asylum
Steven Fagerquist	....	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Steve Fagerquist)
David Feinner	....	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Dave Feinner)
Adam Frazier	....	I/O: Asylum
Christopher Grandel	....	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Christopher Grandell)
Brian Jennings	....	visual effects consultant (as Brian M. Jennings)
Zach Justman	....	assistant visual effects editor: Asylum (as Zachary Justman)
Joe Ken	....	Inferno artist: Asylum
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Pete C. Koczera)
Derek Ledbetter	....	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Derek Leadbetter)
Emma McGuinness	....	visual effects executive producer: Asylum
Nathan McGuinness	....	visual effects supervisor: Asylum
Shannon Noble	....	lead digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Kosta Saric	....	visual effects editor: Asylum
Marc Varisco	....	visual effects supervisor
Johnny Wilson	....	compositing artist: Howard Anderson Company
Steve Muangman	....	Inferno artist (uncredited)
Bradley Powell	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Gerald Ragland	....	digital intermediate assist (uncredited)
John Scheer	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Chuck Toussieng	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Fidel Abrego	....	stunts
Hugo Aguilera	....	stunts
Alejandro Avendano	....	stunts (as Alejandro Avendaño)
Omar Ayala	....	stunts
Paul Borne	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator (as Robert Brown)
Ian Bucio	....	stunts (as Julian Bucio)
Wilebardo Bucio	....	stunt coordinator (as Wilebaldo Bucio)
Jose De La Luz	....	stunts (as José De La Luz)
Alejandro de la Peña	....	stunts
Daniel Díaz	....	stunts (as Daniel Diaz)
O.L. Duke	....	stunts
Antonio Gallegos	....	stunts
Raul Garcia	....	stunts
Arturo Godínez	....	stunts (as Arturo Godinez)
Leonardo Godinez	....	stunts
Eduardo Gomez	....	stunts
Tomás Guzmán	....	stunts (as Tomas Guzman)
Noel Arturo Hernandez Montalvo	....	stunts (as Noel Arturo Hernandez)
José Luis Jiménez	....	stunts (as Jose Luis Jimenez)
Armando Juárez	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Felipe Lopez	....	stunts (as Felipe López)
Raul Lopez	....	stunts
Arturo Marroquin	....	stunts
Gabriela Moreno	....	stunts
Karla Moreno	....	stunts
Juan Olaldo	....	stunts
Jamie Ortiz	....	stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts (as Charles Picerni Jr.)
Robert Powell	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Robert Powell	....	stunt double: Denzel Washington
Alfredo Ramírez	....	stunts (as Alfredo Ramirez)
Dionisio Ramirez	....	stunts
Carlos Rodriguez	....	stunts
Marco Rodríguez	....	stunts (as Marco Rodriguez)
Niria Salinas	....	stunts
Gerardo Soublette	....	stunts
Hector Tabares	....	stunts (as Hector Tavares)
Rafael Valdez	....	stunts
Juan Vichis	....	stunts
Cody Weselis	....	stunts (as Cody Tyler Weselis)
Gerardo Albarrán	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ignacio Arteaga	....	stunts (uncredited)
Manuel Poncelis	....	stunts (uncredited)
Alan D. Purwin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dirk Vahle	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jose Luis Anzaga	....	dressing electrician
Alfredo Audel	....	rigging grip
Miguel Avilez Betancourt	....	video assist assistant
Wayne Baker	....	underwater camera technician
Thomas A. Barrios	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Corwin A. Bibb	....	best boy electric (as Cory Bibb)
Donald Burghardt	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Christian Camacho	....	video assist assistant (as Christian Camacho Riquenes)
Víctor Camacho	....	video assist technician (as Victor Camacho)
Joaquin Cervera	....	first assistant camera: Mexico (as Joaquin Cervera B.)
César Charlone	....	camera operator (as Cesar Charlone)
Ian Clampett	....	camera loader
Gregory Paul Collier	....	gyrosphere technician (as Greg Collier)
John T. Connor	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gustavo Covarrubias	....	key grip
Ricardo Covarrubias	....	dolly grip
Salvador De Gante	....	grip
Fernando Diaz	....	camera loader
Tim Durr	....	grip (as Timothy R. Durr)
Paul A. Edwards	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Paul Edwards)
John J. Ellingwood	....	additional first assistant camera (as John Ellingwood)
Isaac Gómez	....	video assist assistant (as Issac Gomez)
Jesus 'Moroco' Gonzalez	....	rigging gaffer
Pedro González	....	key rigging grip (as Pedro Gonzalez)
Carlos Gris	....	technician: Panavision
Hector Gutierrez	....	grip
Keith Hamshere	....	still photographer
