Black Water Transit (2008)

Director:

Tony Kaye

Writers:

Matthew Chapman (writer)
Doug Richardson (writer)
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Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Story follows the divergent agendas of criminals, cops and lawyers as they collide over a shipment of illegal firearms and a double homicide. Earl Pike, a criminal, tries to get his family's illegal gun collection to a safe haven. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Status:

Post-production

Comments:

Status Updated:

1 May 2008

Note:

Because this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely.

Cast

Brittany Snow	...	Sardoonah
Aisha Tyler	...	Casey Spandau
Alex Sol	...	Jimmy Rock
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Valeriana Schick
Bill Cobbs	...	Frank Vermillion
Evan Ross	...	Gary Vermillion
Leslie Easterbrook	...	Bet Tannen
other cast:
Karl Urban	...	Earl Pike
Stephen Dorff	...	Nicky
Laurence Fishburne	...	Jack
Justin Martin	...	Tynee
Ime Etuk	...	African Ship Captain
Sam Medina	...	Hardcore Prisoner
Jan Falk	...	Lucinda Vermilion
Henry Pelitire	...	SWAT officer
Larnell Stovall	...	Lynch
Mickey Sumner	...	Attractive Hotel Receptionist
Christine Biancardi	...	Prostitute
Jearl Vinot	...	Police Officer
Lucy Marie Ferry	...	Young Sardoonah
John Douglas Williams	...	Oswald Benson
Edward D. Caiado	...	NOPD Police Officer
James Edmonson	...	Storm Victim
Susan Glaze-Harper	...	Pedistrian (uncredited)
Melissa S. Harris	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Lawyer (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Kaye

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Chapman		writer
Doug Richardson		writer
Carsten Stroud		novel

Produced by
David Bergstein	....	executive producer
Fabian Carrillo	....	executive producer
Michael Cerenzie	....	producer
Betsy Danbury	....	co-producer
S.K. Dean	....	executive producer
Ross M. Dinerstein	....	executive producer
Christopher Eberts	....	producer
Laurence Fishburne	....	executive producer
Kia Jam	....	producer
Robert Katz	....	producer
Paul Parmar	....	producer
Nathalie Peter-Contesse	....	executive producer
Arnold Rifkin	....	producer
Chris Roberts	....	executive producer
Bobby Schwartz	....	executive producer
Todd Traina	....	executive producer
Tim Van Rellim	....	executive producer
Jeff G. Waxman	....	co-producer
Amanda Zaffiro	....	executive producer
Sam Zaharis	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Tony Kaye

Film Editing by
Peter Goddard

Casting by
Mary Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Justin Dragonas		(co-production designer)

Art Direction by
Jason E. Baldwin
Tom Frohling

Set Decoration by
Meg Everist

Costume Design by
April Napier

Makeup Department
Martha Callender	....	makeup artist: Mr. Fishburne
Matthew Jorgensen	....	special makeup effects artist
Darryl Lucas	....	additional makeup
Fleur Morell	....	makeup department head
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetics designer/supplier
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Pamela Neal	....	makeup consultant
Koji Ohmura	....	lab technician
Gianna Sparacino	....	hair stylist
Aimee Stuit	....	key makeup artist
Turner Walker	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.

