Shutter Island (2010)

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

Laeta Kalogridis (screenplay)
Dennis Lehane (novel)

Release Date:

19 February 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Someone is missing.

Plot:

Drama set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding nearby.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Partner | Disappearance | Fire | Criminally Insane

Awards:

4 wins & 27 nominations

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Teddy Daniels
Mark Ruffalo	...	Chuck Aule
Ben Kingsley	...	Dr. Cawley
Max von Sydow	...	Dr. Naehring (as Max Von Sydow)
Michelle Williams	...	Dolores
Emily Mortimer	...	Rachel 1
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rachel 2
Jackie Earle Haley	...	George Noyce
Ted Levine	...	Warden
John Carroll Lynch	...	Deputy Warden McPherson
Elias Koteas	...	Laeddis
Robin Bartlett	...	Bridget Kearns
Christopher Denham	...	Peter Breene
Nellie Sciutto	...	Nurse Marino
Joseph Sikora	...	Glen Miga (as Joe Sikora)
Curtiss Cook	...	Trey Washington (as Curtiss I' Cook)
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Orderly Ganton (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Joseph McKenna	...	Inmate Billings
Ruby Jerins	...	Little Girl
Tom Kemp	...	Ward C Guard
Bates Wilder	...	Ward C Guard
Lars Gerhard	...	Dying Commandant
Matthew Cowles	...	Ferry Captain
Jill Larson	...	Manacled Woman
Ziad Akl	...	Tattoo'd Man
Dennis Lynch	...	Red-Haired Man
John Porell	...	Wild-Eyed Man
Aidan Mitchell	...	Younger Boy
Drew Beasley	...	Younger Boy
Joseph P. Reidy	...	Operator (as Joseph Reidy)
Bree Elrod	...	Female Patient
Thomas B. Duffy	...	Guard
Ken Cheeseman	...	Doctor
Steve Witting	...	Doctor
Michael E. Chapman	...	Patient
Keith Fluker	...	Orderly
Darryl Wooten	...	Orderly
Michael Byron	...	McPherson's Driver
Gary Galone	...	Gate Guard
Gabriel Hansen	...	Young Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cassity Atkins	...	Guard (uncredited)
Danny Carney	...	Nazi SS Guard (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	Boardroom Guard (uncredited)
John Franchi	...	Criminally Insane Inmate (uncredited)
Rob W. Gray	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Guy A. Grundy	...	Head Security Guard (uncredited)
Cody Harter	...	U.S. GI / Shooter (uncredited)
Mackenzie Hawe	...	Child in Street (uncredited)
Chris Henderson	...	Concentration Camp Prisoner (uncredited)
Mark Hetherington	...	Nude Inmate #5 (uncredited)
J Parker Kent	...	Hospital Guard (uncredited)
Mary Koomjian	...	Psychiatric Patient (uncredited)
Sean Landergan	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
Daniel Lowney	...	Ward C Guard (uncredited)
Stephen Marchessault	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	U.S. G.I. at Dachau Liberation / German S.S. Officer Killed (uncredited)
Robert Masiello	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Alex Milne	...	Child Playing Stickball (uncredited)
Americo Presciutti	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Donna Glee Reim	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Eric Rollins	...	Orderly Chopping Wood (uncredited)
Skip Shea	...	Male Patient (uncredited)
Billy Silvia	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Jon Robert Stafford	...	Nazi (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Scorsese

Writing credits (WGA)
Laeta Kalogridis		(screenplay)
Dennis Lehane		(novel)

Produced by
Chris Brigham	....	executive producer
Brad Fischer	....	producer (as Bradley J. Fischer)
Amy Herman	....	co-producer
Laeta Kalogridis	....	executive producer
Dennis Lehane	....	executive producer
Mike Medavoy	....	producer
Arnold Messer	....	producer (as Arnold W. Messer)
Gianni Nunnari	....	executive producer
Louis Phillips	....	executive producer
Joseph P. Reidy	....	co-producer (as Joseph Reidy)
Martin Scorsese	....	producer
Emma Tillinger Koskoff	....	co-producer (as Emma Tillinger)

Cinematography by
Robert Richardson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thelma Schoonmaker

Casting by
Ellen Lewis

Production Design by
Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by
Max Biscoe
Robert Guerra		(supervising art director)
Christina Ann Wilson		(as Christina Wilson)

Set Decoration by
Francesca Lo Schiavo

Costume Design by
Sandy Powell

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Mr. DiCaprio (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist
Christine Fennell	....	key hair stylist
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Mr. DiCaprio
Jerry Popolis	....	department head hair
Patricia Regan	....	key makeup artist
Manlio Rocchetti	....	makeup department head
Thomas Sardinha	....	body art: 'Tattoo'd Man'
Sherryn Smith	....	additional makeup artist
Liz Bernstrom	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Christine Domaniecki	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Raul Hernandez	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Teressa Hill	....	department head hair: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Craig Lindberg	....	day hire makeup (uncredited)
Aimee Macabeo	....	special makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Elizabeth Martinelli	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Bridget O'Neill	....	makeup artist: Leonardo DiCaprio, second unit, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Michael Ornelaz	....	special makeup effects artist: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)