Edgar Hurtado	....	assistant camera: Mexico
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Luis Lara	....	rigging electrician (as Luis Lara G.)
Juan Lizarraga	....	video assist assistant
Leonardo Magdaleno	....	lamp operator
Joe Angel Martinez	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Joe Martinez)
James McMillan	....	key grip (as Jim McMillan)
Steven Meizler	....	additional first assistant camera
Rafael 'Pache' Mejía	....	grip (as Rafael Mejia)
Carlos Mendoza	....	grip
Mark Meyers	....	dolly grip (as Mark J. Meyers)
David Morton	....	best boy electric
Noe Muñoz	....	second assistant camera: Mexico
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Eduardo Oviedo	....	lamp operator
Justin Owen	....	24 frame video operator
Rhys Owen	....	24 frame playback assistant
Israel Páez	....	camera loader (as Israel Paez)
Patricio Pereda	....	grip
Victor Manuel Ramirez	....	rigging electrician (as Victor Ramirez)
Deborah Ricketts	....	24 frame video operator
Felix Rivera	....	best boy electric (as Felix A. Rivera)
Juan Carlos Rodriguez P.	....	rigging grip (as Juan Carlos Rodriguez Palacios)
Guillermo Rosas	....	camera operator: "c" camera (as Guillermo 'Memo' Rosas)
Carlos Sánchez	....	best boy electric (as Carlos Sanchez)
Humberto Sánchez	....	rigging grip (as Humberto Sanchez Lira)
Jose Luis Sanchez	....	lamp operator
John Skotchdopole	....	camera operator
Stephen St. John	....	Steadicam operator (as Steve St. John)
Stephen St. John	....	additional photographer (as Steve St. John)
Craig Vaccaro	....	best boy grip
Stephen Vaughan	....	still photographer
Mauricio Vega	....	lamp operator
Raymundo Verde	....	first assistant camera: Mexico
Jürgen Vollmer	....	still photographer
Phil Walker	....	gaffer (as Philip 'Goat' Walker)
Dominic Walton	....	24 frame playback assistant
Steve Watson	....	24 frame playback assistant
John Watters	....	additional first assistant camera
Maryan Zurek	....	underwater camera technician
Tim Durr	....	dimmer operator: Mexico City (uncredited)
Tim Durr	....	electrician (uncredited)
Luis Enrique Granados	....	video assist (uncredited)
Iwao Kawasaki	....	extra assistant camera (uncredited)
Gary Lowrance	....	electrician (uncredited)
Mark Meyers	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Diego Quemada-Diez	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jose Cabrera	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Sarah Garcia-Rill	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Jorge Guerrero	....	extras casting
Sonia Guerrero	....	extras casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Carla Hool	....	additional casting: Mexico
Claudia Palacies	....	additional casting: Mexico
Elvira Richards	....	casting assistant: Mexico
Manuel Teil	....	casting: Mexico
Jessica Valencia	....	casting assistant: Mexico
Lizbeth Villegas	....	extras casting assistant
Berenice Percival	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Francisco Veyro	....	extras casting assistant: Mexico (uncredited)
Stephen Vincent	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rocio Ceja	....	wardrobe assistant (as Rocio E. Seja)
Javier Delgado	....	wardrobe assistant
Pedro Raúl Flores	....	tailor (as Pedro Flores)
Joyce Kogut	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jose Luis Montero	....	wardrobe assistant
Mónica Neumaier	....	wardrobe assistant (as Monica Neumaier)
Christine Orth	....	costumer
Lupita Peckinpah	....	wardrobe assistant
Leticia Pichardo	....	wardrobe assistant
Jonny Pray	....	key costumer (as Jon Pray)
Adolfo Ramírez	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Adolfo 'Fito' Ramírez)
Pedro Rodriguéz	....	tailor
Rufino Rodríguez	....	tailor (as Rufino Rodriguéz)
Frank Perry Rose	....	wardrobe dresser: Denzel Washington (as Frank Rose)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Skip Chaisson	....	editorial consultant
Rob Doolittle	....	digital on-line editor
Robert Duffy	....	additional editor
Leigh Folsom	....	first assistant editor
Shane Harris	....	assistant colorist
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Erik Rogers	....	digital intermediate producer
Craig W. Smith	....	apprentice editor (as Craig Smith)
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	colorist
Ron South	....	first assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital preview timer
Mike Chiado	....	digital intermediate technologist (uncredited)
Joe Hathaway	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)
Daniel Lee	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Mark T. Osborne	....	additional colorist (uncredited)
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Jesse Petrilla	....	post-production (uncredited)
