The Butcher (2009)

Director:

Jesse V. Johnson

Writer:

Jesse V. Johnson (written by)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

never gamble when you are desperate ...

Plot:

For nearly twenty years after his boxing career ended Merle Hench works for Murdoch, the capo of a San Fernando mob outfit...

Plot Keywords:

Nickname | Debt | Diner | Bloodbath | Waitress

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Merle Hench
Robert Davi	...	Murdoch
Keith David	...	Larry Cobb
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Naylor
Irina Björklund	...	Jackie
Paul Dillon	...	Doyle
Jerry Trimble	...	Eddie Hellstrom
Michael Ironside	...	Teddy Carmichael
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Chinatown Pete
Guillermo Díaz	...	Owen Geiger
Julie Carmen	...	Rose
Vernon Wells	...	1970's IRA Commander (as Vernon Maxwell)
Maddy Howard	...	Waitress
Anthony V. Pugliese III	...	The Man from Reno
Duane Whitaker	...	Car Buyer
Joe Hess	...	Pearl
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Tyke (as Tim Murphy)
Charles Arthur Berg	...	'Loco' Charlie
Garrett Warren	...	Sue
Mark Stefanich	...	Dutch
Charles W. Crowe Jr.	...	Christian
John Saint Ryan	...	Illegal Surgeon
Luke LaFontaine	...	Mad Mike
Nils Allen Stewart	...	El Paso
Ted J. Pryor	...	Maguire (as Thad 'Ted' Pryor)
Freddy Champagne	...	Maguire's Accomplice
Stewart Wilson	...	Rhino Bouncer
Maureen Fewel	...	Fired & Rehired
Gabriela DeBroux	...	Both at Once
Rebekah Salgado	...	1980's Carmelita
Roslyn Cohn	...	Cougar on the Stairs
Jose Vasquez	...	Geiger's Cohort
Dan Southworth	...	Traffic Cop (as Daniel Southworth)
Ron Léroy	...	Terry the Bouncer
Matthew R. Anderson	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen (as Matt Anderson)
Jesse James Youngblood	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Anthony Vitale	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Hugh Daly	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Norman Whipple	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
George O'Kreenke	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen (as George O'Krenke)
A.J. Barrios	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Kyle Hambi	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Mike Wilson	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen
Jason S. Gray	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen (as Jason Gray)
Sean Davi	...	1970's Murdoch
Dominiquie Vandenberg	...	1970's IRA Member
Paul Cullen	...	1970's IRA Member
Jesse V. Johnson	...	1970's IRA Member
Jasmine White-Killins	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer (as Jasmine)
Diana Terranova	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer
Sandy Sunshine	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer
Kiki	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer
Bruna Rubio	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer
Phylis Evenson	...	Diner Patron
Kerry Song	...	Dancer
Lillianna Munro Johnson	...	Diner Patron
Violet Boudicca Johnson	...	Diner Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
April Montgomery	...	Bartender
Vitta Quinn	...	Spearmint Rhino Dancer
Terence J. Rotolo	...	1970's IRA Lieutenant
Camille Calvin	...	Chinatown Pete's Girl (uncredited)
Mark Day	...	Rhino Bouncer (uncredited)
Marc De'Antone	...	Actor / Reno's Man #2 (uncredited)
Joshua Lou Friedman	...	Thug (uncredited)
Russell Gannon	...	Murdoch's Core Henchmen (uncredited)
Jeffrey Scott Jones	...	Parking Valet (uncredited)
Gregory Stone	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Damon Viola	...	Reno's Man #3 (uncredited)
Jesse Wilde	...	High Roller (uncredited)

Directed by
Jesse V. Johnson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jesse V. Johnson		written by

Produced by
Charles Arthur Berg	....	producer
Charles W. Crowe Jr.	....	associate producer
Bill J. Gottlieb	....	consulting producer
Ted J. Pryor	....	executive producer
Anthony V. Pugliese III	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marcello De Francisci

