The Marine (2006)

Director:

John Bonito

Writers (WGA):

Michelle Gallagher (story)
Michelle Gallagher (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

13 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her.

Plot Keywords:

Marine | Diamonds | Chase | Iraq War | Commando Mission

Cast

John Cena	...	John Triton
Robert Patrick	...	Rome
Kelly Carlson	...	Kate Triton
Anthony Ray Parker	...	Morgan
Abigail Bianca	...	Angela
Jerome Ehlers	...	Van Buren
Manu Bennett	...	Bennett
Damon Gibson	...	Vescera
Drew Powell	...	Joe
Frank Carlopio	...	Frank
Firass Dirani	...	Al Qaeda Leader
Remi Broadway	...	Marine #1
Steve Harman	...	Marine #2
Damien Bryson	...	Marine #3
Robert Coleby	...	Braun
Ashley Lyons	...	Chris
Jeff Chase	...	Billy
Jamal Duff	...	Paul
Lincoln Kennedy	...	Himself
Christina Lindley	...	Chop Shop Girl
Gerry Day	...	Mr. Titizian
Todd Leigh	...	Brian
Alan B. McElroy	...	Johnny (as Alan McElroy)
Todd Levi	...	Officer Herrera
Christopher Morris	...	Rick
Jane Eppell	...	Laura
Laurence Breuls	...	Fran
Cory Robinson	...	Officer Brady
Peter Lamb	...	Patrol Officer
Damien Garvey	...	River Boat Cop
Helen Howard	...	Female Clerk #1
Nicci Hope	...	Female Clerk #2
Brad Haynes	...	Male Clerk (as Brad Hayes)

Directed by
John Bonito

Writing credits (WGA)
Michelle Gallagher		(story) (as Michell Gallagher)
Michelle Gallagher		(screenplay) (as Michell Gallagher) and
Alan B. McElroy		(screenplay) (as Alan McElroy)

Produced by
Jed Blaugrund	....	co-producer
Frank Carlopio	....	associate producer
Matt Carroll	....	executive producer
Vince McMahon	....	executive producer
W. Mark McNair	....	associate producer: Los Angeles (as Mark McNair)
Joel Simon	....	producer
Kathryn Sommer-Parry	....	producer (as Kathryn Sommer Parry)
Jonathan Winfrey	....	producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Cinematography by
David Eggby		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dallas Puett