Production Management
Ron Ames	....	post production supervisor
Amy Herman	....	unit production manager
Stephanie Ito	....	production manager
Mark Kamine	....	production supervisor: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ron Ames	....	first assistant director: second unit
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Robert Legato	....	second unit director (as Rob Legato)
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
John Silvestri	....	second assistant director
Christian Vendetti	....	second second assistant director (as Chris Vendetti)
Andrew T. Wood	....	dga trainee
Chaz Johnson	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Jason Allard	....	propmaker
Thomas Andrews	....	greensperson
Tony Aponte	....	scenic artist
Roger Baker	....	propmaker
Shadya H. Ballug	....	propmaker (as Shadya Ballug)
John Bare	....	propmaker
Kevin Barnello	....	greensperson
Daniel Beralas	....	shop person (as Daniel Barajas)
Sean Bernard	....	scenic foreperson
Cindy Berry	....	labor foreperson
Sara Bettinger	....	propmaker foreperson
Charles Biting	....	propmaker (as Charles Bitting)
Michael Bohlen	....	propmaker
Erin Elizabeth Bowman	....	scenic artist
Wayne Brackett	....	set dresser
Steve Brennan	....	on-set dresser
Patrick Bresnahan	....	propmaker
William R. Bricker	....	propmaker foreperson
Rejean Brochu	....	construction: cliff-side, Les Enterprises A&R Brochu (as Réjean Brochu)
Roland Brooks	....	paint supervisor
Garf Brown	....	scenic foreperson
Jonathan Brown	....	propmaker
Amanda Carroll	....	buyer
Jenny Ciaffone	....	propmaker
Doug Cluff	....	plaster foreperson
Will Cochrane	....	propmaker
Jason Coffey	....	propmaker
Richard M. Cole	....	general foreperson (as Richard Cole)
Thomas Collins	....	propmaker
Ralph Contrado	....	scenic artist
Guy D. Covington Sr.	....	greensperson (as Guy Covington)
James Creighton	....	propmaker
Gene Damian	....	greensperson
Henry Dando	....	greens foreperson (as Henry D. Dando)
Joseph DeLuca	....	set dresser (as Joby DeLuca)
Robert DeVine	....	propmaker (as Robert Devine)
Jona Dorr	....	propmaker
Christopher Ferris	....	propmaker foreperson
Michael Foster	....	set dresser
Brian Fry	....	greensperson
Scott Getzinger	....	property master
Jeremy A. Gibbs	....	propmaker (as Jeremy Gibbs)
Patrick Glover	....	scenic artist
Jorge Luis Gonzalez	....	shop person (as Jorge Gonzalez)
Rooney N. Goode	....	propmaker
Sean Gormley	....	plasterer
Paul A. Grew	....	propmaker
Thomas Sam Hall	....	propmaker
Frank J. Hart	....	propmaker foreperson
Trent Hevener	....	propmaker
Arlo Hoffman	....	on-set greensperson
James R. Houlihan	....	propmaker
Richard Houpert	....	propmaker (as Richard F. Houpert Jr.)
Harry Hurst	....	metal shop foreperson (as Harry King Hurst II)
Aaron Jaggers	....	labor foreperson
Michael Jortner	....	assistant property master
Dan Joy	....	signwriter
Ed Joyce	....	set dresser
George Kane	....	propmaker
Joseph K. Kepple IV	....	assistant to set decorating department (as Joseph Kepple IV)
Hinju Kim	....	assistant art director
Hannah King	....	scenic artist
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Lisa Kurk-Dmytryk	....	construction buyer (as Lisa Kurk)
Mitchell Landsman	....	scenic artist
Gary W. Lang	....	propmaker foreperson
Paul Alexander Larkin	....	set dresser (as Paul Larkin)
Bryan Lee	....	propmaker foreperson
Chad Littlefield	....	plasterer
Lance Littlefield	....	plasterer
Ben F. Loew III	....	labor foreperson
Lori A. Lopes	....	art department coordinator
Ted Lubonovich II	....	propmaker foreperson
Daniel MacMaster	....	propmaker (as Daniel J. MacMaster)
Brian Mannain	....	set dresser
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic foreperson
Barbra Matis	....	assistant art director (as Barbra S. Matis)
Patrick McCarthy	....	propmaker
Everett McClellan	....	propmaker foreperson (as Jack McClellan)
Hal McFeely III	....	propmaker (as Harold McFeely III)
Robert T. McPherson	....	scenic artist
Gabor Medveczky	....	set dresser
Christine Moosher	....	buyer
John W. Morgan	....	on-set painter
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Amy Morrison	....	buyer
Shannon Mullins	....	propmaker foreperson (as Shannnon C. Mullins)
Debbie Nolan	....	propmaker foreperson (as Deborah Nolan)
William Scot Noonan	....	propmaker foreperson
Cal Ocampo	....	propmaker
John Ogonoski	....	propmaker
Peter Oktavec	....	scenic artist
Mark Oliver	....	propmaker
Bozydar Orszula	....	construction foreperson (as Bozydar Henry Orzyla)
Randy L. Parisian	....	scenic artist
Katherine Parker	....	scenic artist
Craig S. Pasco	....	scenic artist
Jeremy M. Pereira	....	scenic artist
Michael Pfister	....	propmaker
Lawrence Pierce	....	greensperson
Mike Pierce	....	greensperson (as Michael Pierce)
William T. Pierce	....	greensperson
Elliott A. Pittman	....	propmaker foreperson
Réal Proulx	....	art director: Montreal
William Rampey	....	propmaker (as Billy Rampey)
Jonathan Reardon	....	greensperson
Taylor Savas Reese	....	propmaker (as Taylor Reese)
Edward Rezendes	....	plasterer
Julio Daniel Rodriguez	....	set dresser (as J. Daniel Rodriguez)
Edward J. Rogers	....	propmaker
Mikhail Romanov	....	scenic artist
John Russell	....	propmaker
Michael Saari	....	propmaker
Kevin Scott Sadowski	....	propmaker (as Kevin Sadowski)
David Scheper	....	propmaker
John S. Schlicter	....	scenic artist
Paul Schultz	....	propmaker (as Paul K. Schultz)
Duke Scoppa	....	assistant property master (as Edward P. Scoppa Jr.)
Lisa Scoppa	....	assistant set decorator (as Lisa Crivelli Scoppa)
Cathy Scorsese	....	assistant property master
Katha Seidman	....	buyer
Rae Signer	....	scenic artist
Kevin P. Slama	....	propmaker
Marty Smith	....	propmaker
Michael Smith	....	propmaker
Nathan Smith	....	shop person
Steven J. Sonefeld	....	propmaker
Barry Spencer	....	propmaker foreperson (as Barry D. Spencer Sr.)
Haven Storey	....	scenic foreperson
Terry Synnott	....	scenic artist
James Tolman	....	scenic artist
Kevin C. Tressler	....	propmaker (as Kevin Tressler)
Cammeron Truesdale	....	shop person
Peter Tupitza	....	scenic artist
Gordon R. Turner Jr.	....	propmaker foreperson
Jim Turner	....	set dresser
Stephanie Waldron	....	chief greensperson
Christopher Walsh	....	propmaker
Scott D. Warner	....	location foreperson
