Not Forgotten (2009)

Director:

Dror Soref

Writers (WGA):

Tomás Romero (written by) &
Dror Soref (written by)

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Conquer him who is conquering me.

Plot:

In a Tex-Mex border town, a man and his wife must face their tortured pasts in order to save their kidnapped daughter.

Plot Keywords:

Menstruation | Menstrual Blood | Topless Female Nudity | Menarche

Cast

Simon Baker	...	Jack Bishop
Paz Vega	...	Amaya
Michael DeLorenzo	...	Casper Navarro
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Toby Bishop
Ken Davitian	...	Father Salinas
Claire Forlani	...	Katie
Gedde Watanabe	...	Agent Nakamura
Mark Rolston	...	Agent Wilson
Melinda Page Hamilton	...	Deputy Mindy
Benito Martinez	...	Detective Sanchez
Virginia Pereira	...	Karen
Daniel Escobar	...	Hector
Tomas Sanchez	...	Crowd Man #1
Zahn McClarnon	...	Calvo
Lorri Oliver	...	Mary Alice
Kevin Wiggins	...	Deputy Simpson
Greg Serano	...	Deputy Valdez
Arron Shiver	...	Deputy Pratt
Jim Meskimen	...	Redd Holden
Carlos A. Cabarcas	...	Deputy Gomez
Henry Jacobson	...	Roy
Jack Burning	...	TV Worshiper
Brandon Santos	...	Father Romero
Candice Costello	...	Sister #1
Julia Vera	...	Doña
Veronica Falcón	...	Reina
Dunia Alexandra	...	Heavy Set Whore
Adriana Paz	...	Pregnant Maid
Gina Morett	...	Josephina (as Gina Moret)
Isaac Kappy	...	Stoner Dude
Kisha Sierra	...	Lumi
Carmen Perez	...	Carolina
Greg Safel	...	Canta
Elena Lyons	...	Newscaster
Tamra Meskimen	...	Bored Waitress
Carmen Serrano	...	Irena
Trina E. Siopy	...	Lourdes
Lillian Hurst	...	Hotel Manager
Rachel Quinn	...	Beatriz (as Rachel Holmes)
Laurence Chavez	...	Amaya's Father
Amber Midthunder	...	Young Amaya
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael-David Aragon	...	FBI Agent#3 (uncredited)
Danielle Brown	...	Heavyset Whore (uncredited)
Jack Brunacini Jr.	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Tyler Cross	...	Jack look-alike Transvestite (uncredited)
Rich Gill	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Jamie Haqqani	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Karen M. Hudson	...	Bus Rider (uncredited)
Carlton Liggins	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Luis Pacheco	...	Hector Consuelo (uncredited)
Malcolm Ullery	...	Deputy M. S. Claire (uncredited)
Lydia Zazueta	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Dror Soref

Writing credits (WGA)
Tomás Romero		(written by) &
Dror Soref		(written by)

Produced by
Jamie Beardsley	....	executive producer
Howard Behar	....	executive producer
Alejandra Cárdenas	....	line producer: Mexico
Kirk D'Amico	....	executive producer
Jeff Geoffray	....	executive producer
Warren T. Goz	....	executive producer
Frederick Johntz	....	co-producer
Walter Josten	....	executive producer
Shea Kammer	....	co-producer
Jefferson Langley	....	co-producer
Stewart McMichael	....	executive producer
Tomás Romero	....	associate producer
Michelle Seward	....	executive producer
Dror Soref	....	producer
Donald Zuckerman	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham
Cindy O'Connor

Cinematography by
Steven Bernstein

Film Editing by
Martin Hunter

Casting by
Lisa Essary
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Craig Stearns

