Killshot (2008)

Director:

John Madden

Writers (WGA):

Hossein Amini (screenplay)
Elmore Leonard (novel)

Release Date:

13 November 2008 (Israel)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Yesterday she was a witness. Today she's a target.

Plot:

Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer. The ensuing struggle will test Carmen to the limit.

Plot Keywords:

Witness Protection Program | Cigarette Smoking | Estranged Couple | Pistol | Shower

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	Wayne Colson
Diane Lane	...	Carmen Colson
Mickey Rourke	...	Armand 'Blackbird' Degas
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Richie Nix
Rosario Dawson	...	Donna
Alexis Butler	...	Girl in Hotel Room
Hal Holbrook	...	Papa
Brandon McGibbon	...	Blackbird's Kid Brother
Robert Gow	...	Prospective Buyer
Catherine Hayos	...	Prospective Buyer
Peter Kelly Gaudreault	...	Blackbird's Brother
Craig Blair	...	Construction Site Foreman
Michelle Arvizu	...	Nurse
Lynne Deragon	...	Mrs. Palino
Richard Zeppieri	...	Son-in-Law / Mafia Boss
Hazel Desjarlais	...	Old Woman, Walpole Island
Aldred Montoya	...	Lionel (as Aldred Wesley Montoya)
Don McManus	...	Nelson Davies
Tim Campbell	...	Michigan Officer
Tim Eddis	...	Michigan Officer
Beatriz Yuste	...	Checkout Girl
Tom McCamus	...	Paul Scallen / FBI Chief
Michael Joseph Bernier	...	Mechanic
Jim Codrington	...	1st FBI Agent
Karen Robinson	...	2nd FBI Agent
Lois Smith	...	Lenore
Steve Cumyn	...	3rd FBI Agent / Real Estate Guy
James Anthony	...	Drydock Foreman
Craig Eldridge	...	Cape Girardeau Buyer / Gerald
Mark-Cameron Fraser	...	Dockworker (as Mark Cameron Fraser)
Tony Nappo	...	Dockworker
Michael Rhoades	...	Dockworker
Inga Cadranel	...	Linda / Barmaid
Christine Brubaker	...	Dockworker's Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joshua Rollins	...	Deck
Shanly Trinidad	...	Mob Boss's Wife

Directed by
John Madden

Writing credits (WGA)
Hossein Amini		(screenplay)
Elmore Leonard		(novel)

Produced by
Lawrence Bender	....	producer
Richard N. Gladstein	....	producer
Mathew Hart	....	line producer: additional photography
Elmore Leonard	....	executive producer
John Madden	....	executive producer
Jim Powers	....	co-producer
Erica Steinberg	....	executive producer
David J. Webb	....	co-producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Klaus Badelt

Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mick Audsley
Lisa Gunning

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Diane Kerbel
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Andrew Jackness

Art Direction by
Brandt Gordon

Set Decoration by
Steven Essam

Costume Design by
Beth Pasternak

Makeup Department
Lisa Brockman-Kalz	....	assistant makeup artist: Cape Girardeau, MO
Renee Chan	....	assistant hair stylist
Burton J. LeBlanc	....	assistant makeup artist (as Burton Leblanc)
Jordan Samuel	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Aisha Bicknell	....	post-production supervisor
Tania Blunden	....	post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
Mathew Hart	....	unit production manager: additional photography
Scott Knollenberg	....	production manager: Cape Girardeau, MO
Jeff Maynard	....	executive in charge of post-production
Ted Miller	....	unit production manager
Jim Powers	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director: additional photography (as Jeff Authors)
Bruno Bryniarski	....	second assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Dylan Hopkins	....	second assistant director: Missouri
Jordana Lieberman	....	third assistant director
Nick Lopez	....	trainee assistant director (as Nicolas Lopez)
Craig Newman	....	third assistant director
Eric S. Potechin	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Eric Potechin)
John R. Saunders	....	second second assistant director
David J. Webb	....	first assistant director (as David Webb)

Art Department
Darleen Abbott	....	construction accountant
Rob Ballantyne	....	storyboard artist
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
Collingwood Brown	....	art department coordinator
David DiCorpo	....	assistant head carpenter
Alistair Edwardson	....	set designer
Travis Eisenberg	....	carpenter
Chris Hanson	....	key scenic laborer
Brent Jaimes	....	lead man: Cape Girardeau
Kelsey Lapoint	....	on-set painter: Cape Girardeau
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Steve Middlebrook	....	greensman
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
David Ritchie	....	second on-set dresser
Dawn Rivard	....	set decoration buyer
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Chris Shader	....	on-set dresser: Cape Girardeau
Robert S. Smith	....	carpenter
Paul To	....	trainee assistant art director
Jim Tudor	....	set dresser: Cape Girardeau
Brian van de Valk	....	co-head carpenter
Clark Woodman	....	assistant property master: Cape Girardeau
Colin Woods	....	first assistant art director

