A Perfect Getaway (2009)

Director:

David Twohy

Writer (WGA):

David Twohy (written by)

Release Date:

7 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Let The Games Begin.

Plot:

Two pairs of lovers on a Hawaiian vacation discover that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.

Plot Keywords:

Cliff | Newlyweds | Island | Hawaii | Honeymoon

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Cliff
Timothy Olyphant	...	Nick
Milla Jovovich	...	Cydney
Kiele Sanchez	...	Gina
Marley Shelton	...	Cleo
Chris Hemsworth	...	Kale
Anthony Ruivivar	...	Chronic
Dale Dickey	...	Earth Momma
Peter Navy Tuiasosopo	...	Supply Guy
Wendy Braun	...	Debbie Mason / Clerk
Jim Cruz	...	Helicopter Pilot
Angela Sun	...	Counter Girl
Leandra Gillis	...	TV Anchor
Amit Yogev	...	Waiter
Carlos Alberto Lopez	...	Camera Samaritan (as Carlos Alberto López)
Katie Chonacas	...	KC Girl #1
Natalie Garza	...	KC Girl #1
Lindsay Halladay	...	KC Girl #1
Mercedes Leggett	...	Katie Nakamura
Leif Riddell	...	Perimeter Cop
Matt Birman	...	Trekker
Tory Kittles	...	Sherman / Kayaker
Brandon Olive	...	Rick / Kayaker
Holt McCallany	...	Police Lieutenant
Isaac Santiago	...	Police Shooter
Gugun Deep Singh	...	Woody (voice)
Ryan Gesell	...	Groom
Evelyn Lopez	...	Bride
John T. Cogan	...	Best Man
Michael Traynor	...	Groomsman #1
Spencer Hill	...	Groomsman #2
Mike Begovich	...	Groomsman #3
Elizabeth Maxwell	...	Bridesmaid #1
Sidney Howard	...	Bridesmaid #2 (as Lindsey Huang)
Katelin Chesna	...	Cydney's Sister (as Katelin Chesa Henke)
Andy Hoff	...	Clueless Husband
Travis Willingham	...	Tommy
Webster Williams	...	Father of Groom
Cristina Soler	...	Mother of Groom
D. Grigsby Poland	...	Cheap Man
Grace Connelly	...	Cheap Man's Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian Tester	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
David Twohy

Writing credits (WGA)
David Twohy		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Bernacchi	....	executive producer
Robbie Brenner	....	producer
Camille Brown	....	co-producer
Mark Canton	....	producer
Mark Fischer	....	executive producer
Scott Fischer	....	executive producer
Ken Halsband	....	co-producer (as Kenneth Halsband)
Ryan Kavanaugh	....	producer
Geoffrey Taylor	....	co-producer
Tucker Tooley	....	producer

Original Music by
Boris Elkis

Cinematography by
Mark Plummer

Film Editing by
Tracy Adams

Casting by
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by
Joseph C. Nemec III

Art Direction by
Zina Torres

Costume Design by
Laura Goldsmith

Makeup Department
Christine Aquino	....	assistant makeup artist (as Christine Aquino Serrano)
Carlton Coleman	....	special makeup effects technician
Marta Ezal Colón	....	assistant hair stylist (as Marta E. Colón Rivera)
Angel O. Cruz	....	hair stylist (as Angel Omar Cruz Cardena)
Regina de Lemos	....	assistant makeup artist
Chris Grondin	....	special makeup effects lab technician
Jacqueline Jimenez	....	hair department head
Jacqueline Jimenez	....	key hair stylist
Abadha Lila	....	first makeup assistant
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects designer
Blanca Nieves	....	assistant makeup artist
Elenia Peña	....	assistant makeup artist (as Elenia B. Peña)
Marielena Ramirez	....	key makeup artist
Annette Rodriguez	....	hair stylist (as Annette Z. Rodriguez)
Christina Smith	....	makeup artist: Ms. Jovovich

Production Management
Robert Bernacchi	....	unit production manager
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production supervisor
Ines Mongil-Echandi	....	production supervisor
Brian M. O'Neill	....	production supervisor: Jamaica and Hawaii
Raquel Medina Rampolla	....	assistant production manager
Natalie Thompson	....	unit production manager: Jamaica