Art Direction by
Ed Vega

Set Decoration by
Helen Britten

Costume Design by
Deborah Everton

Makeup Department
Georgia Allen	....	assistant makeup artist
Svetlana Britt	....	key makeup artist
Katherine Broderick	....	makeup artist (additional photography)
Judy Lovell	....	makeup department head
Ashlynne Padilla	....	assistant makeup artist
Miho Suzuki	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Jamie Beardsley	....	unit production manager
Anne McCaffrey	....	production supervisor
Michael Toji	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benita Allen	....	first assistant director
Sarah Lemon	....	second second assistant director
Noreen Perez	....	first assistant director (reshoots)
Frederic Roth	....	second assistant director
Marcia Woske	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Brett Andrews	....	assistant property master
Jamie Archer	....	construction coordinator
David Bancroft	....	painter
Yhvh Bantista	....	carpenter
Rick Belosic	....	foreman
Jeff Bolen	....	painter
Benjamin Joseph Bustos	....	set dresser
Warren Campbell	....	set dresser
Sage Emmett Connell	....	set dresser
Sean Craycraft	....	painter
Brooke Fair	....	stand-by painter
Patrick Fuhrman	....	leadman
Eric Gallegos	....	painter
Darren Gibson	....	carpenter gang boss
Amy Giedraitis	....	props
Miguel Gurule	....	paint foreman
Forrest A. Haag	....	assistant property master
Andrea Hambuchen	....	draper
Daniel Herrera Arau	....	painter (as Daniel Herrera)
Wyndi Johnson	....	painter
Lelan Keffer	....	set dresser
Ben Lowney	....	property master
Roberta Marquez Seret	....	art department coordinator (as Roberta Marquez)
Dana J. Mestas	....	painter
Scott Plunket	....	set dresser
Richard Roble	....	painter
Sebastien Ruiz	....	painter
Leonard Sanchez	....	carpenter
Juan Souter	....	painter
Jaime Souza	....	paint foreman
Rachel Srigley	....	set dresser
David Thompson	....	set dresser
Thomas Traugott	....	leadman
David Trujillo	....	set dresser
Robert P. Trujillo	....	set dresser
Colin Zaug	....	lead on-set dresser

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Briles	....	adr supervisor
Joshua Chase	....	sound effects designer
Darryl L. Frank	....	production sound mixer
John-Thomas Graves	....	sound recordist
Trevor Jolly	....	sound supervisor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brent Kiser	....	sound effects editor
Donald Lyles	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Marcus	....	director of sound services
Cindy O'Connor	....	pre-record engineer
Tyler Parkinson	....	pre-record engineer
Jeffrey A. Pitts	....	sound effects editor
Miles J.D. Vedder	....	sound utility
Steven Willer	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Joe Freeman	....	special effects technician
Nicole Hansen	....	special effects technician
Scott Hastings	....	special effects supervisor
Jonathan Delaney Marsh	....	special effects technician
Mike Prawitz	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Michael Caplan	....	visual effects supervisor
Mary Dowd	....	digital compositor
Manny Dubon	....	iq artist
Eric Heavens	....	digital compositor
Eric Mises-Rosenfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Miles Reetz	....	digital compositor
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects producer
Jeff Varga	....	digital artist

Stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double
Laurence Chavez	....	stunt actor
Edward A. Duran	....	stunt safety
Adam Gomez	....	fire safety
Adam Gomez	....	utility stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
Jane Oshita	....	stunt double
Justin Sundquist	....	stunt coordinator
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Troy Anderson	....	rigging gaffer
Nick Barros	....	key rigging grip
Timothy Bauer	....	camera trainee
Noah Bishop	....	technocrane operator
Anne Carson	....	second assistant camera
Kenneth Coblentz	....	rigging grip
Morgan Davis	....	rigging grip
Joe Abraham Dean	....	lighting console programmer
James Demetri	....	camera production assistant
Erik Emerson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Frank Eyers	....	24 frame playback operator
Michael Ferris	....	"a" camera operator/2nd unit dp
Colleen E. Hayes	....	still photographer
Luis Martinez	....	lighting technician
Erik Messerschmidt	....	gaffer: additional photography
Jessica Ramos	....	film loader
Mark Sheets	....	electrician
Kirk F. Smith II	....	second assistant camera
Paige Thomas	....	camera operator
Bas Tiele	....	additional first assistant camera
Sterling Wiggins	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Marcelle Bowman	....	extras casting assistant
David V. Cordova	....	extras casting
Jill Dupont	....	casting associate
Lauren Fernandes	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Melanie Hocking	....	extras casting assistant
Angelique Midthunder	....	casting director: New Mexico
Lewie Wickham	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood	....	costume supervisor
Bren Cook	....	key costumer
Elizabeth Lancaster	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Brian Anton	....	additional editor
Karlo Babakhanian	....	iq assist
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist
Amber Taylor	....	DI Post Supervisor

