Riding the Bullet (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Mick Garris

Writers (WGA):

Stephen King (novel)
Mick Garris (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

The dead travel fast

Plot:

When a man finds out his mother is dying and tries to hitchike his way to the hospital, he is picked up by a stranger with a deadly secret.

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Hospital | Dilemma | Hitch Hiker | Suicide Attempt

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jonathan Jackson	...	Alan Parker
David Arquette	...	George Staub
Cliff Robertson	...	Farmer
Barbara Hershey	...	Jean Parker
Erika Christensen	...	Jessica Hadley
Barry W. Levy	...	Julian Parker (as Barry Levy)
Jackson Warris	...	Six-Year-Old Alan
Jeffrey Ballard	...	12-Year-Old Alan (as Jeff Ballard)
Peter LaCroix	...	Mature Alan
Chris Gauthier	...	Hector Passmore
Robin Nielsen	...	Archie Howard
Matt Frewer	...	Mr. Clarkson
Simon Webb	...	Grim Reaper
Keith Dallas	...	Orderly
Danielle Dunn-Morris	...	Mrs. Janey McCurdy
Nicky Katt	...	Ferris
Mike Shustek	...	Cop at Accident No.1
Tony Cuzela	...	Cop at Accident No.2
Terry Howson	...	Cop at Accident No.3
Francis Boyle	...	Talking Corpse
Tatiana Szalay	...	Sobbing Wife
Mong Lo	...	Doctor in Men's Room
David Purvis	...	Mr. Dalrymple
Greg Rogers	...	Businessman Selling Cadillac
Dylan Basile	...	Kid Buying Cadillac
Howard Kaylan	...	Apple Man
Natalye Vivian	...	Yvonne Ederle
Mick Garris	...	Dr. Higgins
Mark McConchie	...	Dr. Shustek
Cynthia Garris	...	Nurse Annie Wilkes
Catherine Devine	...	Art Class Model
Haig Sutherland	...	Rally Student No.1
Ben Cotton	...	Rally Student No.2
Norman Krevoy	...	Hospital Janitor (as Dr. Norman Krevoy)
Cecile Krevoy	...	Sexy Mute Hospital Nurse
Adam Battrick	...	Alan Parker II Photo Double
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Thompson	...	Scary bus driver
Sandra-Jessica Couturier	...	Roller Coaster Rider (uncredited)

Directed by
Mick Garris

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen King		(novella "Riding the Bullet")
Mick Garris		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jan Fantl	....	executive producer
Mick Garris	....	producer
Frank Hübner	....	executive producer
Stephen King	....	executive producer
Bill Kravitz	....	co-producer
Brad Krevoy	....	executive producer
David Lancaster	....	producer
Greg Malcolm	....	producer
Chad Marting	....	associate producer
Donald Munro	....	producer: behind the scenes
Neal Ramer	....	associate producer
Joel T. Smith	....	producer
T. Smith	....	producer
Vicki Sotheran	....	producer
Julia Verdin	....	co-producer
Jörg Westerkamp	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by
Robert C. New

Film Editing by
Marshall Harvey

Casting by
Audrey Skalbania
Julia Verdin

Production Design by
Andrew Deskin

Art Direction by
Kristina Lyne

Makeup Department
Ian C. Ballard	....	key hair stylist
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	makeup department head
Mike Fields	....	special makeup effects artist
Sarah Graham	....	makeup artist
Rachel Griffin	....	special makeup effects artist
Beth Hathaway	....	hair department
Grady Holder	....	dental prosthetics: K.N.B. EFX Group
Diane Holme	....	hair stylist
Garrett Immel	....	on-set makeup artist
Garrett Immel	....	special makeup effects artist
Wally Jansen	....	hair stylist
Wally Jansen	....	makeup artist
James Dean Patten	....	assistant hair stylist
Scott Patton	....	makeup designer
Ron Pipes II	....	fabrication department
Jessica Rain	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Nicole Haeussermann	....	production supervisor: Kolin S.A.
John Portnoy	....	post-production supervisor
Kai Schürmann	....	production supervisor: ApolloProMedia

