End Game (2006)

Director:

Andy Cheng

Writers:

J.C. Pollock (story)
J.C. Pollock (written by) ...
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Release Date:

21 July 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Assassination Was Only The Beginning.

Plot:

A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President. |

Plot Keywords:

President | Assassination | Hit By A Car | Explosion | Shot In The Hand

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Alex Thomas
Angie Harmon	...	Kate Crawford
James Woods	...	Vaughn Stevens
Patrick Fabian	...	Brian Martin
Peter Greene	...	Jack Baldwin
Jack Scalia	...	The President
Anne Archer	...	The First Lady
David Selby	...	Shakey Fuller
Burt Reynolds	...	General Montgomery
Sarah Ann Schultz	...	Janice Frost
Todd Jensen	...	Agent Smith
Brian Presley	...	Billy Bergoon
Benito Martinez	...	Ramsey
Patrick Treadway	...	Lewis Detimore
Yuji Okumoto	...	Doctor Lee
J.P. O'Shaughnessy	...	Doctor Reid
Heather Dawn	...	Reporter (as Heather Dawn Fishman)
Cordell Lewis	...	Fire Chief
Jeffrey Humphrey	...	Newscaster
Kimberly Quinn	...	Thelma (as Kim Quinn)
Pam Long	...	Detimore's Mom
John Cenatiempo	...	Tony Morino
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Cop #1
Troy Brown	...	Cop #2 (as Troy J. Brown)
John Casino	...	Policeman
Spencer Sano	...	Special Operations Agent
Johnny Martin	...	Driver
Carsten Norgaard	...	Arman (as Carsten Noorsgard)
Christa Campbell	...	Mistress
Sydney Walsh	...	Teenage Girl
Dain Turner	...	Nick
John V. Barbieri	...	Secret Service Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pepper Cross	...	Nurse (as Denise Marie Thomas)
Cole Gamble	...	Agent Sacks
Kent Kimball	...	Reporter with Detimore
Jhon Goodwin	...	Metro Police Officer (uncredited)
Bethany D. Hart	...	Fan (uncredited)
Benjamin Maixner	...	Day Player (uncredited)
Travis Pell	...	Customer (uncredited)
Angelique Robinson	...	Pre-teen girl #2 (uncredited)
James M. Tilley	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Andrew Varenhorst	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Jared Wagner	...	Boy walking (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Cheng

Writing credits
J.C. Pollock		(story)
J.C. Pollock		(written by) and
Andy Cheng		(written by)

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	executive producer
Gerd Koechlin	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Johnny Martin	....	producer
Juan A. Mas	....	line producer
David E. Ornston	....	producer
Brett Ratner	....	executive producer
Richard Salvatore	....	producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer
Tierre Turner	....	producer

Original Music by
Kenneth Burgomaster

Cinematography by
Chuck Cohen		(director of photography) (as Charles Cohen)

Film Editing by
Julia Wong

Casting by
Rosemary Welden

Production Design by
Vincent DeFelice

Set Decoration by
Benjamin Maixner

Costume Design by
Melissa Lacombe

Makeup Department
Trista Jordan	....	key makeup artist
Arlene Nagle	....	key hair stylist
Angel Radefeld	....	hair stylist
Angel Radefeld	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Ulmer	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Rich Cowan	....	executive in charge of production
George Gale	....	post-production supervisor: Millennium Films
Ian Kennedy	....	post-production supervisor
Kathie McCallister	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Guzik	....	second assistant director
Johnny Martin	....	second unit director

Art Department
Dan Beyer	....	set dresser
Craig Binkley	....	visual consultant: Spokane
Lee Lazarow	....	property master
Charles Lewis	....	assistant property master
David Steen	....	art department coordinator
Jana Treadwell	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Clifford	....	boom operator
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlos Sanches	....	adr editor
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Tom Taylor	....	sound mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Giuliano Fiumani	....	special effects supervisor
Craig Reedy	....	special effects technician
Jim Reedy	....	special effects foreman
Frank Toro	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Simeon Asenov	....	digital artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Miroslav Dikov	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Emil Georgiev	....	model maker
Velislava Gospodinova	....	digital effects compositor
Ivan Grozev	....	digital artist
Dobromir Hristov	....	digital compositor
Velichko Ivanov	....	digital compositor
Milen Jiliazkov	....	digital lead artist
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital effects artist
Momchil Kirov	....	digital effects artist
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Danail Lazarov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Ivailo Marinov	....	digital effects artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Maria Mavrova	....	3D animator
Nikolay Mihailov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Nikolay Mishonov	....	lead 3D artist
Krasimir Paskalev	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikola Simeonov	....	lead 3D artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Filip Uzunov	....	digital effects artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital effects artist
Borislava Zahova	....	digital effects artist
Jeff Douglas	....	Avid DS Nitris artist: NxNW (uncredited)

