Slow Burn (2005)

Director:

Wayne Beach

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Beach (screenplay)
Wayne Beach (story) ...
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Release Date:

13 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The truth is just a trick of light.

Plot:

A district attorney is involved in a 24-hour showdown with a gang leader and is, at the same time, being manipulated by an attractive assistant district attorney and a cryptic stranger.

Plot Keywords:

District Attorney | Reporter | Prosecutor | Murder | Interview

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Ford Cole
LL Cool J	...	Luther Pinks (as James Todd Smith)
Mekhi Phifer	...	Isaac Duperde
Jolene Blalock	...	Nora Timmer
Guy Torry	...	Chet Price
Taye Diggs	...	Jeffrey Sykes
Chiwetel Ejiofor	...	Ty Trippin
Bruce McGill	...	Godfrey
Frank Schorpion	...	Maybank
Donny Quinn	...	Delucca (as Donny Falsetti)
Barbara Alexander	...	Pratt
Joe Grifasi	...	Desk Sgt. Drown
Richard Jutras	...	Leland Neff
Arthur Holden	...	Felix Lang
Fisher Stevens	...	Alan Turlock
Robert Reynolds	...	Police Van Driver
Daniel Hilfer	...	Kevin
Peter Anthony Tambakis	...	Ellis (as Peter Tambakis)
Christian Paul	...	Rupert Greems
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pierre Gage	...	Crazy Guy (as Gage Pierre)
WBBrown II	...	Detective
Travis Kerschen	...	Baby Eric
Omari Newton	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)
Gregory Terlecki	...	Penthouse Campaign Donor (uncredited)

Directed by
Wayne Beach

Writing credits (WGA)
Wayne Beach		(screenplay)
Wayne Beach		(story) and
Anthony Walton		(story)

Produced by
Stephen Break	....	executive producer
Miles Ferguson	....	associate producer
Andrew S. Karsch	....	executive producer
Sidney Kimmel	....	producer
Raymond C. Lambert	....	associate producer
Ray Liotta	....	co-executive producer
John Penotti	....	executive producer
Andrew Reimer	....	executive producer
Matthew H. Rowland	....	co-producer (as Matthew Rowland)
Fisher Stevens	....	executive producer
Fisher Stevens	....	producer
Bonnie Timmermann	....	producer
Bruce Toll	....	executive producer
Anthony Walton	....	co-executive producer
Tim Williams	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeff Rona

Cinematography by
Wally Pfister		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kristina Boden
Paul Zucker		(co-editor)

Casting by
Amanda Harding
Amanda Koblin

Production Design by
Tim Galvin

Art Direction by
Stavros Evangelou

Set Decoration by
Jean-Charles Claveau

Costume Design by
Nicoletta Massone

Makeup Department
Sandra Feijoo	....	makeup artist
Corald Giroux	....	key hair stylist
Jessica Heeren	....	additional makeup artist
Gaétan Landry	....	hair stylist
Judy Lovell	....	head makeup artist
Melissa Purino	....	key makeup artist
Gérard Royer	....	hair stylist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker (as Victoria Woods)

Production Management
Didier Communaux	....	assistant unit manager
Miles Ferguson	....	post-production supervisor
Jacky Lavoie	....	production manager
Simon Paquin	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesabelle Boileau	....	additional third assistant director
Paul Drouin	....	third assistant director
Heather Garfinkle	....	trainee assistant director
Allison Johnston	....	second assistant director
Anne Murphy	....	first assistant director
Don Terry	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ilinca Balaban	....	assistant set decorator
Annette Bélanger	....	art department coordinator (as Annette Belanger)
Frances Calder	....	key set decorator
Antoine Connoly	....	scenic painter (as Antoine Connolly)
Charles Dugas	....	set property master
Alain Dussault	....	graphic designer
Marceline Gonin	....	property master
Marc Leger	....	carpenter
Russell Moore	....	set designer
Véronique Pagnoux	....	head scenic painter (as Veronique Pagnoux)
Chantal René	....	scenic painter (as Chantal Rene)
Tim Winchester	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Pierre Bertrand	....	boom operator
Pierre Blain	....	sound
William Clément	....	sound trainee
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor
Sylvia Menno	....	adr editor
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Jeffrey Stern	....	adr editor (as Jeff Stern)
Marilyn Teorey	....	foley editor
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Wahnon	....	dialog editor

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Daniel Massicotte	....	special effects assistant
Martin Williams	....	special effects rigger

Visual Effects by
Krista Allain	....	visual effects coordinator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Greg Astles	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Graham Cunningham	....	senior 3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Peter Dydo	....	3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Aaron Fritz	....	digital artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
David Gouveia	....	main title designer: 3 Dogz Creative Inc.
Jamie Hallett	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Michael Hatton	....	visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Josh Hayes	....	storyboard artist
Marjorie Knight	....	senior digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lev Kolobov	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wendy Lanning	....	visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Sam Lee	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Laurence Lok	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jim Maxwell	....	digital matte artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lon Molnar	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Darcy Reno	....	system administrator (as Darcy Bangsund)
Scott Riopelle	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Clancy Silver	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Wayne Traudt	....	main title designer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.

