Anamorph (2007)

Director:

Henry Miller

Writers:

Tom Phelan
Henry Miller

Release Date:

5 August 2008 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Madness. Mayhem. Mutilation. The masterwork of a serial killer.

Plot:

A psychological thriller based on the concept of anamorphosis, a painting technique that manipulates the laws of perspective to create two competing images on a single canvas.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Murder | Anamorphosis | Art | Painting

Cast

Willem Dafoe	...	Stan Aubray
Scott Speedman	...	Carl Uffner
Don Harvey	...	Killer
James Rebhorn	...	Chief Lewellyn Brainard
Peter Stormare	...	Blair Collet
Amy Carlson	...	Alexandra Fredericks
Yul Vazquez	...	Jorge 'George' Ruiz
Clea DuVall	...	Sandy Strickland
Samantha MacIvor	...	Crystal
Billy Wheelan	...	Young Man
Paz de la Huerta	...	Young Woman
Desiree Casado	...	Teenage Checkout Girl (as Desiree F. Casado)
Robert C. Kirk	...	Heavy-Set Detective
Robin Goldsmith	...	Stone-Faced Detective
Marcia Haufrecht	...	Diner Waitress
Monique Gabriela Curnen	...	Female Student
Paul Lazar	...	Medical Examiner
Lucy Martin	...	Uptight Woman
Mick Foley	...	Antique Store Owner
Sharrieff Pugh	...	ECT Technician
Ashley Springer	...	Jeff Sarno
Deborah Harry	...	Neighbor
Gary Ray	...	Officer #1 (as Gary Ray Bugarcic)
Amir Arison	...	Profiler
Elizabeth West	...	Reporter #1
Stephen Daniels	...	Reporter #2
Edward Hibbert	...	Gallery Owner
Barbara Sicuranza	...	Forensic Technician
Robert McKay	...	Detective #1
Michael Buscemi	...	Detective #2
Virginia Wing	...	Board Member
Jordan Charney	...	Chairman
Tandy Cronyn	...	Moderator
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	AA Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Albanese	...	AA Member (uncredited)
John Farrer	...	Priest (uncredited)
Lolita Foster	...	Drink Waitress (uncredited)
Edwin Freeman	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Dennis Jay Funny	...	Detective (uncredited)
Walter Gamper	...	Banquet Hall Guest (uncredited)
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Museum Guard (uncredited)
Allison Hope	...	Crime Scene Photo Victim (uncredited)
Lou Irizarry	...	Billy - Uniformed Cop (uncredited)
Tim Lamendola	...	Off-Duty Detective (uncredited)
David McDaniel	...	Board Member (uncredited)
Chris McMullin	...	Detective (uncredited)
Malachy Murray	...	Detective - Bolt Cutters (uncredited)
Rocco Parente	...	Detective (voice) (uncredited)
Nicolas Quilter	...	Dead Man at Tugboat (uncredited)
Cassandra Seidenfeld	...	NYPD Officer (uncredited)
Paul Sutt	...	Hanged Man (uncredited)

Directed by
Henry Miller		(as H.S. Miller)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Henry Miller		(as H.S. Miller)
Tom Phelan

Produced by
Michael G. Gunther	....	co-producer (as Michael Gunther)
Marissa McMahon	....	producer
Campbell Miller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Reinhold Heil
Johnny Klimek

Cinematography by
Fred Murphy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Geraud Brisson

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Suzanne Crowley		(as Suzanne Crowley)
Billy Hopkins
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Jackson De Govia