John Scheer	....	digital on-line editor (uncredited)
Jason Wasserman	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Stephen Barton	....	conductor
Stephen Barton	....	music arranger
Stephen Barton	....	music programmer
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance consultant
Robb Boyd	....	music editor
Justin Caine Burnett	....	composer: additional music (as Justin Burnett)
Toby Chu	....	assistant scoring engineer
Toby Chu	....	music arranger
Toby Chu	....	music programmer
Meri Gavin	....	music arranger
Meri Gavin	....	music programmer
Lisa Gerrard	....	score vocalist
Harry Gregson-Williams	....	conductor
Hybrid	....	music arranger
Hybrid	....	music programmer
Kory Kruckenberg	....	scoring assistant engineer
Hugh Marsh	....	musician: electric violin
Alan Meyerson	....	music mixer
Gretchen O'Neal	....	music production coordinator
Heitor Pereira	....	musician: acoustic and electric guitar
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Trent Reznor	....	music consultant
Jon Schluckebier	....	scoring stage technician (as John Schluckebier)
Gregg Silk	....	assistant scoring engineer
Brian Valentino	....	digital music recordist
Richard Whitfield	....	supervising music editor
Kirk Bennett	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Toby Chu	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Marcello De Francisci	....	musician: additional guitars (uncredited)
Meri Gavin	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Lai	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Heitor Pereira	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Tom Trafalski	....	music consultant (uncredited)
Mel Wesson	....	music arranger: electronic arrangements (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Julio Bolanos	....	picture vehicle assistant (as Julio Bolaños)
Arturo Curiel	....	transportation coordinator
Ricardo Díaz	....	transportation captain (as Ricardo Diáz)
Ricardo Gallarzo Jr.	....	transportation captain (as Ricardo Gallarzo)
Randy Guillory	....	driver: camera/insert car
William P. Lafon	....	production van driver operator
Steve Mann	....	picture vehicle coordinator (as Steven Mann)
Romualdo Pedraza	....	picture vehicle assistant (as Romulo Pedraza)
Pilar Rosales Urdaybay	....	picture vehicle assistant
Hector Salomon	....	transportation dispatcher
Alejandro Soto	....	picture car mechanic
Joey Freitas	....	driver (uncredited)
Alfonso Paredes	....	driver (uncredited)
Jesus Quinones	....	driver (uncredited)
Patrick A. Reynolds Jr.	....	captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Richard Alderete	....	dailies assistant
Jesús Almontes	....	assistant armorer (as Jesus Almonte)
Armando Amador	....	production accountant: Mexico
Jesse Aranda	....	voice actor
Marcela Arevalo	....	production assistant
Ana Ballesteros	....	caterer
Jose Manuel Ballesteros	....	craft service coordinator (as José Manuel Ballesteros)
Stuart Raven Barter	....	location scout (as Stuart Barter)
Michael Merrit Bay	....	voice actor
Charles Bazaldua	....	voice actor
Matthew Thomas Blair	....	assistant production accountant (as Matthew Blair)
Denise Blasor	....	voice actor
Mauricio Brito	....	clearance
Robby D. Bruce	....	voice actor (as Robby Bruce)
Shelbie Bruce	....	voice actor
Karla Bukantz	....	production assistant
Sean Byrne	....	aerial coordinator
Analeine Cal y Mayor	....	location assistant
Guillermo 'Memo' Carreño	....	set production assistant
Jan Cerwonka	....	studio teacher
Brad Combs	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Karissa Corday	....	voice actor
Carol Dantuono	....	dailies coordinator
Stel Deleon	....	assistant production accountant (as Stel DeLéon)
Peter Delgadillo	....	voice actor
Javier Del Rio	....	location assistant
Bob Dohrmann	....	production associate
Kira Dominguez	....	set production assistant
Joy Ellison	....	dialogue coach (as Joy Ellington)
Tink Ten Eyck	....	production accountant
David Fencl	....	armorer
Don Ferrarone	....	technical advisor
Ian Freeman	....	assistant production accountant
Suzie Freeman	....	assistant production accountant (as Suzie McLean)
Marcela Fuentes-Berain	....	research consultant (as Marcela Fuentes Berain)
Luis Fuentes Pimentel	....	dailies projectionist (as Luis Fuentes)
Rossana Fuentes	....	special consultant (as Rossana Fuentes Berain)
Jessica Fawcett Garcia	....	production coordinator: Skip Film
Irma Garcia-Sinclair	....	voice actor
Juan Carlos Garrido	....	union production chief
Yuria Goded	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jeanette Gonzales	....	voice actor
Juan Gonzales	....	dialogue coach