Production Management
Scott E. Chester	....	production supervisor
Wendy Cox	....	production supervisor
Betsy Danbury	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Cameron	....	first assistant director
Ime Etuk	....	second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director
Paul Uddo	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Tom Anderson	....	propmaker
William Boyle	....	painter
Derick Broderman	....	painter
Rick Broderman	....	paint foreman
Lloyd Burke Jr.	....	propmaker
Ed Clevenger	....	set dresser
Daniel Coe	....	foreman
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
Byron Denson	....	set utility
Richard S. Dorrity	....	propmaker
James Dupuy	....	construction foreman
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser
Everette Eglin	....	buyer
Daniel Fox	....	set decoration buyer
Dan Fraga	....	storyboard artist
Dustin Fulcher	....	painter
Erick Garibay	....	assistant property master
Kevin Harper	....	propmaker
Leah Jennings	....	art department production assistant
Steve J. Jones	....	propmaker
Mik Kastner	....	propmaker
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	set dresser
Nicole Leblanc	....	art department coordinator
Vincent Leblanc	....	lead man
Lindanne Lewis	....	painter
Victor James Martinez	....	concept designer
Victor James Martinez	....	illustrator
Laurance Mayeaux	....	propmaker
Sidney Joseph Montz III	....	set dresser
Pat A. O'Connor	....	leadman
Chad Owen	....	art department production assistant
Alixandra Petrovich	....	on-set dresser
Joseph Pipes	....	set dresser
Ronald Romanski	....	painter
Noah Smith	....	painter
Leonard Spears	....	assistant set decorator
Paul Stanwyck	....	lead scenic artist
Steve Turner	....	set dresser
Mark Wallace	....	property master
Bill Walters	....	set dresser
Gary Warshaw	....	assistant art director
Durel Yates	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jason Brennan	....	sound effects editor
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pud Cusack	....	sound mixer
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Hardt	....	sound effects editor
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Christian Schaanning	....	sound designer
Christian Schaanning	....	sound effects editor
Ross Simpson	....	boom operator
Beth Sterner	....	sound editor
Noel Vought	....	foley artist
Aaron Zeller	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
Larry Barado	....	special effects technician
Guy Clayton Jr.	....	special effects coordinator
Mandi Dormann	....	special effects technician
David K. Nami	....	special effects foreman
David Nash	....	special effects technician
Erik Tillmans	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Laura Albert	....	stunt double
Pete Antico	....	stunt coordinator
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Tom Harper	....	utility stunts
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	stunt double (as Danny Cosmo)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunt performer
Cynthia Randall	....	stunt driver
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double
Wesley Scott	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunt coordinator
Larnell Stovall	....	stunts
Cj Stuart	....	stunt double
Kym Stys	....	stunt double (stunt double: Brittany Snow)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Ball	....	key grip
James Barker	....	best boy electric
Bennett Barlet	....	electrician
Mike 'Big Mike' Bonnet	....	best boy grip
Bret Borgeson	....	camera production assistant
Tom Conrad	....	video assist operator
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician
Robert Foster	....	additional camera operator
Brad Garris	....	additional grip
Dylan Goss	....	aerial director of photography
Richard T. Hoover	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Richard T. Hoover	....	grip
Michael A. Johnson	....	camera operator
Pergrin F. Jung	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gerald J. Lajaunie	....	gang boss
Rick Lamb	....	first assistant camera
Tim Lovasen	....	photosonics technician
Hubert Mitchell	....	gang boss
Robert Morrison	....	grip
Mike Nami Jr.	....	grip
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Marvin Perry	....	gang boss
Tim Phelps	....	gaffer
Patrick Redmond	....	crane operator: Super Technocrane
Kenny Rivenbark	....	steadicam operator
Kenny Rivenbark	....	technocrane operator
Eliseo Romero	....	camera loader
Manning Tillman	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Vowell	....	video assistant
Joe Waistell	....	first assistant camera
Steven J. Winslow	....	aerial camera technician: wescam camera

Casting Department
Elizabeth Coulon	....	extras casting director
Mark Fincannon	....	casting: New Orleans
Scott M. King	....	extras casting assistant
Charlotte N. Laihonen	....	casting assistant: extras
Garrett McGuire	....	casting associate
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting director: Los Angeles
Matthew Paul Spriggs	....	casting assistant
Lisa Zagoria	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Gardar	....	costume supervisor
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer: Samuel L Jackson
Amy Lynch	....	set costumer
Meagan McLaughlin	....	key set costumer
Alison Parker	....	assistant costume designer
Lauren Tafuri	....	assistant costume designer
Pamela Waggoner	....	key set costumer
Mary Ann Waterstradt	....	seamstress
Lesley D. Wickham	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Farzana Ahmad	....	first assistant editor
Jazz Goddard	....	assistant editor
George Palmer	....	digital imaging technician

