The Mechanic (2011)

Director:

Simon West

Writers (WGA):

Richard Wenk (screenplay) and
Lewis John Carlino (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 January 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Someone has to fix the problems.

Plot:

Follows an elite hit man as he teaches his trade to an apprentice who has a connection to one of his previous victims.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Apprentice | Death | Mentor | Deception

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Arthur Bishop
Ben Foster	...	Steve McKenna
Tony Goldwyn	...	Dean
Donald Sutherland	...	Harry McKenna
Jeff Chase	...	Burke
Mini Anden	...	Sarah
James Logan	...	Jorge Lara
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Lara's Guard (as Eddie Fernandez)
Joshua Bridgewater	...	Car Jacker
John McConnell	...	Vaughn
Christa Campbell	...	Kelly
Joel Davis	...	Husband
Mark Nutter	...	Mr. Finch (as Mark Anthony Nutter)
Ardy Brent Carlson	...	Bell Hop
Lara Grice	...	Mrs. Finch
Lance E. Nichols	...	Henry (as Lance Nichols)
J.D. Evermore	...	Gun Runner
Ada Michelle Loridans	...	Finch's Daughter
Linnzi Zaorski	...	Jazz Club Singer
Dawn Neufeld	...	News Reporter #1
Molly Rosenblatt	...	News Reporter #2
Bill Scharpf	...	Dean's Driver
John Teague	...	Ney
David Leitch	...	Sebastian
Jen Ortega	...	Lara's Girl #1 (as Jennifer Ortega)
LaTeace Towns-Cuellar	...	Lara's Girl #2
Paul Abraham	...	Shuttle Driver
David Dahlgren	...	Dr. X
Stuart Greer	...	Ralph
Katarzyna Wolejnio	...	Maria
Larrel France	...	Vaughn's Intern
Danny Cosmo	...	Peasant
Derek Schreck	...	Security Guard
Choop	...	'Arthur' the Dog
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Starlette Miariaunii	...	TWC evacuee
Beau Brasseaux	...	Chicago S.W.A.T (uncredited)
Dane Brown	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Joshua Cardenez	...	Jorge Lara Guard at Pool (uncredited)
Grant Case	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kurt Deville	...	Steve's Barracade / Bar (uncredited)
Elise Fyke	...	Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Geraldine Glenn	...	Staff / Villager (uncredited)
Nick Jones Jr.	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Mark Krutov	...	Dean's Security (uncredited)
Gustavo I. Ortiz	...	Coffee Shop / Bar Patron (uncredited)
James Rawlings	...	Dean's Men (uncredited)
Ashley Reed	...	Bus Patron / Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Aaron Saxton	...	Swat (uncredited)
Lawanda Smith	...	Train Traveler (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith	...	Chicago Office Worker (uncredited)
Simon West	...	Dean's Impaled Henchman (uncredited)
Olga Wilhelmine	...	Office Employee (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon West

Writing credits (WGA)
Richard Wenk		(screenplay) and
Lewis John Carlino		(screenplay)
Lewis John Carlino		(story)

Produced by
René Besson	....	producer
Robert Chartoff	....	executive producer
William Chartoff	....	producer (as Bill Chartoff)
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Joe Gatta	....	executive producer
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.	....	co-producer (as Matthew Leonetti Jr)
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Danny Lerner	....	executive producer
Jib Polhemus	....	co-producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
David Winkler	....	producer
Irwin Winkler	....	executive producer
Marcy Drogin	....	executive producer (uncredited)
John Thompson	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Eric Schmidt		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
T.G. Herrington		(edited by)
Todd E. Miller		(edited by)

