Tekken (2010)

Director:

Dwight H. Little

Writer (WGA):

Alan B. McElroy (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 March 2010 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Survival is no game.

Plot:

Jin Kazama witnesses the death of his mother Jun by Tekken in the slums known as Anvil. After finding a Tekken ID he decides to seek out vengeance for his mother's death.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Slum | Tournament | Fighter | Combat

Cast

Jon Foo	...	Jin Kazama
Kelly Overton	...	Christie Monteiro
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Heihachi Mishima
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Kazuya Mishima
Cung Le	...	Marshall Law (as Cung Lee)
Darrin Dewitt Henson	...	Raven
Luke Goss	...	Steve Fox
Mircea Monroe	...	Kara
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Jun Kazama
Candice Hillebrand	...	Nina Williams (as Candicé Hillebrand)
Marian Zapico	...	Anna Williams
Gary Daniels	...	Bryan Fury
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Bonner
Roger Huerta	...	Miguel Rojo
Lateef Crowder	...	Eddy Gordo
Anton Kasabov	...	Sergei Dragunov
Kiko Ellsworth	...	Denslow in Anvil Bar
Louis Herthum	...	Tekken Police Officer #2
Jourdan Lee	...	Tekken Sportscaster #1 (as Jourdan Lee Khoo)
Jonathan Kowalsky	...	Yosk in Anvil Bar
Sharron Leigh	...	Club Waitress
Andrew Wei Lin	...	Tekken Sportscaster #2
James Dallas Liu	...	Jin Kazama at 6 years old (as Dallas James Liu)
Monica Mal	...	Night Club Hot Girl #1
Jevon Miller	...	Anvil Open Call Angry Reject
Randal Reeder	...	Anvil Open Call Scared Man
Jason James Richter	...	Bonner's Associate (as Jason Richter)
Blake Shields	...	Hansu in Anvil Bar
Michael Showers	...	Tekken Police Officer #1
Gary Ray Stearns	...	Yoshimitsu (as Gary Stearns)
Brett Wagner	...	Quid, Anvil Bartender
Cassie Shea Watson	...	Tekken Med-Tech (as Cassie S. Watson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laine Dubroc	...	Guard (uncredited)
Tammy Eaton	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)
Louise Griffiths	...	Sapphire (uncredited)
Krystal Mayo	...	Go-Go Dancer (uncredited)
Lee Ann McDade	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)
James Merrick	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Mysti Nash	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)
Cory Patt	...	Open Fighter (uncredited)
David Pitt	...	Jack Hammer (uncredited)
Matthew Ramsaur	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)
Kalah Roberts	...	Sexy Dancer (uncredited)
Thomas Wallace	...	Corporate Owner (uncredited)
Jennifer Lynn Warren	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)
Nedal Yousef	...	Tekken Citizen (uncredited)

Directed by
Dwight H. Little		(as Dwight Little)

Writing credits (WGA)
Alan B. McElroy		(screenplay)

Produced by
Benedict Carver	....	producer
James Coyne	....	co-producer
Daniel Diamond	....	executive producer
Iddo Lampton Enochs Jr.	....	co-producer
Tetsu Fujimura	....	executive producer
Scott Karol	....	executive producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	executive producer
Masaya Nakamura	....	executive producer
Jamee Natella	....	producer: pick-ups
Steven Paul	....	producer
Kim H. Winther	....	co-producer

Original Music by
John Hunter

Cinematography by
Brian J. Reynolds

Film Editing by
David Checel

Casting by
Kelly Wagner		(as Kelly Martin Wagner)

Production Design by
Nathan Amondson

Art Direction by
William Budge		(supervising art director)
Robert Hummel
Matthew C. Jacobs

Set Decoration by
Kristin Bicksler

Costume Design by
Shawn Holly Cookson

Makeup Department
Kimberly Amacker	....	makeup artist
Louisa Gore Hamn	....	key makeup artist
LaToya Henderson	....	makeup artist (as LaToya Green)
Yolanda Mercadel	....	key hair stylist
Chrissy Morris	....	makeup artist
Melizah Schmidt	....	department head hair
Justin Stafford	....	wig maker
Tony Ward	....	third hair stylist