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second assistant director
Myron Hoffert	....	first assistant director
Jahsen Levy	....	second second assistant director: Jamaica/Hawaii
Jonah Loop	....	second unit director
Tanya E. Taylor	....	trainee assistant director: Jamaica (as Tanya Taylor)
Brendan Walsh	....	second second assistant director
Matt Birman	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Joan G. Bostwick	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Paul Alfaro	....	greens lead
Miguel Antonio	....	head sculptor
Carlos 'Carly' Antunez	....	set dresser
Matthew Cavaliero	....	property master
Oscar A. Colom Cruz	....	assistant property master
Juan Guallini Indij	....	head greens
Derek Marengo	....	construction coordinator
Sorely Muentes	....	art department coordinator
Brian Murray	....	storyboard artist
Amilcar Rivera	....	assistant property master
Anthony Mako Velazquez	....	on set dresser

Sound Department
David Baldwin	....	sound effects editor
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Jocelyn Caron	....	foley recordist
Jocelyn Caron	....	foley supervisor (as Jo Caron)
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	sound effects editor
Jed M. Dodge	....	dialogue editor (as Jed Dodge)
Josh Eckberg	....	sound recordist
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Guy Francoeur	....	foley artist
Greg Gardner	....	boom operator
Jason George	....	adr editor
Jason George	....	dialogue editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound supervisor (as Scott Gershin)
Steven D. Grothe	....	sound mixer
George Haddad	....	supervising sound editor
Edmund J. Lachmann	....	dialogue editor (as Edmond Lachman)
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benoit Leduc	....	foley recordist
Gary Macheel	....	sound effects editor
John Matter	....	assistant sound editor
Kevin McCullough	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
William Munroe	....	boom operator
Jay Petach	....	adr recordist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Willie Berrios	....	special effects assistant
Charlie Bonilla	....	pyrotechnician
Robert Caban	....	special effects assistant
Paul Daye	....	special effects crew: Jamaica
Arturo J. Melero Gigante	....	special effects assistant
Louis Martinez	....	special effects assistant
Raphael Maturah	....	special effects crew: Jamaica
Rafael Pérez	....	special effects coordinator
Bryan Gonzales Rosano	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Kenneth Armstrong	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Ozzie Carmona	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor: Comen VFX
Jason Cochard	....	visual effects cinematographer: Comen VFX
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Comen VFX (as Josh Comen)
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Brandon Criswell	....	lead compositor: Comen VFX
Hugo Dominguez	....	roto/paint artist: Comen VFX
Mark Fenlason	....	special effects coordinator: Comen VFX
Brad Gayo	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Jon Gross	....	production assistant: Comen VFX
Craig Hilditch	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Harimander Singh Khalsa	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX (as Michael Cashore)
Jonah Loop	....	visual effects supervisor
Kimberlee Loop	....	visual effects photographer
Elizabeth Marriner	....	compositor: Comen VFX
David B. Moulder	....	visual effects producer
Michael J. Parker	....	3d artist: Comen VFX
Holly Rayman	....	controller: Comen VFX
Rose Rayman	....	production assistant: Comen VFX
Karen Ruggero	....	rotoscope artist: Comen VFX

Stunts
Raul Alcocer	....	stunt coordinator: Puerto Rico
Alina Andrei	....	stunt double: Milla Jovovich
Matt Birman	....	stunt coordinator
Tony Lee Boggs	....	stunt double
Kevin Patrick Burke	....	stunt double: Timothy Olyphant
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunt double: Kiele Sanchez
Eric Miranda	....	utility stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Kiele Sanchez

Camera and Electrical Department
Gustavo Accetta	....	electrician
Tim Arasheben	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Juan Carlos Arvelo	....	camera pa
Earl Brown	....	gaffer
Chris Browne	....	second assistant camera
Manuel Cintron	....	rigging gaffer
Steve Clancy	....	camera operator
Javier Cruzado	....	grip
Danny Falkengren	....	dolly grip
Alwayne Fletcher	....	electrician
Steve Koster	....	director of photography: Jamaica/Hawaii
André Lugo	....	set lighting technician
Raul J. Marin	....	rigging key grip
Cleveland McKenzie	....	grip
Alfredo Melendez	....	additional camera loader
Michael Milella	....	key grip
Frank Norris	....	camera trainee
Angel Pastrana	....	dolly grip
Javier Pesquera	....	still photographer
Mark Plummer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Smathers	....	first assistant camera
Michael Watson	....	assistant camera
Ralston Williams	....	electrician
Carlos Zayas	....	additional second assistant camera
Anthony Zibelli	....	libra head technician
Peter Zuccarini	....	underwater director of photography