Casting by
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Richard Lassalle

Art Direction by
Jason Hamilton

Set Decoration by
Leonard R. Spears

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Stacy Kelly	....	makeup department head
Yolanda Mercadel	....	key hair stylist
Donna Spahn	....	department head: hair
Aimee Stuit	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Todd Gilbert	....	executive in charge of post-production
Matthew Hirsch	....	production supervisor
Matthew F. Leonetti Jr.	....	unit production manager
Joseph Lobato	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Bott	....	second assistant director (as George R. Bott)
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	....	first assistant director: additional photography (as Dieter Busch)
William Paul Clark	....	assistant director
David Leitch	....	second unit director
Tom Martin	....	second assistant director (additional photography)
Nathan Parker	....	second second assistant director
Matt Paull	....	additional second assistant director
Cali Pomes	....	second second assistant director
Paul Uddo	....	first assistant director: second unit
John M. White	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
Paul Blanchard	....	set dresser
David Keith Broome	....	lead greensman
Forest Fagan	....	property master: re-shoot
Stephen Finders	....	assistant property master
Jack Flynn	....	construction buyer
Austin Graham	....	painter
Jon Graubarth	....	prop buyer
Charles Guanci Jr.	....	property master
Caleb Guillotte	....	art department coordinator
Todd Harris	....	storyboard artist
A.J. Hingle Jr.	....	propmaker
J.D. Jacoby	....	assistant props man
J.D. Jacoby	....	props buyer
Kristin Lekki	....	art department assistant
Kristin Lekki	....	graphic designer
Robert McClellan	....	painter
Myron Meek	....	prop gang boss
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Danny Nick	....	gang boss
Pat A. O'Connor	....	leadman
Jared Pendergrass	....	second assistant property
Pavel Pesta	....	paint foreman
Wayne Softley Jr.	....	painter
Brent Stewart	....	foreman
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Charles Tatum	....	construction utility
Timothy Taylor	....	on set greens
David Warburton	....	on-set dresser
Andrew Wert	....	property master: second unit
Niko Zahlten	....	set dresser
Robert J. Moore Jr.	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Gregory Black	....	utility sound technician
Ryan Collins	....	assistant sound editor
Lara Dale	....	foley artist
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenny Delbert	....	utility sound technician
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Christopher Eakins	....	sound effects editor
David Esparza	....	sound designer
David Esparza	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey Haupt	....	sound mixer
Ruby C. Haupt	....	boom operator
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Ron King	....	sound: second unit
Tim Limer	....	sound recordist
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Dana McCommon	....	adr recording
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
A. Josh Reinhardt	....	sound effects editor
Ric Schnupp	....	adr recordist
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Callie Thurman	....	assistant sound editor
Kerry Dean Williams	....	dialogue editor
Mandell Winter	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor

