Shadowheart (2009) (V)

Director:

Dean Alioto

Writers:

Dean Alioto (screenplay) and
Peter Vanderwall (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

4 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Western

Tagline:

James Conners came for Revenge... He found Redemption.

Plot:

James Conners comes home to the town of Legend, New Mexico in 1865 to avenge his fathers death against the ruthless Will Tunney...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Love | New Mexico | Red Paint | Street Shootout

Cast

Angus Macfadyen	...	Will Tunney
Justin Ament	...	James Conners
Marnie Alton	...	Mary Cooper
Tonantzin Carmelo	...	Miakoda
Michael Spears	...	Washakie
William Sadler	...	Thomas Conners
Dean Alioto	...	Spider
Ines Dali	...	Velma
Anthony Michael Jones	...	Charlie
Courtney Gains	...	Finch
Shawn Reaves	...	Johny Cooper
Charles Napier	...	Sheriff Sanders
Daniel Baldwin	...	Mr. T.S. McKinley
Steve Pink	...	O'Toole
Rance Howard	...	Wedding Preacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Alioto	...	Thug #3
Matt Alioto	...	Thug #4
Ruby Alioto	...	Penny
Brian Ament	...	Fourth Officer
Bruce Ament	...	Third Officer
Jeff Barott	...	Towns Person #3
Devin Brochu	...	Young Johnny
Todd Cahoon	...	Thug #1
Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh	...	JD Harison
Miguel Corona	...	Thug #5
Nigel Daly	...	Garrick Haring
Jeff Enden	...	Thug #2
Christian Fortune	...	Young James
Tommy Giavocchini	...	Griffiths
Fred Griffith	...	Marshall
Ross Hagen	...	Missionary
David Hendricks	...	Townsfolk
Brandon Karrer	...	Prisoner
Ricky Dean Logan	...	Towns Person #4
Kevin McNiven	...	Wedding Reception Singer
Trish Moreno	...	Mrs. Lane
Stephanie Patton	...	Young Mary
Tony Ritter	...	Thug #6 (as Anthony Ritter)
Louise Salter	...	Townsfolk
Zach Selwyn	...	Deputy Brian (as Zach Swelyn)
Peter Sherayko	...	Commanding Officer
Matt Silver	...	First Captain
'Snake Dancer' Tom Troutman	...	Tom
Larry Zeug	...	Deputy
Marcos Akiaten	...	Native American Prisoner (uncredited)
Lydia A. Butler	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	...	Town Drunk (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Big John (uncredited)
Elaine Meyers	...	Native American Prisoner (uncredited)
Nikki Pelley	...	Townsperson #5 (uncredited)
Jeff Sutherland	...	A friend of James at the dance (uncredited)

Directed by
Dean Alioto

Writing credits
Dean Alioto		(screenplay) and
Peter Vanderwall		(screenplay) &
Brad Goodman		(screenplay)
Justin Ament		(story)

Produced by
Bruce Ament	....	executive producer
Justin Ament	....	producer
Jeremy Danial Boreing	....	executive producer
Rick August Goeckel	....	associate producer
Joel David Moore	....	executive producer (as Joel Moore)
Eric Presley	....	line producer: second unit
Matt Silver	....	associate producer
Patrick Stapleton	....	line producer

Original Music by
Gregor Narholz

Cinematography by
Andrew Huebscher

Film Editing by
Dean Alioto
Tim Silano

Casting by
Billy DaMota

Production Design by
Travis Zariwny

Art Direction by
Melanie Rein

Costume Design by
Chantal Filson

Makeup Department
Sean Conklin	....	additional makeup artist
Jed Dornoff	....	makeup artist
Lauren Ernsdorf	....	key hair stylist
Judy Staats	....	makeup department head
Lexx Staats	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Patrick Stapleton	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik J. Carpenter	....	second second assistant director
Bill Greenfield	....	first assistant director (as Billy Greenfield)
Matt G. Sheets	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Drew Adams	....	art department production assistant
Ashley Eberbach	....	art department production assistant
Jeffrey Givens	....	art department
Christian Ramirez	....	property master
Dan Schaefer	....	pre-production artist
J. Zachary Smith	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Hidefumi Aoki	....	sound effects editor
James Barth	....	dialogue editor
Miriam Cole	....	audio post coordinator
Thomas Corkran	....	commentary re-recordist
Leobardo Ledon	....	adr recordist
Leobardo Ledon	....	foley recordist
Michael J. McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael McDonald)
Michael J. McDonald	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael McDonald)
Manuel Mendoza	....	sound effects editor
Burnie Neal	....	boom operator
G.W. Pope III	....	foley artist
G.W. Pope III	....	sound designer
John W. Rampey	....	foley recordist
Todd Smith	....	foley recordist
John Taylor	....	sound mixer: first unit