Casting Department
Kellie Gesell	....	casting associate
Zoraida Sanjurjo López	....	casting: Puerto Rico
Rhiannon Wescott	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lea Guivas-Murphy	....	costumer
Leslie Herman	....	wardrobe supervisor
Katalina Iturralde	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer
Blake Harjes	....	assistant editor
Michael Underwood	....	digital colorist (as Mike Underwood)
Reza Amidi	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department
Tracy Adams	....	composer: additional music
Gina Amador	....	music supervisor
Doug Beep	....	musician: guitar
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
James Fitzpatrick	....	music contractor
Dominik Hauser	....	orchestrator
Jan Holzner	....	score mixer
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
David Levy	....	music producer: song
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Graeme Revell	....	score producer
Bob Robles	....	musician: guitar
Shireen Kadivar	....	music assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Alrick Burke	....	transportation coordinator: Jamaica
Luis R. Estrella-Rivera	....	transportation captain
Angel L. Lopez Garcia	....	driver: Timothy Olyphant
Luis A. Jurado	....	transportation coordinator
Nathon S. Lewis	....	exclusive driver: Steve Zahn
Angel D. Lopez Jr.	....	transportation
Rita Medina	....	transportation dispatcher
Francisco Pancho Rosa	....	driver: David Towhy

Other crew
Ben Adams	....	production assistant: Jamaica
T.J. Amato	....	assistant: Mr. Halsband
Amber Asaro	....	assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Maxine Baillie	....	production coordinator: Jamaica
Ricardo L Betancourt	....	production assistant
Coleman Brown	....	diver: Jamaica
Meg Burton	....	location scout
Daniel Cabeza	....	assistant: Mr. Tooley
Jana Camacho	....	production assistant
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr loop group
Carlton Coleman	....	key puppeteer
Sarah Crompton	....	assistant: Ms. Jovovich
Andrew Demarest	....	key production assistant
Yinan Estrada-Ortiz	....	assistant: Ms. Brenner & Mr. Bernacchi
Mark Frazier	....	assistant: Mr. Canton
Felipe Garcia	....	key production assistant
Cédric Gonella	....	distribution
Huon Guiness	....	diver: Jamaica
Nicole Harvey	....	production assistant: Jamaica
Daniel Herther	....	executive assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
David Hopwood	....	assistant: Mr. Canton
Kemel Jamis	....	production assistant
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances
Dave Landaker	....	video and computer playback operator
David Levy	....	publishing & licensing representative
Nathon S. Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Zahn
Nathon S. Lewis	....	personal trainer to Steve Zahn
Ken Makowski	....	production legal counsel
Berenice Manjarrez	....	assistant production coordinator
Christine Marino	....	production coordinator
Douglas McClure	....	production legal counsel
Rachaelle McCorkle	....	production legal counsel
Carmen Marie Colon Mejia	....	set production assistant: day player
Aaron Michiel	....	business affairs executive
Megan Milner	....	assistant: Mr. Canton (as Megan M. Milner)
Stephen Monas	....	production legal counsel
Narielys Márquez Carrasquillo	....	paperwork production assistant
Gerardo L. Navas	....	marine safety coordinator
Brian M. O'Neill	....	supervising location manager
Chris Parson	....	adr loop group
Harley Pasternak	....	fitness trainer
Michyl-Shannon Quilty	....	production coordinator
Eva Quiroz	....	vice president of operations
Giancarlo Rebella	....	production assistant
Doel Delgado Rivera	....	location assistant
Sabina Rivera-Lopez	....	assistant: Mr. Twohy
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor
Ismael Sanchez	....	assistant marine coordinator
Fitzroy Sinclair	....	diver: Jamaica
Diane Slattery	....	unit publicist
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Dean Sutherland	....	production assistant: Jamaica
Josias Tapia	....	location manager
José R. Varona	....	set medic
Dudley Warren	....	production assistant: Jamaica