Special Effects by
Jason Babin	....	special effects technician
Robert Caban	....	special effects technician
Michael H. Clark	....	special effects technician
Kevin Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Jack Lynch	....	on-set coordinator
Richard E. Perry	....	special effects foreman
Durk Tyndall	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Ivaylo Andonov	....	digital compositor
Richard Aponte	....	digital compositor
Dilyan Aynadzhiev	....	visual effects systems administrator
Bradley M. Baxter	....	digital compositor
Brian N. Bentley	....	compositor
David Blemur	....	digital compositor
Thomas Cheng	....	lead visual effects artist
Chad E. Collier	....	digital intermediate data technician: Company 3
Natalie Coon	....	digital artist
Chris M. Cooper	....	visual effects artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Alexandre Daigle	....	visual effects network administrator supervisor
Robert Nicholas Dauphinais	....	digital compositor
Kevin Del Colle	....	digital film scanner
Dusty Emerson	....	lead artist
Joshua Garza	....	visual effects artist
Kiril Gizdov	....	digital compositor
James Going	....	visual effects artist
John B. Gray	....	digital compositor
Glen Grefe	....	digital compositor
Nathan Grubbs	....	digital compositor
Errol Hanse	....	visual effects artist
Brandt Harris	....	visual effects artist
Jack Hebert	....	visual effects artist
Chad Herrada	....	compositor
Justin Horton	....	visual effects artist
Travis Howe	....	technical support
Pavel Hristov	....	digital compositor
Ivan Gochev Ivanov	....	visual effects artist
Matthew S. Jennings	....	visual effects coordinator
Brandon Tyler Johnston	....	digital compositor
Kalin Krumov	....	digital compositor
Thomas Kuo	....	digital film scanner
Alvado Landaberde	....	visual effects artist
Alexander Llanos	....	visual effects artist
Jonathon Luke	....	digital compositor
Carson Majors	....	visual effects artist
Yael Majors	....	3d artist
Ajoy Mani	....	visual effects post supervisor
Ryan Markley	....	visual effects artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects
Alberto Tito Matos Jr.	....	visual effects artist
Austin Meyers	....	lead artist
Wes Meyers	....	digital compositor
Chris Montesano	....	digital compositor
Greg Nelson	....	studio visual effects supervisor
Glenn Neufeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Esteban Olide	....	digital compositor
Nikolay Pachov	....	visual effects editor
Kyoung Kay Park	....	visual effects artist
Greg Peck	....	quality control
Greg Peck	....	visual effects artist
Nick Peshunoff	....	vfx coordinators and qc supervisor
Tremell Pittman	....	visual effects systems administrator
Stephen H. Porter	....	additional photography
Stephen H. Porter	....	vfx lead artist
Amy Putrynski	....	visual effects artist
Matthew Ramsaur	....	digital compositor
Cory R. Reed	....	quality control (as Cory Reed)
Joshua Rivas	....	digital compositor
Christina Robinson	....	visual effects artist
Sean Rowe	....	digital film scanner
Andrew Sagar	....	compositing supervisor
Dustin Scholl	....	digital compositor
William Tatum III	....	digital compositor
Brandon Taylor	....	digital compositor
Jason Thomas	....	digital compositor
Drew Tobin	....	digital compositor
Mani Trump	....	digital compositor
Chris W. Tucker	....	quality control
Eric A. Tuxen	....	visual effects editor
David Van Woert	....	visual effects producer
Juvenal Vique	....	compositor
Melissa Whitcomb	....	digital compositor
Glenn Neufeld	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Miklós Polgár	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
James Stevens	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt performer
Jason Ament	....	stunts
Hank Amos	....	stunts
John Ashker	....	stunt performer
John Bernecker	....	stunt double: Tony Goldwyn
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunts
Nick Brandon	....	stunts
Sean Paul Braud	....	utility stunts
James M. Churchman	....	stunts
Ben Cooke	....	stunt double: Jason Statham
Danny Cosmo	....	stunt player
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunt performer
Shane Dufrene	....	stunt performer
Jared S. Eddo	....	key stunt rigger (as Jared Eddo)
Chris J. Fanguy	....	stunt performer
Chris J. Fanguy	....	utility stunts
Chris J. Fanguy	....	water safety
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt performer
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Sam Hargrave	....	fight choreographer
Tom Harper	....	stunts
Oren Hawxhurst	....	stunts
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunt performer
Raion Hill	....	stunt performer: D's gangbanger
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Allen Jo	....	stunt performer
Dennis Keiffer	....	stunt performer
Amir Khalighi	....	stunts
Richard King	....	stunts
David Leitch	....	fight designer
Paul Leonard	....	stunts
James Logan	....	utility stunts
Michael R. Long	....	stunt performer
Jeremy Marinas	....	stunt performer
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt performer
Mike Mayhall	....	stunt actor
Matt McColm	....	stunts
Norman Mora	....	stunt performer
Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	....	stunts
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Rowbie Orsatti	....	stunts
Garrik Palumbo	....	stunts
Darryl Reeves	....	stunt double
Troy Robinson	....	stunts
Ross Morgan Ruben	....	stunt performer
Bill Scharpf	....	stunt driver
Larnell Stovall	....	stunts
Shelby Swatek	....	stunt performer
Aaron Toney	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt performer
Rudolf Weber	....	stunt performer
Willie Weber	....	utility stunts
Mike Wilson	....	stunt double: Ben Foster

