Blind Horizon (2003)

Director:

Michael Haussman

Writers:

F. Paul Benz (writer)
Steve Tomlin (writer)

Release Date:

5 March 2004 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The enemy is within.

Plot:

Frank loses his memory after being shot in small desert town in Texas. As he tries to retrace his steps and figure out his true identity...

Plot Keywords:

Amnesia | Hotel Room | Hospital | Clown | Falling From Height

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Frank Kavanaugh
Neve Campbell	...	Chloe Richards
Sam Shepard	...	Sheriff Jack Kolb
Noble Willingham	...	Deputy Shirl Cash
Amy Smart	...	Liz Culpepper
Gil Bellows	...	Dr. Theodore Conway
Giancarlo Esposito	...	J.C. Reynolds
Charles Ortiz	...	Nico
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Sterling
Trajan Cuevas	...	Dale Petmecky
Jesus Mayorga	...	Dwight Petmecky
Cole S. McKay	...	Burly Trucker (as Cole McKay)
Guadalupe A. Garcia	...	Navaro
Faye Dunaway	...	Ms. K
Ellen Blake	...	Helsa
John B. Thayer	...	President
Boots Southerland	...	Tom Brandt
Shirly Brener	...	Darious Thorestensen
Tim Carroll	...	Mexican Stranger
John Hardman	...	Bartender
Michelle Allred	...	Dancing Girl / Housekeeper
Roy Tanner	...	Barber
Tom Poster	...	Balding Man (as Thomas W. Poster)
Todd Anderson	...	Portly Barber
William Sterchi	...	Bottle Nose Man
Troy Dunlap	...	Reporter
Joe Downey	...	Distinguished Man
Steve-O	...	Man with Hat in Final Scene (as Stephen Glover)
Simon Rhee	...	Hotel Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Barela	...	Store Clerk (uncredited)
Stephen Eiland	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Heather McCluskey	...	News Crew Producer (uncredited)
Chance Romero	...	Reporter (uncredited)
J. Nathan Simmons	...	Parade Watcher (uncredited)
Dar Warison	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Blake Woodruff	...	Crying Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Haussman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
F. Paul Benz		writer
Steve Tomlin		writer

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	co-executive producer
Peter Block	....	co-producer
Jason Constantine	....	co-producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Dave Duce	....	supervising producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
George Furla	....	producer
Nancy Lanham	....	co-executive producer
Julien Lemaitre	....	co-producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Heidi Jo Markel	....	producer
Vincent Newman	....	producer
Dale Poniewaz	....	co-executive producer
Trevor Short	....	co-executive producer
J.C. Spink	....	co-executive producer
John Thompson	....	executive producer
Tucker Tooley	....	producer
Alton Walpole	....	line producer
M. Dal Walton III	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Tobias Enhus
Mark Kilian		(co-composer)
Machine Head
Christopher Mann		(co-composer)
Adam Schiff		(co-composer)

Cinematography by
Max Malkin

Film Editing by
Quincy Z. Gunderson
Alain Jakubowicz
David Jakubovic		(uncredited)

Casting by
Lisa Fields
Monika Mikkelsen

Production Design by
Richard Hoover

Art Direction by
Mark Alan Duran

Set Decoration by
Peter Tosti Stephenson

Costume Design by
Roger Burton

Makeup Department
Enid Arias	....	hair stylist: Faye Dunaway
Ron Berkeley	....	special makeup effects artist
Bobby Jo Coleman	....	assistant makeup artist
Catherine Conrad	....	hair stylist
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup artist: Mr. Kilmer
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head (as Tarra Day)