Dave Weinman	....	lead person
Jason Weinman	....	set dresser
Michael A. Wells	....	propmaker foreperson
Nelson Werntz	....	propmaker
Thomas Wilson	....	propmaker
Patricia Woodbridge	....	assistant art director
Jeffrey L. Woolley	....	propmaker
Ricky Wright	....	propmaker
Jason Allard	....	stand-by carpenter (uncredited)
Frédéric Amblard	....	set designer (uncredited)
Mark Bachman	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Abel Barbour	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Yana Boeva	....	props buyer: Berlin (uncredited)
Arnold F. Brown	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Rachel Burgio	....	props (uncredited)
Elizabeth Fisher	....	props (uncredited)
Robert Fitch	....	set constructor (uncredited)
Jane Fitts	....	graphic artist: property department (uncredited)
Carrie Foster	....	art department coordinator: Montreal (uncredited)
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter: Montreal (uncredited)
Matt Harrington	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Alexander James	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
John Larson	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Dave Lieber	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Luke Malloy	....	greensman (uncredited)
Butch McCarthy	....	set dressing gang boss (uncredited)
Adam McClain	....	construction gang boss (uncredited)
Ryan McPeake	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Kimberly Merlin	....	property buyer (uncredited)
Sara Mills-Broffman	....	props (uncredited)
Jonathan S. Morgan	....	painter/plasterer (uncredited)
Lisa Nagid	....	props (uncredited)
Tracy Ouellette	....	construction (uncredited)
A.J. Paratore	....	scenic industrial (uncredited)
Erin Payne	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
David M. Rogers	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Murray Steele	....	plasterer (uncredited)
Debra Sugarman	....	assistant props: additional crew (uncredited)
Rebecca Teixeira	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Elizabeth Tomasetti	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Katie Tower	....	graphic designer: set decorating (uncredited)
Michael S. Tunstall	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Christine Willard	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	foley editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Kelly Doran	....	cable person
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty	....	supervising sound editor
Petur Hliddal	....	sound mixer
Bret Johnson	....	sound re-recordist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Frank Kern	....	foley supervisor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Marissa Littlefield	....	supervising adr editor
Samuel Miille	....	assistant sound editor (as Sam Miille)
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer (as Doug Murray)
Angela Organ	....	assistant sound editor
Alexandra Ragheb	....	assistant sound
Fred Rosenberg	....	dialogue editor
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Larry Wineland	....	assistant sound editor
Alexa Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Fowler	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Paul Tirone	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jaremy Aiello	....	key artist: Legacy Effects
Joseph Barry	....	special effects technician
Adam Bellao	....	special effects technician (as Adam V. Bellao)
Chris Cheatham	....	key artist: Legacy Effects
Michael Clarke	....	special effects foreperson
Jerry Diaz	....	special effects technician
Sam Dinwiddie	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Dominick	....	special effects senior technician
Scott Garcia	....	special effects foreperson
Vance Hartwell	....	key artist: Legacy Effects
Akihito Ikeda	....	key artist: Legacy Effects
Ryan McCoy Johnson	....	special effects technician
Kevin McKenzie	....	special effects technician (as Kevin MacKenzie)
Barry McQueary	....	special effects foreperson
Joe Montenegro	....	special effects foreperson
Michael Ornelaz	....	key artist: Legacy Effects
Alan Scott	....	live action effects supervisor: Legacy Effects (as J. Alan Scott)
Garth Steinheimer	....	special effects technician
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects foreperson: second unit
Rick Thompson	....	special effects set supervisor (as Richard Thompson)
Nathan Tibbetts	....	special effects technician
Patrick Tierney	....	special effects technician
Casey Van Maanen	....	special effects technician
Ryan Banfield	....	mold maker (uncredited)
Jessee J. Clarkson	....	model maker (uncredited)
Matt Corrigan	....	blood effects (uncredited)
Laura Elliott	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Damian Fisher	....	mold shop supervisor (uncredited)
Scott Garcia	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Michael Geoghegan	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Russ Herpich	....	special effects weld shop: Stan Winston Studios (uncredited)
Anthony Julio	....	sculptor (uncredited)
John A. McGrath	....	special effects coordinator: marine unit (uncredited)
David Monzingo	....	special effects makeup: Stan Winston Studio (uncredited)
Josh Neugass	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Cole Taylor	....	legacy effects coordinator (uncredited)
Stan Winston	....	special effects (uncredited)
Chris Zega	....	lab technician: Legacy Effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Enrico Altmann	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Ron Ames	....	visual effects producer
Wenden K. Baldwin	....	visual effects editor: The Syndicate (as Wenden Baldwin)
Jeff Barnes	....	executive producer: The Syndicate
Brian Battles	....	flame artist: theBasement
Greg M. Boettcher	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Randy Bosh	....	digital compositor: New Deal Studios
E.M. Bowen	....	visual effects production manager: New Deal Studios
Catherine Burns	....	model painter: New Deal Studios
Can Chang	....	compositor: The Syndicate
Robert Chapin	....	digital effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
Tony P. Chen	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios
Steve Cho	....	lead compositor: The Syndicate
Matt Conway	....	matte painter: The Syndicate