Sound Department
Joseph Adorisio II	....	sound
Mark Auguste	....	additional audio
Mark Auguste	....	supervising sound editor
Sam Auguste	....	additional audio
Sam Auguste	....	dialogue editor
Stuart Bagshaw	....	foley editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Howard Bargroff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thom Berryman	....	assistant re-recording mixer
Owen Bleasdale	....	foley editor
Ricky Butt	....	foley artist
Christopher Carmichael	....	assistant sound engineer
Tim Cavagin	....	additional audio
Laura Civiello	....	sound editor
Tony Currie	....	adr editor
Tony Currie	....	dialogue editor
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Robin Knapp	....	assistant sound editor
Daniel Laurie	....	additional audio (as Dan Laurie)
Daniel Laurie	....	adr editor
Daniel Laurie	....	dialogue editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Emma Pegram	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Steve Single	....	additional audio
Alastair Sirkett	....	dialogue and adr editor
Barnaby Smyth	....	foley supervisor
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Andrew Stirk	....	additional audio (as Andy Stirk)
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Matthew Tomkins	....	sound trainee
Ian Wilson	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Caller	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mike Kavanagh	....	on-set special effects
John MacGillivray	....	special effects supervisor
Fiona MacPherson	....	special effects shop coordinator
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects coordinator
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects director
Skyler Wilson	....	special effects key on-set (as Skyler T. Wilson)

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	digital compositor: Framestore-CFC
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Turea Blyth	....	visual effects editorial: Framestore
Clare Brody	....	digital intermediate: data operator: Framestore
Paul Burke	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Andy Burrow	....	scanning & recording manager
Francesca Canducci	....	retouch and restoration
Bret Culp	....	visual effects on-set supervisor
Jerome Dewhurst	....	di engineer
Richard Edwards	....	data operator: Framestore
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Joss Flores	....	digital compositor
David Gibbons	....	digital matte painter
Adam Glasman	....	digital intermediate colourist
Elysia Greening	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Alistair Hamer	....	film mastering engineer
Adam Hawkes	....	digital compositor
Karsten Hecker	....	scanning & film recording assistant manager: Framestore CFC
John Inch	....	retouch and restoration
Yan Jennings	....	film mastering engineer
Kelvin Kanagaraj	....	previsualization artist/animator
Kevin Lowery	....	film mastering engineer
Vaibhav Marathe	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning and recording operator: Framestore
Tristan Porter	....	digital compositor: Baseblack
Edward Randolph	....	visual effects coordinator: Baseblack
Lee Rankin	....	scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Jimmy Saul	....	scanning and recording operator
Michael Adam Thompson	....	matchmover: Framestore CFC
Odean Thompson	....	digital paint artist: restoration: Framestore
Martin Tori	....	visual effects on-set supervisor
Esme Long	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunt coordinator
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Mickey Rourke
Daryl Patchett	....	stunt double: Thomas Jane
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt performer
Ken Quinn	....	stunt double
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunt rigger
John Stead	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Mongo Andrews	....	assistant key rigging grip
Chris Bangma	....	technician: Libra remote head
Mark Beauchamp	....	second assistant camera
Chris Benson	....	camera operator: Cape Girardeau
Sean Bourdeau	....	assistant key grip
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Chris Chanda	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator
Shawn Cragin	....	first assistant camera
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera "a" camera
Heather Donald	....	second assistant camera
Autumn Eakin	....	second assistant camera: Cape Girardeau
Richard Emerson	....	key grip: reshoot
Brad Fanfalone	....	second assistant camera
Anne Freivogel	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Dan Gartner	....	electrician: Cape Girardeau
Guy Godfree	....	assistant camera
Tim Hawn	....	electrician: Cape Girardeau
Marty Hechinger	....	electrician: Cape Girardeau
Bill Hong	....	camera car operator
Marcel Janisse	....	assistant camera: reshoot
Robert Johnson	....	key grip
Paul Knubley	....	video assist: Cape Girardeau
Dave Kube	....	grip: Cape Girardeau
Doug Lawrance	....	daily camera operator
Doug Lawrance	....	director of photography: splinter unit
Alex Lisman	....	camera trainee
Joseph Micomonaco	....	first assistant camera: b camera
Malcolm Nefsky	....	grip
Keith Ogier	....	first assistant camera: Cape Girardeau
Miguel Pask	....	second assistant camera
Michael Plant	....	generator operator
Marc Purdy	....	best boy grip
Jonah Ravine	....	key video assist: Cape Girardeau
Herb Reischl Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Brent Robinson	....	daily first assistant camera
John Sennott	....	electrician: Cape Girardeau
Tracy Shaw	....	assistant key rigging grip
Richard Speed	....	grip (segment "Cape Girardeau, MO")
Tom Starnes	....	rigging gaffer
Robert Stecko	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James Toth	....	camera trainee
Neil Trafford	....	second assistant camera
John Trapman	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Amanda Wojtaszek	....	assistant camera: re-shoots (as Amanda Buckland)
Amanda Wojtaszek	....	camera loader: re-shoots (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Crystal Kramer	....	casting assistant (as Crystal Olsen)
Chantal Leblanc-Everett	....	local casting assistant
Kathy Mooney	....	extras casting
Paul Schnee	....	casting associate
Marny Smith	....	casting assistant
Joni Tackette	....	extras casting: missouri

