Stiletto (2008/II)

Director:

Nick Vallelonga

Writer:

Paul Sloan (written by)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge never looked so good.

Plot:

The seemingly random killings of an assassin puzzle her former lover, a wealthy Greek crime boss whose organization is jeopardized by his love for her, and the detective following her rising body count.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Murder | Gangster | One Word Title

Cast

Stana Katic	...	Raina Mavias
Tom Berenger	...	Virgil Vadalos
Paul Sloan	...	Beck
Michael Biehn	...	Lee
William Forsythe	...	Alex
Kelly Hu	...	Detective Hanover
Amanda Brooks	...	Penny
Diane Venora	...	Sylvia Vadalos
Tony Lip	...	Gus
James Russo	...	Engelhart
Tom Sizemore	...	Large Bills
Dominique Swain	...	Nancy
D.B. Sweeney	...	Danny
David Proval	...	Mohammad
Efrain Figueroa	...	Ernesto
Jesse Corti	...	Hector Molinas
Robert R. Shafer	...	Krieger (as Bobby R. Shafer)
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Buzzcut
Michelle Lombardo	...	Suicide Girl
Bar Paly	...	Staysa
Warren Ostergard	...	Detective Johnson
Gary Private	...	Virgil's Head of Security
Colleen Porch	...	Newsreporter Debra Moran
Avrielle Corti	...	Angie Vadalos
Jesse David Corti	...	Christopher Vadalos
Mio Dzakula	...	Big Garage Mechanic
Casey Pieretti	...	Mechanic with broken leg
Michelle Lee	...	Geisha #1
Susan Han	...	Geisha #2
Garret Sato	...	Aki
Kaleti Williams	...	Japanese Bouncer
Lorena Bernal	...	Maria - Hector's wife
Fernando Vargas	...	Fernando
Joe Ordaz	...	Jose
Ben Hernandez	...	Benny
Erica Franco	...	Erica - Joe's Girl
Karen McDougal	...	Karen - Fernando's Girl
Bonnie-Jill Laflin	...	Bonnie - Benny's Girl
Nick Chandler	...	Restaurant Body Guard #1
Mark De Alessandro	...	Restaurant Body Guard #2
Peewee Piemonte	...	Restaurant Body Guard #3
Mario Perez	...	Mexican Hitman #1 / Man fighting Beck
Rene Moran	...	Mexican Hitman #2
Jacqueline Lord	...	Coroner
Steven Schub	...	Trix
Herman Wilkins	...	Treat
Brian Hayes Currie	...	Nazi Biker 'Irish'
R.A. Mihailoff	...	Nazi Biker 'Big Arms'
Andrew Bryniarski	...	Nazi Biker 'Killer'
Patricia Skeriotis	...	Biker Chick #1
Katrina Law	...	Biker Chick #2
Noelle Kenney	...	Biker Chick #3
Jennifer C. Sparks	...	Biker Chick #4
Dwyer Kilcollin	...	Biker Chick #5
Dakota Ferreiro	...	Burlesque Dancer
Jarrod Bunch	...	Max
Timon Kyle Durrett	...	Nightclub Doorman
Adrienne Janic	...	Large Bills Model #1
Noelle Michiels	...	Large Bills Model #2
Nicole Spruill	...	Large Bills Model #3
Frida Farrell	...	Large Bills Model #4
Tasha Tae	...	Large Bills Model #5
Kimberly Burke	...	Large Bills Model #6
Kass Connors	...	Virgil House Guard #1 (as Charles Grey)
Peter Cordova	...	Virgil Guard #2
David Bacon	...	Virgil Guard #3
Alina Andrei	...	Druggie Girl #1 / Girl fighting Beck (as Alina Andre)
Gabrielle Tuite	...	Druggie Girl #2
Scott Whyte	...	Officer Stone
Brie Gabrielle	...	Kaila - Chris' girlfriend
Caroline Luat	...	Diner Waitress
Kavi Raz	...	Store Owner
Sala Baker	...	Store Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Harper	...	The Artist (uncredited)
Jackson Lee	...	Patron (uncredited)
Ana Therese Lopez	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Ella Thomas	...	Actress (uncredited)
Yoda Ushery	...	EMT (uncredited)
Yana Yanezic	...	Manageress (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Vallelonga