Stunts
Joe Cofer	....	stunt rigger
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Angie Harmon
Mark Hicks	....	stunt double
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt performer
John Koyama	....	stunts
Spencer Sano	....	utility stunts
John Siciliano	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Michael Trisler	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Barden	....	electrician
Bob Clifford	....	camera intern
Brianne Cronkhite	....	additional second assistant camera
Tim Eberly	....	still photographer
T.G. Firestone	....	assistant camera
Christopher Fyan	....	assistant camera
Brad Grimmett	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Grimmett	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Kjolso	....	electrician
Mateo Londono	....	underwater camera operator
Matthew May	....	best boy electric
Mike McEveety	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dan Misner	....	grip
Justin O'Shaughnessy	....	camera loader
Joe Vitellaro	....	grip
Mike Vukas	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kirstin Bianchi	....	costume assistant
Alayna Caryl	....	costume assistant
Lisa Caryl-Vukas	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Lisa Caryl)
Rebecca Cook	....	costume assistant
Julia Gelfgatt	....	set costumer
Lori Maloney	....	wardrobe preparation assistant: Los Angeles
Wesley Bryan Walker	....	off-set dresser

Editorial Department
Alexandra Leviloff	....	assistant editor: avid
Tim Maffia	....	senior colorist
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator: Millenium Films

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor
Ashley Waldron	....	music supervisor (as Ashley Miller)

Transportation Department
Steve Evans	....	driver
Bart Heimburger	....	transportation coordinator
John Suttles	....	driver

Other crew
Rachel Abarbanell	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Megan Albertus	....	animal caretaker
Craig Antioco	....	epk director
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Rachel Cates	....	production assistant
Lisa Collins	....	script supervisor
Jessica Dolan	....	production secretary
Maura Feely	....	assistant location manager
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Michael Gershowitz	....	extras wrangler
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Kris Hafso	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Harrington	....	photo double
Elizabeth Harrington	....	production assistant
Cole Hoover	....	production assistant
Kent Kimball	....	stand-in for james woods
Kent Kimball	....	stand-in
Susannah Lowber	....	production coordinator
Gretchen Oyster	....	key set production assistant
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
John Petty	....	location manager
Lonnie Ramati	....	production business affairs
Amanda R. Robinson	....	production assistant
Mary C. Rolfes	....	production coordinator
Tristan Staton	....	production assistant
Pete Stroud	....	pre-rigger
Sharla Tandler	....	publicist
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
T.J. Williams	....	operator: remote head

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Two Sticks Productions
• Martini Films
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III (for)
• North by Northwest Entertainment
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• End Game Productions Inc. (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Indipendenti Regionali (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• E Stars Films (2006) (China) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• PIC Agency  main titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #15783) | Australia:M | UK:12 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Gonzaga University - 502 E. Boone Avenue, Spokane, Washington, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

The film was intended to be released in domestic theaters in 2005 by MGM, but was delayed due to the takeover of the company by Sony. The film was finally released direct-to-DVD in 2006 for the domestic market and within several international markets.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the second to last scene when Alex is speaking with the First Lady, the line of blood from the cut on the side of his face goes up and down.

Soundtrack:

Hail to the Chief

Unbelievably Dreadful

So I'm looking to rent a DVD and I come across this movie called 'End Game'. It stars James Woods and Cuba Gooding JR and has the synopsis of a taught political thriller. Well worth a look then. Or so I thought.

Boy, was I wrong.

End Game has just about the most ridiculous plot I have ever had the displeasure of enduring. Now being something of a whodunnit, I can't really tear into it as I would like without 'ruining' it for those who have yet to experience this monstrosity. But questions such as 'Why has he/she/they done this?', and 'Where on earth did they get the resources to pull this off?' are all too abundant following the film's unintentionally hilarious conclusion.

As for the acting - you know those films where you can almost feel that an actor's realised that they've made a terrible mistake in signing on for a movie, and this then shows in their performance? This is one of those. Accompany this with a laughable script and seriously flawed, irritating direction and you have the recipe for cinematic poison.

Of course, this didn't make it to the cinema, and for the same reason you should not allow it into your living room; it is appalling.