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Peter Allendale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Brandy Handelman	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Holly Rayman	....	controller: Comen VFX

Stunts
Marcos Akiaten	....	stunt double
Jonathan Erickson Eisley	....	stunt performer (as Jonathan Eisley)
Tony Ritter	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael S. Beckman	....	lighting technician
Michael S. Beckman	....	rigging gaffer
Ben Booker	....	electrician
Miles Burke	....	second assistant camera
Greg Capp	....	assistant chief lighting
Marvin Cheng	....	electrician
Jason Cochard	....	director of photography: second unit
Kathryn Comkowycz	....	second assistant camera: additional
Chris Cotterman	....	grip
Nicole Danyluck Thompson	....	first assistant camera
David Doko	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Gamble	....	grip
Adam Genzink	....	grip
Rob Givens	....	second assistant camera
Christian Grosselfinger	....	gaffer
Michael Gulbin	....	key grip
Tyler Harrison	....	electrician
Brian Hart	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Brian Hart	....	Steadicam operator
Colleen E. Hayes	....	still photographer
Jared Hoy	....	gaffer: second unit
David Kane	....	best boy electric
Ben Kobbs	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Erwin Landau	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Erwin Landau	....	additional Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	camera operator: second unit
Chase Livengood	....	additional gaffer
Chase Livengood	....	electrician
Aaron Marquette	....	additional assistant camera
J.C. Spike Osorio	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Neil G. Phillips	....	grip
Nickolas Redfud	....	grip department
John Rogers	....	lighting technician
Forrest Sandefer	....	dolly grip
Larkin Seiple	....	electrician
Zachary Sieffert	....	additional first assistant camera
Theodore J. Smith	....	lighting technician
Matthew Thiemann	....	rigging electrician
Gregg Thompson	....	grip: second unit
Vernon Wynne	....	grip

Casting Department
Dan Velez	....	casting
Dea Vise	....	casting associate
Carmen Betancourt	....	stand-in casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kalif Durham	....	set costumer
Fanny Mac	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Jon Berry	....	assistant editor
Andrew Huebscher	....	colorist

Music Department
David Santiago	....	music score mixer

Other crew
Katie Botkin	....	production assistant
Lisa Brown	....	wrangler
Jason Chance	....	production assistant
Kristine Familletti	....	script supervisor
Ryan Howard	....	production assistant
Sean R. Jackson	....	production assistant
Tori Kyes	....	key office production assistant
Mark Litwak	....	producer's representative
Kent Matsuoka	....	location scout
Michael Mori	....	key production assistant
Nikki Pelley	....	wrangler
Michelle Poole	....	production coordinator
Eric Presley	....	production coordinator
Jere Sallee	....	production assistant
Sylvia Wildfire	....	set medic
Aaron D. Wright	....	production assistant
Tenley Young	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Desert Moon Pictures
• Indiesyndicate Productions
• JBA Productions

Distributors

• KOAN (2009) (worldwide) (all media) (except US & Canada)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (video)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Schröder Media (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Lenz Films  grip and lighting equipment
• Mark Litwak & Associates  producers rep
• Tunnel Post  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some intense western violence

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45331) | USA:PG-13 (Violence)

Filming Locations:

Agoura Hills, California, USA

Company:

Desert Moon Pictures

Trivia:

The film was dedicated to Justin Ament's Grandfather who died right before production.

Goofs:

Plot holes: When James is having a flashback series of what all he's lost, he has one in which he sees his father being shot by Tunney and falling off the church roof. He was not present to witness his father being murdered by Tunney so he couldn't be having a flashback of it.

Soundtrack:

She's almost exactly

Talk about predictable!!!

This was probably the worst movie I have seen in many years. It went from the youngster starting out on his own and returning after the war to retrieve his past. He saves the Indian couple who later return to save him. He takes on the bully who killed his father. The bully takes everyone's land because the railroad is coming. He marries the heroine, she dies, and he seeks revenge. Guess who comes out on top in the end? What a terrible movie...no wonder it never made the theaters...nobody would pay to see it. (the music was good however). The acting was as predictable as the movie itself...Spider as the wicked henchman who didn't say anything but carried out his orders...Connor who was beaten and shot, yet recovers in a matter of hours (in the same time frame that Mary's brother never knew she had been killed) gets a horse and a gun and rides into town for revenge only to be challenged by the brother to get the marshal. Talk about clichés.