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Paul Sloan		written by

Produced by
Leo Amari	....	associate producer
Jesse Corti	....	associate producer
Warren Ostergard	....	co-producer
Nick Vallelonga	....	producer

Original Music by
Cliff Martinez

Cinematography by
Jeffrey C. Mygatt

Film Editing by
Richard Halsey
Tony Wise

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Peter Cordova

Art Direction by
Dwyer Kilcollin

Costume Design by
Oneita Parker

Makeup Department
Jeri Baker	....	department head hair
Joe Colwell	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Kato DeStefan	....	special makeup effects technician: Todd Masters
Megan Graham	....	key makeup artist
Jessica Pirkl Lindsay	....	assistant makeup artist (as Jessica Pirkl)
Todd Masters	....	special makeup effects artist
Cherry Petenbrink	....	key hair stylist
James Servera Jr.	....	assistant hair stylist
Sara Vaughn	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Warren Ostergard	....	post-production supervisor
Warren Ostergard	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Currie	....	second assistant director
Johnny Haddad	....	second second assistant director
Heather Kritzer	....	second assistant director
Lynnette M. Myers	....	first assistant director
Patrick Richmond	....	second second assistant director
T.K. Shom	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Steve Ochoa	....	set dresser
Brady Stallings	....	property master

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Lee Ascher	....	sound mixer
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	adr editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	dialogue editor
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Sam Hamer	....	boom operator
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cody King	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Zach Michaelis	....	foley mixer
John Potoker	....	sound mixing supervisor
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandergrift)
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Phillip Young	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Albert Lannutti	....	special effects explosions coordinator
Frank L. Pope	....	special effects foreman (as Frank Pope)
Chris Wolters	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Maija Beeton	....	visual effects producer
Aliza Corson Chameides	....	digital compositor
Mohammed Davoudian	....	visual effects producer
Tom Haney	....	digital compositor
Steven Ilous	....	senior visual effects artist

