Criminal (2004)

Director:

Gregory Jacobs

Writers (WGA):

Fabián Bielinsky (film Nueve reinas)
Gregory Jacobs (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

7 October 2004 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

By the time you figure it out ...you've been had.

Plot:

Two con artists try to swindle a currency collector by selling him a counterfeit copy of an extremely rare currency bill.

Plot Keywords:

Con | Con Artist | Counterfeit | Counterfeit Money | Con Man

Cast

John C. Reilly	...	Richard Gaddis
Diego Luna	...	Rodrigo
Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Valerie
Peter Mullan	...	William Hannigan
Zitto Kazann	...	Ochoa
Jonathan Tucker	...	Michael
Laura Cerón	...	Waitress (as Laura Ceron)
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Waitress #2
Ellen Geer	...	Grandma
Brandon Keener	...	Waiter / Daniel
Nick Anavio	...	Café Manager
Deborah Van Valkenburgh	...	Woman in Elevator
Maeve Quinlan	...	Heather / Soccer Man
Brent Sexton	...	Ron
Malik Yoba	...	Frank Hill
Lillian Hurst	...	Mrs. Ochoa
Jack Conley	...	Henry the Angry Man
Juan Carlos Cantu	...	Rodrigo's Dad
Enrico Colantoni	...	Bookish Man
Manny Jimenez	...	Briefcase Thief (as Manuel G. Jimenez)
Luis Contreras	...	Carlos
Michael Shannon	...	Gene
Patricia Belcher	...	Female Bank Executive
Paul Norwood	...	Bank Manager
Gary L. Mack	...	Security Guard (as Gary Mack)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Korda	...	Hannigan's Entourage (uncredited)

Directed by
Gregory Jacobs

Writing credits (WGA)
Fabián Bielinsky		(film Nueve reinas)
Gregory Jacobs		(screenplay) &
Steven Soderbergh		(screenplay) (as Sam Lowry)

Produced by
George Clooney	....	producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	executive producer
Mark Cuban	....	executive producer
Jennifer Fox	....	executive producer
Gregory Jacobs	....	producer
Georgia Kacandes	....	executive producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	producer
Todd Wagner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Chris Menges		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Douglas Crise
Stephen Mirrione

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandrich Gelfond)

Production Design by
Philip Messina

Set Decoration by
Kristen Toscano Messina

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	additional makeup artist
Sheryl Blum	....	additional hair stylist
Melanie Hughes	....	key makeup artist (as Melanie Hughes-Weaver)
Waldo Sanchez	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Christy Dimmig	....	post-production supervisor
Georgia Kacandes	....	unit production manager
Robin Le Chanu	....	production supervisor
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ryan Craig	....	second second assistant director (as Ryan D. Craig)
Donald Murphy	....	second assistant director
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director (as Jonathan M. Watson)

Art Department
Adam L. Barker	....	plaster foreman
Curt Beech	....	art department production assistant
Mike Bomar	....	set painter
John Bullard	....	propmaker gangboss (as John B. Bullard)
Tom Callinicos	....	swing gang
Robert Campbell	....	set painter
Bill Duffin	....	propmaker gangboss
Michael Jon Duffin	....	propmaker gangboss (as Michael Duffin)
Louie Esparza	....	set painter (as Louie Esparza Jr.)
Gerard Forrest	....	construction foreman
Monica Frommholz	....	art department coordinator
Hank Giardina	....	paint supervisor
William Gideon	....	general foreman
Amber Haley	....	key buyer (as Amber Elkins)
George Hess	....	set dresser
Paul Luther Jackson	....	swing gang (as Paul Jackson)
Bud Kucia	....	welding foreman
Steven Ladish	....	swing gang (as Steve-o Ladish)
Lance Larson	....	co-property master
Rojelio Lopez	....	labor foreman
Steven B. Melton	....	property master
John Moore	....	construction foreman
Jim Paniagua	....	construction toolman
Edward J. Protiva	....	swing gang
Neil Rust	....	paint foreman
Tim Schultz	....	property assistant
Raymond Sepulveda	....	property assistant
Scott Shordon	....	paint foreman (as Scott P. Shordon)
Brett C. Smith	....	leadman (as Brett Smith)
Jay Smith	....	draper
Chris Snyder	....	construction coordinator
Dale Snyder	....	construction gangboss
J.R. Vasquez	....	swing gang
Chris Zimmerman	....	stand-by painter
Don 'Tex' Clark	....	lead man: reshoots (uncredited)
David Ladish	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lawrence L. Commans	....	boom operator
Mark Fay	....	utility sound (as Mark W. Fay)
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Aaron Glascock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Glascock	....	supervising sound editor
Aaron Levy	....	mix recordist
Oscar Mitt	....	assistant sound editor
Kira Roessler	....	dialogue editor (as Kira)
Curt Schulkey	....	supervising sound editor
Danial Shimiaei	....	sound mix engineer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
John Joseph Thomas	....	foley editor
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound effects editor
Mark Weingarten	....	production sound mixer
Karen Weissman	....	sound post-production assistant

