Shadow Man (2006) (V)

Director:

Michael Keusch

Writers:

Steven Collins (written by) and
Steven Seagal (written by) ...
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Release Date:

6 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Either you're with him... or you're dead.

Plot:

An intelligence operative discovers that no one is what they seem in the shadowy world of espionage. |

Plot Keywords:

Espionage | Topless Female Nudity | Hand To Hand Combat | Lab Mouse | Street Shootout

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Jack Foster
Eva Pope	...	Anya
Imelda Staunton	...	Ambassador Cochran
Vincent Riotta	...	Harry
Michael Elwyn	...	George
Skye Bennett	...	Amanda Foster
Garrick Hagon	...	Waters
Alex Ferns	...	Schmitt
Michael Fitzpatrick	...	Chambers
Elias Ferkin	...	Velos
Levan Uchaneishvili	...	Jensen (as Levani Uchaneishvili)
Zoltan Butuc	...	Seaka
Emanuel Parvu	...	Urick
Vince Leigh	...	Roger (as Vincent Leigh)
Werner Daehn	...	Cyrell
Laura Grigoriu	...	Jack's Secretary
Corina Toader	...	Jack's Girlfriend
Gabriel Spahiu	...	Male Cab Driver
Titus-Gabriel Patrascu	...	Bartender
Luminita Filimon	...	Cop #1
Daniel Pasleaga	...	Cop #2
Florin Stancu	...	Agent #1
Nicolai Stoianov	...	Nickoli
Coca Bloos	...	Old Lady (as Cornelia Bloos)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet	...	Russian (uncredited)
Vlad Coada	...	Hero Lab Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Keusch

Writing credits
Steven Collins		(written by) and
Steven Seagal		(written by) &
Joe Halpin		(written by)

Produced by
Binh Dang	....	co-executive producer
Phillip B. Goldfine	....	executive producer
Bruno Hoefler	....	executive producer
Barbara Mudge	....	executive producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-producer
Michal Ravid-Ganot	....	associate producer
Steven Seagal	....	producer
Ada Solomon	....	line producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer
William B. Steakley	....	co-executive producer
Andrew Stevens	....	producer
Richard Turner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Barry Taylor

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Hall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andy Horvitch

Casting by
Gillian Hawser

Production Design by
Cristian Corvin

Art Direction by
Adrian Curelea

Set Decoration by
Gina Stancu

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Daniela Busoiu	....	key makeup artist
Letitia Ghenea	....	key hair stylist
Adelina Popa	....	hair stylist
Andreea Tudose	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Cristian Bostanescu	....	head of production (as Cristi Bostanescu)
Cosmin Cucu	....	assistant production manager
Gisela Evert	....	post-production supervisor
Ines Matei	....	unit production manager: second unit
Gisella Mitica	....	unit manager
Ada Solomon	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dickey Beer	....	second unit director
Tim Brown	....	first assistant director
Irina Bryson	....	on-set second assistant director (as Irina Niculin)
Adrian Conerth	....	first assistant director: second unit
Simona Dascalu	....	second assistant director
Laurentiu Dinca	....	second assistant director
George Dogaru	....	third assistant director
Mircea Hategan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Bogdan Holbura	....	third assistant director
Letitia Rosculet	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Crina Cartos	....	construction coordinator (as Crina Cartas)
Cosmin Cornisor	....	prop buyer
Stefan Cristian	....	scenic painter
Ghinea Diana	....	assistant art director (as Diana Ghinea)
Bogdan Mateias	....	set decorator assistant
Marin Mihai-Cosmin	....	scenic painter (as Mihai Marin)
Cristina Mititelu	....	set decorator assistant
Dan Toma	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Rodney Berling	....	sound effects editor
James Clark	....	studio assistant
Nicolae Comarzan	....	assistant sound
Stanomir Dragos	....	sound mixer
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	boom operator
Nick Foley	....	adr mixer
Dave Humphries	....	foley editor
Dave Humphries	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dave Humphries	....	supervising sound editor
Johnathan Rush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Keith Tunney	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Laurence Harvey	....	special effects technician
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects coordinator
Ionel Popa	....	prosthetic makeup and effects
Jason Troughton	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Andrew MacLeod	....	digital artist
Tim Walton	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	co-stunt coordinator (as Vali Albinet)
Dickey Beer	....	stunt coordinator
Gabi Burlacu	....	co-stunt coordinator (as Gabriel Burlacu)
Gabi Burlacu	....	stunt performer (as Gabriel Burlacu)
Ion Carangea	....	stunt performer (as Ion Caragea)
Andrabulea Cigel	....	stunt performer (as Gigel Andrabulea)
Florian Ciprian	....	stunt performer (as Ciprian Florian)
Mihai Danciu	....	stunt performer
Marian Dinca	....	stunt performer
Calin Ferezan	....	stunt performer
Luminita Filimon	....	stunt performer
Liviu Fister	....	stunt performer
Marius Florian	....	stunt performer
David Forman	....	stunt performer
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunt performer
Dian Hristov	....	stunt double: Steven Seagal
Andrei Ionescu	....	stunt performer
Alin Luchian	....	stunt performer
Constantin Nicolae	....	stunt performer (as Nicolae Constantin)
Daniel Pasleaga	....	stunt performer (as Daniel Pisleaga)
Dumitru Stancu Petre	....	stunt performer (as Dimitru Stancu-Petre)
Daniel Pisica	....	stunt performer (as Dan Pisica)
Razvan Radu	....	stunt performer
Romeo Raicu	....	stunt performer
Florin Stancu	....	stunt performer
Nicolae Stoica	....	stunt performer
Maria-Antoaneta Tudor	....	stunt performer (as Maria Ilie)
Mihai Ungureanu	....	stunt performer
Bogdan Uritescu	....	stunt performer
Dorin Zaharia	....	stunt performer
Aurel Boata	....	stunts (uncredited)
Vlad Iacob	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Mihai Iliescu	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mihai Ionita	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Iulia Muresanu	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Doru Raceala	....	stunt cars coordinator (uncredited)
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunts (uncredited)
Valeriu Tomescu	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Laurentiu Bogatu	....	electrician
Toni Cartu	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Catalin Ciobanu	....	electrician
Daniel Cojanu	....	camera operator
Daniel Cojanu	....	director of photography: second unit
Florica George	....	electrician
Mircea Ghinescu	....	clapper loader
Cristi Grosu	....	focus puller
Gabriel Kosuth	....	director of photography: second unit
Ovidiu Marginean	....	camera operator: second unit
Mircea Modoi	....	still photographer
Gabriel Nita	....	assistant camera
Gabriel Nita	....	loader: (as Gabi Nita)
Doru Perneac	....	electrician
Paul Ticu	....	electrician
Victor Toader	....	camera operator: second unit
Gheorghe Ursescu	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Oana Gabriela Draghici	....	costume supervisor (as Oana Draghici)
Carmen Ilie	....	set costumer
Doina Raducut	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital intermediate technician
Joss Flores	....	digital intermediate technician
Donald Likovich	....	first assistant editor
Connan McStay	....	on-line editor
Nic Smith	....	digital intermediate technician
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist
Jonathan Yau	....	assistant digital colorist
Kristian Whitlock	....	digital intermediate effects (uncredited)

