Echelon Conspiracy (2009)

Director:

Greg Marcks

Writers (WGA):

Michael Nitsberg (screenplay) and
Kevin Elders (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

12 March 2009 (Kazakhstan)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Even the truth can be killed

Plot:

At first, the strange phone messages promised great wealth. Soon, though, government agents pursue the young engineer receiving them around the world.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Security Camera | Washington Monument | Prague | Text Messaging

Cast

Shane West	...	Max Peterson
Edward Burns	...	John Reed
Ving Rhames	...	Agent Dave Grant
Jonathan Pryce	...	Mueller
Tamara Feldman	...	Kamila
Yuriy Kutsenko	...	Russian General
Sergey Gubanov	...	Yuri Malanin
Martin Sheen	...	Raymond Burke
Ilan Goodman	...	Dennis
Todd Jensen	...	Agent Fletcher
Steven Elder	...	Charles
Sandra De Sousa	...	Female Casino Tech
Greg Donaldson	...	Casino Tech
Andrea Enright	...	NSA Tech #2
Trevor White	...	Paul Spencer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danko Jordanov	...	Max's Attacker 2
Atanas Srebrev	...	NSA #1
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Pentagon Woman
Mike Straub	...	NSA Operator #3
Vee Vimolmal	...	Receptionist
Sapphire Jule King	...	NSA Operator #4 (uncredited)
John Laskowski	...	Real Estate Agent (uncredited)
Jan Loukota	...	Sniper Assassin (uncredited)
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Front Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Richard Ng	...	Wong (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Marcks

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Nitsberg		(screenplay) and
Kevin Elders		(screenplay)
Michael Nitsberg		(story)

Produced by
Charles V. Bender	....	executive producer
Stephen Bender	....	associate producer
John Corser	....	producer: Thailand
Alexander Leyviman	....	producer
Navid McIlhargey	....	executive producer
Steve Richards	....	producer
Roee Sharon	....	producer (as Roee Sharon Peled)
Jonathan Tzachor	....	executive producer
Udi Yerushalmy	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Bobby Tahouri

Cinematography by
Lorenzo Senatore

Film Editing by
Joseph Gutowski
James Herbert

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Gillian Hawser
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Antonello Rubino

Art Direction by
Ivailo Nikolov
Ivan Ranghelov

Set Decoration by
Valentina Mladenova
Giovanni Natalucci

Costume Design by
Lyubomir Doichinov		(special costume designer)
Alison Freer		(US)
Maria Mladenoza

Makeup Department
Desislava Grozdeva	....	hair stylist
Tatyana 'Tita' Sleptsova	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Paul McCloskey	....	production manager
Bobby Ranghelov	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sylvia Asenova	....	second assistant director
Vessela Bannzurkova	....	first assistant director
Asya Chakarova	....	second assistant director
Todor Chapkanov	....	first assistant director
Viktor Ivanov	....	second unit director
Jeff Shiffman	....	first assistant director
Mariana Vodenicharova	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by props
Bogdan Bogdanov	....	carpenter
Dirk Buchmann	....	property master
Maria Doicheva	....	painter
Anna Hadzhieva	....	art department coordinator
Alexei Karagyaur	....	graphic designer
Georgi Kodzhabashiyski	....	painter
Rosen Marinkov	....	stand-by props
Eleonora Slavkova	....	painter
Rosen Stefanov	....	leadman: set dressing
Zhivko Zhelyazkov	....	storyboard artist
Evgeni Yordanov	....	construction manager (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound designer
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Ed Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Todd Grace	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles Hamilton	....	sound recordist
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Tsvetan Kadiiski	....	sound mixer
Mark L. Mangino	....	supervising dialogue editor
Marc Meyer	....	sound effects editor
Ivaylo Natzev	....	sound recordist
Katy Wood	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Orlin Budinov	....	special effects technician
Jovko Dogandjiski	....	special effects technician
Nikolay Furtunkov	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Alden Anderson	....	visual effects
Rodrigo Armendariz	....	digital compositor
Adam Avery	....	additional visual effects (as Avery FX, Inc.)
Eran Barnea	....	visual effects supervisor
Eddie Bonin	....	visual effects
Sam Calabrese	....	visual effects artist
Ryan Spike Dauner	....	on-set supervisor
Erik Dehkhoda	....	digital compositor
Erik Dehkhoda	....	digital effects artist
Stoycho Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Travis Dultz	....	visual effects editor
Meliza Fermin	....	digital compositor
Sean Findley	....	post production consultant
Patrick Fogarty	....	digital effects artist
Erick Geisler	....	visual effects producer
Ragui Hanna	....	digital compositor
Nathan Hopkins	....	digital effects artist
Ekaterina 'Kuki' Korabelnikova	....	video graphics supervisor
Elizabeth Kupfer	....	digital artist
Megan Omi	....	digital compositor
Robert Pietri	....	motion graphics designer
Kenny Polonski	....	visual effects artist
Scott C. Robert	....	visual effects
Natasha Roth	....	assistant to visual effects supervisor
Josh Sahley	....	visual effects supervisor
David Scandlyn	....	digital effects artist
David Scandlyn	....	visual effects
Dennis Shin	....	digital effects artist
Mark Spatny	....	visual effects supervisor: Stargate Digital
Enrique Torres	....	visual effects

