Intelligence (2005) (TV)

Director:

Stephen Surjik

Writer:

Chris Haddock (written by)

Release Date:

28 November 2005 (Canada)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A spy scandal erupts after a Vancouver drug smuggler (Tracey) acquires sensitive information about a local drug squad and tries to cut a deal for himself.

Plot Keywords:

Drug Trafficking | Junkie | Surveillance | Scandal | Recruiting

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Ian Tracey	...	Jimmy Reardon
Klea Scott	...	Mary Spalding
John Cassini	...	Ronnie Delmonico
Matt Frewer	...	Ted Altman
Bernie Coulson	...	Michael Reardon
Camille Sullivan	...	Francine Reardon
Chris William Martin	...	Damon Horvath
Michael Rawlins	...	Adam Spalding (as Michael Anthony Rawlins)
Darcy Laurie	...	Bob Tremblay
Sophie Hough	...	Stella Reardon
Eugene Lipinski	...	Martin
Andrew Airlie	...	Don Fraser
Sabrina Grdevich	...	Maxine Reardon
Michael Eklund	...	Rene Desjardins
Lorena Gale	...	Nathan
Fabian Gujral	...	Parmeer Singh
Dan Joffre	...	Bill Sommers
Zak Santiago	...	Harvey Guilford
Ona Grauer	...	Katarina
Patrick Gilmore	...	Roy
Camyar Chai	...	Terry (as Cam Chai)
Lee Kim	...	Operator
Mark Louie	...	Mike Lewry
Kyla Wise	...	Sheila Bloom (as Kyla Anderson)
Patrick Gallagher	...	Alex Federov
Lauren Oleksewich	...	Anne
Nancy Sivak	...	Anne's Mother
Tony Nappo	...	Nick Ouzeris
Rebecca Reichert	...	Angela Mesa (as Rebecca Robbins)
Brendan Fletcher	...	Bootsie
Alistair Abell	...	Frost
Tanya Reid	...	Ramona
Miranda Frigon	...	Detective Jude Philbrook
Taylor Hill	...	Lila Reardon
Rose Pate	...	Sylvia Liddle
Melanie Papalia	...	Casey Whelan
Sooraj Jaswal	...	Sunjit Johal
Parm Soor	...	Burpal
Michael St. John Smith	...	Arhur Penhall
John Mann	...	James Mallaby
Jed Rees	...	Fred
Stephen E. Miller	...	Richard Freeman
James Leard	...	Polygraph Phil
David Pearson	...	Prison Clerk (as David Allan Pearson)
Peter Skagen	...	Prison Guard
Wilson Lee	...	Gambler #1
Sammy Fattedad	...	Gambler #2
Alex Diakun	...	Boat Mechanic
Shaker Paleja	...	Security
Teach Grant	...	Young Guy (Coke)
Simone Bailly	...	Kallie
Elizabeth Thai	...	CSIS Secretary
Bart Anderson	...	Neighbour
Aaron Pearl	...	George Williams
Gabe Khouth	...	Man (Damon's)
Leedine Lah	...	Doctor
Jennifer Clement	...	Parent
Bruno Verdoni	...	Older guy
Greg Chan	...	Ricky Hoy
David Neale	...	SWAT Guy

Directed by
Stephen Surjik

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Chris Haddock		written by

Produced by
Chris Haddock	....	executive producer
Carwyn Jones	....	co-producer
Laura Lightbown	....	executive producer
Arvi Liimatainen	....	producer
Stephen Surjik	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Schaun Tozer

Cinematography by
David Frazee		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alison Grace

Casting by
Lynne Carrow

Production Design by
Rachel O'Toole

Art Direction by
Murray Gilmour

Set Decoration by
Shane Vieau		(as Shane 'Parro' Vieau)

Costume Design by
Sheila White

Makeup Department
Beverley Keigher	....	key makeup artist (as Beverley Benjamin Keigher)
Sharon Mosley	....	assistant hair stylist
Janet Sala	....	hair stylist
Candice Stafford	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Nicole Thompson	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Williams	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Caroline Battista	....	second assistant director
Ted Emerson	....	trainee assistant director
Julie Hemmerling	....	third assistant director
Lee Knippelberg	....	first assistant director
Victor Landrie	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Bryan Anderson	....	on-set dresser
Carlos Bolbrugge	....	assistant art director
Doug Currie	....	paint coordinator
Jim Davie	....	construction coordinator
Gordon Deyell	....	property master (as Gord Deyell)
Dave Fleisher	....	assistant property master
Carole Kelly	....	paint foreman
Mark Rathgeber	....	construction foreman
Sigrid Spade	....	assistant set decorator
Paul Wagner	....	on-set props
Kelly Brine	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Michael Jovanovski	....	lead dresser (uncredited)
Todd Keller	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chris Fairfield	....	adr recordist
Chris Fairfield	....	foley recordist
Chris Fairfield	....	walla recordist
Brad Hillman	....	sound designer
Brad Hillman	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Kusan	....	production sound mixer
Mark Noda	....	boom operator
Miguel Nunes	....	sound designer
Miguel Nunes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brody Ratsoy	....	adr foley
Jeff Shannon	....	assistant sound editor
Adrian Taverner	....	assistant sound editor
John R.S. Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Nicole Thompson	....	sound supervisor
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Jim Lacamel	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Craig Stauffer	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Reg Milne	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Garvin Cross	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Sanca	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Courtney	....	still photographer
Richard Eagan	....	first assistant camera
Todd Elyzen	....	camera operator
Miguel Gelinas	....	best boy grip
Andre Gheorghiu	....	second assistant camera
Sarah Mather	....	camera trainee
Wil Parrott	....	key grip
Tony Richardson	....	best boy electric
Sean Rooney	....	gaffer
Rob Sperling	....	grip
Mark Weinhaupl	....	second assistant camera
Jeff Petry	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Melissa Perry	....	casting associate
Natasha Tony	....	extras casting
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Gray	....	costume supervisor
Christine Kunicki	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Earl Fudger	....	assistant editor
Bryan Heidinger	....	post-production coordinator
Ryan Hogan	....	colorist
David Robinson	....	on-line editor
Mykel Thuncher	....	colorist
Claudio Sepulveda	....	final colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris Robinson	....	music supervisor
Chris Robinson	....	music consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Dave Liboiron	....	unit transportation coordinator
Lee Moors	....	driver captain
Manfred Rossdeutscher	....	transportation co-captain (2005)

