La Linea - The Line (2008) La linea (original title)

Director:

James Cotten

Writer:

R. Ellis Frazier (writer)

Release Date:

22 December 2011 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Stay on your side.

Plot:

The unstable new kingpin of a Tijuana drug cartel is targeted by an assassin for elimination.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Mexico | Tijuana Mexico | Homosexual | Mexican American Border

Cast

Ray Liotta	...	Mark Shields
Andy Garcia	...	Javier Salazar
Esai Morales	...	Pelon
Armand Assante	...	Padre Antonio
Valerie Cruz	...	Olivia
Jordi Vilasuso	...	Diablo
Kevin Gage	...	Wire
Bruce Davison	...	Anthony
Joe Morton	...	Hodges
Danny Trejo	...	Mario
Gary Daniels	...	Martin
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Pablo
David Ackert	...	Mohommad
Jason Connery	...	Randall
Victoria Elizabeth	...	Ana
Antonio Jaramillo	...	Raul
Geoffrey Ross	...	Mr. Water (Assassin #1) (as Geoffrey G. Ross)
Matthew R. Anderson	...	Loo (Assassin #2)
Jonathan Fraser	...	Bartender
Dominik García-Lorido	...	Woman in the Red Dress (as Dominik Garcia-Lorido)
Pablo Orrantia	...	Boy on the Bike
Kahlil Joseph	...	Omar
Joe Ordaz	...	Giant Guy
Barbarella Pardo	...	Hotel Reception - Hooker hotel
Hector Hernandez	...	Taco Vendor
Naureen Zaim	...	Seductress #1
Kerry Song	...	Seductress #2 (as Kerry Kaili Song)
Harry Yi	...	Asian Leader
Victor J. Ho	...	Asian Leader
A.J. Castro	...	Hispanic Leader
Anthony Ledesma	...	Hispanic Gang Member
Mario Loya	...	Cop
Josue Aguirre	...	Mexican Teenager
Jonathan Durante	...	Male Nurse
Miguel A. Saldaña	...	Arms Dealer (as Miguel Angel Saldana)
Cinthya Banuelos	...	Hooker 1
Violeta Monroy	...	Hooker 2 (as Violeta Monrroy)
Joaquín Garrido	...	Taxi Driver (as Joaquin Garrido)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Wes Martinez	...	Border Agent
James Chahine	...	Cop (uncredited)
Antonio Munoz	...	Limousine Driver (uncredited)
Erik-Alexander Sanchez	...	Gangsta (uncredited)
Trevor Scott	...	Airport Security (uncredited)
Angel Soto	...	Mexican Cop (uncredited)
Carlos Zapata	...	Henchmen (uncredited)
Poco Zocko	...	Church Member (uncredited)

Directed by
James Cotten

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
R. Ellis Frazier		writer

Produced by
Jacov Bresler	....	line producer
Dennis Cox	....	executive producer
Bob Dziadkowiec	....	executive producer
R. Ellis Frazier	....	producer
Ray Liotta	....	executive producer
Oscar Lopez	....	Production Cordinator
Delfino López	....	consulting producer: Tijuana
Marlon Parry	....	producer
Geoffrey Ross	....	producer (as Geoffrey G. Ross)

Original Music by
David Torn

Cinematography by
Miguel Bunster

Film Editing by
Miklos Wright

Casting by
Ricki Maslar

Production Design by
Derrick Hinman

Art Direction by
Hunter Brown
Derrick Hinman

Set Decoration by
Sofia Jimenez

Costume Design by
Nicole Schott

Makeup Department
Samantha Wade	....	key hair stylist
Gigi Williams	....	personal: Ray Liotta
Natalie Wood	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Danelle Hand	....	unit production manager
Patrick Stapleton	....	unit production manager
Sara Van der Voort	....	production supervisor
Miklos Wright	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marcelo Chow	....	second second assistant director
Trent Dempsey	....	second assistant director
Alisa Fredericks	....	first assistant director
Garrett Honea	....	second second assistant director
Lynnette M. Myers	....	first assistant director
Abran Trujillo	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Barry Boen	....	set dresser
Bill Davis	....	props consultant
Chad R. Davis	....	on-set dresser
Jen Fiedler	....	set dresser
Tommy Gutman	....	assistant property master
Tommy Gutman	....	on-set dresser
Thomas Knight	....	set dresser
Matt Muschamp	....	set dresser
Andy Reyes	....	props
Jeffrey Reyes	....	property master
Jeramey Rund	....	leadman

Sound Department
Lisa K. Fowle	....	sound editor
Paul Hackner	....	foley supervisor
Paul Hackner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sam Hamer	....	sound mixer
Ted Hamer	....	boom operator
Sean Heissinger	....	sound editor
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Harrison Meyle	....	supervising sound editor
Billy Walker	....	sound designer
Billy Walker	....	sound effects editor
Jake Wilson	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Chris Cline	....	special effects technician
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects foreman