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Krista Dutton	....	trainee assistant director
Jennifer Kiefaber	....	third assistant director
David McLeod	....	first assistant director
Sean Watson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Carole Alexander	....	lead dresser
Suzanne Bachelu	....	assistant props
Dean Barker	....	property master
Carlos Bolbrugge	....	art department assistant
Peter Christian Combe	....	scenic artist
Todd Keller	....	on-set dresser
Jeffl Koeppen	....	construction lead
Alistair Macrae	....	assistant property master (as Ali Macrae)
Mark McGann	....	assistant set decorator
Randy McKenzie	....	scenic carpenter
Vladimir Moukhanov	....	construction lead
Ocean Mussack	....	lead props
Patrick Romine	....	construction coordinator
Russ Seifert	....	art department crew
Judi Stackaruk	....	set dresser
Wendy Subity	....	props buyer
Ken Sullivan	....	construction foreman
Adrien Van Viersen	....	storyboard artist
John Wilcox	....	paint coordinator
Beverley Wowchuk	....	assistant designer

Sound Department
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Christian Carruthers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Roderick Deogrades	....	sound editor
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barry Gilmore	....	dialogue editor
Jamie Gould	....	sound re-recording assistant
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Peter Kelly	....	sound re-recording mixer
Garrett Kerr	....	supervising sound editor
Thomas Kodros	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Ron Martin	....	boom operator
Colin McLellan	....	adr recordist
Millar Montgomery	....	sound assistant
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
Brent Pickett	....	first sound assistant
Sebastian Salm	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects
Murray Campbell	....	first assistant special effects
Andrew Chamberlayne	....	special effects coordinator
Dave Mayle	....	special effects assistant
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Michael Radil	....	special effects assistant
Andrew Lahmann	....	stunt special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Loren Bivens	....	visual effects on-set supervisor
Deane Boeka	....	digital compositor
Paul Cox	....	visual effects: Northwest Imaging
Chris DeCristo	....	digital compositor
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
David Emerson	....	optical lineup
George Garcia	....	matte painter
Adam Hawkey	....	digital colorist: iOFilm
Constance Hearn	....	visual effects producer: IO Film
Erica Henderson	....	digital compositor
Chris Hopkins	....	visual effects artist: CBS Digital
Michael John Koetter	....	assistant digital colorist (as Michael Koetter)
Nicki Kreitzman	....	digital compositor
Brenda Levert	....	visual effects producer: Northwest Imaging & FX
Todd Liddiard	....	digital compositor
Pete Mastalyr	....	compositor artist (as Peter Mastalyr)
Kevin Mullican	....	color science/imaging r&d
Wendy Ruiz	....	visual effects coordinator
Suzanne Thompson	....	visual effects accountant
Craig Weiss	....	visual effects: CBS Digital
Niel Wray	....	digital effects artist
Noel Wright	....	compositor

Stunts
Kevin J. Andruschak	....	stunts (as Kevin Andraschuk)
Brett Armstrong	....	stunts
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator
Barb Bartos	....	stunts
Jim Broyden	....	stunts (as Jimmy Broyden)
Ryan Ennis	....	stunts
Mike Godenir	....	stunts
Ryan Judd	....	stunts
Brad Kelly	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunt rigger
Rick Pearce	....	stunts
Owen Walstrom	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Debbie Arrowood	....	digital imaging technician
Ron Bigelow	....	camera trainee
Robert Creese	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
Leo Decker	....	lighting technician
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Ishi Dinim	....	camera trainee
Gwynne Fulton	....	camera loader
Justin Hanika	....	lamp operator (as Justin Hannika)
Shauna Hanna	....	best girl grip
Cliff Hokanson	....	Steadicam operator
Pierre Hubert	....	dolly grip (as Pierre 'Pepe' Hubert)
Wynne Keing	....	second camera assistant: "b" camera
David Kurvers	....	video assist operator
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Robert C. New	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Robert New)
Brad Oleksy	....	grip
Brian Rose	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer
Richard Schmon	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Sigurdson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Julie Tanas	....	lighting technician
Graham Tucker	....	camera trainee
Jason Weir	....	best boy
Richard Win	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Rozanda Skalbania	....	casting associate: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beverley Wowchuk	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Vaughan Killin	....	color timer
Lorne Miess	....	telecine dailies colorist
Louise Runge	....	post-production coordinator
Bill Young	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Arlene Fishbach	....	music supervisor
Clark Germain	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Ron Buyck	....	transportation co-captain
Dean Fitzpatrick	....	transportation coordinator
Devin Senft	....	transportation
Reggie Singh	....	picture car wrangler