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
John Fee	....	music preparation
Alison Litton	....	music supervisor
Carl Sealove	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gary Armstrong	....	driver
Alan Berger	....	driver
Tom Berto	....	driver
Bob A. Carter	....	driver
Byron Carter	....	driver
Kasey Christie	....	driver
Cletus Cotton	....	driver
Josh Foley	....	driver
Adam Gomez	....	driver: cast
Roy A. Grace	....	driver
Penny Hicks	....	driver
Dean Hokanson	....	driver
Laura James	....	driver
Jason LaFountain	....	driver
David L. Long	....	driver
Michael McMahan	....	transportation captain
Steve Meador	....	driver
Burt Melcher	....	driver
Richard E. Morley Jr.	....	driver
James William Ray	....	driver
James Sanchez	....	driver
Richard Slaughter	....	driver
Lucas Stein	....	driver
John H. Stephens	....	transportation captain
Andrew Trujillo	....	driver
Leanne Wilkerson	....	driver
Harold L. Woods	....	base camp generator

Other crew
Cayley Bell	....	assistant to cast
Wendy Benge	....	finance attorney
Natalie Bloomer	....	assistant to executive producer
Jason Bonnell	....	assistant location manager
Ronald L. Carr	....	location manager
Trevor Carr	....	location assistant
S. Todd Christensen	....	location scout
Thomas Cosolito	....	set medic
Stephanie Marie Delgado	....	assistant to producer (as Steph Delgado)
Dave Dorn	....	craft service assistant
Julian Duran	....	production assistant
Windy Earls	....	production secretary
Amy Eldridge	....	first assistant accountant
Susan Foley	....	production assistant
Chai Forest	....	production assistant
Colin Garza	....	production assistant
Alex Gianopoulos	....	location scout
Marissa M. Gonzales	....	assistant office production coordinator
R. Elliott Guinn	....	set medic
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Amy Hawkins	....	payroll accountant
Richard Heller	....	production assistant
Kelly Hoover	....	assistant production office coordinator
Laurie H. Hutzler	....	story consultant
Lisa H. Jackson	....	production assistant
Jossara Jinaro	....	voice
Frederick Johntz	....	creative consultant
Shea Kammer	....	production accountant
Juliet Lopez	....	production assistant
Kathleen Messmer	....	script supervisor
Monte Monteith Jr.	....	production assistant
Ryan J. Pezdirc	....	set production assistant
Rachel Quinn	....	assistant to director (as Rachel Holmes)
Paloma Rangel	....	production coordinator
Rufus Rosendo	....	production assistant
Marissa Salgado	....	set medic
Nicholas Salinas	....	set medic
Ian Simon	....	production assistant
Amber Taylor	....	production assistant
Marcus Taylor	....	set production assistant
Naomi L. Tucker	....	production assistant
Casey Wayne	....	stand-in
Jeremy E. Wilcox	....	second assistant accountant
Jeanie Zakowski	....	craft service
Matthew Zomick	....	production assistant
Kathleen Breton-Collier	....	teacher (uncredited)
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Tyler Cross	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production attorney (uncredited)

Thanks
Carlos Gallardo	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Skyline Pictures (II)
• Zuckerman Entertainment
• Not Forgotten Films (NF)
• Grand Army Entertainment
• Myriad Pictures
• Nf Films
• Orbit Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• DNC Entertainment (2010) (Italy) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Movie Bank (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Nova Cinema (2010) (Greece) (TV)

Special Effects

• Engine Room (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cast & Crew Payroll Services  payroll services (as Cast & Crew Payroll)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Modern VideoFilm  digital intermediate
• Otto Nemenz International  cameras (as Otto Nemenz)
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Truman Van Dyke Company  insurance (as Truman Van Dyke)
• Wow & Flutter  sound post-production
• Wow & Flutter  sound re-recording

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MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, sexual content/nudity and language

Runtime:

Germany:100 min (European Film Market) | USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Skyline Pictures (II)

Trivia:

Paz Vega replaced Jordana Brewster at the last minute.

Quotes:

Jack Bishop:[locked up with transvestites] So this is were they keep all the pretty girls...

Smart story, good acting… two thumbs up

I thought Not Forgotten had a very cleverly crafted story. It didn't just rely on scary music to keep you in suspense; rather the story with its dark, creepy rituals (I don't want to give it away!!) made me more nervous and scared than anything. Paz Vega and Simon Baker both gave excellent performances (in addition to being extremely pleasing on the eyes… ladies, there are a couple of scenes with Simon Baker without a shirt—don't say I didn't warn you! And I'm sure the guys would agree with me that Paz Vega has never looked better).

The end has a really surprising twist. If the rumors about a sequel are true, then count me in. I would love to see part II!