Brandon Criswell	....	compositor: The Syndicate
Seth Curlin	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Joshua Cushner	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Brandon Davis	....	lead effects artist: The Syndicate
Mike Ek	....	flame artist: The Syndicate
Theresa Ellis	....	compositor: The Syndicate (as Theresa Rygiel)
Richard Ewan	....	model painter: New Deal Studios (as Richard A.F. Ewan)
Forest P. Fischer	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Andrew Furlong	....	rotoscope artist: theBasement
Micah Gallagher	....	rotoscope/paint artist: The Syndicate
Adam Gelbart	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Matthew Gratzner	....	visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios
Tim Gray	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Ben Grossmann	....	visual effects supervisor: The Syndicate
Andy Halseth	....	visual effects production assistant: theBasement
Anthony Juno Han	....	cg digital artist: The Syndicate (as Anthony Han)
Alex Henning	....	compositing supervisor: The Syndicate
Nicholas Hiegel	....	digital compositor: New Deal Studios (as Nick Hiegel)
Yuka Hosomi	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios
Steve Hutchins	....	lead rotoscope/paint artist: The Syndicate
Leigh-Alexandra Jacob	....	model painter: New Deal Studios
Jeffrey Jasper	....	lead compositor: New Deal Studios
Llyr Tobias Johansen	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios
Jesse Klein Seret	....	lead digital artist: theBasement
Roger Kupelian	....	matte painter: The Syndicate
Gabriel Köerner	....	cg artist: The Syndicate (as Gabriel Koerner)
Michael Labog	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Joshua LaCross	....	compositor: The Syndicate
Stephen Lawes	....	compositing supervisor: theBasement
Tim LeDoux	....	compositor: The Syndicate (as Tim Ledoux)
Robert Legato	....	visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
Arthur D. Lindfield	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Noll Linsangan	....	compositor: The Syndicate
Paula D. Lopez	....	visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios
Alexa Mantis	....	digital botanist: The Syndicate
Raul Martinez	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Luke McDonald	....	cg supervisor: The Syndicate
Liz McLelland	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios (as Elizabeth McLelland)
Kevin McTurk	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Bret Moore	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
Ray Moore	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (as Raymond Moore)
Daniel Naulin	....	digital effects artist: The Syndicate
Steve Newburn	....	model maker: New Deal Studios
A.J. Raitano	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Shinichi Rembutsu	....	cg artist: The Syndicate
Rick Rische	....	matte painter: The Syndicate
Ariane Rosier	....	visual effects coordinator: The Syndicate
David Sanger	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios
Minoru Sasaki	....	lead cg artist: The Syndicate (as Minory Sasaki)
Scott Schneider	....	miniature crew chief: New Deal Studios
Brandon Seifert	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (as Branden W. Seifert)
Verdi Sevenhuysen	....	flame artist: The Syndicate
Richard King Slifka	....	model maker: New Deal Studios (as Richard Slifka)
Azalia Snail	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Kenny Solomon	....	executive producer: The Syndicate
Jonathan Stone	....	visual effects producer: The Syndicate
Emerick Tackett	....	cg artist: The Syndicate
Alex Taylor	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios (as Alexander J. Taylor)
Montie Taylor	....	visual effects technician: New Deal Studios
Michael Theurer	....	digital effects producer: New Deal Studios
Nathalie Thierce	....	model painter: New Deal Studios
Andres Vitale	....	compositor: The Syndicate
Adam Watkins	....	cg supervisor: The Syndicate
Steve Wright	....	digital artist: New Deal Studios
Clara Coulter	....	3D scan technician/modeler (uncredited)
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	Lidar technician (uncredited)
Steve Dellerson	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Lawrence Fagan	....	spydercam flight control (uncredited)
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician (uncredited)
Shannon Blake Gans	....	visual effects producer: New Deal Studios, Inc. (uncredited)
Adam Gerstel	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Christina Graff	....	visual effects producer: Crazy Horse Effects (uncredited)
Paul Graff	....	visual effects supervisor: Crazy Horse Effects (uncredited)
Brooke Keesling	....	visual effects production coordinator: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Emily Kwong	....	intern: New Deal Studios (uncredited)
Paul C. McKenna	....	Technocrane technician: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Daniel P. Moore	....	video operator: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects managing editor: CafeFX (uncredited)
Todd Semmes	....	spydercam coordinator/rigging (uncredited)
Robert Stromberg	....	visual effects designer (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar)
Chris Barnes	....	stunts
George B. Colucci Jr.	....	stunt double (as George Colucci)
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
Shawn Doherty	....	stunts (as Shawn Michael Doherty)
Matthew C. Dumond	....	stunt double (as Matthew Dumond)
Mark Fichera	....	stunt double: Leonardo DiCaprio
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunts
Stephen Leavins	....	stunt double
Stephen Mann	....	stunt double
Paul Marini	....	stunt double
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunts (as Ian McLaughlin)
Gabriel Hansen	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Todd Mello	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Ryan Shibley	....	stunt performer: soldier (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Gary A. Beaird	....	first company rigging grip: second unit
Bob Becchio	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Bob Becchio	....	first assistant photographer: second unit
Andrew Bell	....	rigging grip
Woody Bell	....	second company grip
