Edison (2005)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

David J. Burke

Writer (WGA):

David J. Burke (written by)

Release Date:

11 November 2005 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

In this city, only the cops are above the law.

Plot:

Upon discovering a den of corrupt policemen, a fresh-faced journalist makes a shaky allies in a jaded reporter and investigator for a powerful district attorney.

Plot Keywords:

Journalist | FBI | Investigative Reporter | Interracial Couple | Pulitzer Prize

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Moses Ashford
Kevin Spacey	...	Levon Wallace
Justin Timberlake	...	Josh Pollack
LL Cool J	...	Officer Rafe Deed
Dylan McDermott	...	Sgt. Frances Lazerov
John Heard	...	Capt. Brian Tilman
Cary Elwes	...	D.A. Jack Reigert
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Maria
Damien Dante Wayans	...	Isaiah Charles
Garfield Wilson	...	Rook
Marco Sanchez	...	Reyes
Darryl Quon	...	Wu
Andrew Jackson	...	Ives
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Butler (as Tim Paul Perez)
Piper Perabo	...	Willow Summerfield
Bryan Genesse	...	Campos
Françoise Yip	...	Crow
Robert Miano	...	Droste
B.J. Harrison	...	Judge
Rekha Sharma	...	Prosecutor
Bill Mondy	...	Public Defender
Peter Kelamis	...	Editor
Frank Ferrucci	...	Hector - Maria's Father
Klodyne Rodney	...	Public Affairs Officer (as Klondyne Rodney)
Jacqueline Ann Steuart	...	Marilyn (as Jacqueline Steuart)
Glenn Ennis	...	Bouncer (as Glen Ennis)
Chris Gauthier	...	Staffer
Melanie Angel	...	Surgeon
Victoria White	...	Melba Charles
Sage Brocklebank	...	Friend
Rachel Specter	...	Tour Guide (as Rachel Sarah Specter)
Jim Byrnes	...	Local Merchant
Brian Drummond	...	Officer
David Lewis	...	Mr. Crow
Vanesa Tomasino	...	Maid (as Vanessa Tomasino)
Maria Louisa Figura	...	Battered Woman
Steve Makaj	...	Executive #1
Vic Lippucci	...	Executive #2
Catherine Devine	...	Lap Dancer #1
David Palffy	...	Prison Guard
Alexis Llewellyn	...	Beaten Child
Holly Eglington	...	Lap Dancer #2 (as Holly Eglinton)
Katya Virshilas	...	Girl in Bar
Carrie Fleming	...	Stripper (as Carrie Ann Fleming)
Leslie McMichael	...	Girl Hostage
Byron Briscoe	...	Glass Door Man #1 (as Byron Brisco)
Brett Armstrong	...	Glass Door Man #2
Robin Menzies	...	Lap Dancer #3 (as Robyn Menzies)
Claude Knowlton	...	Evidence Guard
Elizabeth Urrea	...	Maria's Mother (as Elisabeth Urrea)
Monica Casio	...	Maria's Aunt
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kristi Angus	...	Tour Guide (uncredited)
Bobby Bysouth	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Jennifer Gibson	...	Business Type (uncredited)
Steven McMichael	...	Bank Robber #2 (uncredited)
Suzanne Whang	...	Medical Examiner (uncredited)

Directed by
David J. Burke

Writing credits (WGA)
David J. Burke		(written by)

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Christopher Eberts	....	co-executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
George Furla	....	producer
Lati Grobman	....	associate producer
Andreas Grosch	....	executive producer
Kia Jam	....	co-executive producer
Monella Kaplan	....	associate producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Andreas Schmid	....	executive producer
Jonathan Shore	....	associate producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
John Thompson	....	producer
Shawn Williamson	....	line producer

