Unknown (2006)

Director:

Simon Brand

Writer:

Matthew Waynee (written by)

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Trust no one. Fear everyone.

Plot:

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive. |

Plot Keywords:

Childhood Friend | Kidnapping | Death | Drug Dealer | Broken Glass

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Jean Jacket (as Jim Caviezel)
Greg Kinnear	...	Broken Nose
Bridget Moynahan	...	Eliza Coles
Joe Pantoliano	...	Bound Man
Barry Pepper	...	Rancher Shirt
Jeremy Sisto	...	Handcuffed Man
Peter Stormare	...	Snakeskin Boots
Chris Mulkey	...	Detective James Curtis
Clayne Crawford	...	Detective Anderson
Kevin Chapman	...	Detective McGahey
Mark Boone Junior	...	Bearded Man (as Mark Boone)
Wilmer Calderon	...	Detective Molina
David Selby	...	Police Captain Parker
Adam Rodriguez	...	County Doctor
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips	...	Iron Cross
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Ponytail (as Tommy Rosales)
Ben Bray	...	Uzi Henchman
Mel Rodriguez	...	Lone Cop
Paul E. Short	...	Security Guard (as Paul Short)
Patricia Belcher	...	Depot Supervisor
Blair Williamson	...	Custodian
Rick Lashbrook	...	Desk Sergeant
Britt Delano	...	Police Secretary
Adriana Yanez	...	Woman
Victoria Justice	...	Daughter
Simon Brand	...	ER Doctor
Amparo Grisales	...	Female Bartender (as Amparo Grisales De Tessarolo)
Peter Mark Vasquez	...	Card Player (as Pete Vasquez)
Lucia Morella	...	Young Erin
Trey Middlebrooks	...	Boy
Katie Piel	...	Police Dispatcher (voice)
Andres Nieto Molina	...	Soccer Broadcast Commentator #1 (voice)
Alfredo Castro	...	Soccer Broadcast Commentator #2 (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zach Sobel	...	Security Camera Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Brand

Writing credits
Matthew Waynee		(written by)

Produced by
Russ Chasney	....	co-producer
Randy Delano	....	executive producer (as Randolph De Lano)
Tamara Delano	....	executive producer (as Tamara De Lano)
Ross M. Dinerstein	....	co-producer
Cedric Jeanson	....	executive producer
Rick Lashbrook	....	producer
Frederick Levy	....	executive producer
Brent Morris	....	line producer
Darby Parker	....	producer
Bobby Schwartz	....	co-producer
John S. Schwartz	....	producer
Ariel Veneziano	....	executive producer
John Yull	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Angelo Milli

Cinematography by
Steve Yedlin

Film Editing by
Luis Carballar
Paul Trejo

Casting by
Shannon Makhanian

Production Design by
Chris Jones

Set Decoration by
James McGowan

Costume Design by
Jane Anderson

Makeup Department
Tanya Cookingham	....	key hair stylist
Uli de la Lama	....	makeup artist
Erin Lippard	....	additional hair stylist
Myke Michaels	....	additional makeup artist
Kelley Mitchell	....	additional hair stylist
Sallie Nicole	....	additional hair stylist
Lorna Reid	....	assistant hair stylist (as Lorna A. Reid)
Scott Wheeler	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jeff Carlson	....	unit production manager
Ron Dempsey	....	production supervisor
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sloane Lewis	....	second assistant director
Otto Michael Penzato	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David P. Bonanno	....	storyboard artist
Matt Center	....	leadman
Todd Daniels	....	assistant property master
Roger Dertinger	....	property master
Jen Fiedler	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Adam Fike	....	post sound coordinator
Stephen M. Galvin	....	adr editor
Stephen M. Galvin	....	dialog editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Steve McCarty	....	sound effects editor
Speed Ratliff	....	boom operator
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
John Taylor	....	sound mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Daniel Ward	....	assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Matthew W. Johnson	....	Inferno artist

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt double
Jon Braver	....	stunt double: Joe Pantoliano
Ben Bray	....	stunt coordinator
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	utility stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunt double
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Joblin Allen	....	electrician
Guido Egger	....	dolly grip
Eric Felland	....	lighting technician
Bill Fernandez	....	key grip: second unit
Stephen Furry	....	best boy grip
Jonathan Goldfisher	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dan Kanes	....	electrician
Sabyn Mayfield	....	grip
Ryan McCoy	....	gaffer
David Newbert	....	grip
Seth Orozco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bill Persaud	....	key grip: second unit
Jason Prowell	....	grip
Alex Scott	....	camera loader
Alex Vendler	....	additional director of photography
Nate Wayman	....	grip
Wade Whitley	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Jodi Collins	....	casting consultant (uncredted)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Asia Ahearn	....	set costumer
Kristen Anthony	....	set costumer
Nancy Ceo	....	costume supervisor
Verity Grover	....	assistant wardrobe
Addie Hall	....	costume ager/dyer
John Varvatos	....	wardrobe: Greg Kinnear

Editorial Department
Karen Castañeda	....	associate editor
Peter McEvoy	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Grant Myers	....	assistant editor
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer

Music Department
Michael Miley	....	musician: percussion

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Brandon Greenwood	....	driver

Other crew
Brenda Arson	....	assistant production coordinator
Catalina Ausin	....	assistant: Simon Brand
Drew Baker	....	runner
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Jeremy K. Fiest	....	epk director
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor
Stephen Hays	....	financing
John Robert Johnson	....	location staff
John Kirby	....	acting coach: Mr. Caviezel
Nathon S. Lewis	....	assistant: Jim Caviezel
Richard 'Mercury' Melendez	....	key production assistant
Danielle Probst	....	production coordinator
Jesse Rivard	....	location manager
Alisa Robinson	....	first assistant accountant (as Lisa Kay Robinson)
Jared Smith	....	production assistant
Cindy Swartz	....	set medic
Rosana Tomas	....	production secretary
Kaito Voloj	....	electronic press kit
David Zimmerman	....	on-set coach: Blair Williamson

Thanks
David Frigerio	....	special thanks
Andrew Kersey	....	special thanks
Harvey Weinstein	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rick Lashbrook Films
• Eleven Eleven Films

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Applause Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Force Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Gemini Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• GreeneStreet Films International (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• IFC First Take (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• TF1 Films International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Zodiac Films (2006) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Ultimate Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• IndieClear  script clearance

Runtime:

98 min | 85 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | USA:Not Rated | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Desert Center, California, USA

Company:

Rick Lashbrook Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the SUV arrives at the site (after dark) there are no lights outside, the only visible lights are headlights. Later, as the SUV passes through the chain link fence, there are overhead lights visible on the top of the SUV as well as reflected in its' back window.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jean Jacket: Who are you? Who the fuck are you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-11-04)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Unknown

Nice thriller with good performances

From the start of the movie you want to know what is going on! This I think is always a good move! That way you will get drawn in the movie! I love the little twists and turns! For once I didn't have to wait long for something to be revealed! So it didn't get annoying! All the actors did well! All of the men in the building were able to convince me that they could have been as much of a good guy as a bad guy! This makes the movie very compelling! The movie has a nice pace,not to slow but not fast either! Just fast enough to get the story going and slow enough for the viewer to digest the twists! To be honest I didn't expect the great twist at the end! But that made the movie so much better! I understand that people compare "Unknown" to movies like "Saw" and "Reservoir Dogs" because of the similar situations the main characters are in! But that is where the comparison stops! "Unknown" is completely different! And should be judged as an original movie!