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	additional camera operator
Grayson Austin	....	camera operator: second unit
Robert Baird	....	first assistant camera
Richard Ball	....	key grip
Peter Berglund	....	camera operator
Giovanni Bommarito	....	dolly grip: second unit
Curt Burlin	....	grip
Chip Carey	....	rigging gaffer
Kevin Carlisle	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Joe Cassano	....	grip
Alan Caudillo	....	director of photography: additional photography
Alan Caudillo	....	director of photography: second unit (as Allan Caudillo)
Luke Cauthern	....	grip
Michael Ciancio	....	phantom technician
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jarrid Clinkinbeard	....	rigging electrician
Joe Datri	....	hydrascope tech
Tulio Duenas	....	second assistant camera:second unit
Sean Fairburn	....	camera operator
Sean P. Fickert	....	key rigging grip
Sean Finnegan	....	gaffer
Sean Fisher	....	grip
Kevin Flores	....	grip
Melanie Gates	....	loader: second unit
Cody Gautreau	....	additional camera loader: second unit
Sean P. Gilbert	....	underwater first assistant camera
John C. Hoffler Jr.	....	camera production assistant
McKay Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael D. Kennedy	....	additional
Michael D. Kennedy	....	second assistant camera
Kris Krosskove	....	additional camera operator
Iran Kuykendall	....	electrician
Fred L. McLane	....	additional camera assistant
Christopher Meydrich	....	rigging electrician
Scott Morrison	....	electrician
Coby Nissen	....	best boy rigging grip
Jerone A. Ordon Sr.	....	grip
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
John Pingry	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Prowell	....	electrician
Rell Putt	....	rigging grip
Chad Rivetti	....	first assistant camera
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Declan Ryan	....	gaffer: second unit
Declan Ryan	....	key lighting balloon technician
Tiffani L. Stephenson	....	film loader
Keegan Stokley	....	grip
Jared Talbot	....	rigging electrician
Daniel Tkaczyk	....	gaffer: second unit
Daniel Tkaczyk	....	rigging best boy
Remi Tournois	....	additional camera operator
Darren Ursin	....	second unit: best boy
Chad Vanko	....	balloon technician
Chad Vanko	....	electrician
Jason Vowell	....	video assist: second unit
Joe Waistell	....	additional first assistant camera
Kristopher Weaver	....	rigging electrician
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
Alex Willson	....	best boy electric: second unit
Stanley Wong	....	electrician
Stephen Wong	....	additional camera assistant
Scott Zuchowski	....	best boy electric