Production Management
Dave Duce	....	production supervisor
Jordan Kessler	....	post-production supervisor
Alton Walpole	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Crow	....	second second assistant director
Margaret Knight	....	second assistant director: second unit
Chemen Ochoa	....	second assistant director
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	second unit director
Jewels Satterfield	....	first assistant director: second unit
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gustav Alsina	....	props
John Beauvais	....	sign artist
Maurice Burns	....	set painter
Benjamin Joseph Bustos	....	set dresser
Emanuele Corso	....	construction coordinator
Ryan Cowles	....	set dresser (as Ryan Anthony Cowles)
Michael T. Daigle	....	props (as Mike Daigle)
Jason Davis	....	assistant property master
Christopher Dowling	....	props
Tobin Espeset	....	swing
Miguel Gurule	....	set painter
Mark Hansen	....	leadman
Robert House	....	props
Lelan Keffer	....	set dresser
George Kruft	....	set painter
Ben Lowney	....	assistant property master
Ben Lowney	....	set dresser (as Benjamin C. Lowney)
Dan Miller	....	props
Cee Moravec	....	set dresser
James F. Oberlander	....	set designer
Jesus Ornelas	....	laborer
Randy Ortega	....	head scenic artist
Randy Ortega	....	set painter
Robert Ortega	....	set painter
Billy W. Ray	....	carpenter
Joshua Reynolds	....	set painter
Macario Rivera	....	paint laborer
Liv Selinger	....	art department coordinator
Upton Shipley	....	painter
Asa-Luke Twocrow	....	props
Keith Walters	....	property master
John N. Ward	....	set dresser
Billy Wray	....	props
Tim Pannen	....	assistant production designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Doug Andham	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Andorka)
Doug Andorka	....	additional sound mixer
Brent Brewington	....	boom operator
Bayard Carey	....	sound mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	dialogue editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Markus Innocenti	....	foley editor
Jackie Johnson	....	assistant sound editor
Rod O'Brien	....	adr mixer
Rod O'Brien	....	sound effects editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	adr supervisor
Reuben Simon	....	sound editor
Paul Stanley	....	sound coordinator
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound effects editor
Galen Walker	....	sound designer
Galen Walker	....	sound supervisor

Special Effects by
Robert Garrigus	....	special effects supervisor: Los Angeles re-shoots
Joel Hobbie	....	special effects
Jerry King	....	special effects
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects coordinator
Jeff Stamper	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
David Fred Masselink	....	I/O manager (as Fred Masselink)
Kevin McVey	....	I/O manager
Andrew Midgley	....	visual effects producer
Merysa Nicholas	....	lead composite artist
Adam Stern	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt double: Val Kilmer
Brandon S. McKay	....	stunt driver (as Brandon McKay)
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt coordinator (as Cole McKay)
Richard Slaughter	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Anderson	....	grip
Liza Bambenek	....	assistant camera
Bradley Barnes	....	additional electrician
Jeff Becke	....	grip: second unit
Theodore Y. Bott	....	electrician
David Cummings	....	grip
Chris Espeset	....	key grip (as Christopher Espeset)
Eric Espeset	....	grip
Harland Espeset	....	dolly grip
Hank Herrera	....	key grip: second unit
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
Chris Joehnk	....	electrician
Richard Kehl	....	video assist operator
Lynn Lockwood	....	camera operator
Louis Nelson	....	electrician
Tobin Oldach	....	assistant camera
Gabriel Pfeiffer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeffery M. Renlie	....	gaffer
Rodolfo Salas III	....	second assistant camera
Gilbert Salas	....	assistant camera
Bernie Smith	....	second assistant camera
John Stearns	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jo Bommersbach	....	extras casting assistant
Kathryn Brink	....	casting: New Mexico
Erin Cameron	....	extras casting assistant
Elizabeth Gabel	....	extras casting assistant
Juan Marrujo	....	extras casting assistant
Elizabeth Marshals	....	extras casting assistant
Terri Tracy	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Birgitta Bjerke	....	wardrobe supervisor
Casey Davis	....	costumer
Daniela Moore	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Marie Hélène Desbiens	....	negative cutter (as Marie Helene Desbiens)
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production consultant
David Grecu	....	assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Brian Kibbie	....	negative cutter
Vicki McIsaac	....	post-production
Yoon Sin Park	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Tobias Enhus	....	orchestrator
Vicki Hiatt	....	music editor
Mark Kilian	....	orchestrator
Stuart Kollmorgen	....	composer: stock music
Christopher Mann	....	orchestrator (as Chris Neilman)
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	additional score mixer
Adam Schiff	....	orchestrator
Adam Schiff	....	score recordist
Matt Shelton	....	music editor
Kip Smedley	....	assistant to composer
Ashley Waldron	....	music supervisor (as Ashley Miller)