Stunts
Asen Asenov	....	stunts
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunt performer (as Kuri)
Sergey Golovkin	....	stunts
Dian Hristov	....	stunts
Radoslav Ignatov	....	lead stunt double
Borislav Iliev	....	stunts
Martin Ivanov	....	stunt performer
Viktor Ivanov	....	stunt coordinator
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts
Yana Marinova	....	stunt double: Tamara Feldman
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunt performer
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunt performer
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunt performer
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunts
Krasimir Simeonov	....	stunts
Alexandr Soloviev	....	stunt driver
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunts
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunts
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Hristo Aleksandrov	....	focus puller
Ilya Boiko	....	director of photography: second unit
Pepi Bonev	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Matteo Carlesimo	....	Steadicam operator
Matteo Carlesimo	....	camera operator
Liudmil Donchev	....	video assistant
Vladislav Mateev	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ivo Peitchev	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Ivo Peitchev	....	director of photography: second unit
Sasha Rendulic	....	cinematographer: second unit
Ivan Vatzov	....	assistant camera
Mihail Yanakiev	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Eddie Jaszek	....	casting assistant
Jonas Talkington	....	casting director: local

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lyubomir Doichinov	....	costumer
Nikolay Kirilov	....	assistant costume designer
Vyarka Sirkova	....	set costumer
Jasmina Vasileva	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Red Charyszyn	....	assistant editor
Philip Hedgecock	....	first assistant editor
Adam Ohl	....	digital intermediate producer
Jason Sikora	....	editor: main title
Dan Tegnelia	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Todor G. Todorov	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Matt Biffa	....	music supervisor
Derek Somaru	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Lubomir Evtimov	....	transportation coordinator (as Lyubo Evtimov)

Other crew
Gina Amador	....	post production accountant
Atanas Apostolov	....	assistant armourer on set
Anna Bass	....	production coordinator
Anna Bass	....	production coordinator: Moscow
Vasilena Boneva	....	assistant to director
Michael Frayeh	....	production accountant
Mario Georgiev	....	production accountant
Cherise Honey	....	production coordinator: USA
Bogdan Hristov	....	production assistant
Kristina Kambitova	....	legal advisor: bulgaria
Daniela Koeva	....	assistant to producer
Toni Lalov	....	location manager
Ronald J. Levin	....	production counsel
Adetoro Makinde	....	production coordinator: United States
Kiril Neitchev	....	key production assistant
Petur Shipkov	....	production assistant
Federico Silva	....	production assistant
Shelly Stoyanova	....	script supervisor
Yanko Ushatov	....	accountant
Ina Vaseva	....	assistant production coordinator

Thanks
Mike Sablone	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dark Castle Entertainment (presents)
• Mobicom Entertainment (in association with)
• Zinc Entertainment Inc.

Distributors

• Hyde Park International (2009) (worldwide) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2009) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• After Dark Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Innoform Media (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (both cropped to 1.78:1)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (all media)
• King Power Media Group (2009) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Koch Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• TriPictures (2012) (Spain) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cutting Edge Group  music services

Also Known As:

"The Gift" - Australia (DVD title), USA (working title)
"The Conspiracy" - Singapore (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense violence and action, some sexuality and brief language

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44815) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Australia:M | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | UK:12

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Dark Castle Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: (at around 1h 03 mins) When Max and John are talking (after the scene when they met in Moscow) the time on the clock in the back keeps on changing. Its 1100 in the start, then switches between 1045, 1500, 1830 and 1100.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Curator:Everything okay down there?
Max Peterson:Piece a cake.
Curator:That locks it?
Max Peterson:Yep, centuries of Thai history, safe as Fort Knox. Watch, uh,
[removes a panel]
Max Peterson:Relax, I'm a professional.
Max Peterson:[causes a massive short] Okay, now your servers are down because of a power surge, a grid malfunction, or maybe even a bomb. Now, if the intruder tries to reboot your servers or access the data, he'll always hit this screen.
[login screen]
Max Peterson:This is your BIOS-level password. Without it, nothing works in this room.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Genesis

A waste of time!

This is the first time I am leaving a comment about a movie. I should have done this many times when I was satisfied or blown away by a really good piece of work like the recent Oscar-nominated films.

When I saw the trailer for this, I thought it was a rip-off of Eagle Eye. But copycats are common in Hollywood and I wanted to see Shane West again whom I adored in "A Walk To Remember".

What a disappointment! Shane's acting is lousy! I was hoping he would have matured by now. I believe he still belongs to teeny-bopper roles and he seriously needs an acting coach before he ruins any more in the future. I cannot enjoy a movie regardless how good the plot is if the lead actor fails to deliver. You can have an easy plot or a movie with hardly any special effects but if performance was outstanding, I will give that a 10 (case in point- Clint Eastwood films; Leonardo DiCaprio's acting.) Ed Burns doesn't help either - his voice together with Shane West is very irritating. I don't need to see good-looking men with no substance, no thanks.

Honestly, I didn't bother to finish the movie. I couldn't bring myself to waste any more time with it. I have no idea why Ving Rhames and Martin Sheen agreed to support this.

Watch this if you have nothing better to do.