Pathology (2008)

Director:

Marc Schölermann

Writers (WGA):

Mark Neveldine (written by) &
Brian Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

11 April 2008 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

No body is safe.

Plot:

A group of medical students devise a deadly game: to see which one of them can commit the perfect murder.

Plot Keywords:

Pathology | Murder | Game | Student | Medical School

Cast

Milo Ventimiglia	...	Ted Grey
Michael Weston	...	Jake Gallo
Alyssa Milano	...	Gwen Williamson
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Juliette Bath
Johnny Whitworth	...	Griffin Cavenaugh
John de Lancie	...	Dr. Quentin Morris
Mei Melançon	...	Catherine Ivy
Keir O'Donnell	...	Ben Stravinsky
Buddy Lewis	...	Harper Johnson
Dan Callahan	...	Chip Bentwood
Larry Drake	...	Fat Bastard
Med Abrous	...	Young Pathology Resident
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Mr. Williamson
Gary Buckner	...	Motherfucker
Jeb Burris	...	Worker
Eurydice Davis	...	Hooker
Jarvis W. George	...	ICU Doctor (as Jarvis George)
Anne Girard	...	Donna (Ben's Date)
Eric Kaldor	...	Homeless Lunatic
Keith Morris	...	Hitchhiker
Kate Mulligan	...	Woman on Bus
Donnie Smith	...	Man on Bus
Yvonne Mojica-Nelson	...	Hispanic ICU Nurse (as Yvonne Mojica Nelson)
Debbie Pollack	...	Mrs. Williamson
Cheryl Starbuck	...	Panicked Woman (as Cheryl Starbuck-Rocca)
Sam Witwer	...	Party Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Abernathy	...	Civilian (uncredited)
Brett Kelly	...	Dead Kid (uncredited)
Carol Shook	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Waneeki Yokomee-Fung	...	Visitor (uncredited)

Directed by
Marc Schölermann

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Neveldine		(written by) (as Neveldine) &
Brian Taylor		(written by) (as Taylor)

Produced by
Marc Bienstock	....	executive producer
Phyllis Carlyle	....	executive producer
Yan Fisher-Romanovsky	....	executive producer
Gary Gilbert	....	producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Mark Neveldine	....	producer (as Neveldine)
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
David Rubin	....	executive producer
Barrett Stuart	....	executive producer
Brian Taylor	....	producer (as Taylor)
Skip Williamson	....	producer
Richard S. Wright	....	producer (as Richard Wright)

Original Music by
Johannes Kobilke
Robb Williamson		(as Robert Williamson)

Cinematography by
Ekkehart Pollack		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Todd E. Miller

Casting by
Nancy Nayor		(as Nancy Nayor Battino)
Kelly Wagner		(as Kelly Martin Wagner)

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Talon McKenna

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Frank Helmer

Makeup Department
Tracey Anderson	....	assistant makeup artist
Sarah Ault	....	hair stylist daily
Richard De Alba	....	hair stylist daily
Sara De Pue	....	makeup artist
Connie Grayson Criswell	....	hair technician (as Connie Grayson)
Dugg Kirkpatrick	....	head hair stylist
Carol Koch	....	sculptor: Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Ken Niederbaumer	....	special makeup effects artist
Calvin Scott	....	key makeup artist
Randy Westgate	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Marc Bienstock	....	unit production manager
Kenneth Burke	....	production supervisor
Steve Demko	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tony Gittelson	....	first assistant director
Emily Hogan	....	dga trainee (as Emily Greenberg)
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director
Ronan O'Connor	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Shant Balkian	....	set dresser
Jerry A. Chavez	....	property master
John Fox	....	storyboard artist
John A. Gomez	....	leadman
Wendy Jerde	....	gang boss painter
David Lombard	....	on-set dresser
Wendy Means	....	art department coordinator (as Wendy Stanton)
Amanda Mendonca	....	buyer
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic artist
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Bailey	....	foley artist
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Melissa A. Corns	....	sound effects editor
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark F. Dennett	....	boom operator
Mary Jo Devenney	....	sound mixer
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Hicks	....	sound utility
Rachel Holley	....	sound editor
Jared Marshack	....	sound mix technician
Aynee Osborn	....	sound editor
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Ginger Anglin-Cervantes	....	fabricator (as Ginger Anglin)
Mark R. Byers	....	special effects coordinator
Cleve Gunderman	....	moldmaker: Tatopoulos Studios
Thomas Hebert	....	special effects crew
Guy Himber	....	special effects makeup: shop supervisor, Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
John Shea	....	fabricator
Tom von Badinski	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Mandy Arnold	....	digital artist
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX
Andrew Byrne	....	visual effects artist
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Erin M. Cullen	....	rotoscope artist: Furious FX
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Lindsay M. Hoppe	....	digital paint artist (as Lindsay Anderson)
Les G. Jones	....	visual effects producer
Brandon Kachel	....	digital artist: Cafe FX
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific
David Lingenfelser	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Sk Nguyen	....	visual effects coordinator
Gary Oldroyd	....	visual effects producer
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects managing editor: CafeFX
Michael Pecchia	....	senior compositor: CafeFx
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Chris Serenil	....	computer services manager
Mark Shoaf	....	cg supervisor: Furious FX
Joey Sila	....	digital effects artist: Luma Pictures
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Paul Stemmer	....	visual effects editor
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Pieter Swusten	....	matte artist (uncredited)
Patrick Wolf	....	lead pipeline developer: CafeFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	utility stunts
Mary Grace	....	stunt performer
Ralf Koch	....	fire stunts
Richard Kwon	....	stunt performer
Chris O'Hara	....	stunt coordinator
Darrin Prescott	....	stunt coordinator
Suzanne Reed	....	stunt double
Chris Palermo	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David F. Clark	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jonathan Cushing	....	grip
Justin Duval	....	gaffer
Bryan Gilbert	....	grip
Erik Gonzales	....	rigging assistant chief lighting technician
Leo Ibanez	....	grip
Matthew Kistenmacher	....	electrician
Paul Lambiase	....	key rigging grip
Grg Magidow	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Greg Magidow)
Phil Miller	....	key grip
Miguel Pask	....	film loader
Andrew Robison	....	best boy grip
Aaron Schulte	....	electrician
Michael Silva	....	rigging electrician
Penny Sprague	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Gary Stark	....	light board programmer
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Michael Ursetta	....	rigging electrician
Zoe Aimee Zaitzeff	....	camera production assistant