Visual Effects by
Dan Ashton	....	scan record operator
Kristopher Gregg	....	scan record supervisor (as Kris Greg)
Erik Hakanen	....	scan record coordinator
Greg Hanigan	....	scan record manager (as Greg Hannigan)
Mark Shoaf	....	3D artist
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Chic Daniel	....	stunts
Kofi Elam	....	stunts
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts (as Eddie Fernandez)
Brent Fletcher	....	stunts
Sonia Izzolena	....	stunts (as Sonia Jo Izzolena)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Alex Madison	....	stunts (as Gail Monian)
Buck McDancer	....	stunts
David Medrano	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Jeff Ramsey	....	stunts
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Gilbert Rosales	....	stunts
Ryan Ryusaki	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Jon Valera	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Ainsworth	....	video assist operator
James W. Apted	....	first assistant camera
Dana Baker	....	best boy grip
Kent Baker	....	key rigging grip
Robby Baumgartner	....	chief lighting technician (as Robert Baumgartner)
Kyle Boorman	....	light balloon technician
Thomas S. Ciciura	....	assistant camera
Chris Culliton	....	rigging best boy (as Christopher Culliton)
David Galbraith	....	first assistant camera
Suzanne Hanover	....	still photographer
Nathan Hathaway	....	rigging electrician
Orlando Hernandez	....	lighting technician
Nate Johnson	....	rigging electrician
Michael Kelly	....	lighting technician
Al LaVerde	....	key grip (as Al La Verde)
Jonathan Leary	....	company grip
David Levich	....	rigging best boy grip
Jon Lindsay	....	film loader
Jonathan Patrick Lindsay	....	film loader
David 'Louie' Lukasik	....	lighting technician (as Dave Lukasik)
Duane Manwiller	....	Steadicam operator (as Duane 'DC' Manwiller)
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator (as Duane 'DC' Manwiller)
Todd A. Marks	....	video playback operator (as Todd Aron Marks)
Chris Menges	....	camera operator
Ken Metz	....	company grip
Chris Milani	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mike Moad	....	dolly grip
Bruce Robinson	....	second assistant camera (as Bruce A. Robinson)
Alex Sinclair	....	lighting technician (as Alex 'Soulkane' Sinclair)
Ryan Vanlossberg	....	company grip (as Ryan VonLossberg)
Donna Vega	....	rigging electrician
Peter Walts	....	rigging gaffer
Brian J. Kronenberg	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rich King	....	extras casting
Wendy Weidman	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corey Bronson	....	costume supervisor (as Corey C. Bronson)
Toby Bronson	....	set costumer
Dennis McCarthy	....	costumer
Carin Richardson	....	costumer
Shoshana Rubin	....	costumer
Jack Taggart	....	head ager and dyer
Catherine Wall	....	cutter/fitter

