Armored (2009)

Director:

Nimród Antal

Writer (WGA):

James V. Simpson (written by)

Release Date:

4 December 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They have a plan that's going to catch EVERYBODY off-guard.

Plot:

A newbie guard for an armored truck company is coerced by his veteran coworkers to steal a truck containing $42 million. But a wrinkle in their supposedly foolproof plan divides the group, leading to a potentially deadly resolution.

Plot Keywords:

Armored Truck | Guard | Heist | Homeless Person | Abandoned Factory

Cast

Matt Dillon	...	Mike Cochrane
Jean Reno	...	Quinn
Laurence Fishburne	...	Baines
Amaury Nolasco	...	Palmer
Fred Ward	...	Duncan Ashcroft
Milo Ventimiglia	...	Eckehart
Skeet Ulrich	...	Dobbs
Columbus Short	...	Ty Hackett
Andre Kinney	...	Jimmy Hackett (as Andre Jamal Kinney)
Andrew Fiscella	...	Dispatcher #1
Nick Jameson	...	Homeless Man
Glenn Taranto	...	Joe the Cook
Lorna Raver	...	Child Welfare Agent
Garry Guerrier	...	Federal Guard
Robert Harvey	...	Bank Guard
Shawn Devorse	...	Federal Guard #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Cochrane	...	Hotdog Stand Patron (uncredited)
Paul Grace	...	Armored Car Guard (uncredited)
Elizabeth Rivera	...	Dive Bar Female Smoker (uncredited)
Richie Varga	...	Armored Car Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Nimród Antal

Writing credits (WGA)
James V. Simpson		(written by)

Produced by
Joshua Donen	....	producer
Dan Farah	....	producer
Luis Guerrero	....	co-executive producer
Russell Hollander	....	executive producer
Trae Ireland	....	associate producer
Debra James	....	executive producer
Chris Lemos	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
John Murphy

Cinematography by
Andrzej Sekula

Film Editing by
Armen Minasian

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
David Rapaport

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Dena Roth

Costume Design by
Maya Lieberman

Makeup Department
André Dubois	....	key hair stylist
Luis García	....	key makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Larry Waggoner	....	department head hair

Production Management
Jennifer Corey	....	production supervisor
Debra James	....	unit production manager
Bill Wohlken	....	production organization

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hope Garrison	....	second assistant director
Eric Tignini	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Cristina B. Avery	....	art department assistant
Mychael Bates	....	property master
Tony Bohorquez	....	lead model maker
Damon Bowden	....	paint decorator
Jay Dupuy	....	plaster department head
David Elliott	....	construction coordinator
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter
Richard Lambert	....	leadman
Al Lewis	....	assistant art director
Lyle Maves	....	plasterer gang boss
Brett McKenzie	....	art department coordinator
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Quentin Schierenberg	....	set dresser
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer
Fante Zamora	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Todd Bassman	....	boom operator
Daniel Brennan	....	adr mixer
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator
Anthony J. Ciccolini III	....	supervising sound editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Linda Folk	....	adr supervisor
Joseph Geisinger	....	production sound mixer
Vincent Guisetti	....	foley artist
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pamela Kahn	....	foley artist
Ryan McBride	....	sound recordist
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Jan Petrov	....	adr recordist
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Susan Ham	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Danny Cangemi	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Cline	....	remote control vehicle technician
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Chris Jones	....	special effects crew
Martin Montoya	....	special effects technician
Joe Pancake	....	special effects coordinator
Lynn Garrido	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor
Jon Anastasiades	....	digital compositor
Riley Benard	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios B.C.
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Thomas Bremer	....	visual effects
Po Yan Chan	....	compositor
Mike Diltz	....	digital compositor
Greg Groenekamp	....	senior compositor
Jerry Hall	....	compositor
Diana Hinek	....	digital compositor
Travis Wade Ivy	....	digital compositor
Pency Kinnard	....	compositor
Devin C. Lussier	....	visual effects coordinator
Nathan Overstrom	....	digital compositor
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor
Bethany Pederson Onstad	....	digital compositor (as Bethany Pederson)
Marlon Perez	....	digital artist
Harrison Rutherford	....	digital compositor
Yuta Shimizu	....	visual effects artist
Susan M. Weeks	....	senior digital compositor
Zachariah Zaubi	....	digital compositor
Jeffrey Evans	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Greg Anthony	....	stunts
Dean Bailey	....	stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tim Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunts
Jimmy Lewis Jr.	....	stunts (as James M. Lewis Jr.)
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunts
Erik Rondell	....	stunts
Tim Walkey	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Glen Yrigoyen	....	stunts
Greg Anthony	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunt double: Jean Reno (uncredited)
Joey Freitas	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	....	stunts (uncredited)
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double: Amaury Nolasco (uncredited)
Ed McDermott II	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Scotty Richards	....	precision driving coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Bellantoni	....	grip
Steve Galvin	....	rigging gaffer
Michael Herron	....	digital video assist operator
Eric Jensch	....	film loader
Keith A. Jones	....	additional first assistant camera
Imre Juhasz	....	camera operator
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	additional video assist
Christian Kessler	....	camera production assistant
Michael Kleiman	....	additional second assistant camera
Tucker Korte	....	second assistant camera
Valentine Marvel	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Mayer	....	rigging best boy electric
Daniel Nichols	....	camera operator
Daniel Nichols	....	ultimate arm camera operator
Robert Petrin	....	ultimate arm operator
Jay Pope	....	rigging grip
Jay Sheveck	....	libra technician
Lacey Terrell	....	still photographer
Henry Tirl	....	Steadicam operator
Henry Tirl	....	camera operator: "b" camera
R. Gern Trowbridge	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Stephen Welch	....	libra technician
Steve Wolfe	....	first assistant camera
Robert Zullo	....	key grip
Billy Gunn	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Imre Juhasz	....	additional camera operator: main unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Grant Okita	....	main title animator