Production Management
Iddo Lampton Enochs Jr.	....	production manager
Kelly Hirano	....	production manager: reshoots
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production supervisor
Greg Spence	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	second unit director
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	second second assistant director
Kelly Hirano	....	assistant director: reshoots
Jason James Richter	....	assistant director
Kim H. Winther	....	first assistant director
Eric Yellin	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dean Allison	....	foreman
Robert Allison	....	propmaker
Isaac Amondson	....	lead on-set dresser
Scott Childers	....	foreman
Daniel Coulthard	....	set dresser
Adriana Dardas	....	set designer
Will E. Drummond	....	set dresser
Wade Easley	....	propmaker
Jason Ebarb	....	propmaker
Stephen Finders	....	props
Kevin Gaspard	....	graphic designer
Shelby Gillen	....	art department intern
Todd Harris	....	storyboard artist
Claire Hassig	....	scenic
Michael Hendrick	....	leadman
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction coordinator
Carol Hummel	....	art department coordinator
Jason Glenn Jimes	....	painter
Phillip Joffrion	....	set dresser
Jeremy Johnson	....	carpenter
Steven Kerlagon	....	scenic charge
Andree Lago	....	scenic foreman
Steve Laks	....	gang boss
Blake Le Vasseur	....	lead sculptor
Nicole Lobart	....	conceptual artist
Jonathan S. Morgan	....	scenic
David Myers	....	painter
Rika Nakanishi	....	visual consultant
Ryan Pearson	....	propmaker
Jared Pendergrass	....	art department coordinator
Jared Pendergrass	....	set decorating coordinator
Pavel Pesta	....	scenic
Troy Ramey	....	propmaker
Joe Royston	....	set dresser
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer
Margaret A. Thigpen	....	assistant props
Greg Washington	....	construction medic
Andrew Wert	....	property master
Charles Wilson	....	gang boss
Chris Wilson	....	gang boss
Bryan Wofford	....	intern art department
Eric Wolfe	....	construction gangboss
Michael Wynn	....	painter

Sound Department
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound designer
Romain Bigorgne	....	assistant sound editor
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Destin E. Gautier	....	sound utility
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound designer
Patrick Giraudi	....	supervising sound editor
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
Eric Ledet	....	sound mixer: EPK
Tim Limer	....	sound recordist
Larry Long	....	sound mixer
Lisa Neidhardt	....	sound effects editor
Nick Neutra	....	foley supervisor
Kunal Rajan	....	foley editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Xavier Sol	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Tiffany	....	boom operator
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Blake Le Vasseur	....	technician
Jack Lynch	....	special effects coordinator
Richard E. Perry	....	special effects foreman
John Shea	....	suit fabricator
Bob Trevino	....	special effects foreman
Michael B. Williams	....	specialty costume crew: Frontline Design Inc.
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Susan Alexander	....	di producer
Alastor Arnold	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jeffrey Benoit	....	pre-visualization artist
Angelo Caruso	....	digital titles
Joseph Civitate	....	digital artist
Valerie Delahaye	....	visual effects producer: Make Inc
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects producer
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects producer
Buddy Gheen	....	digital compositor
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Annemarie Griggs	....	visual effects producer
Rusty Ippolito	....	digital artist
Anthony 'Max' Ivins	....	matte painter: Look Effects (as Max Ivins)
Brad Kalinoski	....	digital supervisor: LOOKFX
Danny S. Kim	....	visual effects artist
Craig Kuehne	....	visual effects artist
David Lebensfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Ingenuity Engine
Nicholas Loizides	....	digital environments artist: Look FX
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Matthew Poliquin	....	visual effects producer: Ingenuity Engine
Anthony Riazzi	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: At The Post
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Chad Schott	....	digital compositor
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	compositing supervisor
Nicholas Sorenson	....	compositor: Ingenuity Engine
Paul Stemmer	....	visual effects editor
Antonello Stornelli	....	digital artist
Jacques Stroweis	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Norie Varga	....	digital artist
Dave Zeevalk	....	3D tracking td

