The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Director:

Jonathan Demme

Writers (WGA):

Richard Condon (novel)
George Axelrod (1962 screenplay)
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Release Date:

30 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Everything is under control.

Plot:

In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.

Plot Keywords:

Gulf War | Soldier | War Hero | Kuwait | Vice Presidential Candidate

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Wright	...	Al Melvin
Pablo Schreiber	...	Eddie Ingram
Anthony Mackie	...	Robert Baker
Dorian Missick	...	Owens
Jose Pablo Cantillo	...	Villalobos
Teddy Dunn	...	Wilson
Joaquin Perez-Campbell	...	Atkins
Tim Artz	...	Jameson
Denzel Washington	...	Ben Marco
Robyn Hitchcock	...	Laurent Tokar
Liev Schreiber	...	Raymond Shaw
Antoine Taylor	...	Boy Scout #1
Joseph Alessi	...	Boy Scout #2
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Scout Dad (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Bill Irwin	...	Scoutmaster
Kimberly Elise	...	Rosie
Al Franken	...	TV Commentator
Jon Voight	...	Senator Thomas Jordan
Meryl Streep	...	Eleanor Shaw
Paul Lazar	...	Gillespie
Danny Darst	...	Ellie's Mysterious Aide
Stephanie McBride	...	Political Aide
Molly Hickok	...	Political Aide
Victoria Haynes	...	Political Aide
Adam LeFevre	...	Congressman Healy
Roger Corman	...	Mr. Secretary
Leona E. Sondreal	...	Green Room Official #2
Zeljko Ivanek	...	Vaughn Utly
Jim Roche	...	Senator from Florida
Ann Dowd	...	Congresswoman Becket
Obba Babatundé	...	Senator Wells
Harry Northup	...	Congressman Flores (as Harry Northrup)
James B. Howard	...	Himself (as James Beattie Howard)
Walter Mosley	...	Congressman Rawlins
Gordon Brummer	...	"Gordy"
Gayle King	...	Media Icon
Brad Holbrook	...	Newscaster #7
Stacey Newsome Santiago	...	Roving Reporter (as Stacey Newsome-Santiago)
Kristen Shaughnessy	...	Newscaster #4
Prue Lewarne	...	Newscaster #8
Forrest Sawyer	...	Newscaster #1
Ukee Washington	...	Newscaster #9
Ed Crane	...	Newscaster #6
Kaity Tong	...	Newscaster #2
Roma Torre	...	Newscaster #3 (as Roma Torre-Lopez)
William Meisle	...	Tyler Prentiss
Dan Olmstead	...	Senator John Shaw
Sakina Jaffrey	...	Mysterious Arabic Woman
Simon McBurney	...	Atticus Noyle
Charles Napier	...	General Sloan
Robert W. Castle	...	General Wilson (as Robert Castle)
John Aprea	...	Rear Admiral Glick
Tom Stechschulte	...	Robert Arthur
Jane DeNoble	...	Robert Arthur's Wife
Vera Farmiga	...	Jocelyne Jordan
Jude Ciccolella	...	David Donovan
Dean Stockwell	...	Mark Whiting
John Bedford Lloyd	...	Jay "J.B." Johnston
David Keeley	...	Agent Evan Anderson
Christopher M. Russo	...	Secret Service Agent #1
Michael C. Pierce	...	Secret Service Agent #2
Ted Levine	...	Colonel Howard
Miguel Ferrer	...	Colonel Garret
Marin Ireland	...	Army Transcriber
Glen Hartell	...	Army Transcriber
Tracey Walter	...	Night Clerk
Alyson Renaldo	...	Mirella Freeman
Edwidge Danticat	...	Rosie's Cousin
Kenneth Utt	...	Rosie's Cousin's Mentor (as Kenny Utt)
Bruno Ganz	...	Delp
Enrique Correa	...	Reporter #2
David Neumann	...	Reporter #3
Neda Armian	...	Reporter #4
Paul Johnson	...	Campaign Security
James McCauley	...	FBI Agent Jonas
BeBe Winans	...	FBI Agent Williams
Darrell Larson	...	FBI Agent Ramirez
Kate Valk	...	Agent Volk
Beau Sia	...	Late Night Comedian
Duana Butler	...	Library Clerk
Big Jim Wheeler	...	Library Patron
Lauren Roselli	...	Jordan's Aide
Stephen Richardson	...	Jordan's Aide
Shing Ka	...	Rosie's Sidekick
Malcolm Simpson	...	Yelling Kid
Cassius Kumar Wilkinson	...	"Abe Lincoln" (as Cassius Wilkinson)
Josephine Demme	...	"Statue of Liberty"
Gabriela Fung	...	"Betsy Ross"
Denzel Delahoussaye	...	"George Washington"
Aaron Scoenfeld	...	"Uncle Sam"
Geovonne Long	...	"MLK"
Jonathan Borst	...	"JFK"
Michael Shehata	...	"American Eagle"
Tom Chapin	...	Governor Edward Nelson
Jiggs Walker	...	Churchgoer (as Lewis 'Jiggs' Walker)
Joey Perillo	...	Jimmy
Buzz Kilman	...	The Guy with the Shades
Marie Runyon	...	Arthur's Mother
Eliza Simpson	...	Arthur's Child
Julie Adamy	...	Arthur's Child
Andre B. Blake	...	Victory Party Director
Tymberly Canale Harris	...	Victory Party Celebrity Soldier
Lilly McDowell	...	Shaw's Aide
Joshua Elrod	...	Shaw's Aide (as Josh Elrod)
Craig Branham	...	Klaus Bachman (as Craig Branam)
Sidney Lumet	...	Political Pundit
Reno	...	Political Pundit
Anna Deavere Smith	...	Political Pundit
Roy Blount Jr.	...	Political Pundit
Fab 5 Freddy	...	Political Pundit
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Reggie Austin	...	Skid Row Resident #1 (uncredited)
Jaclynn Tiffany Brown	...	Campaign Staffer (uncredited)
E. Jean Carroll	...	Reporter #5 (uncredited)
Thomas Daniel	...	Naval Sea Captain (uncredited)
Wally Dunn	...	Burly Passenger (uncredited)
Daryl Edwards	...	Train Conductor (uncredited)
Reginald Footman	...	Skid Row Resident #2 (uncredited)
Ann Pearl Gary	...	Skid Rown Resident #4 (uncredited)
James Howard	...	Political Party Member (uncredited)
Hugh Karraker	...	TV Moderator (uncredited)
Jeremy Knaster	...	Caretaker (uncredited)
Carol Jean Lewis	...	Abby (uncredited)
Al Lopez	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Pete Macnamara	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Josh Mowery	...	VP Candidate (uncredited)
Mitch Roberson	...	Skid Row Resident #3 (uncredited)