Production Companies

• Rogue (presents)
• Relativity Media
• QED International (in association with)
• Davis Entertainment
• Tooley Productions

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• ITI Cinema (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Presidio (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Rogue Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (all media)
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Roadshow Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina) (all media)
• Top Film (2009) (Russia) (all media)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (unrated director's cut)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (unrated director's cut)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  script research
• Business Affairs  legal council
• Business Affairs  legal counsel
• Camera House, The  cameras and lenses
• City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus  score performed by (as The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Cleared By Ashley  clearances
• Comen VFX  main titles and end crawl
• Final Word, The  adr loop group
• Friarworks Studio  score mixed at
• Levy Entertainment Group  soundtrack
• Levy Music Publishing  music publisher
• Levy Music Publishing  soundtrack
• Modulations  foley (as Modulations Post Audio)
• PJ Gaffers Lighting & Grip  electric and grip equipment
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Smécky Studios  orchestra recorded at
• Soundelux  sound editorial
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Stone Management  product placement
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate (as Technicolor)
• Technicolor  telecine (as Technicolor Thomson)
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recording services (as Todd AO)
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

"Perfect Getaway" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for graphic violence, language including sexual references and some drug use

Runtime:

98 min | 108 min (unrated director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45047) | Netherlands:16 | Ireland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Japan:R15+ | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Company:

Rogue

Trivia:

When Nick (Timothy Olyphant) is talking to Cliff (Steve Zahn) about his past life events, he references a dictator's palace (00:30:35) that has a lock-box. In that box he has 'Avenger' memorabilia (00:31:49). The specific one he mentions is 'Iron Man' (00:31:48). Olyphant was considered for the role of Iron Man (2008). Subsequently, Kale (Chris Hemsworth) would later become 'Thor' in the adaption of the Marvel comics and again in The Avengers (2012) movie.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Near the end of the movie, Gina receives a phone call from a supposed AT&T rep asking "about her long distance". 1) In the US, the cell phone carrier either provides or arranges the long distance. The customer has no choice. 2) Doing business in the US, AT&T is required by federal law to subscribe to a frequently updated list of numbers assigned to cell phones. The same law severely restricts who they can make telemarketing calls to. In short, AT&T's long distance division would never call her cell phone asking about long distance.

Quotes:

Cydney:Well, um... how close is it?
Nick:It's like everything else in Hawaii, as close as far away gets.

Movie Connections:

References Natural Born Killers (1994)

Soundtrack:

Red Dress Baby Doll

Do NOT buy into the negative comments!

First off, you need to know that I joined IMDb purely to undo the diabolically misleading rating that this movie has gotten. I must say, I was not expecting much from it, but as the credits rolled by, I quickly made the decision that this movie was going up on my facebook list of favorite movies.

Milla Jovovich has never been a spectacular actress in my book. She's great in action flicks (I am a massive fan of the Resident Evil series!), but I've always found that she goes a bit overboard when taking on dramatic or real life roles. I was more than pleasantly surprised when it dawned on me just how good a job she did on this film! Granted, no one needed Oscar worthy acting to pull off their roles; every actor in this film held their own.

From beginning to end, I was totally drawn in - both character and story-wise. Sure, you come across some clichés here and there, but that's totally to be expected. The entire movie is cleverly put together and is sure to keep you guessing every step of the way. The characters are well developed, the acting is great, the scenery and cinematography are outstanding - some very inventive shots towards the climax of the film - and the story will definitely leave you with the feeling that "it" actually hasn't all been done before.

Every person that has rated this movie low falls under one of two categories: Either they missed an integral part of the story (I watched the film twice just to make sure I was right about this), or they have ludicrously high standards.

Movies are by no means my life. I'm sure my rating of 8 is probably a bit biased (for some reason, this movie really did it for me on pretty much all fronts), but any rating below a 7, in my humble opinion, says more about a lack on the reviewer's end... not the film's. This is definitely a must see for anyone into this genre! One for the collection, even!