Carlos Bermudez	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Mark J. Casey	....	assistant chief rigging electrician (as Mark Casey)
Chris Centrella	....	first company grip (as Chris A. Centrella)
Andrew Cooper	....	still photographer
Robert Cuddy	....	electrician
Scott D. Davis	....	chief rigging electrician (as Scott Davis)
Thomas Doran	....	second company rigging grip
Michael Duarte	....	grip (as Mike Duarte)
Eric Engler	....	rigging electrician (as Eric I. Engler)
Claire Farrand-Stone	....	second assistant photographer (as Claire Stone)
William L. Flanagan	....	grip (as William Flanagan)
R. Scott Forster	....	rigging grip
Josh Friz	....	film loader
Sean Hadley	....	grip (as Sean K. Hadley)
Tobias Haller	....	rigging grip
Elizabeth Hedges	....	second assistant photographer: "b" camera
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez	....	electrician (as Jose Hernandez)
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician
Ian Kincaid	....	chief lighting technician (as Ian R. Kincaid)
Kim Kono	....	electrician
Bill LeClair	....	grip
Robert Legato	....	director of photography: second unit (as Rob Legato)
Hugh McCallum	....	grip
Larry McConkey	....	steadicam operator
Jack McPhee	....	electrician
Michael Nie	....	additional second assistant photographer
Larry Nielsen	....	first assistant photographer (as Lawrence W. Nielsen)
Daniel Pershing	....	dolly grip operator
Simone Perusse	....	electrician
Dave Provenzano	....	electrician
Michael E. Reynolds	....	generator operator (as Mike Reynolds)
Michael S. Roberts	....	rigging grip
David C. Romano	....	grip (as David Romano)
Daniel Salk	....	video assist
Ed Searles	....	grip
Bill Summers	....	first company rigging grip
Gregor Tavenner	....	first assistant photographer
Travis Trudell	....	rigging electrician
Rebecca Venezia	....	second assistant photographer
Todd Walker	....	second company rigging grip: second unit (as Todd A. Walker)
David Williams	....	video assist
Rick Beausoleil	....	additional grip: day-player (uncredited)
Robert Beinhocker	....	set electrician (uncredited)
Adam D. Bouchard	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Eric Boyle	....	grip (uncredited)
Arnold F. Brown	....	electrician (uncredited)
Al Bruce	....	grip (uncredited)
Jason Cortazzo	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Stefan Couture	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	remote head technician: Lev Head (uncredited)
Frank DeAngelis	....	video assist (uncredited)
Tim Dunbar	....	electrician (uncredited)
Brian Dwiggins	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Adam Farrell	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Geoghegan	....	grip: second unit (uncredited)
Eric Goddard	....	grip (uncredited)
David Hallas	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Lee-Anthony Holloway	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Guy Holt	....	electrician (uncredited)
John R. Kaplan	....	grip (uncredited)
Mark Killian	....	camera loader: second unit (uncredited)
Denny Kortze	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)
JD Leedham	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
John R. Loyd	....	grip (uncredited)
Kevin McGill	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Kevin McGill	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Matthew Merola	....	grip (uncredited)
Kyle D. Moore	....	electrician (uncredited)
Phil Nason	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Yoko Okumura	....	second assistant camera: vfx unit (uncredited)
Jesse Olivares	....	digital video assist operator: Los Angeles vfx unit (uncredited)
Georgia Pantazopoulos	....	best boy grip: second unit (uncredited)
Georgia Pantazopoulos	....	grip (uncredited)
Simone Perusse	....	lighting programmer (uncredited)
Patrick Quinn	....	assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Lance Rieck	....	scorpio head technician (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark	....	super technocrane operator (uncredited)
David M. Rogers	....	electrician (uncredited)
Edwin Rubio	....	grip (uncredited)
Daniel D. Sariano	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Pierson Silver	....	libra head technician: second unit (uncredited)
Jarrett Simon	....	video assist (uncredited)
Craig Striano	....	techno crane operator (uncredited)
Jeff Tanger	....	best boy electric: second unit (uncredited)
Aaron Tyburski	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Bryan Winter	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Fred Young	....	electrician (uncredited)
Anthony Zibelli	....	libra head technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allison Hall	....	background casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting assistant
Carolyn Pickman	....	local casting
Meghan Rafferty	....	casting associate
Jennifer Sabel	....	background casting associate (as J. Sabel)
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Bryan Ryan	....	casting reader (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denise Andres	....	costume supervisor
John Cowell	....	ager/dyer
David Davenport	....	costume supervisor
Bettina Hastie	....	tailor
Debbie Holbrook	....	key costumer
Joni M. Huth	....	tailor (as Joni Huth)
Cookie Lopez	....	dresser: Mr. DiCaprio (as Cookie Lopez Fahey)
Juan Lopez	....	costumer
Honah Lee Milne	....	costumer
Lisa Padovani	....	assistant costume designer
Ann Powderly	....	tailor
Dianna Reardon	....	ager/dyer
Tina Ulee	....	costumer
Rosa J. Colón	....	costumer (uncredited)
Courtney McClain	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
April McCoy	....	seamstress (uncredited)
Azalia Snail	....	costumer: studio segments (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Scott Brock	....	first assistant editor
Red Charyszyn	....	second assistant editor
Ben Estrada	....	colorist: dailies
Adam Gerstel	....	digital supervisor
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Yvan Lucas	....	digital intermediate colorist: EFilm
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Tom Reiser	....	digital intermediate colorist assist: EFilm
Chris Taft	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Rick J. Brown	....	co-colorist (uncredited)
Michelle Exarhos	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFilm (uncredited)