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cori Burchell	....	assistant costume designer
Christina Cattle	....	set costume supervisor
Pauline Chung	....	costume supervisor
Jay Du Boisson	....	costume supervisor: additional photography
Gaye Gardiner	....	key textile artist
Joslyn Lawrence	....	costume supervisor: MO crew
Susan Nycz	....	costume truck supervisor
Mia Sturup	....	assistant costume designer: additional photography

Editorial Department
Jens Baylis	....	co-first assistant editor
William Blunden	....	assistant editor
Trevor Brown	....	hd colorist
Kathryn Cole	....	second assistant editor (as Kathryn Morey)
Adam Glasman	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jan Hogevold	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Wayne Jones	....	negative cutter
Rui Martins	....	telecine operator
Steve Mercer	....	first assistant editor
Mike Morrison	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark Neale	....	co-first assistant editor
Alex Panton	....	digital intermediate producer
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist
Dan Roberts	....	assembly editor
Natasha Westlake	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Klaus Badelt	....	score producer
Malona P. Badelt	....	music production manager (as Malona P. Voigt)
Malona P. Badelt	....	score associate producer (as Malona P. Voigt)
Christine Bergren	....	music legal
Christopher Brooks	....	music editor (as Christopher S. Brooks)
Christopher Brooks	....	score co-producer (as Christopher S. Brooks)
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Christopher Carmichael	....	assistant music engineer
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Andrew Glen	....	music editor (as Andy Glen)
Ian Honeyman	....	music arranger
Robyn Klein	....	executive music consultant
Robyn Klein	....	executive music producer
Rachel Levy	....	executive in charge of music
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music engineer
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Andrew Raiher	....	music arranger
Jeff Toyne	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Dan 'the Mayor' Cowden	....	transportation coordinator
Carla Klein	....	driver: hair/makeup
DJ Perry	....	double driver
Ted Repp	....	driver
Lynn Shelton	....	driver
Bob Templin	....	driver
Ian C. Harris	....	daily driver (uncredited)
David Schmidt	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Kevin Alakas	....	first assistant accountant: reshoots
Gerry Alfonso	....	payroll accountant: re-shoots
Samantha Armstrong	....	script supervisor
Steven Aspinall	....	title designer
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler
Patrick Bond	....	location assistant: Cape Girardeau
Lucie Bourgeau	....	production assistant
Ashley Bowen	....	assistant to producer
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	key production assistant: Cape Girardeau
Talmadge Canty	....	production assistant
Connie Contardi	....	production assistant
Simon Crabtree	....	title designer
Heather K. Dahlstrom	....	production assistant
Melanie Donkers	....	assistant to producer
Noel Donnellon	....	title sequence producer
Bart Elfrink	....	production assistant
Prudence Emery	....	unit publicist
Geoff Ernst	....	production assistant
Tracy Fedak	....	third assistant accountant
Alex Fields	....	production assistant
Cheryl Francis	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Franck	....	aerial coordinator
Michael Franks	....	helicopter pilot
Megan Freels	....	assistant to director
Megan Freels	....	stock footage researcher
Nicholas Gartner	....	loading intern: Cape Girardeau
Cédric Gonella	....	distribution
Ted Gregg	....	grip
James Grim	....	production assistant
Marie-Claude Harnois	....	production coordinator
Dawn Hieger	....	production coordinator: Cape Girardeau, MO
Heather L. Hogan	....	production assistant: Cape Girardeau
Steve Holt	....	on-set medic
Mindy May Jenkins	....	first assistant accountant
Brian Kaurich	....	assistant location manager: Detroit
Kaleigh Kavanagh	....	production assistant
Joey Kippax	....	stand-in
Candace Kunderman	....	third assistant accountant
Nathalie Laporte	....	production accountant
Bill Leeking	....	marine coordinator
Susan Marucci	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Kyla McFeat	....	third assistant accountant
Brad McIlroy	....	on-set caterer
Julie McLeod	....	stand-in
Megan Meganck	....	key craft services: Detroit unit
Eleanor Mendes	....	production secretary
J.P. O'Donnell	....	craft service
David Z. Obadiah	....	titles producer
DJ Perry	....	body double
Roger Phillips	....	titles
Yan Regis	....	medic: re-shoots
David Rumble	....	location manager: Detroit
Jonathan Schwartz	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	water safety
Martin Shannon	....	title designer
John Shone	....	key location production assistant
Kirsten Short	....	assistant accountant
Jenna Spesard	....	production assistant: Cape Girardeau
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety
Jodi A. Tario	....	assistant to director
John Thomas	....	travel coordinator
Dave Tommasini	....	aerial helicopter pilot
Marshall Tully	....	personal trainer: Thomas Jane
Kai Van Benthem	....	production assistant
Kay Watkins	....	craft service: Cape Girardeau, MO
Tucker Wells	....	production assistant: Cape Girardeau
Joanna Wende	....	production assistant
Greg Whiteside	....	on-set satellite internet technician
Angie Winstl	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Rena Hanover	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Moulson	....	location scout (uncredited)
Chris Stiles	....	researcher (uncredited)