Editorial Department
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Paul Kieran	....	assistant editor
Denise Marquez	....	apprentice editor
Norman R. Walker	....	first assistant editor (as Norman Walker)
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Glen Caplin	....	music supervisor
Steve Durkee	....	music mixer
Steve Durkee	....	music recordist
Andy Georges	....	musician: guitar
D.J. Hodgy	....	musician: turntable (as DJ Hodgy)
Rob Jost	....	musician: bass
Stefan Nordin	....	assistant composer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Abe Speller	....	musician: drums
Alex Wurman	....	musician: organ and clavinet
Shie Rozow	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ronald Arthur Baker	....	driver
John Bennetti	....	transportation captain
Rich Bennetti	....	transportation captain
Loren Bess	....	driver
Stephan Brooks	....	driver (as Stephen Brooks)
Pat Carman	....	driver
Doreen L. Carpenter	....	transportation dispatcher (as Doreen Carpenter)
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation coordinator (as John Carpenter)
Jimmy Davis	....	driver
Guy Duquette	....	driver (as Guy A. Duquette)
Bernard Glavin	....	driver
Leon Glavin	....	driver (as Leon L. Glavin)
Chris Gorden	....	driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation captain
John Jarvis	....	driver
Mark Jones	....	driver
J.T. Lannen	....	driver (as JT Lannen)
Charles Ramirez	....	driver
Chance Robertson	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Claudia Bestor	....	location assistant
Darin Chavez	....	production legal
Anna L. Coats	....	assistant location manager
Chic Daniel	....	technical advisor
Betsy Dennis	....	assistant: Gregory Jacobs
Lindsay Drucker	....	production office intern
Rachel Eggebeen	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
Michael Gurewitz	....	production office assistant
Andrew Harrison	....	assistant location manager (as Andrew P. Harrison)
Jason Hinkel	....	first assistant production accountant
Manny Jimenez	....	technical advisor (as Manuel G. Jimenez)
Marisol Jiménez	....	construction accountant
Christopher Just Weaver	....	assistant to cast
Kate Kelly	....	production coordinator
Jason Z. Kemp	....	set production assistant
Tummer King	....	department assistant
Elizabeth Kirkscey	....	production secretary
Michael LaCorte	....	production office assistant
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Keri Littledeer	....	set medic
Sonya Lunsford	....	production accountant
Matthew Lyons	....	department assistant
Antoine Mascaro	....	chef
Satsuki Mitchell	....	set production assistant
Danny Molina	....	department assistant
Jeff Nystrom	....	stand-in: Mr. Reilly
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	payroll accountant
Ignacio Ramirez	....	mechanic
Scott Rorie	....	set production assistant
Spooky Stevens	....	publicist
Christopher Tricarico	....	production lawyer
Dana Wagner	....	set production assistant
Annie Welles	....	script supervisor
Dean West	....	stand-in: Mr. Luna
Chris Winn	....	craft service
Jeff Winn	....	craft service
Al Bravo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Cashman	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Elizabeth Kirkscey	....	assistant: Georgia Kacandes (uncredited)
Debbie Merritt	....	assistant production office coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lary Vinocur	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Ted Griffin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Criminal Films Inc.
• Warner Bros
• 2929 Productions (in association with) (as 2929 Entertainment)
• Section Eight

Distributors

• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Cinesite  film scanning and recording (as Cinesite)
• Corbis  Minor League Baseball footage provided by (as Corbis)
• Gourmet on Location  catering
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity (uncredited)
• KFI AM-640  Bill Handel and the John and Ken radio voices courtesy of
• Milan Records  soundtrack released by (uncredited)
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by (uncredited)
• Rich King Casting  extras casting
• Sonart Productions  music mixed at
• Technicolor  prints
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording services (as Todd-AO Burbank)
• Westlake Audio  music recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS (8 channels) | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Ireland:12A | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40569) | Brazil:14 | Germany:6 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Aon Center - 707 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Criminal Films Inc.

Trivia:

Despite the fact that this was filmed in the standard spherical format, "Filmed in Panavision" is listed in the end credits.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Richard and Rodrigo are walking down the street, the briefcase jumps from Richard's left hand to his right hand (next to Rodrigo).

Quotes:

Richard Gaddis:[speaking to Rodrigo] You have one thing money and practice can't buy - you look like a nice guy.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Nine Queens (2000)

Soundtrack:

Step Lightly

A Gem: John C. Reilly, Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal were never better together.

Lovers of the grifter genre - you will love this one most of all. It earns a 9 out of 10 from yours truly. Sincerely. Sure, I'm biased for the genre.

But this one has the style of a low budget 'Sting' with a story line on par with Steve Martin's 'The Spanish Prisoner'.

Grifter movies rely on competent, likable con men and women, gullible marks and a logical plot. The audience can be(come) the mark, as can the cons themselves. That's why this genre yanks me in … and why it entertains so well. I am (you are) the detective. Figure out what's going on before they tell you: That's the ame. I'm a cynic by nature and I'm always equal to the task.

Now this one - I couldn't figure it all out before they revealed it. What they reveal is worth the wait and meandering through the story. I doubt you'll piece it all together either. Therein lies how it earned its 9.

The plot works. Oh . . . and "Cut to the chase' will never be the same after you see how "Criminal" cuts to it. It's brilliant and timed with perfection. It's something you'd expect from the likes of Spike Lee.

Sorry to be oblique here; but if I tell you any more, the ending would be exposed. The last two minutes tell all - and the first 85 are every bit as entertaining and important. John C. Reilly, Diego Luna and Maggie Gyllenhaal are worth the admission price. Superb, all! See it. Tonight!