Directed by
Jonathan Demme

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Condon		(novel)
George Axelrod		(1962 screenplay)
Daniel Pyne		(screenplay) and
Dean Georgaris		(screenplay)

Produced by
Scott Aversano	....	executive producer
Jonathan Demme	....	producer
Ilona Herzberg	....	producer
Peter Kohn	....	associate producer
Polly Mallinson	....	associate producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer
Tina Sinatra	....	producer

Original Music by
Rachel Portman

Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Carol Littleton
Craig McKay

Casting by
Kathleen Chopin
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Kristi Zea

Art Direction by
Teresa Carriker-Thayer

Set Decoration by
Leslie E. Rollins

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Larry M. Cherry	....	hair designer: Mr. Washington (as Larry Cherry)
Jane Choi	....	assistant makeup artist
Daisy Curbeon	....	hair stylist: Ms. Elise
Angel De Angelis	....	hair stylist
Naomi Donne	....	makeup artist
Marjorie Durand	....	assistant makeup artist
Carl Fullerton	....	makeup artist: Mr. Washington
Patricia Grande	....	additional hair stylist
J. Roy Helland	....	hair stylist: Ms. Streep
J. Roy Helland	....	makeup artist: Ms. Streep
Todd Kleitsch	....	special makeup effects artist
Diane Maurno	....	makeup artist
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup artist
John Quaglia	....	assistant hair stylist (as John D. Quaglia)

