The Contract (2006)

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Writers (WGA):

Stephen Katz (written by) &
John Darrouzet (written by)

Release Date:

23 November 2006 (Israel)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Every Killer Meets His Equal.

Plot:

Ray Keene (John Cusack), a father who wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his son (Jamie Anderson)...

Plot Keywords:

River | Basketball | Baseball | Head Injury | Police Officer Killed

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Major Frank Carden
John Cusack	...	Ray Keene
Jamie Anderson	...	Chris Keene
Alice Krige	...	Agent Gwen Miles
Megan Dodds	...	Sandra
Corey Johnson	...	Davis
Jonathan Hyde	...	Turner
Bill Smitrovich	...	Police Chief Ed Wainwright
Anthony Warren	...	Royko
Thomas Lockyer	...	Johnson
Ned Bellamy	...	Evans
Gary Whelan	...	Agent Stanfield
Ian Shaw	...	Michaels
Atanas Srebrev	...	Rodrigues
Maynard Eziashi	...	Agent Chuck Robbins
William Tapley	...	Agent Gordon Jennings
Ryan McCluskey	...	Lochlan
Owen Taylor	...	Mark
Mark Johnson	...	Lydel Hammond Jr.
Michelle Newell	...	Real Estate Lady
Eric Meyers	...	Truck Driver
Dennis Eradiri	...	Barista
Jonas Talkington	...	Paramedic
Margarita Blush	...	Nurse (as Kmargarita Blush)
Lindsay Saltsgiver	...	ER Nurse
John Hansen	...	Doctor
Jeffrey Rank	...	Trooper
Doug Dearth	...	Helicopter Trooper #1
Julian Vegov	...	Helicopter Trooper #2
Dana Flynn	...	Reporter
Mircea Monroe	...	Park Reporter
Les Weldon	...	Anchor
Bogomil Atanasov	...	Lydel Hammond Sr
Tracy Dykes	...	Minister
Michael McCoy	...	Accident Spotter
Rich Cowan	...	Forestry Man
Ryan Spike Dauner	...	Helicopter Pilot #1 (as Spike Dauner)
Paul Ripple	...	Helicopter Pilot #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cory Hardrict	...	(uncredited)
Lonny W. Waddle	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Bruce Beresford

Writing credits (WGA)
Stephen Katz		(written by) &
John Darrouzet		(written by)

Produced by
John Darrouzet	....	co-producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
George Furla	....	producer
Andreas Grosch	....	executive producer (as Andy Grosch)
Stephen Katz	....	co-producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	producer
Danny Lerner	....	producer
Juan A. Mas	....	supervising producer: NXNW (as Juan Mas)
Lori McCreary	....	executive producer
Andreas Schmid	....	producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Les Weldon	....	producer

Original Music by
Normand Corbeil

Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Mark Warner

Casting by
Jeremy Zimmermann		(as Jeremy Zimmerman)

Production Design by
Herbert Pinter

Art Direction by
Alexei Karagyaur
Sonya Savova

Set Decoration by
Nina Ruseva

Costume Design by
Kate Healey

Makeup Department
Deena Adair	....	hair stylist: Mr. Freeman
Nancy Hancock	....	makeup artist: Mr. Freeman (as Nancy Worthen-Hancock)
Sofi Hvarleva	....	makeup artist
Ivon Ivanova	....	makeup artist
Trista Jordan	....	makeup artist: Spokane
Atanaska Popova	....	additional makeup artist (as Atanska Popova)
Petya Simeonova	....	hair stylist: second unit
Petya Simeonova	....	makeup artist: second unit
Dimitrina Stoyanova	....	additional hair stylist (as Didi Stoyanova)
Rositsa Tsanovska	....	hair stylist
Denise Wynbrandt	....	hair stylist: Mr. Cusack
Denise Wynbrandt	....	makeup artist: Mr. Cusack