Animation Department
Joseph Fagan	....	animator

Casting Department
Robin Batherson	....	casting director: background
Kate Caldwell	....	casting associate
Jandiz Estrada	....	casting associate
Tara Feldstein	....	casting associate
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Jason Landry	....	extras casting
Marcy Punch	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Brum	....	costumer
Christy Hebert Crouch	....	key set costumer
Deborah Hall	....	costume supervisor
Sarah P. Koeppe	....	wardrobe assistant
Wendy Talley	....	costumer
Susan Thomas	....	set costumer
Lesley D. Wickham	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Paul Carlin	....	digital intermediate editor
Mike Dillard	....	technical supervisor: Digital Post Services
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist
Travis Flynn	....	digital intermediate colorist assist
Jordan Fox	....	digital intermediate colorist assist
Brian Hayashi	....	post-production coordinator
Michael Kaz	....	first assistant editor
Michael Landon	....	digital intermediate editor
Ryan Noto	....	executive post producer: Digital Post Services
Faust Pierfederici	....	digital preview colorist
Jim Schulte	....	associate editor
Amanda Weir	....	digital intermediate producer
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Neal Acree	....	composer: additional music
Selena Arizanovic	....	music supervisor
Lordes D'Ortega	....	musician: acoustic guitar
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Big Jimmy Duchamp	....	musician: electric guitar
Shannon Erbe	....	music editor
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Jason La Rocca	....	musician: guitar
Jason La Rocca	....	scoring mixer
Jon Mooney	....	music editor
Cindy O'Connor	....	composer: additional music
Tyler Parkinson	....	music score engineer
Petr Pycha	....	orchestra contractor
Clint Bennett	....	additional music editor: scoring (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Zandra Batiste	....	driver
Virgil Bienemy	....	driver
Richard Brown	....	picture car wrangler
Donald Dibartolo	....	production driver
Phil K. Frost	....	driver
Peter Gondrella	....	van driver
Ricky Hawkins	....	driver
Earl R. Hurst Sr.	....	transportation captain
Robert Husband	....	driver
Randy Kinyon	....	transportation coordinator
Dwayne Lain	....	driver
Roy Maggio	....	driver
Ruth Marshall	....	driver: cast
Nick W. Pastrano	....	driver (as Nick Pastrano)
Poland Perkins	....	driver
Gwendalane Ramos	....	transportation dispatcher
Albert Samson	....	teamster driver
Al Sens	....	driver
Shelton L. Slack	....	driver (as Shelton Slack)
Steven Willhoite	....	production van driver
Tim Woods	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Paul Abraham	....	craft service
Danny 'Dano' Anderson	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Lauren Askew	....	accountant
Sebastien Betsch	....	digital cinema supervisor
Ron Blecker	....	technical advisor
Zoe Bower	....	post facilities manager
Devon Boyd	....	senior vice president: . finance
Scott Branta	....	production assistant
Durado D. Brooks Jr.	....	production assistant
Brandon e Buck	....	craft service: reshoot
Dottie Buck	....	craft service
Cedric Burton	....	stand-in
Ruth Caffery	....	location assistant
Ardy Brent Carlson	....	assistant to director
Batou Chandler	....	location manager
Jason Chandler	....	production assistant
Chris Clinton	....	additional set production assistant
Chris Compton	....	adr loop group
Tana David	....	post facilities coordinator
John R.C. Davis	....	location coordinator
Angel De La Vina	....	production assistant
John Dean Alfone	....	additional set production assistant
Christopher Dickerson	....	production assistant: reshoots
Matthew Ford	....	set medic
Matthew Ford	....	water safety
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Stacy Fortenberry	....	location assistant
Paul Fraser	....	key medic
Anna Gand	....	financial analyst
Bryan Gardiner	....	office production assistant
Jeffrey Giles	....	international distribution
Moira Glace	....	production assistant
Sarah Gray	....	accounting intern
Eric Green	....	marketing and publicity
Jeffrey Greenstein	....	executive assistant to Avi Lerner
Drew Guajardo	....	additional production assistant
Kendrick Hudson	....	location manager
Susan Humphrey	....	animal trainer
Mark Krutov	....	stand-in for Jason Statham
Alan J. Lam	....	production controller
Brooke Lehman	....	accounting clerk
Mike Leonard	....	set production assistant
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Chris Lyon	....	location assistant
Chris Lyon	....	location assistant: reshoots
Joan Mao	....	assistant: Mr. Davidson
Gail Marks	....	assistant production accountant
Renee Marsella	....	production assistant: second unit
Diego J. Martinez	....	production executive
Mark Micucci	....	post production accountant
Patrick Mizell	....	set production assistant
Casey Moore	....	production secretary
Kevin Muller	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Karen S. Neasi	....	product placement
Lisandro Novillo	....	production assistant
Rouslan Ovtcharoff	....	production associate
Miguel Angelo Pate	....	key set production assistant
Rachel Perez	....	set production assistant
Susan Pusateri	....	production executive
Susan Pusateri	....	sales executive
Lonnie Ramati	....	production business affairs
Sonia Randazzo	....	first assistant accountant: reshoots
Michael Randolph	....	key craft service
Jennifer Ray	....	production coordinator
Jessica Renzi-Bailey	....	key assistant location manager
Brieann Rich	....	craft service
Nicholas Rich	....	set medic
Win Riley	....	location scout
Tina Rosen	....	senior v.p. finance
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor
Derek A. Schwebel	....	craft service assistant
Caroline Seale	....	additional set production assistant
Natasha Shumny	....	post facilities coordinator
Aaron J. Stone	....	set production assistant: second unit
Ray Tamayo	....	staff accountant
Sonia Torres	....	set production assistant
Lauren Von Huene	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jay Watt	....	set medic
Andrew Wert	....	master armorer
Eric Scott Williamson	....	production assistant

Thanks
Clint Borden	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• CBS Films (presents) (A Film by Simon West)
• Millennium Films (presents)
• Chartoff-Winkler Productions (as Chartoff Winkler)
• Nu Image Entertainment GmbH (as Nu Image)

