The Hard Corps (2006)

Director:

Sheldon Lettich

Writers (WGA):

Sheldon Lettich (written by) &
George Saunders (written by)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Justice just hit the streets.

Plot:

An Army veteran assembles a team of bodyguards to protect a former boxer. Complications arise when the boxer suspects his sister may be romantically involved with the bodyguard.

Plot Keywords:

Ex Soldier | Fight | Security | Retired Boxer | Rap Star

US TV Schedule:

Tue. July 29	11:30 AM	USA
Wed. July 30	2:05 AM	USA

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Phillippe Sauvage
Razaaq Adoti	...	Wayne Barclay
Vivica A. Fox	...	Tamara Barclay
Peter Bryant	...	Kendall Mullins
Ron Bottitta	...	Detective Teague
Viv Leacock	...	Terrell Singletery
Adrian Holmes	...	Cujo
Mark Griffin	...	Casey Bledsoe
Ron Selmour	...	Simcoe (as Ronald Selmour)
Aaron Au	...	Kim
Dexter Bell	...	High Dog
Julian Christopher	...	Clarence Bowden (as Julian D. Christopher)
Nneka Croal	...	Jessie Otero
Sharon Amos	...	Lydia
Doron Bell	...	Leonard (as Doron Bell Jr.)
Jonathan Mubanda	...	Demar
Brandi Alexander	...	Cynthia
Sean Allan	...	Mayor
Brenda Crichlow	...	Newscaster #1 (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Chad Riley	...	Autograph Hound
Joel Haywood	...	Young Banger #1
Aaron Craven	...	Reporter at RC
Steve Humphreys	...	Cop
Jonathan Ndukwe	...	D.J.
Tegan Summer	...	Jones
Robert Pike Daniel	...	Detective Cole (as Robert Pike Daniels)
Randi Lynne	...	Nurse
Elizabeth Barondes	...	Newscaster #2
Craig Robert Young	...	Prison Reporter (as Craig Young)
Renee Phillip	...	Terrell's Hottie #1
Cindy Onyejekwe	...	Terrell's Hottie #2
Daniel B. Melles	...	Dog Food
Michael McDonald	...	Crash Banger #2
Fraser Aitcheson	...	Crash Banger #3
John Ulmer	...	Crash Driver
Ed Anders	...	Parked Car Driver
Dean Redman	...	Drive By Passenger
Jason Helt	...	Boxer
Edson T. Ribeiro	...	Bodyguard #1
Hugo Steele	...	Bodyguard #2
Kimani Ray Smith	...	Minion #1
Tommy Europe	...	Minion #2
John Ulmer	...	Thug #2
Anthony McRae	...	Thug #2 / Banger
John Ulmer	...	Wayne's Opponent
Jennifer Hamilton	...	Girl in Thong
Emma Johnson	...	Girl in Thong
Florence Mbarushimada	...	Girl in Thong
Alexandra Carrie	...	Girl in Thong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Antonakos	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Christopher Bebe	...	Young Banger #3 (uncredited)
Paul Rawson	...	Dancer #1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Sheldon Lettich

Writing credits (WGA)
Sheldon Lettich		(written by) &
George Saunders		(written by)

Produced by
David Bixler	....	producer
Kathy Brayton	....	associate producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
Donald Kushner	....	producer
Bogdan Moncea	....	line producer
Donald Munro	....	producer: behind the scenes
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-producer
David Ralph	....	producer
Gerhard Schmidt	....	co-producer
Vicki Sotheran	....	producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer
Richard Turner	....	associate producer
Eugene Van Varenberg	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph Metcalfe

Cinematography by
Douglas Milsome

Film Editing by
Matthew Booth

Casting by
Sean Cossey
Floriela Grapini

Production Design by
Brentan Harron

Art Direction by
John Alvarez		(as John J. Alvarez)
Popescu Dan
Puscariu Grigore

Set Decoration by
Oana Marinescu
Sandy Walker

Costume Design by
Lorraine Carson

Makeup Department
Vanessa Giles	....	key makeup artist
Sharon Markell	....	hair stylist
Jessica Rain	....	key hair stylist
Carole Simcox	....	day-check makeup artist
Andreea Tudose	....	makeup artist
Gino Zamprioli	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Cristian Bostanescu	....	executive in charge of production
Eugen Dinca	....	unit production manager: Romania
Gisela Evert	....	post-production supervisor
Chris Foss	....	production manager
Ovidiu Stoia	....	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director
Michele E. Dutka	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Enders	....	trainee assistant director
Laura Grosu	....	second assistant director: second unit
David Heimbecker	....	third assistant director
Christopher Landry	....	first assistant director: Romania
Oliver Lee	....	trainee assistant director
Maria Nita	....	second assistant director: Romania
Ken Shane	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Anthony Bagoly	....	assistant property master
Razvan Bordos	....	set dressing buyer: Romania
Crina Cartos	....	construction coordinator: Romania
Tim Dagley	....	on-set dresser
James Robert 'J.R.' Davis	....	assistant set decorator (as James Davis)
Alexandru Dinca	....	props
Jacqui Dudeck	....	art department assistant
Kirsten Franson	....	assistant art director
Allan Frisk	....	construction foreman (as Allen Frisk)
Jilly Geer	....	set dresser
Leah Gejdos	....	set dresser
Kenny Gibbs	....	property master (as Kenny L. Gibbs)
Doug Girling	....	draftsman
Adi Handac	....	property master
Paul Keates	....	on-set dresser
Kate Marshall	....	set decoration buyer
Dean McQuillen	....	construction coordinator
Mihai Mircea	....	lead man
Mark Prior	....	lead dresser
James Spoor	....	lead painter
Alexander Vinnitski	....	product placement
Ron Vreekem	....	paint coordinator (as Ron Vreeken)
John Warner	....	on-set dresser
John Werner	....	set dresser
Files Wicken	....	set decoration buyer
Renata Zaliska	....	property buyer (as Renata Zaleska)