Production Management
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production manager: VIP Medienfonds
Veselin Karadjov	....	production manager: second unit
Susannah Lowber	....	unit production manager: USA
Kalin Nikolov	....	location production manager: second unit
Alexander Peytchev	....	production manager: second unit
Bobby Ranghelov	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Cowan	....	first assistant director (as Rich Cowan)
Petya Evtimova	....	second assistant director
Andre Fleuren	....	second unit director
Borimir Ilkov	....	second second assistant director
Jordana Lieberman	....	third assistant director
Peter Mechkoff	....	second second assistant director
Nanyo Minchev	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Alexander Alexandrov	....	construction laborer
Daniel Ananiev	....	greenary department
Mitko Angelov	....	construction
Petko Angelov	....	set dresser
Yordan Angelov	....	construction
Boris Arnaudov	....	construction laborer
Ivailo Asenov	....	plasterer
Mark Auret	....	property master
Krasimir Balchov	....	greenary department
Vladislav Balchov	....	greenary department
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by props
Victor Bikarski	....	construction
Ivailo Bilyarov	....	sculptor
Craig Binkley	....	visual consultant: Spokane
Bogomil Blagoev	....	artist
Bogdan Bogdanov	....	carpenter
Borislav Bogdanov	....	set dresser
Ivan Borisov	....	laborer
Ivan Borushev	....	welder
Stoyan Boyadjiev	....	upholsterer
Marian Boyajiev	....	construction laborer
Atanas Buhov	....	laborer
Borislav Buhov	....	laborer
Stefan Bulev	....	construction laborer
George Chipev	....	laborer
Yordan Daskalov	....	laborer
Viktor Deiov	....	greenary department
Vatya Delchev	....	laborer (as Vatio Delchev)
Yavor Denev	....	artist
Emanuil Deyanov	....	set dressing laborer
Radka Deyanova	....	laborer
Nikolai Dikov	....	set dresser
Georgi Dimitrov	....	sculptor
Ivan Dimitrov	....	stand-by dresser
Radoslav Dimitrov	....	laborer
Dimo Dimov	....	artist
Kiril Dimov	....	construction
Letitsiya Dineva	....	laborer
Svetozar Doichev	....	sculptor
Maria Doicheva	....	artist
Georgi Emilov	....	set dressing laborer
Bojidar Evtov	....	construction (as Bojidar Eftov)
Elka Gecheva	....	laborer
Evgeni Genchev	....	sculptor
Evgenia Genkova	....	artist
Ivalo Georgiev Ivanov	....	set dresser (as Ivailo G. Ivanov)
Alexander Georgiev	....	set dressing laborer
George B. Georgiev	....	laborer
Martin Gergov	....	greenary department
Vancislav Gergov	....	construction (as Vancislav Gergov)
Branka Gligorova	....	laborer (as Branka Grigorova)
Ivona Grodzdanova	....	laborer
Valentin Hadzhiev	....	construction (as Valentin Hadziev)
Anna Hadzhieva	....	art department coordinator
George Haralanov	....	welder (as Georgi Haralanov)
Kaloyan Haralanov	....	welder
Kiril Hristov	....	construction laborer
Plamen Hristov	....	artist
Ana Hristova	....	artist
Veselin Ignatov	....	laborer
Georgi Iliev	....	construction
Peter Iliev	....	sculptor
Todor Ilkov	....	sculptor
Yordan Ilov	....	construction laborer
Alexander Ivanov	....	artist
Ivo Ivanov	....	construction
Martin Ivanov	....	welder
Pavel Ivanov	....	plasterer
Petko Ivanov	....	art department buyer
Petko Ivanov	....	construction buyer
Stoyan Ivanov	....	greenary department
Alexei Karagyaur	....	assistant art director (as Alexey Karazghaur)
Evgeni Karaivanov	....	greenary department
Peter Kimov	....	laborer
Kiril Kirilov	....	construction laborer
Ivan Kirov	....	upholsterer
Mihail Kitanov	....	welder
Alexander Koichev	....	construction
Ivailo Kolev	....	construction laborer
Tanko Koprinkov	....	sculptor
Nedelcho Kostadinov	....	sculptor
Eli Kostadinova	....	laborer
Ventsislav Kostov	....	set dressing laborer
Alexander Kotsev	....	art department buyer
Alexander Kotsev	....	set dresser buyer
Kiril Kovachev	....	construction
Ivailo O. Krastev	....	plasterer
Alexander Kulin	....	construction laborer
Todor Lambov	....	sculptor
Iliya Lazarov	....	construction laborer
Petar Lozanov	....	set dresser (as Peter Lozanov)
Vencislav Lukanov	....	upholsterer
Buddy MacKett	....	construction manager
Stefan Manchev	....	draftsperson
Tom Margozewitz	....	art department assistant
Iliyan Marinov	....	construction laborer
Vesela Marinova	....	laborer
Veselina Marinova	....	laborer
Nikolai Mihovski	....	greenary department
Miko Mikov	....	welder
Miroslav Minchev	....	construction laborer
Metodi Mitev	....	set dressing laborer
Krasimir Mitov	....	sculptor
Ivan Monev	....	laborer
Yasen Naidenov	....	greenary department
Ivanka Nenova	....	artist
Daniel Nikodimov	....	construction
Vasil Nikodimov	....	plasterer
Petar Nikolov Todorov	....	greenary department (as Peter Nikolov)
Ivailo Nikolov	....	draftsperson
Mladen Nikolov	....	set dresser
Mladen Nikolov	....	welder
Veselin Nikolov	....	construction
Ognyan Ognyanov	....	sculptor
Dimiter Pachev	....	construction laborer
Vencislav Pantov	....	greenary department
Nikolai Parvanov	....	graphic designer
Ivan Pashkulev	....	greenary department