Art Direction by
Doug Huszti
Woods Mackintosh

Set Decoration by
Carrie Stewart

Costume Design by
Eric Daman

Makeup Department
Brian Abbott	....	special makeup effects crew
Mike Antolino	....	special makeup effects crew
Tony Antolino	....	special makeup effects crew
Andrea Bergstol	....	special makeup effects crew
Milton Buras	....	key hair stylist
Lynn Campbell	....	key makeup artist
Diana Choi	....	special makeup effects: hair (as Diana Yoo)
Jerry Constantine	....	special makeup effects project supervisor
David Fidel	....	key special makeup effects artist
Linda Grimes	....	key makeup artist
John James	....	assistant hair stylist
Tim Jarvis	....	key special makeup effects artist
Chris Kelly	....	key special makeup effects artist
Michael Maddi	....	makeup crew
John Maisano	....	special makeup effects crew
James Marino Sr.	....	special makeup effects crew
Catherine Marino	....	special makeup effects crew
Jimmy 'Ramone' Marino	....	key special makeup effects artist
Michael Marino	....	special makeup effects designer
Mike Mulligan	....	key special makeup effects artist
Sylvia Nava	....	special makeup effects: hair
Michael Ostaszew	....	key special makeup effects artist
Noriko Sato	....	key special makeup effects artist
Paul Sutt	....	special makeup effects crew
Scott Wallace	....	special makeup effects crew
Craig Lyman	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Sirad Balducci	....	unit production manager
Paul A. Levin	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Blazina	....	additional second second assistant director
Kara Doherty	....	second assistant director
Jason Fesel	....	additional second second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Jason Fessel)
Carrie Fix	....	first assistant director
Lauren Guilmartin	....	second second assistant director (as Lauren Kells Guilmartin)
Michael G. Gunther	....	second unit director (as Michael Gunther)
Josh Newport	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Nora Ashkar	....	art production assistant
Meredith Barchat	....	scenic artist
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator
Lois H. Ciganek Bernini	....	set dresser (as Lois Bernini)
Cory Copeland	....	props (as Gorey Copeland)
Christopher Doogan	....	scenic lead
Angela Dufresne	....	scenic artist
James Geyer	....	scenic artist
Jeffrey L. Glave	....	charge scenic (as Jeff Glave)
Lou Gluck	....	set dresser
W. Steven Graham	....	assistant art director (as Steve Graham)
Kalina Ivanov	....	visual consultant
James Kent	....	set dresser (as Jim Kent)
Suzanne Kent	....	scenic artist
Suzanne Kent	....	scenic artist: second unit
Sydney Leier	....	art production assistant
Dan Mahon	....	set dresser
Kevin Mahon	....	on-set dresser
Kevin Mahon	....	set dresser: second unit
Timothy Main	....	carpenter (as Tim Main)
Erin Martinez	....	art production assistant
Talia Mendillo	....	scenic industrial
Kay Michaels	....	art department coordinator
Arne Olsen Jr.	....	best boy construction grip
Arne Olsen	....	key construction grip
Nell Prince	....	scenic artist
Dave Reardon	....	leadman
Malcolm Reid	....	construction foreman
Danny Ritches	....	props
Danny Ritches	....	props: second unit
Erwin F. Sholes	....	assistant property master (as Ed Sholes)
Leo Shvedsky	....	shop production assistant
Cheryl Stewart	....	scenic artist
Tavia Trepte	....	art production assistant
Richard Vicencio	....	conceptual illustrator
Sabrina Wright	....	property master
Denis Zack	....	set dresser (as Dennis Zach)
Ian Zdatny	....	camera scenic
Brianne Zulauf	....	art department coordinator
Danielle Webb	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Heather Wellik	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brian Bowles	....	dialogue editor
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anguibe Guindo	....	boom operator
Matthew Haasch	....	foley editor (as Matt Haasch)
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor
Michelle Mader	....	sound utility
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Noah Timan	....	sound mixer (as Noah Vivekanand Timan)
Noah Timan	....	sound: second unit
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer (uncredited)
Jay Peck	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Conrad V. Brink Jr.	....	special effects coordinator: EFX Rentals (as Connie Brink Jr.)
Richard Edlund	....	special effects director (uncredited)
Neil Ruddy	....	pyrotechnics (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Bruno	....	visual effects artist: Whodoo EFX (as Eric Gregory Bruno)
David Brzozowski	....	visual effects animator: Whoodoo EFX
David Brzozowski	....	visual effects graphic designer: Whodoo EFX
John H. Burnson	....	visual effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Marla Carter Barrett	....	visual effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Richard Edlund	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Jessica Elvin	....	digital retouching
Janice Lee	....	visual effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Harry Paakkonen	....	visual effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Helena Packer	....	visual effects supervisor: Whodoo EFX
Sarah Paul	....	visual effects producer: Whodoo EFX (as Sarah M. Paul)
Mark Ritcheson	....	visual effects executive producer: Whodoo EFX
Robert Skotak	....	matte artist: Whodoo EFX
Robert Skotak	....	special animator: Whodoo EFX
Kenneth Bailey	....	visual effects: Whodoo FX (uncredited)
Joe Morrison	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunt driver (as Billy Anagnos)
Gene Harrison	....	stunt double: Willem Dafoe (as Eugene Harrison)
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator
Erik Solky	....	stunt double: Killer (as Eric M. Solky)