Music Department
Jake Jackson	....	music recording mixer

Transportation Department
Donald Burndett	....	driver: set dressing
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	picture car mechanic
John DeVay	....	driver: grip truck
C. Benny Dietz	....	picture car mechanic
Alan Kaminsky	....	driver generator operator
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator
Brad Lips	....	fuel truck driver
Tom Moore	....	picture car coordinator
Cindi Randall	....	transportation co-captain
Albert Samson	....	local transportation captain
Charlie Wright	....	transportation captain
Christy Zeller	....	transportation office coordinator

Other crew
Jesse Adams	....	set production assistant
Allison Bauserman	....	staff assistant
Deanne Bloch	....	script clearance
Robin Brackeen	....	second assistant accountant
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	marine coordinator
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach: Mr. Urban
Robert C. Campion	....	production accountant
Elizabeth Chambers	....	unit travel coordinator
Chris Clinton	....	accounting production assistant
James Mitchell Clyde	....	water safety
John R.C. Davis	....	production secretary
Joan Devilla	....	payroll
Michael Dittmar	....	location assistant
Katherine Dolese	....	office production assistant
David Ducar	....	production attorney
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
John T. Flynn	....	assistant: Mr. Kaye
Bernadette Gonzales	....	assistant production office coordinator
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Julie Gueydan	....	staff assistant
Chris Gutierrez	....	location scout
Jim Hanna	....	catering
Rankin Hickman	....	production coordinator
Harriet Katz-Stevens	....	location auditor
Bob Kocourek	....	production accountant
Lawrence M. Kopeikin	....	attorney
Stephen LeBlanc	....	location scout
Michael Leon	....	location manager
Tara Linn	....	accounting clerk
Kevin Lorio	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth Lynch	....	stand-in
Clayton Lyons	....	assistant to cast
Elizabeth Mace	....	production assistant
Amy Martinson	....	assistant: Kia Jam and Chris Roberts
Tracy A. Martin	....	assistant to producer
Kevin Meier	....	office production assistant
Peter Minor	....	staff assistant
Gerson Paz	....	set production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Senia Phillips	....	animal coordinator
Cali Pomes	....	set production assistant
Thell Reed	....	armorer
Aaron Reuter	....	assistant: Ms Danbury
Leonard Reynolds	....	assistant location manager
Gael Shim	....	production intern
Kim Smith	....	first assistant accountant
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement
Cat Stone	....	product placement
Shayne Tingle	....	photo double
Jacob Wasserman	....	production intern
Ian Watermeier	....	production executive
Jamie Waxman	....	assistant accountant
Georgianna Whitley	....	base camp production assistant
Robin Williams	....	key second assistant accountant
Michele Wright	....	first assistant accountant
Natalie Yacono	....	assistant to actor
Jessica Yingling	....	assistant: Mr. Rifkin
James Allen Sheppard	....	intern (uncredited)
Carlos Thomas	....	body double: Laurence Fishburne (uncredited)

Thanks
Jordan Kessler	....	special thanks
Daniel Lewis	....	special thanks
David Pomier	....	special thanks
Nick Thurlow	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Capitol Films
• Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co. KG (I)
• Road Rebel

Distributors

• Capitol Films (2006) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)

Other Companies

• Business Affairs  production counsel
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Louisiana Media Productions  production services
• Palco Sports  prop guns
• Pfaff Protective Group  security
• Rapid Talent  extras casting
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• SportsBrandedMedia  sports product placement
• Stone Management  product placement

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Capitol Films

Trivia:

Bruce Willis resurrected the project in November of 2006, with Samuel L. Jackson joining him with filming to start in February 2007.