Krassimir Pashkulev	....	leadman (as Krasimir Pahkulev)
Pavlin Pavlov	....	construction
Dimiter Petkov	....	artist
Ivan Petkov	....	artist
Vladimir Petkov	....	construction
Alexander Petrov	....	greenary department
Ivan Petrov	....	assistant property master
Krasimir Petrov	....	construction
Svetlozar Petrov	....	laborer
Yordan Petrov	....	prop laborer
Desislawa Petrova	....	draftswoman
Vlado Popov	....	artist
Detelin Rachev	....	sculptor
Peter Rakovski	....	stand-by props
Bilyana Sapareva	....	assistant property master
Hristina Savova	....	laborer
Sonya Savova	....	assistant art director
Metodi Sharkov	....	welder
Nikolai Sharkov	....	construction laborer
Emil Shmidt	....	creator: signs/boards
Eleonora Slavkova	....	artist
Dora Somova	....	on-set props
Biser Spasov	....	construction laborer
Mladen Spasov	....	greenary department
Nikolai Spasov	....	sculptor
Dobrinka Stamenkova	....	laborer
Kalin Stefanov	....	set dresser
Rosen Stefanov	....	set decorator assistant
Rosen Stefanov	....	set dresser
Dimiter Stoikov	....	construction laborer
Dimitar Stoilov	....	welder (as Dimiter Stoilov)
George Stoyanov	....	laborer
Kristian Stoyanov	....	stand-by dresser
Yordan Stoyanov	....	sculptor
Yuri Stoyanov	....	set dresser
Zlatko Stoychev	....	construction (as Zlatko Stoichev)
Strahil Strahilov	....	construction
Stefan Tassev	....	construction (as Stefan Tasev)
Stanas Terziev	....	welder (as Atanas Terziev)
Peter Todorov	....	greenary department
Rumen Todorov	....	construction laborer
Slav Todorov	....	construction storeman
Teodor Tomov	....	construction
Arta Tozzi	....	model maker
Rumen Trankolov	....	welder
Stoyan Tsakov	....	upholsterer
Gosho Tsanov	....	construction laborer
Peter Tsenov	....	laborer
Plamen Tsolov	....	construction laborer
Keith Van Der Vent	....	construction supervisor
Mariana Vasileva	....	laborer
Bojidar Vladimirov	....	greenary department
Stefan Vladimirov	....	laborer
Velislav Vuchkov	....	construction laborer
Ivan Yankov Kirov	....	set dressing laborer (as Yanko Kirov)
Ivan Yankov Kirov	....	upholsterer (as Ivan Yankov)
Valeri Yankov	....	set dresser
Svetoslav Yonov	....	set dressing laborer
Evgeni Yordanov	....	construction
Plamen Yosifov	....	sculptor
Daniela Yosifova	....	laborer
Bobe Yovkov	....	store supervisor
Yanka Yovkova	....	laborer
Zahari Zahariev	....	laborer
Dimiter Zarev	....	plasterer
Todor Zarev	....	construction
Radoslav Zarkov	....	sculptor
Ventsislav Zdravkov	....	prop laborer
Borislav Belberov	....	props trainee (uncredited)
Maria Doicheva	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Clark	....	adr recordist
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer: dialog predub
Robert Fitzgerald	....	adr editor
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Greg Jefferson	....	adr mixer
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Paul Menichini	....	sound editor
Piero Mura	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Willie Botha	....	special effects supervisor
Orlin Budinov	....	special effects crew
Ivo Jivkov	....	special effects technician
Georgi Karadjov	....	special effects
Pini Klavir	....	special effects supervisor
Stefan Razlojki	....	armourer
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Javor Asenov	....	digital compositor
Luba Atanasova	....	video colorist
Angelina Borisowa	....	visual effect assistant editor
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	digital artist
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Paounka Dimitrova	....	digital artist
Barbara Domuschieva	....	visual effects
Stanislav Dragiev	....	visual effects supervisor on location
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Dobri Georgiev	....	digital artist
Dobromir Hristov	....	digital compositor
Angel Ivanov	....	digital artist
Velichko Ivanov	....	digital effects artist
Ivet Jordanova	....	visual effects compositor
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital effects artist
Lyubomir Kirkov	....	visual effects
Momchil Kirov	....	digital compositor
Momchil Koev	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Dimitar Kovachev	....	technical support staff
Danail Lazarov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Ivailo Marinov	....	digital artist
Silviya Mariyanova	....	visual effects coordinator
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Maria Mavrova	....	3D animator
Velislava Mihailova	....	digital effects artist
Diana Moneva	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effects assistant editor
Iavor Radev	....	visual effects coordinator
Georgi Staikov	....	animator
Plamen Statev	....	visual effects coordinator
Stanislav Stoynev	....	3D lead artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Pacific Title
Filip Uzunov	....	digital effects artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital lead artist
Borislava Zahova	....	digital artist
Vladimir Zdravkov	....	visual effects technical support
Petko Zhivkov	....	digital compositor
Zhivko Zhivkov	....	cleaner