Other crew
Jeremy Alexander	....	assistant to producers
Cassie Anderson	....	title designer
Andrea Bastin	....	production coordinator
Dan Carr	....	location manager
Birthe Danielsen	....	assistant: Frank Hübner
Paul Drake	....	production assistant
Trish Fell	....	craft service
Ellis Foster	....	production auditor
Rob Fournier	....	armorer
Lara P. Fox	....	script supervisor
Ryan Gaines	....	assistant: Mr. Krevoy
Shelley Gair	....	business affairs
Bonnie Judd	....	animal coordinator
Bonnie Judd	....	animal trainer
Ryan Judd	....	animal trainer
Kris Kadzielski	....	key production assistant
Jacqui Kaese	....	acting coach: Jackson Warris
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	key production assistant
Lynne Lachance	....	animal trainer
Dorian Leslie	....	web site designer
Reuben Liber	....	production executive
Shelley Matheson	....	post-production accountant
Brett McCord	....	production assistant
Nicole McKay	....	assistant to director
Catherine McNeil	....	production assistant
Rico Mielnicki	....	assistant location manager
Wayne Morice	....	key production assistant
Marnie Nelko	....	production assistant
John Michael Parkan	....	assistant: Brad Krevoy
Justin Peturson	....	production coordinator
David Small	....	location scout
Tracy Smith-Kolosnyk	....	first assistant coordinator
Ashley Suttle	....	animal trainer
Morgan Tincher	....	second production coordinator
Cassidy Towers	....	key production assistant
Laurie Watt	....	production accountant
Elizabeth Weinstein	....	stand-in
Bernie Wrightson	....	creature designer

Production Companies

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
• ApolloMedia
• Motion Picture Corporation of Europe (MPCE)

Distributors

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Innovation Film Group (IFG) (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• DNC Entertainment (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)

Special Effects

• CBS Digital
• Northwest Imaging & FX (visual effects)
• iO Films (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Business Affairs  production counsel
• Deluxe Sound & Picture  sound re-recorded at
• Felcan Enterprises Inc.  armourers
• Image Resolution, The  titles and opticals
• Larson Sound Center  adr recorded at
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and some nudity.

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Argentina:98 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

The old red car with the white top is supposed to be a 1958 Plymouth Fury -- the same make and model as Christine (1983).

Goofs:

Continuity: Alan sets down the envelope the tickets were in twice

Quotes:

Mature Alan: [voice over] Nothing seems to last. But the bullet. The bullet is constant. The bullet is always there. You wait in line, that's all. And when it's your turn to ride the bullet, maybe you ride, maybe you run. Either way it comes to the same thing. Fun is fun. And done is done. Nobody lives forever, but we all shine on.

Movie Connections:

References Misery (1990)

Soundtrack:

Time Of The Season

People can be pretty snobbish, this is honestly quite good

This movie keeps you interested. The young actor Jonathan Jackson is great to watch, very expressive. Barbara Hershey is also wonderful to see. There are moments of pathos that sometime are a bit over the top. As usual. Stephen King has a tendency to be overly nostalgic, but that is to be expected. Stephen King fans will not mind, it is standard. My family and I enjoyed this movie. We felt that it was well worth the time. I think that perhaps the previous posters were being too critical. The flashbacks were sometimes a bit confusing, but if you pay attention, it makes sense. Rent it, check it out. You might be pleasantly surprised.