Music Department
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Ben Holiday	....	assistant music editor (as Ben Pedersen)
Jared Levine	....	music researcher
Robbie Robertson	....	music supervisor
Denise Carver	....	music clearances (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Dudley	....	transportation captain
James Fanning	....	transportation coordinator
Derek Raser	....	picture car coordinator
Robby Wright	....	transportation coordinator (as Rob Wright)
Dan Buckman	....	driver: Mr. DiCaprio (uncredited)
Edward Devereaux II	....	driver (uncredited)
Roy A. Grace	....	driver (uncredited)
Ronald R. Harrison	....	transportation (uncredited)
Miguel Lozano	....	driver: special equipment (uncredited)
Michael O'Brien	....	driver (uncredited)
Gabe Turiello	....	camera car driver (uncredited)
Harold L. Woods	....	driver generator operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Betsy Alton	....	production coordinator
John Arbuckle	....	water safety
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer (as Randy Balsmeyer)
Alexander Barrow	....	production assistant
Racheline Benveniste	....	assistant to: Mr. Medavoy
James Berkery	....	production assistant
Sarah Billings	....	assistant to: Mr. Ruffalo
John Blair	....	second assistant accountant
Steve Bocsi	....	production assistant (as Steven Bocsi)
A.J. Boles	....	assistant location manager (as Andrew J. Boles)
Marianne Bower	....	researcher
Catherine Brelet	....	assistant to: Mr. von Sydow (as Catherine Von Sydow)
Tom Burruss	....	marine crew
Max A. Butler	....	production secretary
Xenia Calderon	....	accounting assistant
Tim Calver	....	water safety
Anne Carlisle	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Mason Chesler	....	production assistant
Gregory Chiodo	....	assistant location manager (as Greg Chiodo)
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Rita Colimon	....	assistant to: Mr. Brigham
Abby Coon	....	accounting assistant
Brian James Cote	....	second assistant accountant (as Brian James Coté)
Guillaume DeLouche	....	armorer (as Guillaume Delouche)
Michael James Faradie	....	stand-in: Mr. DiCaprio (as Michael Faradie)
Catherine Feeny	....	production assistant
David Fencl	....	armourer
Glenn Ferrara	....	production assistant
Jason Fesel	....	production assistant (as Jason Frederick Fesel)
Daniel Fine	....	second assistant accountant
Elizabeth Fisher	....	production assistant
Jeremy Fiske	....	production assistant
Lisa Frechette	....	assistant to: Mr. Scorsese
Pedro Garcia	....	craft service
James Gilligan	....	psychiatric consultant (as Dr. James Gilligan)
Raine Hall	....	assistant location manager
Raine Hall	....	location manager: second unit
Diana Hammons	....	production assistant
Crystal Hawkins	....	production accountant (as Crystal A. Hawkins)
Eric Haynes	....	production assistant
Marie Healy	....	assistant location manager
Rick Hicks	....	marine coordinator: land
Sean Huck	....	production assistant
Kris A. Hunt	....	medic
Jason Irizarry	....	security: Mr. DiCaprio
Andrew Jablonski	....	construction accountant
Annie Jablonski	....	travel coordinator
Barry M. Kaiser	....	medic
Larry Kaplan	....	unit publicist
Ryan Keeley	....	production assistant
John Michael Kehoe	....	production assistant
Alex Krimm	....	water safety
Joanna Leavens	....	production assistant
Michael Lippman	....	production assistant
Keith Littlefield	....	marine crew
James MacDonald	....	medic (as Jim MacDonald)
Lisa Madden	....	second assistant accountant (as Lisa Madden-Corrado)
Ravi Malhotra	....	executive assistant to: Mr. Medavoy
Tyler Mathers	....	production assistant
Clayton Mattos	....	projectionist
Courtney McClain	....	production assistant
Edward McGurn	....	assistant to: Mr. Fischer
Christian McHenry	....	assistant production coordinator (as Chris McHenry)
Nolan B. Medrano	....	first assistant accountant (as Nolan Medrano)
James Meehan	....	armorer
Jessica Meyer	....	assistant to: Ms. Tillinger (as Jessica Anais Garber Meyer)
Andrea Mitchell	....	production assistant
James Mitchell-Clyde	....	water safety
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Benjamin Morris	....	production assistant
Cortney Norris	....	production assistant
Peter W. Noyes	....	marine crew
Matt O'Connor	....	marine coordinator: land
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	marine coordinator: land (as Matt O'Connor)
Freida Orange	....	assistant to: Mr. Scorsese
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Ron Puckett	....	assistant to: Mr. Messer (as Ron Pucket)
Paddy Quinn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Diego Quirdumbay	....	craft service
Travis Rehwaldt	....	production assistant
Angel Rivas	....	craft service (as Angel L. Rivas)
Elsa Rivas	....	craft service
Leonel Rivas	....	craft service
Marcia Rivas	....	craft service
Wilson Rivas	....	craft service
Jennifer Roberts	....	production assistant
Stacy Rowe	....	production assistant
John Sansone	....	medic
James Schmidt	....	production assistant (as James A. Schmidt)