Other crew
Michelle Almaz Tadege	....	production coordinator (as Almaz Tadege)
Carol Chestnut	....	legal services: Heenan Blaikie LLP
Ann Marie Clark	....	script supervisor (as Ann Marie Clarke)
Arthur Evrensel	....	legal services: Heenan Blaikie LLP (as Arthur Evensel)
Rick Fearon	....	location manager
Les Ford	....	computer playback designer
Brook Gies	....	assistant production coordinator
Mike Helms	....	assistant location manager
Heather Howe	....	assistant to producers
Lorraine Jamison	....	unit publicist
Cathy Lauzon	....	production accountant
Susan Morgan	....	creative head: tv drama, CBC
Tim Mudd	....	business affairs
Joel Tong	....	head title design
Krista Johnston	....	clearance (uncredited)
Brett McDermid	....	second assistant coordinator (uncredited)
Darin Mickelson	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
Nancy Vibert	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Haddock Entertainment
• Watcher Films

Distributors

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) (2006) (Canada) (TV)
• Hallmark Channel Magyarország (2007) (Hungary) (TV)
• Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) (2008) (Ireland) (TV)
• Thunderbird Films (2005) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2009) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Arfix Media  music licensing
• Arpix Media  music supervision
• CBC TV Archive Sales  stock footage
• CanWest Western Independent Producers Fund  produced with the participation of
• Canadian Television Fund  produced with the participation of
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems
• Getty Images  stock footage
• Government of Canada  produced with the participation of
• Heenan Blaikie Lawyers  legal services
• Jones Brown Insurance  insurance
• Kodak Canada  film stock
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera equipment provided by
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera support
• Paramount Pictures Production Services  production equipment
• Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC  produced with the participation of
• Royal Bank of Canada  financing
• T.V. Dinners  catering
• Technicolor Creative Services  film laboratory services
• Technicolor Creative Services  video post-production
• Western Post Productions  audio post-production
• Western Post Productions  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Finland:87 min (without commercials) | Ireland:97 min (including commercials)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Haddock Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Intelligence" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Touch Me

A quick, twisty, clever thriller from Canada

"Intelligence" involves what happens when a Vancouver dope smuggler, Jimmy Reardon (played by Ian Tracey in his first leading role in years), gets his hands on the files of informants for the local Organized Crime Unit. The OCU's chief, Mary Spalding (played by Klea Scott), is being headhunted by CSIS. She is anxious to recruit Reardon as a high-level informant while also wanting the files back with no harm done to any of the informants. But her scuzzy second in command, Ted Altman (played by Matt Frewer), is equally anxious to bring her down and save his own job after losing said files to a car thief. His underhanded methods lead to ugly things even as Reardon and Spalding forge a tentative alliance.

While it's no secret that this is a potential TV-movie pilot for CBC, the final product is a full-fledged feature film that makes recent British and American cinema thriller offerings look pathetic. The usual subtle Canadian acting and cynical writing pair up nicely with better-than-usual production values. Vancouver, as itself and not some other city, looks great.

Since this comes from Haddock Entertainment, a huge number of actors and actresses from Da Vinci's Inquest show up. My favorite was a cameo by Alex Diakun as one of Reardon's employees. Matt Frewer struggles a bit with his role, though, since Altman is unfortunately the weak link in the chain, one of Haddock's now just about patented paper-thin bad guys with no realistic motivation. This makes the cliff-hangerish ending more annoying than necessary.

Ian Tracey and Klea Scott, however, both finally get the roles that they deserve as leads and not back-ups to pretty people who can't act. Reardon and Spalding have a fascinating, almost Renaissance Italian, relationship--two great magnates who are inherently good, but are trapped in a dark world that worships ruthlessness. Both of them have underlings who constantly urge them to commit cold and vicious acts, just to show that they aren't "soft". Yet, it's the tough refusal of each one to sink to that lowest moral level that establishes an immediate common ground between them as soon as they meet.

I sincerely hope that the film's makers get their funding for a series, because there is a great deal here to explore. As the Canadians like to say, "It's all good."