A. Hugo Gutierrez Cuellar	....	set production assistant (as Hugo Gutierrez)
Zeferino Gutierrez	....	texturizer (as Zeferino Gutierrez H.)
Francis Hadinoto	....	production assistant (as Francis M. Hadinoto)
Mónica Hernández	....	production assistant
Alejandra Hochstrasser	....	research consultant
Carla Hool	....	dialogue coach
Guillermo Huesca	....	voice actor
Eduardo Iduñate	....	voice actor (as Eduardo Idunate)
Barbara Iley	....	voice actor
Kimberly Jacobs-Toeg	....	executive producer: Skip Film (as Kimberly Jacobs Toeg)
Judith Jennings	....	studio teacher
Jossara Jinaro	....	voice actor
Penelope Kaufer	....	production assistant
Richard Klotz	....	location scout
Hanna Kot	....	piano teacher
Lindsey Liberatore	....	assistant: Mr. Milchan
Kenny Lopes	....	voice actor
Sal Lopez	....	voice actor
Mauricio Lule	....	key set production assistant
Carlos Manzo	....	set production assistant
Ivan Martínez Lomelí	....	assistant: Mr. Foster (as Ivan Lomeli)
David Michie	....	voice actor
Claudia Montero	....	location coordinator
Osvaldo Montes de Oca	....	production assistant
Daniel Mora	....	voice actor
Vanessa Morales	....	voice actor
Tom Moran	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Carlos Moreno Jr.	....	voice actor (as Carlos Moreno)
Vivianne Nacif	....	voice actor (as Vivian Nacif)
Juan Pablo Noval	....	location assistant
Levi Nuncz	....	voice actor (as Levi Nunez)
Rocío Ortega	....	animal wrangler (as Rocio Ortega)
Edward Padilla	....	voice actor
Michael Papac	....	armorer (as Micheal Papac)
Billy Parks	....	assistant: Mr. Skotchdopole
Armando Patino	....	production assistant (as Armando Patiño)
Stacy Perskie	....	assistant: Mr. Scott
Thatcher Peterson	....	producer: Company 3
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Katy Polgovsky	....	location assistant
Janice Polley	....	location manager
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot
Michyl-Shannon Quilty	....	assistant production office coordinator
Oscar Reboreda	....	assistant union production chief
Luis Reyes	....	unit publicist
Rodrigo Tuero Reyes	....	assistant: Mr. Skotchdopole
Erika Robledo	....	voice actor
Horacio Rodríguez	....	location assistant (as Horacio Rodriguez)
Julian Rodriguez	....	voice actor
Gabriel Romero	....	voice actor
Isthar Rosales	....	location assistant
Don Rosche	....	technical advisor
Neville Shulman	....	special advisor: Mr. Scott
Stacy Solomon	....	key set production assistant (as Stacy A. Solomon)
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer: Company 3
Carlos 'Buho' Tames	....	co-unit manager
Bram Tester	....	swimming teacher
Alejandro Topete	....	swimming teacher
Armando A. Torres	....	assistant production accountant
Tania Amador Torres	....	assistant production accountant (as Tania Amador)
Ernesto Trejo	....	medic (as Dr. Ernesto Trejo)
Lee Tucker	....	preview engineer
Cecilia Ulrich	....	set production assistant
Fernando Urdapilleta	....	production runner
Belinda Uriegas	....	production coordinator
Fernando Uriegas	....	location manager: Mexico (as Fernando 'Boogie' Uriegas)
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot
Julian 'Chico' Valdez	....	key set production assistant
Alejandro Vázquez	....	location assistant
Julia Vera	....	voice actor
Tanya Vidal	....	voice actor
Rosa Isela Villegas	....	assistant production accountant
Stephanie Wander	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Asajiro Yamamoto	....	assistant production accountant (as Asajiro Yamamoto Amador)
Richard Yniguez	....	voice actor
Yoko Merino Yoshioka	....	food economist
Ruth Zalduondo	....	voice actor
Jesús Ansaldo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sherrie Bradshaw	....	assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Muñoz Portal Carlos	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Michael Charske	....	location manager: Texas (uncredited)
Mario de Mendoza	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services (uncredited)
Liam Ford	....	data manager: CO3 (uncredited)
Charles Heaphy	....	production financing (uncredited)
Barbara Miller	....	location scout (uncredited)
Julio Quezada Orozco	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Darius Siwek	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Simon Staines	....	creative supervisor: Useful Companies (uncredited)
Alejandro Uriegas	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Sara-Jane Valentine	....	computer and video coordinator: Useful Companies (uncredited)
Valeria Villalobos	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Regency Enterprises
• New Regency Pictures
• Scott Free Productions
• Epsilon Motion Pictures