Samantha Shedlock	....	production assistant (as Samantha J. Shedlock)
Darryl A. Smith	....	payroll accountant (as Darryl Smith)
Shannon L. Smith	....	marine crew
Orapin Tantimedh	....	production assistant
Don Tempesta	....	stand-in for sir ben kingsley
Amanda Treat	....	production assistant
Alexandra Trustman	....	assistant to: Mr. DiCaprio
Troy Waters	....	assistant marine coordinator (as Capt. Troy Waters)
Dan Webb	....	water safety
J. Wilfrid White	....	marine coordinator
Sean Yopchick	....	production assistant
Eric Olin Anderson	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	....	stand-in: John Carroll Lynch (uncredited)
Ursula Brauner	....	head animal trainer (uncredited)
Fritz Ceriales	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Trevor Cohen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael P. Cone	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Simone De Camargo	....	production accountant (uncredited)
Ramses Del Hierro Ericstam	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
James D. Dever	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Roger Dillingham Jr.	....	set medic (uncredited)
Shawn Doherty	....	photo double: Leonardo Dicaprio (uncredited)
Damian Drago	....	pre-production intern (uncredited)
Cassandre Fiering	....	stand-in: female lead (uncredited)
Brendan Flaherty	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator (uncredited)
Keith Fluker	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kristin Galligan	....	stand-in: Michelle Williams (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Bill Garvey	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jennifer Gjulameti	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Timothy J. Gorman	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Una Green	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Duck Grossberg	....	data manager (uncredited)
Alicia Hanifin	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Ben Heald	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Todd M. Hofacker	....	assistant: Ben Kingsley (uncredited)
James Hunter	....	photo double (uncredited)
Annie Jablonski	....	assistant production coordinator: Maine Unit (uncredited)
Jason Johnson	....	body double: dead body (uncredited)
Kimmie Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kate Jurdi	....	stand-in: Emily Mortimer (uncredited)
Tiffany Noel Kinder	....	location scout: Boston (uncredited)
Ken Kuykendall	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tara McSherry	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Gio Messale	....	studio production coordinator (uncredited)
Kyle Morrison	....	production assistant: additional second unit (uncredited)
Joshua Moulding	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Boone Narr	....	animal supplier (uncredited)
Emily Neumann	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Jason Ninness	....	production executive (uncredited)
J.P. Ouellette	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Courtney Perkins	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lynn H. Powers	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jerry Quinn	....	stand-in: Max Von Seydow (uncredited)
Melissa Rosal	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Krista Selvaggio	....	set teacher (uncredited)
George Sholley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Anthony Speziale	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Caroline Jaden Stussi	....	stand-in for special effect for Michelle Williams (uncredited)
David Szehi	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Don Tempesta	....	stand-in: Sir Ben Kingsley (uncredited)
Kal Thompson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Josh Woolf	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents) (A Martin Scorsese Picture)
• Phoenix Pictures (as A Phoenix Pictures Production)
• Sikelia Productions (in association with)
• Appian Way (in association with)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• ACME (2010) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• ACME (2010) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• ACME (2010) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2010) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Cascade Film (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2010) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Kitokio kino klubas (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (2010) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2010) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Paramount Japan (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2010) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Nelonen (2012) (Finland) (TV)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2010) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• RTL Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Vertice Cine (2010) (Spain) (all media)

