Breaking Point (2009)

Director:

Jeff Celentano

Writer:

Vincent Campanella (screenplay)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Eventually we all must face our demons

Plot:

"Breaking Point" is a dramatic tale of corruption and self-realization, in which one man has to overcome...

Plot Keywords:

Defense Attorney | Gang Leader | Gang Member | Conspiracy | Murder

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Steven Luisi
Busta Rhymes	...	Al Bowen
Armand Assante	...	Marty Berlin
Musetta Vander	...	Celia Hernandez
Frankie Faison	...	Judge Green
Sticky Fingaz	...	Richard Allen (as Kirk 'Sticky Fingaz' Jones)
Curtiss Cook	...	Byron Young
Devin Ratray	...	Kevin
Quisha Saunders	...	Tanya
Robert LuPone	...	Frank Donnelly
Dyron Holmes	...	Gregory Fixx
Robert Capelli Jr.	...	Det. Howard
Craig muMs Grant	...	Buster Biggs (as muMs da Schemer)
James Staszkiel	...	Detective Flynn (as Jim 'Whisper' Staszkiel)
David Conley	...	Father
Miles Kath	...	Young Steven
Kenya Brome	...	Angela
Joe Suba	...	Adrienne Griffin
Scout Berenger	...	Sam Luisi
Jill Nicolini	...	Veronica Taylor
John Kennedy	...	Reporter #2
Alix Hayes	...	Jennifer Flowers
Marianne Hettinger	...	Claire
Arturo Gatti	...	T-Bar
Shabazz Ray	...	Merc
Jonathan Sullivan	...	Deputy
Kresh Novakovic	...	Deputy #2 (as Kresimir Novakovic)
Liza Labeida	...	Bowen's girl
Jordan Woolley	...	Wayne
Jennifer Sciarra	...	Paralegal
Birdie M. Hale	...	Old Woman
Nancy St. Alban	...	Nurse Hastings
Socorro Santiago	...	Nurse Rawlings
Gil Rogers	...	Man in Hospital
Nancy McDoniel	...	Man's Wife
Matthew Rauch	...	Dr. Goldberg
Joe Gioco	...	Dr. Sid Seymore
Vincent Campanella	...	Marty Berlin's Assistant (as Vince Campanella)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Edward Brooks	...	Pedestrian
Mark Celentano	...	Mark Russo
Maria-Jose Davo	...	Reporter
Ryan O'Quinn	...	Brett Thomspon (voice)
Scorchio Pepo	...	Dino
Bill Sorice	...	Parent
Paul Thornton	...	Paparazzi
Brent Huff	...	Berlin's Phantom (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by
Jeff Celentano

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vincent Campanella		screenplay

Produced by
Marc Bikindou	....	executive producer
Sylvia Caminer	....	co-producer
Sylvia Caminer	....	line producer
Johnny Camisa	....	associate producer
Vincent Campanella	....	producer
Robert Capelli Jr.	....	producer
Andrea Cardinalli	....	executive producer
Mark Celentano	....	executive producer
Julian Pliszka	....	executive producer
Kevin Strom	....	executive producer
Michael Tadross Jr.	....	executive producer
Christopher David Webb	....	associate producer
Jay Webb	....	producer