Stunts
James Armstrong	....	stunt performer
Jeffrey Clark	....	stunts (as Jeff Clark)
Mohamed Elachi	....	stunt double: Jon Foo
Tanner Gill	....	stunts
James Heisner	....	stunts (as James Allen Heisner)
Jim Henry	....	stunts
Karin Justman	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunt performer
Michael Li	....	stunts (as Mike Li)
Rudyard Moncayo	....	stunts
Ilya Nikitenko	....	stunt performer
Eric Norris	....	stunt coordinator
Lin Oeding	....	stunts (as Lynn Oeding)
Norb Phillips	....	stunts (as Norbert Philips)
Víctor Quintero	....	stunt performer (as Vic Quintero)
Cyril Raffaelli	....	fight choreographer
Luke Sexton	....	stunt performer
Tiger Sheu	....	stunt performer
Tim J. Smith	....	stunt performer (as Tim Smith)
Gary Ray Stearns	....	stunt performer (as Gary Stearns)
Josh Tessier	....	stunt performer (as JoshTessler)
Russell Towery	....	utility stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts
Jim Henry	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Karin Justman	....	stunt double: Candice Hillebrand (uncredited)
Michael Li	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Allen	....	grip
Mike Amorelli	....	rigging electric best boy
Bob Bates	....	gaffer
Ben Batzdorff	....	rigging electrician
Jacob Bynum	....	digital imaging technician: utility
J. Christopher Campbell	....	dolly grip: "c" camera (as Christopher Campbell)
Jeffrey Chase	....	lighting technician
Kenneth M. Chernow	....	electrician
Larry Clifton	....	video assist
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Deboer	....	automated lighting programmer
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator
Sean Fairburn	....	digital imaging technician
Brouke Franklin	....	first assistant camera
Hilton Garrett	....	grip
Danny Horne	....	second assistant camera
Vic Keatley	....	best boy electric
Tom Keefer	....	dolly grip
Erich Kemp	....	digital imaging technician: pickup unit
Alan Koplin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Andy Lohrenz	....	electrician
Jim Mayo	....	technocrane operator
Eric Meisner	....	electrician
Adam Mitchell	....	electrician
Clint Moran	....	additional first assistant camera
Brent Swampy Mullins	....	dolly grip
Myron Parran	....	second assistant camera
Max Patrucco	....	rigging grip
Stoke T. Renigade Patterson	....	grip (as Stroke Renegade)
Art Phillipe	....	digital imaging technician
Nancy Piraquive	....	camera production assistant
Jacob Ross	....	best boy rigging grip
Declan Ryan	....	additional rigging electrician
Ted Sapp	....	rigging key grip
Mike Satterfield	....	rigging grip
S. Benny Smyth	....	lighting technician: day player
Randy Tharpe	....	best boy grip
Chris Trosclair	....	electrician
Stefan von Bjorn	....	Steadicam operator: "b" camera
John Waldo	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice casting
Fern Champion	....	additional casting
Andrei Constantinescu	....	extras casting assistant
Brooke Estrada	....	extras casting
Chris Gehrt	....	casting assistant
Carol Grant	....	additional location casting
Natalie Patterson	....	casting assistant
Dominika Posserén	....	casting associate
Paul Ruddy	....	additional casting
Tommy Staub	....	local casting
Kate Warren	....	extras casting assistant
Jay DeFelice	....	extras casting coordinator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ben Bornstein	....	specialty costume fabricator: Frontline Design
Andree Fortier	....	key costumer
Carrie Grace	....	costumer
Courtney Hoffman	....	costume assistant
Martha Ledbetter	....	set costumer
Kate Lindsay	....	key costumer: Los Angeles
Billy Ray McKenna	....	costume supervisor
Mike Philpot	....	specialty costumes

Editorial Department
Thomas Han Ul Park	....	associate editor

Music Department
Alberto Domínguez	....	composer: additional music
Tom Evans	....	assistant music supervisor
Tom Player	....	composer: additional music
Andy Ross	....	music supervisor
Derek Somaru	....	music editor
Kevin Teasley	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Monica W. Fuller	....	driver (as Monica Williamson)
Jay Fulton	....	driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver
Doug Wilson	....	driver
Charlie Wright	....	transportation captain
Felicia Zamora	....	driver
Christy Zeller	....	transportation office coordinator