Production Design by
Herbert Pinter

Art Direction by
Daryl Porter

Set Decoration by
Mandy Willaton

Costume Design by
Graham Purcell

Makeup Department
Linda Arnold	....	department head hair: Los Angeles
Paige Badenoch	....	additional makeup artist
Gail Kane	....	hairdresser: second unit
Gail Kane	....	makeup artist: second unit
Sue Kelly-Tait	....	hairdresser: second unit
Sue Kelly-Tait	....	makeup artist: second unit
Maree McDonald	....	additional hair stylist
Maree McDonald	....	additional makeup artist
Anita Morgan	....	additional hair stylist
Anita Morgan	....	additional makeup artist
Michelle Ritchie	....	additional hair stylist
Michelle Ritchie	....	additional makeup artist
Kate Shorter	....	department head makeup: Los Angeles
Margaret Stevenson	....	key hair stylist
Margaret Stevenson	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ralph Bertelle	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles
Jennifer Cornwell	....	unit production manager
Nancy Hirami	....	lead post-production supervisor
Simon Klaebe	....	post-production supervisor: Australia
Jonathan McGarry	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Barbara Ostrowiecki	....	post-production supervisor: USA (as Barbara Scooter Ostrowiecki)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie Burton	....	second assistant director: second unit
Bac DeLorme	....	key second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Bac De Lorme)
Peter Fitzgerald	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tim Hughes	....	third assistant director
Kelly Johanson	....	assistant director: cast
Samantha Lavin	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Jonathan McGarry	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Nick McKinnon	....	second second assistant director
Peter McLennan	....	assistant director: additional photography
Angela McPherson	....	second assistant director (as Angella McPherson)
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director (as Conrad Palmisano)
Stuart Wood	....	first assistant director
Timothy Wood	....	additional assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Martin Ash	....	set designer
Andrew Bishop	....	carpenter
Julian Borbidge	....	action vehicles assistant
Charles William Breen	....	production designer: Los Angeles (as Charles Breen)
Mark Brims	....	property master
Tom Brkich	....	painter
Robert Bull	....	scenic artist
Tina Bull	....	painter
Graeme Callander	....	storyboard artist
Jac Charlton	....	art department swing gang
Gary Diamond	....	art director: Los Angeles
Clint Durbin	....	carpenter
Dane Eade	....	set builder
Brad Einhorn	....	property master: Los Angeles
Peter Exton	....	leading hand steelworker
Doug Franks	....	props buyer/set dresser
John Higgins	....	art department coordinator
Klaus Kastberg	....	set designer
Kristian Kielland	....	construction foreman
Jeffrey Kushon	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
James Paul	....	vehicle technician
Paul S. Power	....	storyboard artist: Los Angeles (as Paul Power)
Brent Tasker	....	stand-by greens
Wayne Truce	....	painter
Bryan Turk	....	propmaker foreman
Daniel Turk	....	construction coordinator: Los Angeles (as Dan Turk)
Roland Vetter	....	carpenter
Patrick Willis	....	carpenter
Anita Ah Loy	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects editor
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Bobbi Banks	....	supervising adr editor
Rod Conder	....	boom operator
William R. Dean	....	sound effects editor
Matt Dubin	....	mixing recordist
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Shawn Holden	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles
Matthew Iadarola	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Nicole Miller	....	sound assistant
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Jay Petach	....	utility sound: Cincinnati
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	supervising foley editor
Philip A. Schwartz	....	utility sound: additional photography
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Leanne Brooks	....	special effects office coordinator
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
Aaron Cox	....	special effects technician
Brian Cox	....	special effects supervisor
Josh Head	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
Jim Leng	....	special effects technician
Jeff Little	....	special effects technician
Chris Murray	....	chief pyrotechnician
Gulliver Page	....	special effects technician
Angelo Sahin	....	on-set supervisor
Julian Summers	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Alicia Aguilera	....	digital compositor
Kate Baird	....	visual effects editor
Jason Bath	....	visual effects executive producer: FUEL International
Jason Billington	....	digital compositor
Marten Blumen	....	digital compositor
Paul Booth	....	visual effects editor: in-house
Kent Boswell	....	visual effects producer: Fuel
Daniel Brown	....	digital effects supervisor: Photon VFX
Craig Clarke	....	visual effects supervisor
Luke Cole	....	systems administrator: FUEL International
Sam Cole	....	senior compositor: FUEL
Daniel James Cox	....	digital matte artist
Dexter Davey	....	compositor
Chris Davies	....	digital compositor
Rebecca Dunn	....	senior compositor
Simon Dye	....	digital compositor
Kane Elferink	....	CG artist
Suzanne Evans-Booth	....	visual effects coordinator
Matt Greig	....	digital compositor
Richard David Hall	....	digital compositor
Jamie Hediger	....	digital compositor
Andrew Hellen	....	CG supervisor
Jayne Herrmann	....	digital effects coordinator: Photon
Michelle Hunt	....	digital compositor
Konstantin Kovalenko	....	junior compositor
Steve Kreutzmann	....	data wrangler: FUEL International
Steve Kreutzmann	....	render manager: FUEL International
Steve Kreutzmann	....	visual effects editor
Daniel Loui	....	digital compositor
Matthew McCosker	....	digital artist
Damon Milman	....	technical director
Dave Morley	....	visual effects supervisor: FUEL International
Shelly Morrow	....	digital compositor
Mark Nettleton	....	digital compositor
An Nguyen	....	system administrator/pipeline engineer: FUEL International
Robert Nicol	....	senior compositor
Julian Parry	....	visual effects producer
Kim Pearce	....	senior systems administrator
Dylan Penhale	....	systems manager
Loren Robinson	....	digital compositor: Photon
Nicola Scarrott	....	digital effects coordinator
Murray Smallwood	....	digital compositor
Michele Stewart	....	visual effects bidding producer: Photon VFX
Takahiro Suzuki	....	digital compositor
Kim Tobin	....	digital compositor (as Kim Worrall)
Shereena-Lee van de Berkt	....	digital effects production manager: PhotonVFX
Randy Vellacott	....	digital compositor
Sandeep Vengsarkar	....	digital compositor
Andreas Wanda	....	visual effects
Derek Wentworth	....	additional on-set visual effects supervisor
Martin Wiseman	....	visual effects producer
Jamie Wood	....	compositor
Matthew Wynne	....	compositor
Koji Yamaguchi	....	compositor

