Shadow Puppets (2007)

Director:

Michael Winnick

Writer:

Michael Winnick (written by)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

They don't know who they are. Where they are. Or what is trying to kill them.

Plot:

A woman and a man awake in individual white cells in an abandoned prison or mental institution wearing only underwear and without any memory...

Plot Keywords:

Shadow | Underwear | Supernatural Power | Mental Patient | Female Nudity

Cast

James Marsters	...	Jack
Tony Todd	...	Steve
Marc Winnick	...	Charlie
Natasha Alam	...	Amber
Diahnna Nicole Baxter	...	Stacy
Jolene Blalock	...	Kate
Richard Whiten	...	Dave
Jennie Ford	...	Melissa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dino Fekaris	...	Jack Roberts (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Winnick

Writing credits
Michael Winnick		(written by)

Produced by
Bob Crowe	....	producer
Ross Goldfarb	....	executive producer
Dave Marchiori	....	executive producer (as David Marchiori)
Morris Ruskin	....	executive producer
Wally Start	....	executive producer
Alan Noel Vega	....	line producer

Original Music by
Ross Nykiforuk		(music by)

Cinematography by
Jonathan Hale		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Luke Hutton		(as Christopher Hutton)

Production Design by
Kristen Flores		(as Kristen Ridgway)

Art Direction by
Starla Christian

Set Decoration by
Natasha Baumgardner
Mike Manasewitsch
Chandler Poling

Costume Design by
Anabella Valenzuela

Makeup Department
Kazumi Kashiwabara	....	make-up/hair artist
Kumiko Kojima	....	key makeup/hair
Staci Rasmussen	....	make-up/hair artist

Production Management
Ken Adolph	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Geoff Hale	....	first assistant director
Mimi Mui	....	second assistant director
Naomi Williams	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sam Berrini	....	leadman (as Samuel Berrini)
Chris Draheim	....	construction coordinator
Elliot Fauske	....	construction/swing
Mark Fenlason	....	property master
Glen Hall	....	construction/swing (as Glenn Hall)
Farshid Haynes	....	construction/swing
Kimberly Hogue	....	scenic painter
Joseph E. Jones	....	construction coordinator
Alexandra Lacey	....	scenic painter
Matthew Lach	....	property
Julie MacKinnon	....	scenic painter
Tyler McMurray	....	property
Nathan Morse	....	scenic painter
Mike Nordenstrom	....	construction foreman
Devon Reeve	....	construction/swing
Paul Thurwatcher	....	storyboards (as Paul Thurwachter)
Tom Wiseman	....	property

Sound Department
Lorita de la Cerna	....	adr mixer
Sam Hamer	....	production sound mixer
Ted Hamer	....	boom operator
Billy Morton	....	foley artist
Daryl Pierce	....	dialogue editor
Evan Rust	....	re-recording mixer
Jeff Smulan	....	foley mixer
Randy Woods	....	sound effects editor
Melissa Yu	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Mark Fenlason	....	special effects supervisor
Matthew Lach	....	special effects assistant
Tyler McMurray	....	special effects assistant
Tom Wiseman	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Richard Buckley	....	visual effects artist
Jordan Miller	....	key animator: 3D
Tracy Westgard	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Alan Noel Vega	....	fight choreographer
Christopher Lee Getman	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Tracie Laymon	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Orlando McGuire	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joshua Atkinson	....	jib technician
Mario Auxilly	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Armando Ballesteros	....	lighting technician
Kevin Bernstein	....	lighting technician
Thomas Burns	....	grip
Glenn Carrano	....	grip (as Glenn Carano)
Eric C. Castro	....	lighting technician (as Eric Castro)
Martin Dicicco	....	lighting technician
James Domkus	....	grip
Arturo Elizondo	....	grip
Kevin Faust	....	digital imaging technician
Nathan Dean Fetzer	....	best boy
Brian M. Fisher	....	lighting technician
Jonathan Hale	....	steadicam operator
Robert Head	....	lighting intern
Ronnen Horovitz	....	jib operator
Jared Hoy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
George Hupka	....	additional photography: vfx
Justin Jeung	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert Keith	....	key grip
Johnathan Koldinski	....	jib technician
Dan Martin	....	grip
Nicolas Martin	....	jib operator
Ellen 'Kerry' McCarn-Ostir	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Ellen McCarn)
Ben Medley	....	grip
Karin Pelloni	....	camera operator
Jesse Salazar	....	grip
Jose Salazar	....	grip
Forrest Sandefer	....	grip
Brian Schilling	....	grip
Aaron Schnobrich	....	chief lighting technician
Alexander Yellen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department
Teresa DeFonte	....	casting associate
Lisa Essary	....	additional casting
Joel Lofton	....	casting assistant
Sean Simmons	....	casting assistant
Jonathan Winnick	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Josh Nadler	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Achim Kapitza	....	colorist
Melissa Yu	....	assistant assembly editor