Production Management
Paul Deason	....	unit production manager: Victory Party unit (as Paul Elliott Deason)
Sean Garrett Fogel	....	production supervisor: Washington D.C./New York (as Sean Fogel)
Angela Heald	....	production supervisor: Victory Party unit (as Angie Heald)
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor
Denise Pinckley	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Arthur Anderson	....	first assistant director: Kuwait Desert unit
Doug Coleman	....	second unit director: Kuwait Desert unit
Antoine Douaihy	....	second unit director: Washington D.C./New York
Betsy Friedman	....	additional second assistant director: Kuwait Desert unit (as Betsy Friedman-Palmieri)
Anthony Hemingway	....	first assistant director: Washington D.C./New York (as Anthony M. Hemingway)
David Kelley	....	second assistant director: Kuwait Desert unit
Peter Kohn	....	first assistant director
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
Anish Savjani	....	dga trainee
Matthew Sirianni	....	second second assistant director (as Matt Sirianni)

Art Department
JoAnn Atwood	....	assistant property master
Stephen Barth	....	scenic artist
Robert Braun	....	assistant art director
Garf Brown	....	scenic artist
Rex Christensen	....	on-set dresser
Paul Damien	....	carpenter
Peter Damien	....	propmaker foreman
John Davis	....	illustrator
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer
Gerard J. Furey	....	shop craftsman
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master
Jeffrey Harris	....	propmaker: Florida
Kalina Ivanov	....	storyboard artist
Kalina Ivanov	....	visual consultant
Derrick Kardos	....	graphic designer
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Mark Lane-Davies	....	scenic artist
Eric Lewin	....	set dresser
Nicholas Lundy	....	assistant art director
Dawn Masi	....	graphics coordinator
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director
John McDonnell	....	assistant property master
Jody McFarland	....	scenic artist: Jacksonville
Vanessa Merrill	....	art department production assistant
Christine Moosher	....	assistant set decorator
Gregory Morell	....	assistant property master
John W. Morgan	....	scenic painter
Fred Moyse	....	construction paramedic: Florida
Ken Nelson	....	construction coordinator
Garry Pastore	....	set dresser
Addison Pettit	....	graphic designer
John Ralbovsky	....	scenic foreman
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic foreman
Bruno Robotti	....	master scenic artist
Andrew Rossig	....	carpenter
James Sadek	....	shop craft foreman
Robert Thayer	....	assistant art director
Ashley Van Buren	....	assistant to production designer
Dave Weinman	....	leadman
Alyson Wellins	....	art department coordinator
Andrew Wert	....	assistant property master
Harriet Zucker	....	assistant set decorator
Robert Antalocy	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Daniel Geary	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Joseph Michael Tenga	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carlie Bergman	....	adr recordist
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Travis Call	....	sound re-recordist
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Bob Chefalas	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Rick Chefalas	....	assistant sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Kenna Doeringer	....	adr editor (as Kenna Sappington)
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor (as Lew Goldstein)
Gregg Harris	....	boom operator
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Blake Leyh	....	sound designer
David Lucarelli	....	adr recordist
Jamie Morris	....	assistant sound editor
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (as Doug Murray)
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Richards-Steeves)
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Kira Smith	....	cable person
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor
Paul Urmson	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Visscher	....	foley supervisor
Deborah Wallach	....	supervising adr editor
Mitch Wareham	....	apprentice sound editor (as Mitchell Wareham)
Mitchell Wareham	....	apprentice sound editor
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor
Brian Brockett	....	sound intern (uncredited)
Kay Denmark	....	adr boom operator (uncredited)
Louise Sinclair	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator (as Conrad F. Brink)
Edward Drohan IV	....	special effects technician (as Edward A. Drohan IV)