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Nihon Herald Eiga (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Shochiku Company (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (first national airing) (BBC1)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hollydan Works (2007-2008) (Serbia) (DVD)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Asylum VFX (visual effects)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (visual effects)
• Useful Company (special graphics design) (as Useful Co., Ltd.)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  sound editing services (as Buena Vista Sound Studios)
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• DeLuxe Laboratories  prints
• Flying Pictures  gyrosphere aerial camera system
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Profile Illumination Inc.  production lighting
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Seattlemusic Recording  score recording
• Skip Film  main title and subtitle design
• Sony, Cary Grant Theatre  sound mixed at (as Sony/Cary Grant Theatre)
• The Seattle Session Orchestra  orchestra

MPAA:

Rated R for language and strong violence.

Runtime:

146 min

Country:

USA | UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:R-18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | USA:R (certificate #40714) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Mexico:B15 | Portugal:M/16 | France:-12 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Italy:T | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Dakota Fanning had a "stunt-burper" because she couldn't do it.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Creasy leaves the animal hospital and returns to the crime scene, a pre-2003 Lincoln Town Car carrying the reporter pulls out behind him. When they look in the rear view mirror it is a newer model of Town Car (2003+). At the crime scene it is back to being a pre-2003 model.

Quotes:

Lisa: You read the Bible Mr. Creasy?
Creasy: Yeah, sometimes.
Lisa: Does it help?
Creasy: Yeah, sometimes

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Lily Allen (#32.12)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

The Art of Self Destruction, Part One

Vengeance In Mexico City

Although released among a flock of revenge-minded action flicks (KILL BILL VOL. 2; THE PUNISHER; WALKING TALL), MAN ON FIRE works as well as it does thanks in large part to the always-watchable Denzel Washington, one of the best actors around today.

In MAN ON FIRE, based on A.J. Quinnell's 1980 novel (first filmed in 1987, with Scott Glenn), Washington plays a down-on-his-luck ex-mercenary who has now stooped to drinking from a flash of Jack Daniels, until his old partner (Christopher Walken) offers him a chance at redemption. He is hired on as a bodyguard to the 10 year-old daughter (Dakota Fanning) of a Mexican businessman (Marc Antony) and his American-born wife (Radha Mitchell). While he and Fanning work like oil and water first (not mixing very well), he really gets to form a bond with her, encouraging her to do better at swimming, while he at the same time attempts to deal with the demons of the past. It is that very bond that will force Washington back into his old line of work when Fanning is kidnapped and held for a $10 million ransom, and he is nearly killed. With almost any other stock action hero (Schwarzenneger; Segal, etc.), the subsequent bloodbath would be the same repetitive schlock we've seen a million times before. But Washington's character, though he's killing for a reason, does not particularly enjoy doing what he does. Still, he gets help from a very intrepid Mexican newspaper reporter (Rachel Ticotin) out to expose "La Hermanidad" (The Brotherhood), the kidnap gang responsible for Fanning's abduction.

MAN ON FIRE is flawed to some extent because of the hyper camera work, nearly headache-inducing montage editing, and various film stocks that are par for the course of its director Tony Scott (TOP GUN; CRIMSON TIDE), but which are not necessarily unique to him (witness Oliver Stone's use of montage in JFK or Sam Peckinpah's in his classic 60s and 70s films). Still, Scott gets a very good performance from Washington, as well as Fanning, who comes across as far more than a typical movie-brat kid. Harry Gregson-Williams' south-of-the-border Spanish guitar score is enhanced by soundtrack splashes of Chopin, Debussy, and even Linda Ronstadt's classic 1977 country-rock version of "Blue Bayou." Although the film overall is quite violent, it is no worse than most action films of the last ten years, and overall it is much better than most.