Stunts
Shea Adams	....	stunt performer
Lee Adamson	....	stunt driver
Andrew Allan	....	stunts
Andrew Allen	....	stunt performer
Cameron Ambridge	....	stunts
Chris Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Ric Anderson	....	stunt performer
Clancy Beck	....	stunt performer
Keir Beck	....	stunt rigger
Con Bekiris	....	stunts
Renee Bowen	....	stunt performer
Bradd Buckley	....	stunts
Marky Lee Campbell	....	lead stunt double
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt assistant
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt driver
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt rigger
Janine Carlin	....	stunts
Jimmy Christiansen	....	stunt double
Gavin Coleman	....	stunts
Tim Connolly	....	stunt double: John Cena
Haydn Dalton	....	stunt performer
Nicole Downs	....	stunts
Ashley Fairfield	....	utility stunts
Russell Frost	....	lead stunt double
Kyle Gardiner	....	stunt performer
Mick Glancy	....	stunt driver
Mitch Gould	....	stunts
Brendan Jakins	....	stunt rigger
Greg Jones	....	stunts
Chris Kemp	....	stunts
Alex Kuzelicki	....	stunt double
Nathan Lawson	....	stunt performer
Gulliver Page	....	stunt performer
John Reynolds	....	stunt double
Nicholas Schodel	....	stunt performer
Brett Sheerin	....	stunts
Ben Siemer	....	stunt performer
Brian Simpson	....	stunts
Marco Sinigaglia	....	stunt department assistant
Yasca Sinigaglia	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Leon Stripp	....	stunt performer
Sheree Swords	....	stunt performer
Annette Van Moorsel	....	stunt performer
Mick Van Moorsel	....	stunts
Darrell Walshe	....	stunt performer
Mark Wickham	....	stunt double
Mark Wickham	....	utility stunts
Wilfred Woodrow	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Aston	....	key grip: second unit
Robert Baek	....	additional first assistant camera: additional photography
Jason Binnie	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Daniel Bombell	....	assistant camera
Jesse Christidis	....	camera assistant: underwater crew
Simon Christidis	....	director of photography: underwater crew
Andrew Conder	....	camera operator
David Elmes	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrew Harcourt	....	gaffer: underwater crew
Billy Harmer	....	lighting technician
Angela Kelly	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Baqi Kopelman	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Damien Kwocksun	....	grip: splinter unit
Phil Laverty	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Warren Lazarides	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit
Tommy Lohmann	....	Steadicam operator: Los Angeles
Tommy Lohmann	....	camera operator: Los Angeles
Maurice McKay	....	assistant grip
Jason McPhee	....	dolly grip
Greg Mitchell	....	video assist operator
Ken Moffatt	....	gaffer: second unit
Cameron Morley	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Henry Pierce	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Peter Quinn	....	video split operator
Melinda Rickman	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Theo van de Sande	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Ricky Schamburg	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Seipel	....	additional clapper loader: second unit
Chris Shaw	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Matt Slattery	....	gaffer
Russ St. John	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Joe Stick	....	gaffer: splinter unit
John Stokes	....	director of photography: second unit
Jeff Tomhave	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles
Vince Valitutti	....	still photographer
Matthew Weston	....	camera attachment (as Matt Weston)
Alan Willis	....	best boy
Jayden York	....	libra head technician

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	additional casting
Allyson Bosch	....	casting associate
Mara Kelly	....	casting assistant: U.S.
Fiona McMaster	....	extras casting
Tom McSweeney	....	casting: Australia
Donna Rosenstein	....	casting: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Enders	....	set costumer
Deborah Hall	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles
Sabrina Rosen	....	costume designer: Los Angeles
Samantha Walker	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Kate Baird	....	first assistant editor
Marc Fisher	....	finishing editor
Olivier Fontenay	....	digital colorist
Jamie Hediger	....	digital conform editor
Geoffrey Lamb	....	assistant editor
Veronica Marcano	....	negative cutter: Computamatch (Australia )
Blu Murray	....	assistant editor
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer

Music Department
Tom Calderaro	....	supervising music copyist
Greg Dennen	....	score recordist
Randy Gerston	....	music supervisor
Brian Leff	....	music coordinator
Scott Pettigrew	....	music editor: temp
Ellen Segal	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Rich Bennetti	....	transportation captain
Jamie Whitfield	....	transportation manager: second unit