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunt coordinator
Lloyd Barachina	....	stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunt double
Edward Conna	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Luke Darnell	....	stunts
Zoli Dora	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Tony Flores	....	stunts
Chad Guerrero	....	stunts
Luke LaFontaine	....	stunts
Brandi Lohr	....	stunt performer
Mathew Lorenceau	....	stunt performer
Daniel Mackey	....	stunts
Norman Mora	....	stunt double
Norman Mora	....	stunts
Joe Ordaz	....	stuntman
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Mario Perez	....	stunts
Thomas Rosales Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Rosen	....	stunts
Cindy Saavedra	....	stunt performer
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunt double
Mike Wilson	....	utility stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris D. Chapman	....	dolly grip
Craig Clements	....	grip
Kathryn Comkowycz	....	additional first assistant camera
Christopher Clark Cowan	....	epk videographer
Josh Day	....	electrician
Brian Deutsch	....	grip
Greg Gayne	....	still photographer
Brian Hart	....	camera operator Steadicam
Michael Brian Hart	....	Steadicam operator
Robby Hart	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Robby Hart	....	loader
Hollywood Heard	....	gaffer
Dan Hickey	....	electrician
Teague Hunziker	....	second assistant camera
David Isern	....	Steadicam operator
David Isern	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Gembala James	....	electrician
Chris Lumpkin	....	best boy grip
Terence Pratt	....	gaffer
Melvina M. Rapoza	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
John C. Reyes	....	first assistant camera (as John Reyes)
Troy Rice	....	grip
Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein	....	epk videographer
Reza Tabrizi	....	first assistant camera
Paul Wittenberger	....	electrician
Langston York	....	electrician
Jack L. Zeman	....	additional still photographer
John Zivelonghi	....	electrician

Casting Department
Rachel Christensen	....	casting assistant
Steve Hamill	....	casting assistant
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Ricki Maslar	....	casting
Barbarella Pardo	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Albertson	....	set costumer
Heather Chaffee	....	costume supervisor
Asia Muka	....	costume supervisor
Lori Rozzi	....	set costumer
Caitlin Talmage	....	wardrobe production assistant
Sommer Terry	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Joe Faissal	....	colorist
Dave Hagen	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ryan Michael Demaree	....	composer's assistant

Transportation Department
Shay Morgan Brook	....	transportation captain
Louis Dargenzio	....	driver
Theodore Giapapas	....	driver
Kanan Gubins	....	driver
David Lee Haggerty	....	driver
Dustin Meisner	....	transportation co-captain
Jared Robbins	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Grant Andersen	....	assistant: mr. frasier
Noah Applebaum	....	assistant production coordinator
John Milton Branton	....	location scout
Gregory Cebulski	....	production assistant
Maureen Conway	....	assistant: Mr Frazier
Carlos Cortez	....	production assistant
Summer Lynne Dahozy	....	assistant: Danelle Hand
Bill Davis	....	armorer
Bill Davis	....	firearms coach
Bill Davis	....	weapons coordinator
Stephen C. Demarest	....	permits coordinator
Kevin Elliott	....	production assistant
Michelle Garris	....	key set production assistant
Kelly Kenny	....	office production assistant
Alex Konowitz	....	production assistant
Tori Kyes	....	production coordinator
Allegra Sophia Leuthold	....	assistant to supervising producer
Guy T. Lowry	....	location manager
Sue Melanson	....	production assistant
Peter Min	....	assistant production coordinator
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Justin Nesbitt	....	production coordinator
Eric Presley	....	production supervisor
Eric Rae	....	production accountant
Jeffrey Reyes	....	weapons assistant
Danny Sconyers	....	location manager
Hilda Somarriba	....	publicist
Andrew Steig	....	production assistant
Isaac Stovall	....	production assistant
Aprill Winney	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Ray Cavaleri	....	special thanks
Erin C. Jones	....	very special thanks
Rick Rosen	....	special thanks
Dan Zuckerman	....	sincere thanks

Production Companies

• Project One Films
• Baja Films Internacional
• Ronin Film and Media Group (funding)
• Harlequin Pictures

Distributors

• Amazing D.C. (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Eagle Films (2008) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Future Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Maya Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2009) (Denmark) (all media)
• Multivision (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• American United Entertainment  funding
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Creative Clearance  script clearance
• Dragonfly Sound  sound post-production
• Endeavor Agency  producers rep
• Film Source  additional film
• Smooth Moving Productions  Steadicam equipment provided by
• Smooth Moving Productions  wireless video
• Underscore Media  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"La linea" - Mexico (original title)
"La Linea (The Line)" - International (English title) (poster title)
"The Line" - International (English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual material, language and drug content

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Mexico | USA

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | USA:R (certificate #45453) | Australia:MA | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Project One Films

Quotes:

Javier Salazar:The Americans,they are very smart,but sometimes they can be incredibly stupid.They spend all this money,time and energy on so called war on terror.They put satellites up in space.They can ram a smart-bomb up a camel's ass... from a situation 5 thousand miles away.and every time the U.S kills an Al Qaeda leader,what happens? There's a new one before the body is cold.They do it a million times,and never get it... Because the real solution,always eludes them.

Soundtrack:

Sabiendo Quien Era Yo

Average ...

It is very difficult to give something new to the audience. Specially when talking about such a controversial topics as Drug dealing, mafia, terrorism, cartels Etc.

Being Mexican myself I looked forward to see how a new director would portray this "not to take lightly" topic. The first impression I got as I began to watch the movie was the serious influence of Steven Soderbergh's "Traffic", a fabulous movie which provides an unusual vision of the drug underworld. As the movie continued it was not difficult to identify some the similarity with some other movies, not only character wise, but also concerning plot, conflict and even cinematography.

Shields' character is a weird mix of Denzel's Creasy in Man on fire and Pierce Brosnan's hit-man in Matador. Both very well structured characters, but when combined do not have the same effect.

It is difficult to be bring something new to Drug dealing movies, particularly because everything has pretty much been said about dealing drugs; so when a director tries to give some extra dramatic flavor, it has a contradictory effect, It is appealing but not very coherent.

Check out this movie it is not completely dismissible, specially if you take into account its independent nature. But do not expect to see anything worth referring to in the future.