Visual Effects by
Cheryl Bainum	....	visual effects executive producer: Hatch
Robert J. Baldwin	....	CG artist: Barbed Wire FX (as Robert Baldwin)
Susie Brubaker	....	visual effects coordinator
Korey J. Cauchon	....	visual effects producer: Barbed Wire FX
Dominic Daigle	....	matte painter: Hatch
Avi Das	....	CG supervisor: Barbed Wire FX
Heather Davis Baker	....	digital compositor: Perpetual Motion Pictures (as Heather Baker)
Eric Dehaven	....	digital compositor: Barbed Wire FX (as Eric DeHaven)
Mark Edwards	....	visual effects coordinator: Hatch
Tim Everitt	....	CG artist: Barbed Wire FX
Deak Ferrand	....	lead matte painter: Hatch
Amanda Finkelberg	....	CG artist: Barbed Wire FX
Adam Hawkey	....	digital compositor
Brad Herman	....	CG artist: Barbed Wire FX
Sharre Jacoby	....	visual effects senior producer: New Wave Entertainment
Peter Jivkov	....	CG artist: Barbed Wire FX
Joe Landauer	....	visual effects editor
Richard Malzahn	....	visual effects supervisor
Dina Mande	....	digital effects artist
Harry Moreau	....	digital compositor: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Bill Phillips	....	digital compositor
Stephanie Pollard	....	visual effects coordinator: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Carl Seibert	....	visual effects executive producer: Barbed Wire FX
Maciek Sokalski	....	digital compositor
Kimberly Sylvester	....	visual effects executive producer: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Jim Towler	....	miniature maker: Hatch
Luis Velandia	....	visual effects gaffer: Perpetual Motion Pictures
Diana Marie Wells	....	digital artist (as Diana M. Wells)
Andrew Whitelaw	....	matchmover: Hatch
Andrew C. Whitelaw	....	digital artist: HATCH
Toby Wilkins	....	visual effects supervisor: New Wave Entertainment
Scott Williams	....	creative supervisor: New Wave Entertainment
Kieran Woo	....	visual effects production manager: Barbed Wire FX (as Kieran T. Woo)
Marcia Xintaris	....	visual effects coordinator
Juliette Yager	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Brian Keith Allan	....	stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunts
Bruce Benson	....	stunt pilot
Jay Boreya	....	stunts
Calvin Brown	....	stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	stunts
Paul Bucossi	....	stunts
Mike Burke	....	stunts
Victor Chan	....	stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Chris Colombo	....	stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunts (as George Colucci)
Darrell Davis	....	stunts (as Darrell Craig Davis)
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Andy Duppin	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Carolyn Feldschuh	....	stunts
Cory Fleming	....	stunt pilot
Tim Gallin	....	stunts
Gary Giffone	....	stunts
Al Guthery	....	stunt pilot (as Alvin R. Guthery)
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don J. Hewitt)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Adam Stephen Katz	....	stunts
Bret Kiene	....	stunts (as Bret R. Kiene)
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts
David S. Lomax	....	stunts (as David Lomax)
John E. Mack	....	stunts
Steve Mack	....	stunts
Artie Malesci	....	stunts
Mike Mortaruolo	....	stunts (as Mike Martaruulo)
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
David Paris	....	stunt pilot
Robert Powell	....	stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Tony Rhune	....	stunts
John Roney	....	stunts
John T. Scanlon	....	stunt pilot (as John Scanlon)
David Shumbris	....	stunts (as Dave Shumbris)
Keith Siglinger	....	stunts
Mam Smith	....	stunts
Brian Smyj	....	stunts
D.J. Surgent	....	stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunts (as Kim Washington)
Greg Wattkis	....	stunts
Brian Keith Allen	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Bret Kiene	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunt double: Meryl Streep (uncredited)
Robert Powell	....	stunt double: Denzel Washington (uncredited)
Mam Smith	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	helicopter stunts (uncredited)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