Stunts
Dejan Angelov	....	stunts (as Dian Angelov)
Asen Asenov	....	stunts
Jophery C. Brown	....	stunt double: Carden (as Jophery Brown)
Neon Cobran	....	stunt double: Roykos doubles
Georgi Dimitrov	....	stunts (as George Dimitrov)
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunt double: Ray
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunts
Teodora Dimitrova	....	stunts (as Teodora Dimitrov)
Dimiter Doichinov	....	stunts
Evgeni Ganchev	....	stunts
Zahari Grozdanov	....	stunt double
Dian Hristov	....	stunts
Radoslav Ignatov	....	stunts
Borislav Iliev	....	stunts
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts (as Danko Yordanov)
George Karlukovski	....	stunts
Ivo Kehayov	....	stunts
Kalin Kerin	....	stunts
Oleg Krastanov	....	stunts
Todor Lazarov	....	stunts
Georgi Manchev	....	stunts (as George Manchev)
Krassimir Manov	....	stunts (as Krasimir Pashov)
Asen Marinov	....	stunts
Stilyan Mavrov	....	stunts (as Stilian Mavrov)
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunts (as Trayan Milenov)
Krasimir Mitov	....	stunts
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunts
Marina Pavlova	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunts
Rumen Petrov	....	stunts
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunts (as Elica Rojeva)
Michael Scherer	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Scherer)
Pavel Shalamanov	....	stunts
Krasimir Simeonov	....	stunts
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunts
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts (as George Stanislavov)
Alexander Stanoev	....	stunts
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunts (as Vencislav Stoyanov)
Emil Tsolov	....	stunts
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts (as Teodor Tzolov)
Benny Urquidez	....	fight coordinator
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator: Bulgaria
Yordan Zahariev	....	stunts
Neon Cobran	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Charles Jarman	....	stunt double: Anthony Warren (uncredited)
Danko Jordanov	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Benny Urquidez	....	fight trainer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Hristo Aleksandrov	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Hristo Alexandrov)
Ivan Aleksandrov	....	grip
Mihail Apostolov	....	best boy grip
Andy Barden	....	electrician
Cordelia Beresford	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Miroslav Borisov	....	grip
Mark Davidson	....	dolly grip
Spiro Dichev	....	grip
Stoyan Georgiev	....	grip
Peter N. Green	....	first assistant camera: USA
Nate Heyer	....	grip: USA
Lyubomir Hristoskov	....	grip
Rumen Idakiev	....	electrician
Sasho Idakiev	....	electrician
Ivailo Ivanov	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Francis Kenny	....	additional photographer
Ivailo Kostov	....	electrician
Tsvetan Kostov	....	grip
Alexander Krumov	....	focus puller: "c" camera
Lazar Lazarov	....	focus puller: "c" camera
Marcostavros Maggi	....	assistant camera: "a" camera (as Marco Maggi)
Joro Mihailov	....	chief lighting technician
Nikolai Mihailov	....	electrician (as Niki Mihailov)
Neven Mihailova	....	additional camera operator
Dan Misner	....	best boy grip
Valentin Mitev	....	electricity technician
Tzvetan Nikolaev	....	grip
Justin O'Shaughnessy	....	second assistant camera: USA
Georgi Petkov	....	grip
Radoslav Petkov	....	video assistant
Shimon Sabach	....	key grip (as Shimon Sabbah)
Lorenzo Senatore	....	Steadicam operator
Lorenzo Senatore	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Kalina Shkondur	....	assistant camera: "c" camera (as Kalina Shkodreva)
Plamen Soklev	....	electrician
Lyubomir Somov	....	assistant camera: "c" camera
Plamen Somov	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Dante Spinotti	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Georgi Stanishev	....	grip
Venelin Stepanov	....	grip
Yuda Tatarko	....	gaffer (as Yehuda Tatarko)
Emiliano Topai	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Emil Topuzov	....	camera operator
Simon Varsano	....	still photographer
Danail Voutchkov	....	grip
Mike Vukas	....	gaffer: USA
Borislav Zlatinov	....	loader (as Borislav Zlatanov)