Original Music by
Pinar Toprak

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Vouniozos

Film Editing by
Douglas Crise
Ryan Folsey

Casting by
Judy Henderson

Production Design by
Gwendolyn Witkin

Set Decoration by
Sandra Scurria

Costume Design by
Mikaela Wohl

Makeup Department
Michelle Kearns	....	makeup artist
David Presto	....	makeup artist
Joelle Troisi	....	makeup department head
Joelle Troisi	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Tevin Adelman	....	unit production manager
Natalie Costa	....	production consultant
Straw Weisman	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jolian Blevins	....	second assistant director
Shawn Rice	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Sarah Bricker	....	property master
Nicolo DePierro	....	leadman
Jonny Gillette	....	props
Paula Loos	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor
Levent Erdogan	....	foley editor
Allie Fitz	....	adr supervisor
Allie Fitz	....	sound editor
Jason Gaya	....	sound recordist
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	assistant sound editor
Angela Hemingway	....	adr editor
Angela Hemingway	....	dialogue editor
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Tiffany Lentz	....	assistant sound editor
Zach Michaelis	....	foley mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
John Peccatiello	....	sound effects editor
Clayton Perry	....	boom operator
Mark Server	....	sound effects editor
Anthony Viera	....	production sound mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunt coordinator
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Suba	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Baird	....	electrician
Joe Belschner	....	key grip
Boris Cifuentes	....	grip
Philip Dixon	....	rigging gaffer (as Phil Dixon)
David Dutkus	....	grip
David A. Erickson	....	additional grip
Karine Gama	....	additional electrician
Bart Grieb	....	grip
Jarrod Kloiber	....	electrician
Frank Love	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Luebke	....	additional electrician
Daniel Luebke	....	additional grip
Christian May	....	best boy electric
Parris Mayhew	....	b cam/Steadicam operator
Aaron Medick	....	Steadicam operator
Christian Miller	....	rigging electrician
Tom Mone	....	rigging electrician: New Jersey
Arttist Mouthapong	....	best boy grip: striking crew
Rose Neeley	....	loader
Sebastian Piras	....	still photographer
Aaron Randall	....	dolly grip
Kurt E. Soderling	....	director of photography: aerial unit
Matt Staples	....	best boy grip
Matthew Staples	....	best boy grip
Marshall Stief	....	first assistant camera
Dan Taggatz	....	additional second assistant camera
Adam Troeger	....	camera operator
Adam Troeger	....	jib operator
Richard P. Ulivella	....	gaffer
Christopher Vidaic	....	grip
Ethan Wilhelm	....	rigging electrician
Charles Wing	....	electrician
Casey Wooden	....	grip
David Woolner	....	rigging electric
Michael Yetter	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Lori Eastside	....	extras casting
Kimberly Graham	....	casting associate
Rebecca Lindsey	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chaunice Chapman	....	wardrobe intern
May Elbaz	....	set costumer
Zairi Malcolm	....	key costumer
Shelby Saboy	....	wardrobe supervisor
Hatch Shannon	....	wardrobe intern

Editorial Department
Blake Harjes	....	assistant editor
Katherine Otoole	....	assistant editor
Brian Rodriguez	....	post-production coordinator
Jay Webb	....	additional editor

Music Department
Minjee Chung	....	music preparation
Bodin Draskoci	....	orchestra contractor
Emir Isilay	....	composer: additional music
Sasha Jankovic	....	music recording engineer
Thanos Kazakos	....	music editor
Thanos Kazakos	....	score mixer
Jerome Leroy	....	orchestrator
Thanh Tran	....	music preparation

Other crew
Stephanie Angel	....	script supervisor
Katri Billard	....	script supervisor (additional script supervisor)
Casandra Charles	....	co-production coordinator
Matthew Chilsen	....	location manager
Josh Greenbaum	....	production assistant
Omar Hernandez	....	production assistant
William Jackson	....	production assistant
Rebecca Lindsey	....	set production assistant
Carolyn Eileen Lynch	....	set production assistant
Sara Manners	....	production assistant: first team
Shane McCarthy	....	additional set production assistant
Mike Pisani	....	production assistant
Adam S. Poswolsky	....	assistant location manager
Adam S. Poswolsky	....	location scout
Marissa Price	....	production coordinator
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	key set production assistant
Stacy Rowe	....	assistant to director
Steve Shapiro	....	head production accountant
Steve Shapiro	....	production supervisor
Issa Zaroui	....	location manager

Thanks
Natalie Costa	....	special thanks
Brent Huff	....	special thanks
Daniel Polo	....	special thanks
Kevin Strom	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Evolving Productions

Distributors

• Cinema Epoch (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Barnholtz Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Eagle Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Galloping Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Video Film Express (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Belgrade Film Orchestra  soundtrack
• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment
• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment (camera)
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Pivotal Post  Avid Editing Equipment Provided By
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Order of Redemption" - Thailand (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language, some drug use and brief nudity

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45585) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Hoboken, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Evolving Productions

Thrilled crime-drama, but not "enough" worth.

Breaking Point (showed as Order of Redemption in my cable-TV) was the crime drama movie which could make everyone go to the deepest of darkness. The movie blasted viewers with violence, drugs, and especially, women's abusive which more than a half of women in the world could disgust this film.

The plot is good in the side of drama, how the protagonist fight with his cruel past and the "bad bad" drug. I have to credit Tom Berenger for his performance in drama scenes. Rather than showing himself the "war-hero" as in his many films, Berenger was very good in expressing Steven Luisi a very poor character. Although, in the other part, I think he was just "an old man" with nothing special.

But the things that I was very surprise is the acting of Busta Rhymes. I had to praise him for his outstanding role which could made him advances to "Hall of Shame" (Shame just means antagonists). Every time he was shown on the screen, he could make "Al Bowen" to be the "over-the-top" nasty mobster. I believe that, as long as his character exists, everyone will want to "break him into pieces".

For other casts, Sticky Fingaz could made me pity with his fate. He was pretty good with the climax scene. Armand Assante is also well-done for his arrogant dubious "Marty Berlin".

However, I think the film crew cannot come out right with the mix of violence and drama sides which is the drawbacks of Breaking Point. They boost too much violence only to sell bad guys' role. Another thing is that the last scene is too silly and needless.

As overall, this movie is OK for shaking your heart and make you wondering "how the world is so bad", but it doesn't make me pleased as the worth- watching movie.