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Blu Cinematografica (2010) (Italy) (theatrical)
• CBS Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Incognito Films (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Incognito Films (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• MVP Entertainment (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Aurum Producciones (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• CBS Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• CBS Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Eagle Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AeroPremier Jet Center  special thanks
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Cineworks Digital Studios  dailies film lab
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Digital Post Services  delivery and international servicing
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll
• Fairfield Studios  adr recording
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Getty Images  special thanks
• Global Tactical Services  security services
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Horizon Entertainment  production services
• Leonetti Company  Chapman camera dollies (as Leonetti Company Louisiana)
• Leonetti Company  lighting equipment (as Leonetti Company Louisiana)
• LoopEase  loop group
• Louisiana Entertainment  state film office
• Maison Post  post-production
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• New Orleans Lakefront Airport & Tenants Association  special thanks (as New Orleans Lakefront Airport)
• Second Line Stages  sound stages
• Silver Screen Supply  production supplies
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• Wildfire Studios  post-production sound services
• Wildfire Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence throughout, language, some sexual content and nudity

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Malaysia:18 (censored version) | USA:R (certificate #46451) | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Japan:R15+ | Norway:15 | Italy:T | Peru:14 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

AeroPremier Jet Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

CBS Films

Trivia:

The "Mechanic Needed" photo of Harry that Bishop sees on his laptop is a publicity still of Donald Sutherland at the 2009 Palm Springs Film Festival Awards Gala. Another still from this event is the primary photo of Sutherland's IMDb page.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Towards the end of the movie, when Steve pulls out a record to play on Arthur's record player, the cover has "Jazz" written in the corner, however when the music starts, it is Schubert's Trio n#2, which is classical music.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Arthur Bishop:What I do requires a certain mindset. I do assignments; designated targets. Some jobs need to look like accidents. Others must cast suspicion on someone else. A select few need to send a clear message. Pulling a trigger is easy. The best jobs are the ones nobody even knows you were there.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.78" (2011)

Soundtrack:

GOREE

An all around entertaining action-thriller.

I am in no way familiar with the original Charles Bronson film The Mechanic from 1972, but that may have actually been a benefit with a film like this. This remake does seem to be targeted toward my demographic though. The Mechanic caters to those who enjoy hard-hitting action films with a lot of blood that spews more vulgarities than you care to keep track of with a fair chance of nudity along the way. Truth be told, if done right those types of films can be massively entertaining and The Mechanic definitely falls into the "done right" category.

Jason Statham really seems to be hit or miss when it comes to how entertaining his films are and lately his work just hasn't been all that satisfying. The Expendables left a really sour taste in my mouth, so I wasn't sure how The Mechanic would turn out. However, this film was actually able to put Statham back in top form since it was able to deliver a pretty great story to compliment Statham's bone crunching fight sequences he's become notorious for. Despite the fact that the dialogue is filled with F-bombs left and right, it fit the overall tone of the film very well. Ben Foster wasn't disappointing either. Foster is one of those incredible talents in his early thirties that most people seem to overlook as having endless potential. As far as his performance in The Mechanic, it isn't quite as powerful as he was in The Messenger but seems to be more similar to his role in Hostage yet refined a bit to leave his true motives questionable.

Donald Sutherland also makes the most of his short time on screen. He has two scenes with Jason Statham where he makes two fairly long speeches that seem to stick with you long after his character is gone. That's how short-lived characters in films like this should be; memorable.

The one thing the film falls victim to is the shaky camera during fight and chase scenes. It works most of the time and isn't hard to follow, but there were two scenes involving Jason Statham's character where it was hard to distinguish everything that was being shown because of this technique. It's just when two guys are in a scuffle and they're throwing fists or hurling their legs at their opponent, the camera whipping back and forth at the same time doesn't really help matters. Now some guy's dead, another falls to the ground after we hear a snap, and another is clutching his stomach even though we only saw the main character move twice. The technique gets confusing and either needs to be modified somehow or dropped altogether for something new.

The Mechanic is actually really entertaining and is very much the definition of a guy film. It's packed to the brim with explosions, bloody headshots, broken limbs, and even a hefty and destructive car chase sequence. The film is worth seeing for Ben Foster's performance, but it's nice to see Jason Statham in a film that isn't disappointing for once. Overall, The Mechanic is dark, gritty, bloody, and just a hell of a lot of fun.