Transportation Department
Chris Alexander	....	driver
Joseph E. Jones	....	transportation coordinator
Mike Nordenstrom	....	driver

Other crew
Chris Alexander	....	key production assistant
Coriedus Brown	....	production assistant
Stacie Clerget	....	production assistant
Michael Davis	....	production assistant
Sarah Faubion	....	production assistant
George Fekaris	....	production assistant
Mark Fenlason	....	set medic
Dora Hopkins	....	script supervisor
Meaghan McConnell	....	script supervisor
Ellen McEachern	....	production accountant (as Ell McEachern)
Kathleen Messmer	....	script supervisor
Josef Pinckney	....	production assistant
Mara Robertson	....	assistant: Bob Crowe
Richard Sankey	....	production assistant
Dmitrius Sears	....	security
Lisa Sotolongo	....	production coordinator
Rupert Zin Stark	....	footage: EPK (as Robert Stark)
Cory Stubbs	....	footage: EPK
Julie Turner	....	craft service
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker (uncredited)
Krista Johnston	....	clearance (uncredited)

Thanks
Sam Eigen	....	special thanks
Dino Fekaris	....	special thanks
Gabriel Grunfeld	....	special thanks
Mark Korba	....	special thanks
Stephen Macy	....	special thanks
Brian Sweet	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Shoreline Entertainment (presents)
• Angel Entertainment
• RMR Productions LLC

Distributors

• I-On New Media (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Murena International (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Phoenicia Pictures (2008) (Middle East) (all media)
• Starz Media (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• M.G. Media Group Inc. (visual effects) (as Media Group)

Other Companies

• Cosmic Pad Studios  sound design
• Talking Dog Post & Sound Studios  sound re-recording
• Research House Clearance Services, The  script clearance
• Multimedia Risk Consultants  insurance service
• Backstage Payroll Services  payroll services
• Independent Kitchen Fiesta  catering
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Greece:105 min | USA:103 min (DVD version) | Germany:99 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:MA | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Angeles Crest, Angeles National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Shoreline Entertainment

Trivia:

James Marsters dyed his hair dark auburn for this role.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): All of the dossiers misspell the word "qualifying" in the title.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kate:Does anybody hear me? Anybody? Let me outta here! Open this door!

Movie Connections:

References "The Munsters" (1964)

I enjoyed it a lot

I'm not a big fan of the Horror genre, but I did really like this movie. As a big sci-fi fan I was attracted to this from the main actors. It was a bit predictable and cliché at points there were actual surprises. Check the extras after the movie. James Marsters is a very talented actor that I have had the pleasure to meet at a con. Very nice and personable. Tony Todd is brilliant, has been all over the genre scene both horror and sci-fi. Joline Blalock is very talented as well as gorgeous. The others in the cast did a good enough job, esp the swimming girl. Highly recommended for fans of the actors or of the horror genre.