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Spencer Blair	....	post-sound assistant
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	boom operator
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	sound mixer: second unit
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	sound recordist: second unit
Dado Jehan	....	foley artist (as Dado Dzihan)
Dado Jehan	....	sound effects editor
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Maxwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danton Tanimura	....	sound editor
Burak Topalakci	....	sound designer
Mustafa Durma	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Laurence Harvey	....	first armourer: Romania
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Darren Marcoux	....	special effects coordinator
Ionel Popa	....	special effects assistant
Ionel Popa	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	stunt coordinator: Romania
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah)
Chad Bellamy	....	stunts
Bill Edwards	....	stunts
Ryan Ennis	....	stunts
Jason Griffith	....	stunts (as Jase A. Griffith)
Braden Haggerty	....	stunts
Rob Hayter	....	stunt double: Mr. Van Damme
Curtis Hibbert	....	stunts
Kim Howey	....	stunts
Alana Husband	....	stunts
Randy Lee	....	stunts
Steven McMichael	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Steven McMichael	....	fight choreographer
Anthony Moyer	....	stunts
Efosa Otuomagie	....	stunt double: Mr. Selmour (as Efosa Otuonagie)
Dean Redman	....	stunts
Ron Robinson	....	stunts (as Ronald Robinson)
Dan Shea	....	stunts
David Soo	....	stunts
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Rorelee Tio	....	stunts
John Ulmer	....	stunt double: Mr. Adoti
Claire Webb	....	stunts
Fraser Aitcheson	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Ed Anders	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Tommy Europe	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Maldea	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Chad Riley	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Hugo Steele	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Sylvesta Stuart	....	stunt double: Adrian Holmes (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Satu Bell	....	still photographer
Toni Cartu	....	camera operator
Jeff Cassidy	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Calin Catalin	....	gaffer
Cameron Drinkle	....	video assist operator
Toby Gorman	....	lighting technician
Dwight Hartnett	....	camera trainee
Lane Koch	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert Meekison	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Craig Powell	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Pieter Stathis	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Victor Toader	....	camera operator
Rob Wood	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tim Wooster	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Alicia Scott	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Cameron	....	costume coordinator
Ana Maria Cucu	....	wardrobe supervisor: Romania
Debra Torpe	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital intermediate technician
Joss Flores	....	digital intermediate technician
Ray Karwel	....	assistant editor
Katie Shahrokh	....	post-production coordinator

Other crew
Alan Abrams	....	business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate
Razvan Badea	....	production assistant
Paul Becker	....	dance coordinator
Ron Blecker	....	military advisor
Jessica Brajoux	....	production assistant
Kathy Brayton	....	assistant: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Alicia Bruce	....	stand-in
Vlad Coada	....	stand-in: Romania
Phaedra Eccleston	....	assistant production coordinator
Liviu Gherghe	....	assistant location manager
Tom Hoeverman	....	location manager: second unit
Cristina Ivan	....	office secretary
Kirk Jaques	....	martial arts instructor
Krista Johnston	....	clearance
Sabrina Karine	....	production assistant
Samantha Kelley	....	production assistant
Jedrzej Kowalski	....	location manager
Lana Krotenko	....	script supervisor
Tricia Leigh	....	assistant to producer
Deborah Loven	....	assistant accountant
Louisa Main	....	production coordinator
John Mio	....	assistant location manager
Adrian Moroca	....	assistant: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Patrice Ndigue	....	stand-in: Romania
Ruxandra Popescu	....	production accountant
Darren Robertson	....	playback coordinator
Rees A. Savidis	....	production assistant
Gregg Scott	....	stand-in
Ryan Steacy	....	armorer
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor
Anthony St. John	....	stand-in
Matthew Tingey	....	production assistant
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator: Romania
Daniel Jonathan Weisinger	....	assistant: Donald Kushner
Patricia D. Williams	....	production accountant
Steve Woodley	....	head dog trainer
Jean-Claude Van Damme	....	fight choreographer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
• Castel Films (in association with)
• Clubdeal (co-production)
• Gemini Film GmbH & Co. KG

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)

Other Companies

• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Malde & Co.  financial consultant
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Movielines Music  soundtrack
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  editing facilities

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Argentina:110 min | USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Castel Film Studios, Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

Razaaq Adoti (who plays the character Wayne Barclay) had a hand in writing the lyrics to the movie song "The Hard Corps" and he even sings some of the vocals.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Wayne Barclay has just had the second attempt on his life at his girlfriend Lydia's apartment, just as he's leaving, he has his arm around Lydia in the medium shots and is only holding her hand in the long shots. The arm position becomes noticeable because it cuts back and forth between medium and long shots a couple of times.

Quotes:

Tamara Barclay: Welcome to Wanye's world

Movie Connections:

References Cujo (1983)

A very good movie! Van Damme is back!!!

The Hard Corps is a very good movie, with a great cast and script. The story is very interesting and Van Damme proves another time, that he is a great actor and fighter. He is in a very good shape in this film and Sheldon Lettich did a great job. The fight scenes are really nice, Van Damme is fighting like a 10 years ago.

In my opinion, "In Hell", "Wake of Death", "Second in Command" and "The Hard Corps" were 4 great films.

Van Damme is getting back and nobody can stop him now! And now I'm waiting for Til Death and Bloodsport 2.

8/10.