Casting Department
Susan Paley Abramson	....	casting associate: USA
Andrea Clark	....	casting associate
Gretchen Oyster	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tzetza Anachkova	....	seamstress
Lisa Caryl-Vukas	....	wardrobe supervisor: USA (as Lisa Caryl)
Irina Cherkelova	....	wardrobe department translator
Rebecca Cook	....	wardrobe assistant
Ina Damianova	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ina Damyanova)
Marieta Duncheva	....	seamstress
Jeannie Flynn	....	associate costume designer (as Jeannie Ione Flynn)
Daniela Kutsarova	....	wardrobe laundress
Rositsa Lazarova	....	wardrobe department translator
Maria Mladenoza	....	wardrobe assistant (as Maria Mladenova)
Enka Nilolaedu	....	seamstress
Anna Sensenstein	....	costumer
Elitsa Taseva	....	costumer (as Elista Taseva)
Elitsa Taseva	....	wardrobe assistant
Cathie Valdovino	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman
Jasmina Vasileva	....	costumer (as Jasmina 'Jani' Vasileva)
Jasmina Vasileva	....	costumer: Mr. Cusack

Editorial Department
Paul Bronkar	....	digital intermediate colorist
Candice Levy	....	post-production assistant
Bin Li	....	first assistant editor
Jerimiah Morey	....	assistant colorist
Paul Murphy	....	assistant editor
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator
Amy Tompkins	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Jonathan Allen	....	score mixer
Jonathan Allen	....	score recordist
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Chris Cozens	....	auricle control systems
Anthony Hernandez	....	music supervisor intern
Lewis Jones	....	pro tools recordist
Rebekah Touma	....	music supervisor intern
Ashley Waldron	....	music supervisor (as Ashley Miller)