Camera and Electrical Department
Grady Bayersdorfer	....	best boy electric: second unit (as Grady Baxersdorfer)
Jim Bokor	....	best boy grip: second unit
Jim Bokor	....	grip (as Jim Boker)
Ryan Callahan	....	grip
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator (as Andrew W. Casey)
Steve Comesky	....	additional electrician
Howard J. Cournoyer	....	leo light operator
Doug Dalisera	....	rigging best boy
Kenny Dodd	....	additional electrician
Joe Donohue III	....	dolly grip (as Joe Donohue)
Christopher Donohue	....	grip (as Chris Donohue)
Damien F. Donohue	....	best boy electric: second unit (as Damien Donohue)
Pyare Fortunato	....	assistant camera: second unit
Damian Gonzales	....	additional electrician
Tim Guinness	....	gaffer
Anil Gupta	....	photographer: special makeup effects
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as Larry J. Huston)
Lukasz Jogalla	....	director of photography: second unit
Meg Kettell	....	film loader (as Meg Kettel)
Dmitry Kibrik	....	grip
Kathleen King	....	video playback
John Leigh	....	set electrician
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator
James Mah	....	gaffer: second unit
Lance Mayer	....	second assistant camera
Tim McAuliffe	....	rigging gaffer
Jeff Muhlstock	....	Steadicam operator
James Pollard	....	key grip (as Jim Pollard)
James Pollard	....	key grip: second unit (as Jim Pollard)
Michael Price	....	best boy
Andrew Priestley	....	first assistant camera
Sabatino Rea	....	key rigging grip (as Sabatino 'Sonny' Rea)
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Kyle Rudolph	....	camera operator: second unit
Kyle Rudolph	....	director of photography: second unit
Richard Rutkowski	....	additional photographer
Lee Shevett	....	grip
James Sylvia	....	camera intern
Lacey Terrell	....	still photographer
Danny Woods	....	rigging grip
J. Dan Wright	....	rigging electrician
Steven Zuch	....	video assist operator (as Steve Zuch)
Paul Franck	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Eric Leigh	....	best boy rigging electric (uncredited)
Michael Oliva	....	electrician (uncredited)
Patrick Quinn	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Patrick Quinn	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sondra James	....	adr voice casting
Laura Verbeke	....	extras casting: Amerifilm Casting
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Marny Smith	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeffrey Abell	....	wardrobe production assistant
Kristin Farley	....	additional on-set dresser (as Kristen M. Farley)
Marta Font	....	on-set dresser
Tonya Huskey	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jessica T. Sinoway	....	assistant costume designer (as Jessica Sinoway)
Rebecca Edmonston	....	on-set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ann Gray	....	post-production coordinator
Jesse Morrow	....	on-line editor: visual effects
Marygrace Nicolas	....	digital intermediate project manager
Jake Robinson	....	film scanner
Joseph Ryals	....	film scanner
Michael Smollin	....	colorist: dailies
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ana Veselic	....	first assistant editor
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor (as Joey Violante)
Christian Zak	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer (uncredited)

Music Department
Abe Bradshaw	....	music supervisor
Bronwen Jones	....	orchestrator
Todd Kasow	....	music editor
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Vitek Kral	....	scoring engineer
Gabriel Isaac Mounsey	....	score mixer
Orchestra.net	....	musician: strings and brass
Gene Pritsker	....	orchestrator
Jonathan Levi Shanes	....	music assistant
Bruce Winter	....	score mixer
Gabriel Isaac Mounsey	....	composer: additional score (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Andre Banks	....	driver: cast
David Boyde	....	driver
Theodore Brown Jr.	....	driver (as Ted Brown Jr.)
Richard R. Busardo	....	driver (as Rick Busardo)
George Campbell	....	driver
Mike Easter	....	transportation co-captain
Kenny Gaskins	....	transportation captain
Bib Johnson	....	driver
Rafael Matos	....	driver
Larry 'Reg Dunlop' McGee	....	driver (as Larry McGee)
Mike Papini	....	driver
Barry Sweeney	....	driver
Donnie Thompson	....	driver
George Washington	....	driver
John 'Detroit' White	....	driver (as Detroit John White)
Jerry Wiener	....	driver (as Jerry Weiner)