Thanks
William Horberg	....	thanks
Anthony Minghella	....	dedicatee
Anthony Minghella	....	very special thanks
Sydney Pollack	....	dedicatee
Sydney Pollack	....	very special thanks
Alvin Sargent	....	thanks
Warren Zavala	....	thanks
Laura Ziskin	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• FilmColony
• Lawrence Bender Productions (as Lawrence Bender)

Distributors

• Third Rail Releasing (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2009) (Cyprus) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Culture Publishers (CP) (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Genius Products (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• PlayArte Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Sandrews (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sundream Motion Pictures (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Veronica (2011) (Netherlands) (TV)
• West Video (2009) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Baseblack
• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Other Companies

• VooDooDog  titles
• Abbey Road Studios  orchestra recorded at
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• De Lane Lea  post-production facilities
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Framestore  digital grade (as Framestore/CFC London)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  adr facility (as Goldcrest Post Production Facilities)
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production facilities (as Goldcrest Post Production Facilities)
• Internet On Set  on-set satellite internet
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Mirage Enterprises  very special thanks
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Pinewood Studios  sound re-recording
• Sapex Scripts  post-production scripts
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Sonic Magic  adr facility
• Twickenham Studios  adr facility
• Urban Post Production  adr facility (as Urban Post)
• Videosonics Cinema Sound  post-production sound editing facility (as Videosonics Cinema Sound, London)
• Videosonics Cinema Sound  temp mix re-recorded at (as Videosonics Cinema Sound, London)
• VooDooDog  end roller
• William F. White International  production equipment (as William F. White)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Mexico:B15 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

Bruce Willis was originally set to star as Wayne Colson after he acquired the rights for the film in 1989.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Armand puts a .45 pistol to Richie Nix's head in the car when they first meet, the distinct sound of a hammer cocking is inserted but the hammer is obviously disengaged.

Quotes:

[towards end of film]
Wayne Colson:Look, honey, just hear me out. I drove 400 miles. And 15 years to think about this. And a lot about what you've said lately. You're right, five's not a good number. It's terrible. So let's try six. And if we can make it to six, then we can try for seven.

Soundtrack:

Annie's Song

Not very memorable,but entertaining

The plot summary of Killshot sounds as one of many cheap thrillers which infest the dusty shelves of video stores and the night hour from some modest cable-TV channels, because we have two formulas we have seen on many movies from this genre: the retired killer who is going to do his last job, but is betrayed by his powerful bosses and the couple who accidentally witness a crime and have to run from the murderers.But...wait a minute! Killshot is based on a book written by the brilliant Elmore Leonard,the cast includes various solid actors (Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson and Thomas Jane) and it is directed by John Madden, an Academy Award nominated filmmaker with a competent filmography of art-house films.In other words, before watching this movie, you do not have to expect a cheap straight-to-DVD action film in the lines of the ones which are starred by Wesley Snipes, Marc Dacascos or Steven Seagal.Killshot resulted to be a good thriller,and although it is not very memorable,it kept me entertained.

The story from this film is a bit predictable, but the intense performances and precise direction increase the suspense, so the final result is a competent thriller which achieves a good combination between Leonard's "noir" sensibility and a modern cinematographic style.

I liked the atmosphere of a small town this movie brings and to see the story set in the frontier of the United States and Canada,offering a different landscape to the typical locations from Los Ángeles or New York.I think the best elements from Killshot are its methodical rhythm and the logical chain of causes and consequences which drive us to a satisfactory ending.Although Killshot does not have much in common with Madden's previous films (Captain Corelli's Mandolin, Proof and the famous Shakespeare in Love), his mature and disciplined work is also seen in here, because he lets the story to flow on a natural rhythm.

In conclusion, Killshot is an entertaining thriller, and I can give a recommendation to it, in spite of being a bit predictable and not very memorable.