Original Music by
Tobias Enhus
Machine Head
H. Scott Salinas

Cinematography by
Francis Kenny

Film Editing by
Tirsa Hackshaw
Casey O. Rohrs

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Maureen Webb

Production Design by
Katterina Keith
Tink

Art Direction by
Don Halton

Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau

Costume Design by
Katrina McCarthy

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
Anji Bemben	....	hair stylist: Kevin Spacey
Lori Gatto	....	assistant hair stylist
Devyn Griffith	....	assistant makeup artist
Nancy Hancock	....	makeup artist: Mr. Freeman (as Nancy Worthen-Hancock)
Kandace Loewen	....	key hair stylist
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist: Mr. Spacey
Teresa A. Meyer	....	assistant makeup artist
Ryan Nicholson	....	specialty props
Andrea Simpson	....	assistant hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects designer
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer
Margaret Yaworski	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production manager: VIP Medienfonds
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Brad Van Arragon	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director
Ashley Bell	....	trainee assistant director
Boaz Davidson	....	second unit director
Kathy Houghton	....	second assistant director
Kevin Leslie	....	first assistant director: second unit
Dan Mansfield	....	third assistant director (as Daniel Mansfield)
Bryant Marshall	....	trainee assistant director
Peter D. Marshall	....	first assistant director
Douglas Mitchell	....	second assistant director: second unit
Brian O'Sullivan	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Megan M. Shank	....	trainee assistant director (as Megan Shank)
Roger Udwin	....	second assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Michael Keith Aleshire	....	swing: reshoots
Vanessa Anderson	....	assistant decorator (as Vanessa Oepkes)
Carlos Bolbrugge	....	graphic designer
Hunter Brown	....	swing: reshoots
Aaron Coakwell	....	lead man
Neville Conway	....	illustrator
Vance Conway	....	construction coordinator
Stephen L. Coutu	....	paint coordinator (as Stephen Coutu)
Richard Cummins	....	storyboard assistant
Norm Earle	....	lead man: second unit
Sher Edmonds	....	on-set props
Jason Eskeland	....	props assistant
Scott Farquarson	....	art department assistant: second unit
Scott Farquarson	....	painter foreman (as Scott Farquharson)
Kevin Griffin-Park	....	on-set dresser (as Kevin Park)
Kristian Hall	....	construction foreman
Derrick Hinman	....	art director: Los Angeles
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser
Nicole Lobart	....	storyboard artist (reshoots)
Annastacia McDonald	....	set decoration buyer
David Perun	....	property master
Reo Risley	....	construction buyer
Cynthia Rose	....	lead set dresser
David Rosychuk	....	assistant property master
Darrell Scott	....	lead man
Jim Silya	....	on-set carpenter
Stepan Vanicek	....	art department assistant
Ray Watts	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor
Jason Brennan	....	sound engineer
Lorita de la Cerna	....	adr mixer
Steve Dewey	....	additional sound designer (as Stephen Dewey)
Mark Ettel	....	sound effects mixer
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fitzgerald	....	adr editor
Robert Fitzgerald	....	dialogue editor
Courtney Gordon	....	sound studio coordinator
David Husby	....	sound mixer
William Jacobs	....	sound designer
Kevin Konarzewski	....	walla recordist
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Marcel Lehrer	....	sound studio executive
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Paul Menichini	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Noda	....	boom operator: second unit
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator (as Charlie O'Shea)
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Carlos Sanches	....	sound engineer
Karen Schell	....	sound
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
William Skinner	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Bill Skinner)
Jon Tendrich	....	sound editor
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Jeffrey R. Whitcher	....	sound editor (as Jeffrey Whitcher)
Kelly Zombor	....	boom operator
Kris Casavant	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Kris Fenske	....	sound design: trailer (uncredited)
Guy Tsujimoto	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeffrey Butterworth	....	special effects assistant (as Jeff Butterworth)
Phil Davis	....	special effects assistant
Steve Davis	....	special effects assistant
Kurt Jackson	....	assistant special effects
Vance Vegas Salvalaggio	....	special effects assistant (as Vance Vegas)