Transportation Department
Greg Bronner	....	transportation co-captain
Robert Molitor	....	transportation captain
Richard Slaughter	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Vanessa Abbott	....	production assistant
Tsila Adler	....	post-production accountant
John Bendele	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Jamie Brookes	....	assistant production coordinator
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Tim Carroll	....	livestock trainer
Thomas Cobb	....	title designer: main titles
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production accounting manager (as Karen Cockrell)
Peter Darchuk	....	production secretary
Casey Davis	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Lori Eakins	....	production accountant
Michael P. Flannigan	....	production executive
Lisa Gianardi	....	payroll accountant
Cole Gittinger	....	production assistant
Jon Hendry	....	craft service assistant
Lewis Jacobs	....	utility stand-in
Jai James	....	production assistant
Anne Johns	....	production coordinator
Joanna Kennedy	....	script supervisor
Angelica Larranaga	....	production assistant
James Leonard	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Graeme Lowry	....	assistant production office coordinator
Joseph Alan Lujan	....	location assistant
Haley Rae Norris	....	assistant: Ms. Campbell
Kathie E. Norris	....	payroll accountant
Shiela Ortiz	....	stand-in: Ms. Campbell
Andrea Owens	....	utility stand-in
Cassandra Ray	....	production assistant
Aldous Regster	....	stand-in: Mr. Kilmer
Claudio Ruben	....	assistant to location manager
Claudio Ruben	....	second unit: location manager
Karina Saucedo	....	body double: Neve Campbell (as Katrina I. Saucedo)
Bruce Simballa	....	location manager
Rachel Srigley	....	production assistant
Mollie Stallman	....	production assistant
Lisa Vanallen	....	craft service (as Lisa Van Allen)
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group
Michael Vigil	....	utility stand-in
Kevin Wiggins	....	body double: Val Kilmer
Christopher Wilhem	....	assistant to producers
Steve Wing	....	production assistant
John Wister	....	crew coordinator

Thanks
Jason Bentley	....	special thanks
Lindsay Howard	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Emmett/Furla Films
• Newman/Tooley Films
• Blind Horizon Productions

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Indipendenti Regionali (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lion (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (2004-2005) (USA) (theatrical) (film festivals)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Bronson (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2003) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Net5 (2008) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2004) (Brazil) (all media)

Special Effects

• Title House Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Post  telecine
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Machine Head  music by
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Major Media Productions  audition documentation
• NT Audio Visual  optical track transfer
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Thomas Cobb Design  main titles (as Thomas Cobb Group)
• Thrifty Car Rental  car rental
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Virtualmix  sound re-recording
• Weddington Productions  post sound

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violent images and brief sexuality

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39494) | Iceland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

The movie was funded in conjunction with New Mexico's Film Investment Program. The production completely paid off the loan following robust international box office and DVD sales.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When Frank shoots across the street with a rifle everyone hears the shot, but when his partner did the same thing a few minutes earlier, killing Chloe, no one heard it.

Quotes:

Frank Kavanaugh:There is a conspiracy to kill the President of the United States and I know something but I don't know how and it's happening in your town sheriff.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Blind Horizon: The Cutting Room (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Baila Mi Changuito

Intriguing made-for-video thriller

STAR RATING: ***** The Works **** Just Misses the Mark *** That Little Bit In Between ** Lagging Behind * The Pits

Having sustained a head injury, Frank (Val Kilmer) awakens in hospital with nothing but a vague recollection of events that went before him and a knowing that the president will be assassinated in a small American town. With few people finding his story credible, he must race against the clock to put the pieces together and prevent wrong-doing of terrible proportions...

This is an engrossingly brainy video effort with an impressive use of camera and colour. Kilmer is never usually my most enjoyable of actors, but he is impressive here and so are the supporting cast including Noble Willingham, Neve Campbell and Faye Dunaway. ***