D.J. Surgent	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Kym Washington	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eli Aronoff	....	second assistant camera: additional camera
Jonathan Beck	....	second assistant camera
Jonathan G. Beck	....	additional second assistant camera
Paul Candrilli	....	grip
Brian Carmichael	....	video assist operator
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Kathleen Corgan	....	assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
David Elwell	....	additional electrician
Jeffrey A. Eplett	....	rigging electrician
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
James J. Ferris	....	electrician
Ray Flynn	....	rigging electric best boy
Jim Galvin	....	light board operator
John-Anthony Gargiulo	....	best boy grip: Washington D.C.
Christopher F. Graneto	....	grip
Michael N. Green	....	rigging electrician
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator
Dana Hook	....	grip
Tony C. Jannelli	....	director of photography: second unit, Washington D.C./New York (as Anthony Jannelli)
Jasper Johnson	....	dolly grip
Ross Jones	....	local key grip
Tobias Juhl	....	electrician
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician
David Knox	....	additional camera operator
John Krause	....	grip
Dan Kubicek	....	additional electrician
Jeff Lomaglio	....	grip
Rick Marroquin	....	best boy grip
Michael J. Maurer	....	best boy electric
Doug Meils	....	additional rigging electric
Markus Mentzer	....	camera loader
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Billy Miller	....	key grip
Scott Miller	....	rigging electrician
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Wayne Paull	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lance E. Phox	....	electrician
Scott H. Ramsey	....	gaffer
Jeff Ravitz	....	special lighting consultant
Ken Regan	....	still photographer
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography: Florida unit
Chris Rosen	....	electrician
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician
Leon Sanginiti	....	second assistant camera
Chris Scarfi	....	additional electrician
John Schwartz	....	assistant camera
Mark Schwentner	....	rigging gaffer
Baird Steptoe	....	first assistant camera
Allen Stillman	....	electrician
Ron Travisano	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera, second unit
Joshua Van Praag	....	rigging electrician
Tom Vulliez	....	additional grip
Tom Weston	....	camera operator: second unit
Franz Yeich	....	grip
Anthony Zibelli	....	underwater assistant camera
Craig Paul Harris	....	balloon light technician (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting assistant
Kimberly Mullen	....	casting: Florida
Mark Mullen	....	casting: Florida
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate
Eric Zuckerman	....	casting associate
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pashelle Clayton-Robinson	....	set costumer
Charles C. Crutchfield	....	additional costumer
Marta Font	....	costumer
Rhonney Greene	....	costume production assistant
Addie Hall	....	costume ager/dyer
Addie Hall	....	set costumer
Barrett Hong	....	costumer: Liev Schreiber
Joni M. Huth	....	costume shop supervisor
Nina Johnston	....	key set costumer
Debbie Lucas	....	seamstress
Mary Jo McGrath	....	wardrobe supervisor
Winsome G. McKoy	....	additional costumer
Christopher Peterson	....	assistant costume designer
Kate Quinlan	....	wardrobe supervisor
Frank Perry Rose	....	costumer: Mr. Washington (as Frank Rose)
Tom Soluri	....	set costumer
Thomas Stokes	....	wardrobe supervisor
Megan Walker	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ernest Leif Boyd	....	apprentice editor
Kate Eales	....	assistant editor
Abdul Franklin	....	assistant editor
Donald Freeman	....	final colorist
Ann Gray	....	post-production coordinator
Marty Levenstein	....	additional editor (as Martin Levenstein)
Samara Levenstein	....	assistant editor
Jimmy Mann	....	colorist: dailies
Beth Moran	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor (as Joey Violante)