John Sleep	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Stanislav Dragiev	....	digital artist
Alex Filipov	....	3D lead artist
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Veselina Georgieva	....	visual effects lead artist
Dobri Georgiev	....	digital artist
Kiril Georgiev	....	visual effects coordinator
Veselina Haralanova	....	digital lead artist
Jivko Ivanov	....	digital effects artist
Velichko Ivanov	....	digital compositor
Milen Jiliazkov	....	digital effects artist
Peter Keranov	....	digital compositor
Robert Kirkpatrick	....	digital compositor
Danail Lazarov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Leo Lovera	....	digital compositor
Ivailo Marinov	....	digital artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Maria Mavrova	....	3D artist
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Nikolay Mihailov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Nikolay Mishonov	....	digital effects artist
Esteban Mora	....	particle effects animator
Krasimir Paskalev	....	visual effects coordinator
Shero Rauf	....	digital artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Peter Tomov	....	digital artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital effects artist
Alexander Valev	....	digital compositor
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects technical support
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt driver
Brett Armstrong	....	stunt performer
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator
Shawn Beaton	....	stunts
Byron Briscoe	....	stunts
Gavin Buhr	....	stunts
Yves Cameron	....	stunt double: Tilman
Mark Chin	....	stunt double
Phil Chiu	....	stunts
Mike Crestejo	....	stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunt driver
Crystal Dalman	....	stunt double
Mike Dopud	....	stunt driver
Joe Doserro	....	stunts
Ryan Ennis	....	stunts
Kim Howey	....	stunts
Brad Kelly	....	stunts
Paul Lazenby	....	stunt double
Randy Lee	....	stunt driver
Kit Mallet	....	stunt double
Steven McMichael	....	stunt double: Justin Timberlake / Dylan McDermott
Tony Morelli	....	stunt performer
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt double driver: John Heard
Darryl Quon	....	stunts
Dan Rizzuto	....	stunt performer
Ronald Robinson	....	stunts
Chris Sayour	....	stunts (as Christopher Sayour)
Darryl Scheelar	....	stunt performer
Kimani Ray Smith	....	stunt performer
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt performer
Owen Walstrom	....	stunt driver
John Wardlow	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Brunelle	....	lamp operator (as Mark Brunelle)
John Carron	....	playback operator
David Crone	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Davies	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Aris Georgiopoulos	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Aristidi Georgiopoulos)
Jeremy Gufstason	....	grip
Grant Hamakawa	....	grip
Shauna Hanna	....	best girl grip
Martin Hass	....	grip
Chris Helcermanas-Benge	....	still photographer
Gary Hornbeck	....	lamp operator
Elizabeth House	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Chris Hughes	....	electrician
Jay Kohne	....	first assistant camera
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator
Stephen G. Latta	....	camera trainee
Ian R.C. Levine	....	second assistant camera
Ian R.C. Levine	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Jose Manzano	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Mike Mayo	....	rigging gaffer
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator
Michael McLellan	....	key grip
Rod Newby	....	rigging gaffer
Rob Parisien	....	digital video assist operator
Rick Podd	....	grip
Sasha Proctor	....	camera trainee: second unit
Dean Reca	....	grip
Christopher Reusing	....	lamp operator (as Chris Reusing)
Clayton Richard-Long	....	second assistant camera (as Clayton Long)
Zane Rossouw	....	dolly grip: second unit
Luna Roth	....	lamp operator
Jack Rowand	....	still photographer
Neil Rowe	....	lamp operator
Jean-Marc Saldini	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Fabio Sartor	....	best boy grip: second unit
Neil Seale	....	camera operator
Randy Stamhuis	....	key grip: second unit
Matthew Tichenor	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Lee Washburn	....	lamp operator
Jason Weir	....	best boy electric
Roger Wells	....	lamp operator
Matthew Barbor	....	electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Daryl Didier	....	electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Jeff Hall	....	gaffer: reshoots (uncredited)
Timothy Hedgecock	....	electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Francis Kenny	....	director of photography: re-shoots (uncredited)
Randall Ott	....	electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)