Music Department
David Wurst	....	orchestrator
Eric Wurst	....	conductor
Eric Wurst	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Octav Tudor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Alan Abrams	....	business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate
Bita Adrian Claudiu	....	key production assistant: second unit
Dana Boghean-Melconian	....	production coordinator
Simona Dinu	....	script supervisor
Ovidiu Dumitriade	....	assistant location manager
Dan Erstad	....	craft services: Mr. Seagal
Viki Gospodaru	....	assistant accountant
Laurence Harvey	....	head armorer
Janet Linton	....	production accountant
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher
Ash Malde	....	production accountant
Lavinia Mercea	....	production accountant
Adrian Pavelescu	....	location manager
Ruxandra Popescu	....	cashier
Bryan S. Sexton	....	set assistant: Steven Seagal
Deep Shah	....	assistant accountant
Claudia Stanciu	....	production assistant
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor
Philip J. Strina	....	business & legal affairs: Costa, Abrams & Coate
Alexandru Trandafira	....	production assistant
Vasilescu Valentin	....	horse master
David E. Van Houten	....	publicist
George Zarkov	....	photo double: Steven Seagal
Jason DeBose	....	assistant to producers (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (presents)
• Castel Film Romania
• Clubdeal
• Steamroller Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bapty Ltd.  weapons
• Castel Film Romania  production services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Malde & Co.  financial consultants
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some nudity and brief drug use

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | UK | Romania

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Trivia:

After the restaurant bathroom fight scene, Jack reveals his home state as Michigan, just like Steven Seagal in real life.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The two supposed Russian gangsters are speaking Serbian in between them, not Russian.

Quotes:

Jack Foster:I lost a wife, she lost a mother.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: The Marksman (#4.16)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Far Away

Messy and Noisy

The former CIA agent Jack Foster (Steven Seagal) travels to Bucharest with his daughter Amanda (Skye Bennett) and his father-in-law George (Michael Elwyn) to spend vacations in Romania. In the airport of Bucharest, Jack sees his daughter being kidnapped by the taxi driver Anya (Eva Pope) and the limousine of George exploding. He chases the taxi with the CIA agent Harry (Vincent Riotta) and he finds that different groups believe George gave him the research of a lethal virus. While trying to rescue his daughter, Jack is entwined in a network of traitors and criminals that are disputing the powerful biological weapon and he has to fight to survive.

"Shadow Man" is another messy and noisy movie of Steven Seagal. The screenplay is terrible with an awful development of the characters and the situation, and along the first fifteen, twenty minutes, the viewer does not know what is happening. The cast is above average, highlighting the awarded Imelda Staunton and Eva Pope, but unfortunately the story is not good. I found funny to see the character of Steven Seagal with a girlfriend (with a wonderful body) and having a romance with Anya, since it is unusual in his movies this type of situation. The locations in Bucharest are very beautiful and with a better screenplay, this film could have worked. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "O Homem Sombra" ("The Shadow Man")