Left Behind: World at War (2005)

Director:

Craig R. Baxley

Writers:

Jerry B. Jenkins (novel)
Tim LaHaye (novel)
(more)

Release Date:

21 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Plot:

The world falls into chaos as Nicolae Carpathia detonates nuclear devices across the globe and stages multiple devastating attacks against both the Tribulation Force and an international militia, led by U.S. President Gerald Fitzhugh.

Plot Keywords:

President | Antichrist | U.S. President | Motorcycle | Combat

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.	...	President Gerald Fitzhugh (as Lou Gossett Jr.)
Kirk Cameron	...	Buck Williams
Brad Johnson	...	Rayford Steele
Jessica Steen	...	Carolyn Miller
Gordon Currie	...	Nicolae Carpathia
Janaya Stephens	...	Chloe Steele
Chelsea Noble	...	Hattie Durham
Laura Catalano	...	Amanda White
Arnold Pinnock	...	Bruce Barnes
Charles Martin Smith	...	Vice President John Mallory
David Eisner	...	Chief of Staff Allan Campbell
Martin Randez	...	Andrews
Phillip Jarrett	...	Trent (as Phil Jarrett)
David Macniven	...	Chris Smith (as David MacNiven)
Patrick Stevenson	...	GC Officer
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Major Kent
Tim Eddis	...	GC HQ Desk Guard
Shaun Austin-Olsen	...	Tom Walsh
Elias Zarou	...	Abbas Pasha
Jasmin Geljo	...	Russian Officer
Russell Yuen	...	Chinese Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamie Jones	...	Presidential Limosine Driver (uncredited)
Jeff Teravainen	...	Agent Andrews (uncredited)

Directed by
Craig R. Baxley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean Brincko		additional dialogue
Jean Brincko		script consultant
Paul Duran		additional dialogue
Jerry B. Jenkins		novel "Tribulation Force"
Tim LaHaye		novel "Tribulation Force" (as Reverend Tim LaHaye)
Paul Lalonde		screenplay
Peter Lalonde		screenplay
John Patus		additional dialogue
John Patus		script consultant
André van Heerden		screenplay

Produced by
Ron Booth	....	executive producer
Paul Lalonde	....	executive producer
Peter Lalonde	....	producer
Nicholas Tabarrok	....	producer
André van Heerden	....	producer

Original Music by
Gary Chang

Cinematography by
David Connell

Film Editing by
Sonny Baskin

Casting by
Allison Cowitt
Mike Fenton
Lisa Parasyn

Production Design by
Rupert Lazarus

Art Direction by
Jon P. Goulding

Set Decoration by
Brendan Smith

Costume Design by
Sharon McDonell

Makeup Department
Rachel Affolter	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Aaron Barnett	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Backman	....	key trainee assistant director
David Coulter	....	second assistant director
Patrick Murphy	....	third assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Craig Harris	....	on-set dresser
Anthony A. Ianni	....	set designer
Kent McIntyre	....	sets buyer
Chris Power	....	assistant art director
Jonathan Graham	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Beck	....	supervising sound effects editor
Fred Brennan	....	dialogue and adr editor
Ben Burke	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Calistan	....	adr editor
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer
Alan deGraaf	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Dykstra	....	foley recordist
John Gare	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Marian	....	sound (as Steve Marian)
Dan Sexton	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Jon Davis	....	special effects technician
Gustavo Fernandes	....	sfx artist
John LaForet	....	special effects director

Visual Effects by
Penny Anderson	....	visual effects artist
Stevie Ramone	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Brad Bunn	....	stunt driver
Randy Butcher	....	stunt coordinator
Brayden Jones	....	stunt performer
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer
Daryl Patchett	....	stunts
John Stead	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Begin	....	daily camera operator
Jonathon Brown	....	daily best boy electric
Jan Brunton	....	camera loader
Joe DaSilva	....	"b" camera first assistant
Gabriele DiChiara	....	gaffer
Mark Giles	....	daily camera operator
Mike Gowland	....	generator operator
Andy Jekabsons	....	"b" camera first assistant
Alex Jordan	....	lighting technician
Sean Jordan	....	electrician
Norbert Kaluza	....	Steadicam operator
Norbert Kaluza	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Peter Komady	....	camera trainee
Wayne MacPherson	....	second assistant camera
Lucas Pasquali	....	best boy
Chris Weiss	....	second assistant camera
Richard Wilmot	....	camera operator
Rob Wood	....	focus puller

Casting Department
Carly-Anne Fairlie	....	casting assistant
Ann Frederick	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Rob Evans	....	colorist
Ron Rauch	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Gary Koftinoff	....	composer: additional music
Micah Stampley	....	songs
Mark Stocker	....	co-music supervisor

Other crew
Zachary Beckwith	....	location manager
Donna Croce	....	script supervisor
Leah Jaunzems	....	production assistant
Susan R. Jones	....	production coordinator
Robert C. Kane	....	corporate publicist
Kyle O'Connor	....	assistant location manager
Dove O'Shea	....	payroll accountant
Jillian Ordowich	....	assistant production coordinator
Desmond Paes	....	first assistant accountant
Dave Ian Smith	....	fire safety
David Steinberg	....	legal
Jennifer Stivala	....	production accountant
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Karen Tyrell	....	publicist
Al Vrkljan	....	gun handler

Production Companies

• Cloud Ten Pictures
• Columbia Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2005-) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cloud Ten Pictures (2005) (Canada) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Emerald (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Film Finances Canada  completion guarantor
• Movie Armaments Group  firearms supplied by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cloud Ten Pictures

Trivia:

Principal photography was supposed to begin 15 October 2004, but got pushed back until 21 February 2005 because the script was not "locked".

Quotes:

[from trailer]
President Gerald Fitzhugh:[as Buck looks at his Bible] Answers first, prayers later!
Buck Williams:The answer's in there.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Cherry Wine

Pretty good movie with charming blond super Hitler!

This movie stands alone, but is third in a series about the possible end of the world. The weapon today is...biological warfare!

Blond, handsome, charming Nicolae Carpathia (played by Brad Pitt's one time roommate Gordon Currie) had charmed the US President Fitzhugh (the distinguished Lou Gosset Jr) into disarming "in the name of peace". (Yes, like Hitler in 1930's who pretended peace as he rapidly rearmed. We haven't learned...)

And in an early scene, great editing and effects punctuate this question: Will Carpathia attack the US??? Gossett, not above pulling a gun to get info, will strike...but how can he attack back?

The US has no real weapons left.

Here, the small, very new Cloud Ten Productions shows how quickly they are learning to put together good films. (Even the first 2 "Left Behind" movies do not have the sophisticated editing, directing, scripting of this movie...)