Casting Department
James Forsyth	....	extras casting
Meg Morman	....	casting associate
Vanessa Rodriguez	....	casting assistant
Colleen Rogers	....	casting assistant: Vancouver

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Johanna Argan	....	costumer: Kevin Spacey
Jenny Bernia	....	costume assistant
Daevina Danyluck	....	set costumer
Amanda Riley	....	costumer
Lyne Talbot	....	set costumer
Brie Thorpe	....	assistant costume designer
Cathie Valdovino	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman

Editorial Department
Rachel Abarbanell	....	post-production
Jill Allanson	....	telecine assistant
Rhonda Blewett	....	telecine assistant
Michael J. Duthie	....	post-production consultant
Michael Grawert	....	on-line editor
Brian Kibbie	....	negative preparation
Paul Klassen	....	assistant editor
Franco Pante	....	assistant editor
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator
Aisla Webster	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music supervision coordinator
Robert L. Bennett Jr.	....	composer: additional music
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Thorsten Laewe	....	composer: additional music
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	score mixer
Adam Schiff	....	composer: song "If You Wouldn't Be Mine" and "Never Again"
Jim Schultz	....	additional music editor
Kip Smedley	....	music engineer
Marissa Steingold	....	solo vocals

Transportation Department
Howard Bachrach	....	transportation captain
Robert Gaskill	....	personal driver: Mr. Freeman
Dave Liboiron	....	transportation coordinator
Dale Miller	....	transportation captain
Carrie O'Bray	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Rachel Abarbanell	....	assistant: John Thompson
Tsila Adler	....	post-production accountant
Devon Allen	....	production assistant
Peter Almolky	....	assistant craft service
Larry Arpin	....	title designer
Robin Auckland	....	assistant craft service
Trace Ayala	....	assistant: Mr. Timberlake
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and media coordinator
Ruaidri W. Bennett	....	production assistant
Vitomir Bogdanovic	....	production assistant
Dale Bredeson	....	wrangler
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Hsun-Wei David Chang	....	assistant to producer
Rosie Charbonneau	....	assistant: Randall Emmett and George Furla
Eunice Choi	....	production assistant
Barbara Chomos	....	publicist
Jody Chow	....	assistant coordinator
Suzanne Clements-Smith	....	accounting clerk (as Suzanne Clements)
Karen M. Cockrell	....	post-production accountant (as Karen Cockrell)
Richard Cohee	....	stand-in
Barbara Copp	....	production assistant
David Costello	....	production assistant
Brian Daughtry	....	assistant: Mr. LL Cool J
Lynda Dorf	....	publicist: Los Angeles
Sunny Ellis	....	post-production accountant
Garth Evans	....	computer playback operator
Debra Fallek	....	assistant to producer
Rob Fournier	....	armorer (as Rob Fornier)
Jonathan Fox	....	production assistant
Ken Friss	....	script supervisor: second unit
Kelly Fry	....	craft service
Courtney Gordon	....	studio coordinator
Simon Hall	....	computer playback operator
Florian Harms	....	legal counsel: VIP
Shannon Harron	....	assistant accountant
Carol Hocking	....	production accountant
David 'Scooter' Honig	....	trainer: LL Cool J
Ken Hovgaard	....	location scout
Mike Jevne	....	production assistant
Krista Kelloway	....	assistant to producers
Micah Kelpin	....	assistant to producer
Tony Koncept	....	production assistant
Carol Korm	....	wrangler
Clif Kosterman	....	bodyguard
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearance
Susan Lambie	....	script supervisor
Charmaine Lazaro	....	assistant to producer
Andrea Leone	....	distribution
Jennifer Lewis	....	trainee assistant location manager
Casey MacIntyre	....	video coordinator
Asha MacLeod	....	production assistant
Daryl Makortoff	....	production assistant
Brad Mann	....	stand-in
Rick Marcoux	....	transfer
Kelly Matthews	....	intern
Bob McQuarrie	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Darin Mickelson	....	production assistant: second unit
Christopher Mollere	....	assistant: Randall Emmett
Donald Munro	....	production coordinator
Robert Musnicki	....	stand-in
Casey Nelson-Zutter	....	assistant location manager
Andrew Pedley	....	video coordinator: second unit
Quentin Pierre	....	personal assistant: Mr. Freeman
Sheryl Rhodes	....	production coordinator
Christian Schauz	....	production assistant: second unit
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor	....	tax advisor: VIP
Chris Smith	....	production assistant
Aaron Speiser	....	acting coach: LL Cool J
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Scott Taggart	....	production assistant
Thierry Tanguy	....	location manager
Marcin Teodoru	....	title designer
Danielle Trainer	....	production assistant: second unit
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	production financing
Scooby Vincent	....	key production assistant (as Michelle Vincent)
Dan Lee West	....	assistant to producer
Trevor Westerhoff	....	assistant production coordinator
Berit Wetzel	....	legal counsel: VIP
Jeremy Whelehan	....	assistant: Mr. Spacey
Scott Witty	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Emmett/Furla Films
• VIP 3 Medienfonds (as VIP Medienfonds 3)
• Nu Image Entertainment GmbH (as Nu Image)
• Ascendant Pictures (in association with)
• Rising Star (in association with) (poster credit only)
• Brightlight Pictures (uncredited)
• Edison Productions (uncredited)

Distributors

• Andrea Leone Films (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Ninth Dimension Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Spike TV (2007) (USA) (TV)
• Veronica (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• Comerica Bank of California  financing bank
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Hollywood Camera  additional camera equipment
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative preparation
• Mercury Sound Studios  post-production sound
• Micdi Productions  music editing
• Sharpe Sound Studios  adr recording
• Video Split Productions  video assist equipment

Also Known As:

Edison Force (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language, and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Canada:97 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Germany:16 | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Brazil:16 | Argentina:16 | France:Unrated | Norway:15 | Australia:MA | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 (TV version) | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Public Library, 360 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

Originally set for a US theatrical release in 2005, the film was pushed back after poor test screenings. Ultimately the film was release direct-to-DVD in the domestic market after remaining unreleased during a sustained time of uncertainty.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Lazerov kills the drug dealer in the opening scene, he doesn't even use the revolver they plant as the murder weapon to kill him, he uses his police issued 9mm. an unfired gun with a different type bullet would obviously reveal foul play.

Movie Connections:

References Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Soundtrack:

Whatever Makes You Feel Good

Terrible Role Miscast

Wow. I do not think I have ever seen a movie with so many great actors that had such a pivotal role so miscast. Justin Timberlake is perhaps the single worst actor to land a bigtime role in a movie with the star power and money behind it that Edison had.

His acting was PAINFUL to observe. The story was OK and all the other characters were played by professional actors, heck, even LL Cool J was fine since he has had numerous small parts to cut his teeth on. How the director and movie company figured that Timberlake was ready for this role there is no way to comprehend.

His character ruins the entire experience since every time he is on screen you are actually rooting for the corrupt cops to cap his sorry ass, and he is supposed to be the hero... I would not waste money on this one at the theater or on video. MAYBE if you have HBO and have NOTHING else to do at 2am on a Saturday night and you are drunk and stoned, this may be OK.

Watching Timberlake in this role was like watching a human 'Kermit the Frog' act in a Hollywood Blockbuster, just didn't work at all.