Transportation Department
George Alexandrov	....	driver
Emil Alexiev	....	driver: Mr. Beresford
Valentin Alexov	....	driver
George Angelov	....	driver
Stefan Angelov	....	driver
Mark Auret	....	picture vehicle supervisor
Ivaylo Avramov	....	driver: Mr. Cusack (as Ivailo Avramov)
Asi Avrimov	....	driver (as Asi Avramov)
Yordan Bojich	....	mechanic
Strashimir Bojilov	....	driver
Hristo Bonev	....	driver
Boyan Borisov	....	driver
Ivan Borisov	....	driver
Milen Bozhichkov	....	driver: Mr. Spinotti (as Milen Bojichkov)
Stefan Cheresharski	....	driver
Svetlin Chervenkov	....	driver
Yordan Despodov	....	driver (as Yordan Despotov)
Ivailo Dimev	....	driver
Dimitar Dimitrov	....	driver (as Dimiter Dimitrov)
George S. Dimitrov	....	generator driver
Georgy Dimitrov	....	driver (as George K. Dimitrov)
Ivan Dimitrov	....	driver
Ivo Dimitrov	....	driver
Todor Dimitrov	....	driver
Vladimir Dimitrov	....	driver (as Vlado Dimitrov)
Stefan Dinev	....	driver
Nikolai Dulev	....	generator driver
Stefan Dundakov	....	driver: wardrobe van
Lubomir Evtimov	....	driver (as Lyubomir Evtimov)
Lubomir Evtimov	....	driver: Mr. Pinter (as Lyubomir Evtimov)
Robert Gaskill	....	personal driver: Mr. Freeman
Ivailo Georgiev	....	driver
Ivo Georgiev	....	driver
Traicho Georgiev	....	driver
Hristiyan Hristov	....	driver (as Hristian Hristov)
Konstantin Hristov	....	driver
Angel Ignatov	....	driver
Sashko Iliev	....	driver
Ivelin Ivanov	....	generator driver
Dragomir Jelyazkov	....	driver
Evgeni Karaivanov	....	driver
Vencislav Kirilov	....	driver
Bojidar Kolarov	....	driver: Mr. Brown
Nikolai Kolev	....	driver (as Nikolai Jelev)
George Kosanov	....	driver
Ivaylo Krastev	....	transportation coordinator (as Ivailo Krastev)
Lyubo Krastev	....	driver
Stefan Lalev	....	action vehicles
Dimiter Milushev	....	driver
Mladen Mladenov	....	driver
Vassil Muleshkov	....	driver (as Vasil Muleshkov)
Lyudomil Nikolov	....	driver
Stoyan Nikolov	....	driver
Georgi Patrikov	....	driver: Mr. Cowan (as George Patrikov)
Petko Petkov	....	driver: props master van
Svetlyo Petrov	....	driver: Mr. Fleuren (as Svetoslav Petrov)
Svetlin Popov	....	driver
Alexander Radovanov	....	driver
Stefan Serafimov	....	driver: bus
Emil Serkedjiev	....	driver
Simeon Simeonov	....	driver
Alexander Skerlev	....	driver
Peter Sotirov	....	mechanic
Joan Spasov	....	driver
Vladimir St. Vasilev	....	driver (as Vladimir Vasilev)
Georgi Stanchev	....	driver: art department office (as George Stanchev)
Ventsislav Subchev	....	driver: office van (as Venci Sabchev)
Luchezar Todorovbski	....	driver (as Lachezar Todorov)
Nikolai Tomov	....	driver (as Niki Tomov)
Valentin Trendafilov	....	driver (as Valentin Trendagfilov)
Ivailo Tzvetanov	....	driver
Vailo Tzvetkov	....	driver
Vasil Yonchev	....	driver
Stanislav Yordanov	....	driver
Dragomir Zelyazkov	....	driver: props department (as Dari Jelyazkov)
Nikolai Zlatanov	....	driver