Casting Department
Chris Gehrt	....	casting assistant
David Kramer	....	extras casting
Dominika Posserén	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danielle Baker	....	set costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Nicole Leitner	....	costume assistant
Melissa Montague	....	costumer
Michelle M. Pershing	....	costume supervisor
Chantal Thomas	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Jim Schulte	....	first assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Gregory Butler	....	composer: additional music
Eric Craig	....	music supervisor
Johannes Kobilke	....	score producer
Michael Mason	....	music scoring coordinator
Brian McNelis	....	music supervisor
Mike Sawitzke	....	assistant music editor
Robb Williamson	....	score producer
Stefan Ziethen	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Neil Chisholm	....	driver: production van
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Kirk Huston	....	transportation captain
Zoa Keith	....	transportation
Jay Krueger	....	driver
'Wild Bill' Laczko	....	transportation
Hardy Ophuls	....	transportation co-captain
Paul Sarni	....	driver: cast
Tim Schau	....	driver

Other crew
Thomas Beatty	....	assistant: Mr. Wright
Stephen Clarke	....	production assistant
Michael G. Cruz	....	assistant location manager
Brendan Early	....	assistant production coordinator
Dan Gorman	....	location scout
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Renee Henry	....	production assistant (as Renee Good)
Andrew C. Keeter	....	location manager
Sophia Lucchesi	....	production assistant
Tanoa Parks	....	production accountant
Jannie Penvari	....	production assistant
Diogo Picchi	....	lead stand-in
Cheryl Starbuck	....	script supervisor
Leanne K. Tanizawa	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Tiffany Thomas	....	first assistant accountant
Leif Tilden	....	key assistant location manager
Carinne Uslar	....	assistant: Mr. Bienstock
John Westernoff	....	photo double
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Tami Zamberg	....	accounting clerk
Ilya Jonathan Zaydenberg	....	body double
Christina Hwang	....	title producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
• Lakeshore Entertainment (presents)
• Camelot Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• ACME (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• D Productions (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment in Video (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Noori Pictures (2008) (South Korea) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (DVD)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• CafeFX (visual effects)
• Furious FX
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
• Patrick Tatopoulos Design
• Sub/Par Pix
• Tatopoulos Studios
• Tinsley Studio (special make-up effect prosthetics)

Other Companies

• Casting Associates  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international publicity consultants
• Doggicam Systems  BodyMount provided by
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Panther Dollies & Cranes  grip and lighting equipment (Jib Arm)
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing and perverse behavior throughout, including violence, gruesome images, strong sexual content, nudity, drug use and language

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #43860) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | Germany:18 (cut) | Malaysia:18PL (cut) | Finland:K-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Due to disturbing behavior throughout - including violence, gruesome images, strong sexual content - the first theatrical trailer of the movie was digitally altered. It showed operation scenes without human organs, also Milo Ventimiglia's hands digitally erased in a love scene. But the later Red Band version was released without any alterations.See also Into the Blue (2005) and The Hangover (2009).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the doctors slam the Asian man's corpse into the wall (on the gurney), it is clear that the actor puts his hands up defensively before he falls.

Quotes:

Jake Gallo:[before explosion] Oh, I get it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs When Harry Met Sally... (1989)

Great, sick fun!

Me and my friends watched the movie last night and I must say, we had a lot of fun.I'm not a big fan of "Crank" so I was a bit hesitant at first. It's not "Schndler's List" and it never tries to be. It's very dark and nihilistic but it never goes over the top.

It's fun, sick and twisted entertainment and if you're more into those kind of movies then you'll enjoy it a lot. If your favorite movie is "Atonemnet", I recommend to skip it.

I thought the performances - especially by Michael Weston - were great, it looked stylish and had an overall creepy atmosphere. Good special effects and the ending was really good too.

Overall: Really great movie.