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	associate music editor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
John Carbonara	....	assistant music editor
Gary Chester	....	additional music recordist
Junah Chung	....	musician
Chris Cozens	....	music programmer
David De Palo	....	orchestrator
Chris Dibble	....	music mixer
Chris Dibble	....	music recordist
Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis	....	musician: additional music
Lewis Jones	....	assistant music engineer
Michael Kosarin	....	conductor
James McBride	....	musician: saxophone solos
Nico Muhly	....	orchestrator
Sandra Park	....	orchestra contractor
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Rachel Portman	....	orchestrator
Lucas Richman	....	conductor
Patrick Russ	....	orchestrator
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance
Theodore Sperling	....	conductor
Jason Stasium	....	digital score recordist
Shea Taylor	....	musician: saxophone solos
Denise Carver	....	additional music clearances (uncredited)
Timmy Olmstead	....	score mix assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Don Baer	....	transportation co-captain: Florida
Jon Bergholz	....	transportation captain: Florida
Edward Fanning	....	transportation co-captain
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Caquias Geoffrey	....	driver
John H. Stephens	....	driver
Timothy Stephens	....	driver
Jeff Symanski	....	picture cars

Other crew
Betsy Alton	....	production coordinator
Maxwell Anderson	....	location intern
Tara Anderson	....	assistant to director
Tara Anderson	....	production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Monica Barraza	....	production secretary
Jody Beaudin	....	first assistant accountant: Washington D.C.
Will Beekman	....	assistant location manager
Dawn Bridgewater	....	key production assistant
Leonard John Bruno	....	travel coordinator
Eva Z. Cabrera	....	script supervisor
Anthony S. Calypso	....	researcher
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Ted Cella	....	office production assistant
Victoria Cervantes	....	production secretary: Florida
Temese Meca Chavis	....	accounting assistant
Cheri Coleman	....	production assistant
Cheri D. Coleman	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Collette	....	assistant: Ms. Sinatra
Leslie Collins	....	medic
J. John Corbett	....	title designer
Allison Dillard	....	assistant location manager
Jules Eggli	....	assistant: Scott Rudin
Ryan Ferguson	....	location assistant
Pablo Ferro	....	title designer
Cliff Fleming	....	aerial coordinator
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Scott Foster	....	production assistant: Washington D.C./New Jersey
Alex Fratar	....	executive assistant: Scott Rudin
Kate Fujimoto	....	assistant to producer
Cliff Fuller	....	assistant production office coordinator: re-shoots
Lauren Gale	....	craft service
Bill Garvey	....	location scout
Heather Gauntt	....	key location assistant
Raphaella Giugliano	....	construction accountant
Amy R. Gorin	....	location assistant
Joe Guest	....	assistant location manager
Mitch Harbeson	....	assistant location manager
Judie Harrison	....	animal trainer: chimps
James Hayward	....	location assistant: Jacksonville
Barbara Heller	....	location manager
Pam Holdridge	....	production coordinator: Florida
Gay Howard	....	researcher
Ben Howe	....	executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service
Tom Keefe	....	production assistant
Lars Knudsen	....	assistant production coordinator
Laura H. Kreft	....	payroll accountant
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Harry Lapham	....	production assistant
Mike Larocca	....	executive assistant: Mr. Rudin
Mia Lee	....	production associate
Alexa Song Lindenthaler	....	assistant accountant: Florida
Joshua Loiko	....	second assistant accountant
Sam B. Lorn	....	on-set locations
Matthew Mason	....	production assistant (as Matt Mason)
Nicki McCain	....	first assistant accountant
Mack McKelvey	....	craft service
Gil McKinney	....	set production assistant
Dan Milner	....	location assistant
Jeremy Mohler	....	production assistant
Peter Neu	....	key production assistant
Gene Patterson	....	craft service
Rita Pearson	....	executive assistant: Mr. Washington
Tim L. Pearson	....	production accountant
Erik Pflaumbaum	....	production assistant
Cory Poccia	....	production office intern
Connor Price	....	assistant: Scott Rudin
Peggy Pridemore	....	location manager: Washington D.C.
Jonathan Reich	....	assistant location manager: Washington, DC
Joe Robinson	....	production assistant
Chris Rodriguez	....	production assistant
Kathleen Rodriguez	....	additional set production assistant
Justin Rubinstein	....	production assistant
Jan Hopper Sanders	....	script supervisor: DC unit
Amit Sethi	....	title designer
Jon Silk	....	assistant: Scott Rudin
Art Smith Jr.	....	production assistant
Leah Sokolowsky	....	location manager (as Leah Weintraub)
Derrick Still	....	equipment liaison: Paramount
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant: Florida
Kamran Tabaddor	....	medical advisor
Polly Taylor	....	assistant: Rachel Portman
Jim Titus	....	adr voice (as James T. Williams II)
Mary Tobler	....	script editor
Karen Turner	....	assistant accountant
Nick Vanderpool	....	set production assistant
David Velasco	....	location scout
Ajamu Walker	....	production assistant
Rebecca White	....	assistant accountant
Kori E. Wilson	....	assistant: Ms. Streep
Derek Wimble	....	set production assistant
Leslie E. Witt	....	medic
Dan Zola	....	production assistant
Cory Fleming	....	pilot (uncredited)
Graham Goetz	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Sergio Gonzalez	....	additional office production assistant (uncredited)
Joyce Heftel	....	script supervisor: pre-timing (uncredited)
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)
Andrew S. Kahn	....	assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited)
Dave Knight	....	additional office production assistant (uncredited)
Karen Tsen Lee	....	adr voice group (uncredited)
Thomas Maxwell	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gio Messale	....	assistant to production executive (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	set production assistant: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Michelle Manning	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Scott Rudin Productions (as Scott Rudin)
• Clinica Estetico (in association with)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Corporation (Canada) (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino (2005) (Finland) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Net5 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Perpetual Motion Pictures (visual effects)
• Barbed Wire (additional visual effects) (as Barbed Wire FX)
• Hatch Production (matte paintings) (as Hatch)