Other crew
Cindy Anderson	....	first assistant accountant
Jupiter Baudot	....	production assistant (as Brad Baudot)
Lamonte Bell	....	payroll accountant
Zoe Bower	....	post production coordinator
Tiffany Boyle	....	assistant to producers
Liz Brandenburg	....	production coordinator
Scott Brant	....	second assistant accountant
Robert C. Campion	....	production accountant
Jaz Donaldson	....	production assistant
Elaine Eaton	....	travel coordinator
Trena Edwards	....	production assistant
Gavin Franks	....	accounting consultant
Brendan Garst	....	production supervisor
Matthew Goodwin	....	set production assistant
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	armorer
Lucia Hallett	....	assistant production coordinator
Henry Hayashi	....	adr voice
Andrew Hyatt	....	creative executive
Marike Jainchill	....	production assistant
Jennifer C. Lai	....	business affairs (as Jennifer Lai)
Monica Mal	....	assistant: producer
Renee Marsella	....	set production assistant
Amy Martinson	....	assistant to producer
John A. Metoyer	....	assistant location manager
Eddie Michaels	....	unit publicist
Slaid Parker	....	production assistant
Greg Peck	....	office production assistant
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor
Charity Schubert	....	interpreter
Luke Sexton	....	production secretary
Tiger Sheu	....	photo double
Tiger Sheu	....	stand-in
Eric Sizemore	....	production assistant
Tim J. Smith	....	production assistant
James M Turner	....	assistant to Mr. Goss (as James Turner)
Nancy Valle	....	post services
Brent Waffle	....	production assistant
Matthew Wright	....	production assistant

Thanks
Dan Caldwell	....	special thanks
Wali Razaqi	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• CST Productions
• Crystal Sky Pictures
• Crystal Sky
• GAGA
• Namco
• TapouT Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Cinestar (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• California Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• Central Partnership (2010) (Russia) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (France) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (Iceland) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (Norway) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (South Africa) (all media)
• Entertainment One (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Optimum Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• TVA Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Ingenuity Engine (visual effects)
• At The Post
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll (uncredited)
• Film Production Capital  tax credit brokering
• Frontline Design  specialty costumes
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Insignia Public Relations  unit publicity
• LA House of Props  manufacturer
• Louisiana Production Consultants  production services co.
• Virtualmix  sound post-production
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and brutal fighting throughout, and for some sexual content (re-rated)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (original rating) | USA:R (re-rated) (certificate #45655) | Japan:G | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited for re-rating) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:T | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana, USA

Company:

CST Productions

Trivia:

Most of the film's sets were built at the Louisiana State Fair Grounds in Shreveport. The Hirsch Memorial Coliseum is located at the State Fair Grounds and was used as the coliseum hosting many of the fights seen in the film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jin's fight with Law is being watched in the bar, the TV shows some shots that were clearly filmed inside the cage but there is no camera man in the cage.

Quotes:

Heihachi Mishima:I knew your mother, Jun Kazama.
[as Jin sit up]
Heihachi Mishima:Formidable fighter. One of Tekken's best.
Jin Kazama:My mother tried to keep me away from Tekken... now I know why.
Heihachi Mishima:Do not judge all of Tekken by Kazuya's mistakes.
Jin Kazama:Mistakes? Tekken destroys lives.
Heihachi Mishima:I created Tekken, not only as a corporation, but as a mean to stem the chaos. We are making a world raising it from the ashes
Jin Kazama:You tell that to the people who are dying everyday in Anvil.
Heihachi Mishima:We brought humanity and restored order. Tekken is peace!
Jin Kazama:Tekken is fear! My mother's blood is in your hands, Mishima!
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Tekken 4 (2002) (VG)

Soundtrack:

Sugar Killah

starts off good but then loses its potential

This movie is hard to discern. It has its ups and downs, its cheesy moments and its groundbreaking battles...

As a stand-alone movie, one might think it pretty good. The acting isn't as bad as independent movies usually deliver. The characters are two-dimensional, and all the main characters were adorned with minimal background stories that blended in well with the movie; in other words, they didn't feel forced just so you can know the characters better. Also, unlike other movies that start off from one setting and then jump to a luxurious island/mansion/castle, etc., this movie maintains its dystopian vibe from beginning to end, maintaining the reality of its world its inviting you in.

Compared to the games, there were a lot of disappointments. The characters dress like they do in the games, yet none of the actors are physically similar to them, nor do they talk like them. Also, some important characters (Heihachi, Kazuya, Nina) were extremely reduced to a disappointing level, while others (Christie, Steve, Raven) were needlessly emphasized.

The movie actually manages to grasp your attention, but halfway through, it spans out of control, and the final fight was a major disappointment. I will also say that I'm glad some core characters like Paul Phoenix, Lei Wulong and Hwoarang were left out; it's better to leave them untouched than to ruin them.

All in all, the movie might have had more credit if it changed the title and the names of the characters. In other words, it didn't need to be a Tekken adaption. One could easily come up with a movie based around a tournament without disappointing a lot of gamers (because let's face it, most of the people that watch these types of movies are gamers).