Other crew
Alexa Alden	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Austin Andrews	....	production assistant
Justin Brace	....	accounting assistant
Hannah Byrnand	....	production assistant
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Caryn Cheever	....	first assistant accountant: Los Angeles
Haydn Dalton	....	assistant safety supervisor
Kaleb Day	....	nurse: second unit
Matt DiFranco	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Jonathan Dixon	....	digital liaison
Rachel Duxbury	....	payroll
Melissa Elliott	....	end title artist
Marianne Flynn	....	production accountant
Jenny Fulton	....	script supervisor: second unit
James S. Goff	....	military advisor
Cindy Gollagher	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeff Gribble	....	armorer
Katie Harris	....	unit nurse
Jennifer Kubler	....	acting coach
Richard Lowell	....	executive assistant: Joel Simon (as Richie Lowell)
Jasmin Lyford	....	production secretary
Danielle Mana	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Karen Mansfield	....	script supervisor
Justin McDonald	....	digital projectionist
Jamie McLennan	....	location manager
Merlind Mueller	....	runner
Sean Rigby	....	safety supervisor
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Jason Rowling	....	production assistant
David Rudduck	....	it technical support
Stephen Rutter	....	travel manager
Bruce Shapiro	....	dialogue coach
Holly Smith	....	assistant: Matt Carroll
Sharyn Steele	....	executive assistant: Jed Blaugrund
Julie Stewart	....	assistant accountant
Lehi Tahau	....	unit assistant
Mark Wickham	....	military advisor
Lana Williams	....	safety supervisor
Michael Wolstenholme	....	assistant accountant
Steven Brown	....	workshop assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (as Twentieth Century Fox) (presents)
• WWE Films (in association with)
• Pacific Film and Television Commission (with the assistance of) (as Pacific Film and Television Commission Queensland, Australia)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• My Network TV (2009) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2007) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Fuel International (visual effects)
• Photon VFX (visual effects)
• Atlab (digital optical effects) (as Atlab Australia)

Other Companies

• Atlab  digital intermediate (as Atlab Australia)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Corporate Express  office equipment
• Danetracks  sound design & editorial
• Ford Global Brand Entertainment  thanks for assistance
• Gold Coast City Council  thanks for assistance
• Leonetti Company  grip equipment: Los Angeles
• Maura Fay Group  casting: Australia
• Pacific Film and Television Commission  with the assistance of (as Pacific Film and Television Commission Queensland, Australia)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  HD services
• Pivotal Post  editing facilities
• Showfilm  travel & freight
• Showfilm  travel agent
• SparkeFilms History Design  additional props (uncredited)
• Village Roadshow Production Management  production services (as Village Roadshow Production Services Pty Ltd)
• Warner Roadshow Studios  filmed at (as The Warner Roadshow Studios)
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility
• yU+Co.  main title design

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violent action, sensuality and language

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #42214) | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:16 | USA:Unrated (DVD release) | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

WWE Superstar John Cena's first starring movie role.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: After John Triton is discharged, he flies back to his hometown in an IranAir Boeing 747SP. The Homa tail logo is clearly visible. The archive footage used in this scene must be at least 20 years old because the plane wears the old IranAir livery (navy/dark blue stripe on the windows/fuselage, silver belly) and not the new all white fuselage paint. Also the old British Airways liveries are visible in the background. The footage is most likely to be of Runway 27R at Heathrow Airport Intl. London, U.K.

Quotes:

Morgan:I hate cops... and rock candy.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Bad Movie Beatdown: The Condemned (#4.4)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Tonight

Thank you Kelly Carlson

I saw this movie on TV and it left me in a state of confusion. I simply could not understand why the people making this movie, made so many misstakes. And what was up with those opening scenes? I got Rambo flashbacks during that. I consider myself to be within the target audience, boys who like action movies with guns, babes, car chases, fights and so on. The problem with this movie IMO is that it underestimates its audience. Just because we like action movies, does not mean we like movies with just action scenes. Nor does it mean that you do not have to make any sense.

10 years ago i would have thought that this movie was tha bombe. I would have thought that it was cool. However this is not 1999, it's 2009 (yes, i know the movie is from 2006). After all the things that have happened in the last couple of years, you simply can not show such unbelievable stuff as getting shot at a 120 times from 3-10 meters away during a car chase and not get hit once (outside the Matrix of course).

This movie made me doubt myself. Have i learned so much about combat tactics, guns and ammo, warfare, law enforcement, crime and human frailty (from watching Discovery Channel and National Geographic) that i am simply incapable of enjoying a simple action movie? After thinking a lot about that i concluded that the answer is yes. Yes, i know to much to enjoy a simple action movie. And The Marine is about as simple as it gets. A bit more work on the script to make it more logical and coherent and this movie would have scored at least 1 more point (probably 2). I know the marines are tough guys, but i also know marines are not dumb. Stubborn yes, but not dumb. The marine in The Marine is tough and dumb.

The Marine is fun to watch, but only when you have nothing else to do. If you need to kill some time, then The Marine will kill it. And you will watch it all the way to the end because of Kelly Carlson. If you are a man you want her to be your lover or hostage. If you are a strait woman or gay man, Kelly Carlson's hair will make you go "oh wow, look at that, that is hot". But remember, if you want to enjoy it for more than Kelly Carlson, dumb yourself down a bit.

I gave this movie 5 stars. 1 for Kelly Carlson and her hair, 1 for Robert Patrick and his lines, 1 for the guns, fights and explosions, 1 for the cat-fight and 1 for giving me hope that one day someone will give me a multimillion dollar budget to make my own action movie.