Other crew
Rachel Abarbanell	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Holly Anderson	....	teacher: Jamie Anderson
Atanas Apostolov	....	on-set pyrotechnician
Emil Asenov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Vladislav Asenov	....	on-set organizer assistant (as Vlasislav Asenov)
Evgeni Batoev	....	on-set organizer assistant
Arie Bohrer	....	production controller: VIP Medienfonds
Donald Bruce	....	production controller: Millennium Films
Morag Cameron	....	script supervisor
Rachel Cates	....	assistant production coordinator: second unit
Rosie Charbonneau	....	assistant: Randall Emmett and George Furla
Doug Dearth	....	assistant: Mr. Cusack
Carla DiBello	....	assistant: Mr. Lerner
Vladimir Dimitrov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Thomas Dineen	....	assistant to director
Igor Eletski	....	on-set organizer assistant
Tania Esteves	....	production secretary
Eli Frantzes	....	studio manager
Martin Gergov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Eric Green	....	marketing and publicity
Amber Grunte	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Florian Harms	....	legal counsel: VIP
Veselin Ilov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Stoyan Ivanov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Vasil Ivanov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Alicia Johnson	....	digital intermidiate
Ivo Kirilov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Ventsilav Kostov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Kalina Kottas	....	head production accountant
Katya Kraevska	....	on set doctor
Krastyo Krastev	....	on-set organizer assistant
Kalina Krasteva	....	production assistant
Peter Krumov	....	assistant warehouse manager
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Aurelie Levy	....	assistant: John Cusack
Susan Linn	....	masseuse: Mr. Cusack
Ivan Martinov	....	armorer
Plamen Milanov	....	on-set organizer
Plamen Milanov	....	set coordinator (as Plamen Milenov)
Travis Mitchell	....	post production accountant
Rumen Mitov	....	cook: Mr. Freeman
Asen Mladenov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Ilene Morgan	....	post-production accountant
Ben Nedivi	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Eva Neufahrt	....	production controller: VIP Medienfonds
Berit Norrenberg	....	legal counsel: VIP (as Berit Wetzel)
Rouslan Ovtcharoff	....	production associate
Rosen Pavlov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Tsvetana Pekanova	....	cleaning lady (as Tsvetanka Pekanova)
Daniel Petrov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Dimitar Petrov	....	on-set organizer assistant (as Dimiter Petrov)
Lyudmil Petrov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Stefan Petrov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Quentin Pierre	....	assistant: Mr. Freeman
Stefan Razlojki	....	armorer
Mary C. Rolfes	....	production coordinator: second unit
Lea Rozen	....	assistant: Mr. Weldon
Cyrus Ruiz	....	development assistant
Yavor Rusev	....	location manager
Patricia Schweers	....	assistant: Mr. Beresford (as Trish Schweers)
Hristo Shterev	....	on-set organizer assistant
Mladen Spasov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Stoyan Stavrev	....	on-set organizer assistant
Shelly Stoyanova	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marin Takov	....	armorer
Yanko Tokev	....	on-set organizer assistant
Astefan Topuzov	....	on-set organizer assistant
Nadejda Tzvetkova	....	assistant: Mr. Cusack, Bulgaria
Benny Urquidez	....	trainer: Mr. Cusack
Robert Van Norden	....	assistant: Mr. Thompson (as Rob Van Norden)
Vladimir Vladimirov	....	location manager
M. Dal Walton III	....	production executive: Emmett Furla Films
Sylvi Woitusch	....	production assistant: VIP Medienfonds