Other Companies

• Big Film Design  main title sequence designed by
• Brainerd Helicopters Inc.  Black Hawk helicopters provided by
• C-5  post-production facilities (as C5 Inc.)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Getty Images  stock footage provided by
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• House of Fun Music Inc.  music published by
• Jellybean Music Publishing  music published by
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Playtone  thanks
• Searchworks  stock footage research
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities
• Soundtrack F/T  sound re-recording
• Studio @ NWE  TV news graphics designed by (as The Studio at New Wave Entertainment)
• Technicolor  dailies
• The Manhattan Choral Ensemble  choir
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40839) | Canada:14A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The movie opens with Marco's and Shaw's fellow soldiers playing a card game; this is a reference to The Manchurian Candidate (1962), in which cards play a very important role in the plot.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening scene where the "Lost Patrol" is ambushed, Captain Marco is shown driving the truck while Sergeant Shaw is riding in the passenger seat. This is highly unusual in Army doctrine, as the senior most ranking individual will ride as the vehicle commander, sitting in the passenger seat. This is also true as an Officer, generally, will not engage targets on the mounted machine gun.

Quotes:

Eleanor Shaw:The assassin always dies, baby. It's necessary for the national healing.

Movie Connections:

References "Twilight Zone" (1959)

Soundtrack:

This Little Theater

Better than most remakes, but not as compelling as the original

Here's something I never thought I'd say: I enjoyed parts of "The Manchurian Candidate" remake; it isn't as bad as I expected it to be.

And much of the credit goes to the three main players - Denzel Washington as the paranoid veteran, Liev Schreiber as the titular character and Meryl Streep as the power-hungry, Oedipally motivated Senator Eleanor Shaw.

Screenwriters Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris reinvent and contemporize Richard Condon's novel and the 1962 film. While John Frankenheimer's film, written by George Axelrod, was the apotheosis of the Cold War thriller and a scathing indictment of McCarthyism, Jonathan Demme's remake is less subtle in its approach and paranoia, but takes barbed jabs at current politics, the corruptibility of our elected leaders and paranoia disguised as patriotism in a post-9/11 America.

The remake also owes a debt of gratitude to Alan J. Pakula's brilliant 1974 paranoia-conspiracy thriller, "The Parallax View."

Although it isn't clear whether Raymond Shaw is a Republican or Democrat - his mother certainly seems more Republican in her outlook and politics - Demme and his writers' point is that all American politicians are bought and paid for by big business. As we all know, we never heeded President Eisenhower's prescient caution about the military industrial complex.

The villainous Manchurian Global clearly was inspired by Halliburton - there's even mention of the company getting no-bid contracts. Pay close attention and you'll hear pointed references about the use of private contractors by the military, malfunctioning touch-screen voting machines and our government's "compassionate vigilance." Also, look fast and you'll see a news crawl about a Wal-Mart-type chain and a newspaper story about our treatment of Muslims.

Washington's awfully convincing as a man fraying at the edges, whose grip on reality seems to be slowly slipping, and there were a few moments where Schreiber almost reminded me of Laurence Harvey.

Streep, on the other hand, proves why she is undoubtedly the best actress this nation has ever produced. Her Eleanor spits venom. We're utterly convinced why Raymond's such a cuckold. We can only imagine what his poor father must have endured. Streep occasionally comes close to being campy, but so completely dominates the screen that she scares us even when she chews ice.

But several other talented actors, including Jon Voight, Vera Farmiga, Dean Stockwell and Ted Levine, are used to little or no effect.

Some crucial plot elements make no sense. The Dr. Noyle scenario, for instance, proves to be illogical, especially when we learn more about him. Neither Pyne nor Georgaris attempted to rectify this deficiency. Also, the mysterious Muslim women are superfluous. I wonder if their bit wound up on the cutting-room floor.

The film contains an unmistakable cynical tone. As much as it's clearly an indictment of big business' control of politics, it also denounces our leaders' insistence on keeping the public on edge with terror alerts. And as Senator Shaw points out, "The assassin always dies. It's necessary for the national healing."

But after maintaining its cynicism for much of the film, it comes apart completely at the end. Demme and his writers cop out with a pointless and weak denouement. That gunshot you hear is Demme shooting himself in the foot.

It's almost as if they gave in to appease some mindless preview audience or dimwitted studio hack. Or, maybe they envisioned it just like this. Given my admiration of Demme, I'd like to think otherwise. Hope I'm right.