Stunts
Andy Bradshaw	....	stunt player (as Andrew Bradshaw)
Bobby Brown	....	stunts
Annie Carignan	....	stunt player
Ben Gauthier	....	stunt player (as Benoit Gauthier)
François Gauthier	....	stunt player (as Frank Gauthier)
Nathalie Girard	....	stunt player
Yves Langlois	....	stunt player
David McKeown	....	stunt coordinator (as Dave McKeown)

Camera and Electrical Department
Charles Beetz	....	gaffer
Stephane Boisvert	....	generator operator
Philippe Bossé	....	still photographer
Nicholas D'Annunzio	....	grip
Alexandre De Ernsted	....	grip (as Alex De Ernsted)
Marc de Ernsted	....	key grip
Éloi Deraspe	....	dolly grip
Yves Garant	....	clapper loader
Cory Geryak	....	chief lighting technician
Paul Gravel	....	focus puller
Alain Jolicoeur	....	generator operator
Lev Kolobov	....	photographer: title sequence
Danny Lee	....	still photographer
Larry Lynn	....	director of photography: second unit
Peter Mathys	....	best boy electric
Nelson Nadeau	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Mike Migliara	....	casting assistant
Mike Migliara	....	extras casting
Melinda Redfoot	....	casting assistant
Bruno Rosato	....	casting associate
Aldo Tirelli	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherina Chamberland	....	assistant costume designer (as Caterina Chamberland)
Joceline Charette	....	key dresser
Pascal Gauthier	....	key dresser
Sophie Lemay	....	chief assistant dresser

Editorial Department
Simon Broderick	....	telecine colorist
Erin Crackel	....	assistant editor
Tom Foligno	....	assistant editor
Alfredo Frasson	....	color timer
Jason Gatt	....	assistant editor
Adam Geiger	....	assistant editor
Sky Gewant	....	post-production intern
John F. Lyons	....	first assistant editor
Catherine Rankin	....	negative cutter
Liz Sandoval	....	editorial assistant
Matthew Shapiro	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Jim Black	....	music supervisor
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
Jane Antonia Cornish	....	orchestrator
Tass Filipos	....	music editor
Stephen Krause	....	score mixer
Gregg Lehrman	....	score co-producer
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion

Transportation Department
Alain Caporicci	....	driver captain
Stéphane Giroux	....	driver: cast and production
Michel Mollicone	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Etienne Caron	....	production assistant
Alana Cymerman	....	location manager
Jared Goldman	....	production department manager: GreeneStreet Films
Robert Harrison	....	medic
Nutan Khanna	....	assistant to director
Brian Kornreich	....	business affairs consultant
Marie-Claude Leboeuf	....	production secretary
Tara Markus	....	location scout
Sylvie Martin	....	production coordinator
Roman Martyn	....	assistant location manager
Elise Nadeau	....	production assistant
Brenda Nixon	....	first assistant accountant
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group
Sandrin Olivier	....	production assistant
Betty Palik	....	unit publicist
Lili Partheniou	....	production accountant
Harley Pasternak	....	personal trainer
Nathalie Picard	....	script supervisor
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: LL Cool J
Danny Turgeon	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• GreeneStreet Films
• Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
• Bonnie Timmermann Productions
• Longfellow Pictures

Distributors

• GreeneStreet Films International (2005-) (worldwide) (all media)
• Art Port (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (2007) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Art Port (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• DEJ Productions (2005-????) (USA) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Galla Team (2007) (Bulgaria) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Intrigue (special effects)
• Intelligent Creatures (visual effects)

Other Companies

• David Kramer's Looping Group  loop group
• Eastern Script Service Inc.  clearances
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Location Michel Trudel Inc.  grip and electric equipment
• Montreal Casting House  casting: Montreal
• Montreal Casting  extras casting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses (as Panavision)
• William F. White International  cranes (as William F. White)
• audiomachine  advertising

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, violence and language

Runtime:

USA:93 min | Canada:93 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:M | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

GreeneStreet Films

Trivia:

Filmed in 2003.

Quotes:

Luther Pinks:She stood there smelling like a tangerine, ripe and ready to be peeled.

Movie Connections:

References Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

I Still Feel

Did She Or Didn't She? Who Cares!

This wore out its welcome about 40 minutes into the movie and after the halfway point, about 10 minutes later, I totally didn't care if our girl here was innocent or guilty. The story just became plodding.

I am so glad it wasn't just me, that the first review I see here - Mermaidbronze - felt the same way I did. I'll put it in simple terms: this film was not as "smart" and "clever" as it thought it was. In fact, it was stupid because it committed the ultimate sin for making a movie - it bored the hell out of its audience, and an audience that includes some "smart people" who can figure things out. A convoluted movie is just that, and not fun to watch no matter what any viewer's IQ might be.

Movies that revolve around the big question "Did he/she kill the person or not" are either extremely interesting and involving or the opposite. I found it un-involving, and when you don't care about the characters, then you don't care who's innocent or guilty and the film loses all effectiveness.

This movie was filmed in 2003 but not released until this year - four years later! Maybe they knew it was a turkey.