Other crew
James Ahern	....	film recorder
Fredrica Bailey	....	production intern
Keith Bavolar	....	forensic technical advisor (as Sgt. Keith Bavolar)
Debra Blake	....	set medic
Anthony Blanco	....	set production assistant
Steve Boyle	....	post-production accountant: John Finn & Associates
Andrew Cesana	....	set production assistant: second unit (as Andy Cesna)
Jeff Chena	....	stand-in: Mr. Speedman
Betty Chin	....	production coordinator
Alison S. Cohen	....	legal services: Epstein Levinsohn Bodine Hurwitz & Weinstein
Stephen De Roux	....	medical examiner advisor
Kristyn DiPane	....	mastering project manager
David Dreishpoon	....	craft service
Leo Driver	....	parking coordinator
Judy Drutz	....	publicist
Ethan Duffy	....	production intern
Kathy England	....	insurance: England Insurance Brokerages
Vadim Epstein	....	set production assistant: second unit
Monica Estrada	....	set production assistant
Kelly Evans	....	assistant chef
Steve Faughnan	....	location scout
Jason Fesel	....	key set production assistant (as Jason Fessel)
Maryann C. Fondulas	....	production accountant
Damon Gambuto	....	electronic press kit
Jim Garvey	....	set production assistant
Jim Garvey	....	set production assistant: second unit
Andy Gilbert	....	chef
Timothy Goldberg	....	location scout (as Tim Goldberg)
Jonathan Hayes	....	medical examiner advisor
Jennifer Hoopes	....	assistant location manager
Louis Katz	....	production physician (as Louis A. Katz)
Elliot Kerman	....	tax credit consultant
Dan Kukkonen	....	accounting clerk
Angela C. Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Steve Loff	....	payroll accountant
Gabriella Ludlow	....	legal services: Epstein Levinsohn Bodine Hurwitz & Weinstein
Peter Marschark	....	craft service assistant (as Peter Marshark)
Christopher Menges	....	office production assistant (as Chris Menges)
Lissy Morcheles	....	location assistant
Paul NcClure	....	stand-in: Mr. Dafoe
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Jake Quinn	....	police advisor
Gary Ray	....	project consultant (as Gary Ray Bugarcic)
Michael A. Rizzo	....	set production assistant (as Michael Rizzo)
Allison Robin	....	product placement
Jessica Ross	....	production intern
Nina Saxon	....	title designer: end titles
Sarah Schilling	....	office production assistant
Kate Schumaecker	....	assistant to director and producer
Clarence Sharpe	....	key production assistant: second unit
Daniel Silverman	....	film recorder
Collin Smith	....	location manager
Collin Smith	....	location manager: second unit
Matthew Sullivan	....	unit production assistant
Rachel Timpanelli	....	location scout
Jared Traum	....	set production assistant
Noreen Ward	....	assistant accountant
Nils Widboom	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer D. Wilkins	....	additional office production assistant (as Jennifer Wilkins)
Krysten Childs	....	production assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Christopher Corona	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jodi Domanic-Riccio	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Scott Franklin	....	assistant production office coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lowell Freedman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Katie Kramer	....	office intern (uncredited)
Dantana Muchnick	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Alexander Vinnitski	....	product placement (uncredited)

Thanks
Chazz Palminteri	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Kamala Films

Distributors

• Seville Pictures (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2007) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• IFC Films (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Koch Media (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Multivision (2008) (Italy) (all media)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paradox Entertainment Group (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Seville Pictures (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
• Shochiku Company (2009) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• AFEX Rentals (special effects coordination)
• Prosthetic Renaissance (special effects)
• Whodoo EFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Nina Saxon Film Design  titles: end titles
• Amerifilm Casting  extras casting
• Camera Service Center  lighting and grip equipment
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• England Insurance Brokerage  insurance
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• John Finn and Associates  post-production accounting services (as John Finn & Associates)
• K-Max Studios  score recording facility
• Kodak  film stock
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script clearance
• Mega Playground  telecine
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• N&D Film and Video  negative cutting
• Panavision  camera equipment
• Powerblue Studios  score recording facility
• Sound One  sound post-production
• Technicolor New York  digital intermediate
• Technicolor New York  processing
• Tribe Road Catering  catering
• Whodoo EFX  main title sequence

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing grisly images, some violence and language

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA | Netherlands:16 | Finland:K-15 | Mexico:B15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

81 Hudson Street, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Kamala Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Stan meets his former partner, he rolls down the window of his car on the passenger's's side. During this scene the height of he window is changes in every shot.

Quotes:

Killer:A poison harms.
Stan:What?
Killer:A poison harms. It certainly does. You should know that - you've been poisoning yourself for years. Now that you've seen my work, I want some feedback. You and I both like the color blue, a pigment that was once quite precious. It's also the color of narcissism.

Good set up wobbles and falls flat in the final reel

Willem Dafoe is a troubled detective who is now teaching at the police academy. Years earlier he helped solve a series of murders that were laid out like works of art...especially when seen from a specific location. When a frisky couple knock into a door in their building they unknowingly step into a crime scene that once again has echoes to the earlier case. Dafoe is called in to take a look and it soon becomes clear that the killer is intent on bringing him into his ghoulish works or art.

I want to say this is Saw for the art set, but its not quite that. To be certain the murders are gruesome and very clever, but this film aspires to be more than a catalog of death and destruction. For the most part this is a good little thriller about a troubled man searching for a unique killer that he doesn't want to deal with since its opening too many doors he wants to keep closed (Dafoe's character is an odd duck. Points to the filmmakers for giving us a very odd man for a central character). For most of its running time I really enjoyed the film. The problem for me was that the ending didn't really come together. The film ends but it isn't really resolved, which considering how it ends makes sense but left this viewer (and my dad) going, thats it? It was a disappointment.

The real question is is the film worth seeing? Actually yes. The murders are unique and the film keeps Dafoe's character is worth seeing. I don't know if I had paid 11 bucks to see this on the big screen I would have been so forgiving, but on IFC in Theaters on cable it was worth the time.

6 out of 10 (because of the flat ending)