Cinematography by
Robert Hayes

Film Editing by
Ken Blackwell

Casting by
Pam Gilles
Valerie McCaffrey

Production Design by
John Larena

Costume Design by
Glenn Gregory Krah
Stacy Ellen Rich		(re-shoots)

Makeup Department
Andrew Baier	....	makeup artist
Alex Noble	....	special makeup effects artist
Galaxy San Juan	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ric Smith	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Damico	....	second second assistant director
Dara Etzel	....	second assistant director
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Sazzy Lee Calhoun	....	first assistant director (as Sazzy Aiken)
Paul Silver	....	first assistant director (additional photography)
David Thienes	....	second second assistant director
Garrett Warren	....	second unit director

Sound Department
Daniel Guerra	....	sound mixer
Daniel Guerra	....	sound recordist
Zachary Herries	....	foley artist
Zachary Herries	....	foley recordist
Mychal Herron	....	sound effects editor
P. Daniel Newman	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Wagner Fulco	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Hugh Daly	....	stunts
Mark Day	....	stunts
Jason S. Gray	....	stunts
Luke LaFontaine	....	stunts
Reuben Langdon	....	stunt double: Eric Roberts
J.J. Perry	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Mark Stefanich	....	stunts
Jeremiah Vaughn	....	stunt performer
Anthony Vitale	....	stunts
Mike Wilson	....	stunts
Jesse James Youngblood	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Allen Achterberg	....	first assistant camera: pickup unit
Jeremy Graham	....	gaffer
Jonathan Hall	....	director of photography: second unit
Benjamin Longsworth	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Johan Martínez	....	camera loader
Dustin Penrod	....	grip
Christina Presley	....	digital utility
Jason Sachse	....	electrician
Hunter Sandison	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Segura	....	electrician
Robert Shoemaker	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Shoemaker	....	best boy electric
Robert Shoemaker	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Jack L. Zeman	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Carmen Betancourt	....	extras casting

Music Department
Marcello De Francisci	....	music scoring mixer
Micki Stern	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	driver
Theodore Giapapas	....	transportation captain
Kanan Gubins	....	driver

Other crew
Jeffrey Bell	....	production assistant
Carmen Cabana	....	production intern
Hank Grover	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Torrence Hall	....	armorer
Spurgeon James	....	production assistant
Jason Michael Lopez	....	production assistant
Crystal 'Sue' McGraw	....	production accountant
Kari Montgomery	....	script supervisor
Aaron Paustian	....	production assistant
John Santos	....	production coordinator
Mike Tristano	....	master armorer

Production Companies

• World Films

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Eventity Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Metrodome Distribution (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• One Movie (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Schmalz-Schneider (2009) (Austria) (DVD) (also Blu-ray) (as Illusions Unltd. Films)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• IndieClear  script clearance

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:R | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 (heavily cut version) | Germany:18 (cut version) | UK:18 | Germany:Not Rated (SPIO/JK) (uncut version) | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

1751 E Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

World Films

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When The Butcher considers selling his muscle car, he advertises it to the potential buyer that this is a 1969 Charger. This is not correct, as the body styling and interior featured on his car wasn't introduced until 1971. (It's either a 1971 or 1972 model.)

Soundtrack:

Sex and Candy

I see where they were going, good try.

I like British gangster films over American ones especially urban they're all feeling sorry for some gangster who's trying to get out of the business. Our boy here isn't trying to get out of the business, well he wasn't until a quarter million dollars landed at his feet. now he wants to grab the waitress and take it on the road. only problem is he stole money from his mob, that was stolen from the mafia. So now everyone wants him dead. the characters were believable, a lil more Micheal ironside would have helped.

They stole a lot of stuff from several all-rite gangster films to make a mediocre gangster film. There was some "Saving Grace", the reflection and repose of "Boiling Point" and then they tried to add in some John WOO type shoot-outs.

Here's a problem, who ever did this had too much pull with the props department, mobsters, and gangsters, don't have gunfights with "Bayonet Fixed, Belt-Fed" weapons. He even shot-up a bar carrying a WWI era 30cal machine gun.