Thanks
Suzanne Croft	....	special thanks
Lisa Jones	....	special thanks
Stephen Katz	....	in memory of (as Steve Katz)
Karen Mobley	....	special thanks
Jason R. Moore	....	special thanks
Chuck Reisenauer	....	special thanks (as Sgt. Chuck Reisenauer)
Jeff Sale	....	special thanks
Debbie Showalter	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Revelations Entertainment
• Emmett/Furla Films
• VIP 4 Medienfonds (as VIP Medienfonds 4)
• Contract Productions
• Nu Image Entertainment GmbH

Distributors

• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Austria) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2007) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 3L Filmverleih (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• 3L Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• E Stars Films (2006) (China) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• First Look International (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Peace Arch Entertainment Group (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• NT Audio Visual  optical track transfer (as NT Audio)
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Spectrum Films International  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R (certificate #41683) | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Sofia, Bulgaria

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

According to Bruce Beresford in a book he wrote, Steven Seagal asked for a supporting role but was declined.

Goofs:

Continuity: The rain is out of sync allot of the time when the scenes are switching back and forth in the early part of the movie. Especially since everyone should be in a fairly close area.

Quotes:

Frank:Don't confuse me with a nice guy.

Movie Connections:

References Gunga Din (1939)

Soundtrack:

You Thought

A terribly pointless affair

Ray Keene is a former policeman who is struggling to build his relationship with his young son. His plan to bond over a camping trip in the woods goes sour though when they come across a hit-man (Cordell) in the middle of escaping Government custody. Keene holds Cordell at gunpoint but without a mobile phone signal they begin to trek towards civilisation. However with Cordell's men hot on their heels, Ray becomes increasingly desperate as he tries to get to the protection of the authorities.

I saw this film on an overnight bus crossing Argentina. I mention this not as name dropping but to admit that the sound was very low as must passengers were sleeping and relying on headphones or the Spanish subtitles. Without headphones or a working Spanish, I prepared to strain my ears and also use the subtitles the best I could. I needn't have worried because I could have followed this if the sound was on mute and the DVD was playing all the scenes on random shuffle. The plot is simple perhaps but it did offer a sort of moral ambiguity that was interesting to me at first. With two strong actors in the leads I expected the verbal fireworks to be more interesting than the action. In a way I was correct but this is not to say that the script was good – just that the action was poor. The moral complexity of good and bad is skirted on but is ultimately dumped in a ending that is nothing more than insultingly lazy writing.

Fortunately anyone getting to the end will not be surprised by this as it is pretty much what the previous hour or so had been like. The narrative is totally unconvincing and offers little to make up for it. The tension that could have covered the plot holes is absent and the action is mostly just dumb. Writers Katz and Darrouzet deserve much of the credit for this because really nobody is given much to work with. Director Beresford does the basics with little conviction but I did feel sorry for the cast. Freeman and Cusack both deserved much better than this nonsense. Freeman I assume was attracted by the chance to play a baddie and it is a shame then the script doesn't really let him do this with any effort. Cusack does what is asked of him but nothing more. The support cast are average at best in keeping with their cardboard characters.

Overall then a roundly poor film that offers nothing of interest and wastes the talents of the two actors in the lead. If I hadn't been a captive audience I would have struggled to make it past the 30 minute mark.