Casting Department
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Julie Swistak	....	casting assistant
Karen Wood	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor
Lindsey Kear	....	wardrobe production assistant
Laura E. Little	....	key costumer
Molly McConnaughy	....	costume shopper
Terri Middleton	....	costumer
Damien Quinn	....	set costumer
Cesha Ventre	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Randy Bricker	....	additional editor
Jason Ellena	....	post-production assistant
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Ash Hanratty	....	apprentice editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor
Reza Amidi	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Tyler Barton	....	additional score programming
Tyler Barton	....	score recording engineer
Nick Baxter	....	score assistant engineer
Gustavo Borner	....	scoring mixer
Stephen Coleman	....	orchestrator
Pilar McCurry	....	music supervisor
Jon Mooney	....	additional music editor
Justin Moshkevich	....	score assistant engineer
Justin Moshkevich	....	score mixing assistant
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Scott Somerville	....	score engineer

Transportation Department
Fabian Arroyo	....	transportation
Randy Cantor	....	transportation captain
Linda Cipperley	....	transportation
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Laurence Fishburne
Joel Marrow	....	transportation coordinator
William R. Peck	....	driver
Scott Philbrick	....	car carrier driver
Dotti Thompson	....	transportation

Other crew
Tansey Allen	....	production staff
Jampier Arias	....	accounting clerk
Adam Bayless	....	production secretary
Billy Bonifield	....	production coordinator
Colin Borden	....	production assistant
Nicholas Brown	....	second assistant accountant
Randin Brown	....	production assistant
Elida Cerda	....	key medic
Ralph Coleman	....	location manager
Justin Cox	....	assistant: Mr. Fishburne
Dana Curt	....	key set medic
Erin Dicker	....	assistant: Mr. Antal
Douglas Dresser	....	location manager
Joy Ellison	....	dialect coach
Cliff Fleming	....	aerial coordinator
Cliff Fleming	....	pilot
Cory Fleming	....	aerial ground coordinator
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	script supervisor
Julie Hannum	....	location scout
Rich Heichel	....	staff assistant
Mark Hochman	....	computer/video playback operator
Eric Hooge	....	key assistant location manager
Lindsay Hudson	....	medic
Dave Krieger	....	location scout
Jamie Lieberman	....	assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Christian Malouf	....	payroll accountant
K. Lynn Martin	....	script supervisor: second unit
Matt Mills	....	assistant: Mr. Hollander
Luke Pearsall	....	production assistant
Anna Ramey	....	production assistant
Chris Romberg	....	production accountant
Lisa Serra	....	assistant: Mr. Dillon
Jason Stowell	....	assistant location manager
Lydia Trickey	....	assistant: Mr. Donen
Kate Royce Walters	....	second assistant accountant
Ryan Whan	....	first assistant accountant
Cory Fleming	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Christina Hwang	....	title producer (uncredited)
Melissa Voyagis	....	epk field producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Screen Gems (presents)
• Stars Road Entertainment
• Farah Films & Management (as Farah Films) (in association with)
• Buckaroo Entertainment

Distributors

• Audio Visual Enterprises (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2010) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing Canada (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• Apollo Productions / AAR Digital  advertising and promotions
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Hula Post  editing systems
• Klass Security and Investigations  film security (uncredited)
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack
• Madison Gate Records  score album: digital
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• On Tour Productions  transportation services
• Pfaff Protective Group  security
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Reel Security  production security
• Reel Team, The  voice casting
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence, some disturbing images and brief strong language

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44273) | Ireland:15A | Mexico:B | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Japan:G | Germany:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 (blu-ray) | Australia:M | Malaysia:PG-13 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

California Steel Industries - 14000 San Bernardino Avenue, Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Laurence Fishburne and Jean Reno share the same birthday, July 30th.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The idea of taking out the pins in order to get into the truck would not work. Even if they had gotten all the pins out, the locking mechanism would still hold the door in place.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ty Hackett:Rise and shine, let's go... You gonna miss the bus, get up.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Princess and the Frog (#2.16)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Loc'in on the Shaw

Armored

I had been amazed by director Antal's Kontroll back in 2003. His first American project, Vacancy, was less impressive but a decent start. Armored is his second feature and while the visual signature is recognizable, the film never rises above the level of a B movie.

It's a shame because the main premise has all the ingredients for twists and turns and the ensemble cast featuring many quality actors should be able to deliver. Antal could have made a great heist film but instead goes for an action flick. Then again he could have shot a cool action flick but it doesn't really deliver in that department either.

What you are left with is one implausible situation after another, a group of poorly sketched characters bicker and fight over a sum of money. If you look past the sharp cinematography, cast and the tight music score, you're left with what could have been a below average direct-to-video featuring Van Damme or Seagal.

This was probably the most disappointing movie for me in quite some time.