Stunts
Alina Andrei	....	stunt double
Heather Arthur	....	stunt double: Amanda Brooks
Sala Baker	....	stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt driver
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Mark De Alessandro	....	stunt coordinator
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Mio Dzakula	....	stunts
Chris Guzzi	....	stunt double
Chris Guzzi	....	stunt driver
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt double
Jimmy Lui	....	stunts
Buck McDancer	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt driver
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Mario Perez	....	co-fight coordinator
Mario Perez	....	stunts
Peewee Piemonte	....	stunts
Casey Pieretti	....	stunts
Gary Private	....	stunt actor
Ben Scott	....	stunts
Victor Tang	....	stunts
C.C. Taylor	....	stunts (as CC Taylor)
Trampas Thompson	....	stunts
Tim Warner	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
David Bacon	....	videographer
Scott H. Birnkrant	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jeremie Brillant	....	grip
Shane Buttle	....	electrician
Dennis Clark	....	chief lighting technician
Jeff Clark	....	best boy electric
Casey Coles	....	electrician
Mark J. Coyne	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Delgado	....	grip
Pete Escobar	....	grip (as Peter Escobar)
Matthew Fabian	....	best boy grip
Matthew Fabian	....	dolly grip
Bill Fine Jr.	....	electrician (as Bill Fine)
Theodore Carl Flood	....	rigging electrician (as Carl Flood)
Jeff Ginyard	....	electrician (as Jeffrey L.Ginyard)
Jeremy Graham	....	rigging gaffer
Michael Grugal	....	still photographer
David A. Harp	....	camera operator: 'a' camera (as David Harp)
Tim Hennessy	....	second assistant camera: 'a' camera
James Heywood	....	grip
Kevin Hites	....	grip
Steve Kagan	....	electrician
Erica Kim	....	electrician
Dante Mazzola	....	second assistant camera: 'b' camera
Keith H. Moore	....	assistant camera
Keith Morgan	....	gaffer: additional photography
Jay Nefcy	....	digital imaging technician
Matthew Newcomer	....	grip (as Matt Newcomer)
Tom Petrushevich	....	grip
Kelly Porterfield	....	key grip
Jason Puliti	....	rigging electrician
Skip Ratner	....	grip
Peter Schmitt	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Shoemaker	....	rigging best boy electrician
Bernie Smith	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera
Scott E. Steele	....	camera operator: 'a' camera (as Scott Steele)
Johnny Steur	....	grip
Chris Tonkovich	....	electrician
Vernon Wynne	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Carol Grant	....	extras casting
Eddie Jaszek	....	casting assistant
Kathleen LaGue	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Collins	....	costume assistant
Amy Haffner	....	costume supervisor
Kelly Kwon	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Greg Babor	....	additional editor
Greg Babor	....	assistant editor
Philip Beckner	....	on-line editor
Matthew Blackshear	....	on-line editor
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Ryan Vega	....	machinist
Oscar Velasquez	....	post-production assistant
Ian Vertovec	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Mason Cooper	....	music supervisor
Jerry Deaton	....	additional music
Thorsten Laewe	....	composer: additional music
Robert Charles Mann	....	original score mixer (as Robert Mann)
David Polemeni	....	music supervisor
Mac Quayle	....	composer: additional music
Gregory Tripi	....	music programmer
Chris Vaughn	....	composer: additional music
Jonathan Wales	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Marc Frantz	....	driver
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	transportation coordinator (as Hector Gonzalez)
Lauren Levine	....	transportation
Jamie Logwood	....	driver
Chad Lovoy	....	driver
Rick Lovoy	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kirstie Bingham	....	script supervisor
Brian Britt	....	assistant location manager
Toby Burge	....	production assistant
Nick Chandler	....	assistant to director
Paddy Connor	....	production assistant
Patrick Dennis	....	pilot
Torrence Hall	....	armorer
John R. Hansen	....	production accountant
Michelle Lee	....	choreographer
Ilja Magura	....	assistant production coordinator
Kyle McCrary	....	production assistant
Kristin Mente	....	production coordinator
Joel Norton	....	animal trainer
H. Charles Parrish	....	armorer
Eduardo Ricketts Jr.	....	location manager
Lapacazo M. Sandoval	....	unit publicist (as Lapacazo Sandoval)
Rebekah Sindoris	....	production accountant
Michael R. Thayer	....	aerial coordinator
Mike Tristano	....	master armorer
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement

Thanks
Wendy English	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• TinRes Entertainment
• Vallelonga Productions

Distributors

• First Look International (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Elephant Films (2009) (France) (all media)
• Evolution Entertainment (2009) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Hamburger Medien Haus (HMH) (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• High Fliers Distribution (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Phoenicia Pictures (2008) (Middle East) (all media)

Special Effects

• Brain Zoo Studios (visual effects)
• Masters FX (prosthetics)

Other Companies

• Austro Catering Services  catering
• Cast & Crew Payroll Services  payroll
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Dystopia  VFX
• Eklectica  costumes
• Plastercity Digital Post  post-production facilities
• Plastercity Digital Post  post-production
• Silver State Helicopter  special thanks
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"Velvet Spider" - Japan (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal bloody violence, pervasive language, some sexual content and drug use

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:R | USA:R | Germany:18 (heavily cut) | UK:18 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA (Cable TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

TinRes Entertainment

Quotes:

[first lines]
Virgil Vadalos:Everyone. Kill everyone. That's what he taught me. No time for doubts, no time for hesitation, no time for feelings, no time for friends, no time for family. The only way you can make sure you won't be betrayed, is to kill everyone around you. "Everyone must die," he said. "Everyone."

Movie Connections:

Features Choker (2005)

Soundtrack:

Fallen Angel

Kill Kill Kill

I had to write this after reading a few reviews. Especially the guy who says he quit watching after 30 Minutes. What do you want a Oscar performance. This movie is better than a lot of the trash with bigger names in it. This movie is non stop action. Very brutal killings done really well. Even a couple ways I've never seen before and I've seen a lot. I just don't want anyone not to see it due to one idiot. What don't you like revenge flicks? Lack of adventure? Sit back and enjoy something different. So what if the story isn't A-1. The short attention span of most will be consumed with this one. A lot of familiar faces. Check it out. Not for the faint at heart or those with a weak stomach