Special Effects

• Basement, The (visual effects) (as theBasement)
• Legacy Effects (special visual makeup effects)
• Syndicate (visual effects) (as The Syndicate)
• New Deal Studios (visual effects)
• Crazy Horse Effects (visual effects) (uncredited)
• Gentle Giant Studios (uncredited)
• Mark Rappaport Creature Effects (uncredited)

Other Companies

• A & R Brochu Construction  construction: 'cliff-side' (as Les Enterprises A&R Brochu)
• Acadia Mountain Guides  the producers wish to thank
• American Humane Society  animal action monitoring (as American Humane)
• Angels the Costumiers  costumier (uncredited)
• Basement, The  opticals by (as theBasement)
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by (uncredited)
• Big Film Design  titles produced by
• Boone's Animals for Hollywood  animals provided by (as Boone's Animals for Hollywood, Inc.)
• C5  post-production sound facility (as C5 Inc., New York)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies (uncredited)
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts, The  special thanks
• Creature Effects  special props (uncredited)
• David Haddad  transportation equipment (uncredited)
• Division of Capital Asset Maintenance and Management  the producers wish to thank
• EFilm  digital intermediate by (as Efilm)
• Film Art  art consulting (uncredited)
• Grant Wilfley Casting  background casting
• Haddad's  transportation equipment (uncredited)
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment (uncredited)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment (uncredited)
• Lightworks  edited on (uncredited)
• Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, Quabbin Section  the producers wish to thank (as Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation)
• Massachusetts Film Office  the producers wish to thank
• Québec Production Services Tax Credit  the producers wish to thank
• Rhino Records  soundtrack album on
• Soundtrack New York  re-recorded at (as Soundtrack)
• Spacecam Systems  aerial cameras (uncredited)
• Star Waggons  cast trailers (uncredited)
• Tony's Food Service  caterer (as Tony's Food Service, Inc.)
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment (uncredited)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for disturbing violent content, language and some nudity

Runtime:

138 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Poland:16 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #45224) | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Norway:15 | Ireland:15A | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/16 (Qualidade) | Taiwan:R-12 | France:-12 | Japan:PG12 | Brazil:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Italy:VM14 | Peru:14 | Argentina:16 | Mexico:B15 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:18SG | Denmark:15 | Austria:16 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:13 (original rating) | Spain:16 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The film was intended to be released in October 2009 but it was postponed because Paramount's remaining yearly marketing and Oscars campaigning budget could only afford for its two other movies, Up in the Air (2009/I) and The Lovely Bones (2009).

Goofs:

Factual errors: While talking to George Noyce, Teddy lights a match. The side of the bars facing the camera light up, although the match and Teddy are on the other side.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Teddy Daniels:Pull yourself together, Teddy. Pull yourself together.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Breakfast: Episode dated 12 March 2010" (2010)

Soundtrack:

HOMMAGE Á JOHN CAGE

All it Takes is One Line of Dialogue to Make an Impact...

There is one line of dialogue, right at the end of Shutter Island before the credits roll, that elevates the emotion of the film and makes it much more powerful. For those of you, like me, who read and enjoyed the novel before seeing the film and felt that the trailers and advertisements for this film were leading you to believe there wouldn't be any narrative surprises in store, think again! Scorsese's film features that one brief piece of dialogue at the films conclusion that results in an entirely different perception of the final act. The rest of the film, however, is very faithful to Dennis Lehane's already great story.

Shutter Island represents exactly what one should hope for when seeing a novel being interpreted to film. While it certainly does the source material justice, it also adds small changes that make for a distinctive experience. Even if you've read the novel multiple times, you'll feel like you're reading the book for the first time again while watching. Scorsese perfectly recreates the menacing atmosphere of the island on film. Every location is foreboding and drenched with hints of unseen danger in dark corners. The lighthouse, the caves, the civil war fort housing "the most dangerous patients," and the island itself--every locale seems large yet claustrophobic and isolated at the same time.

I often experience claustrophobia myself and there are certain films that really capitalize on that personal fear and make it more relevant and eerie to me. Neil Marshall's The Descent was one such picture, and this is another. An confined island is a terrific horror location and it comes with its own type of fear. The utter desperation to escape from a persistent and confined nightmare is something Teddy (Dicaprio) is receiving in high doses, and so does the audience.

As with Scorsese and DiCaprio's previous collaborations, this is a movie that must be seen. Here they explore the horror/thriller genre with gravitas, with no small part played by Laeta Kalogridis in supplying the screenplay. While most modern pictures of its kind lack character or any real sense of suspense, Shutter Island doesn't go for cheap gags. I concur with Ebert when he says one of the key elements to this film is that it releases its tension through suspense instead of mindless action sequences. That's not to knock a well-deserved frenetic scene of violence every once in awhile--it works to the advantage of some films like Evil Dead II and Planet Terror--but had Teddy and Chuck gone running and gunning through the facility's faculty, the mood this movie keeps in check so well would have been lost.

However, that mood isn't sacrificed and "spooky" is punched up to full force. A considerable amount of that spooky is generated by a "best of" collection of actors that have mastered the art of creepy: Ben Kingsley, Jackie Earle Haley, Ted Levine, and Max Von Sydow just to name a few. Had Tom Noonan been thrown in the cast as well, my "Top Five People I Would Not Want to Be Left in the Dark with, Especially in a Room with No Doors or Windows" list would have been completely exhausted. On that note, is it just me or has Sydow mysteriously not aged since The Exorcist? Was there a secret pact made between Lucifer and Father Merrin? Whether he sold his soul or not, he's quite ominous in every single scene he is present in. All of this great talent in front of the camera doesn't mean anything though if you don't have a faithful orchestrator behind it. Luckily you have Scorsese leading the lens and he points the movie in the right direction, even if this isn't among his very best works. His style works amazingly with suspense laden projects and at times he even seems to channel Hitchcock and Kubrick, though there's always something distinctively Scorsese about the presentation. I found the editing in the opening scene, with Chuck and Teddy approaching Shutter Island, to be very odd and frantic, though I think the audience will know why Scorsese displayed the scene the way he did after completing the film.

With a body of work so impressive, Shutter Island is among captivating company. The good news is that Shutter Island carves out a place of its own in his resume. While no Goodfellas or Raging Bull or Taxi Driver, I have no problem placing Shutter side by side The Last Temptation of Christ and Bringing Out the Dead. The cinematography is bright and gorgeous. Scorsese doesn't rely on the over-grainy, ugly presentation that most modern horror or suspense-riddled thrillers rely on. He uses lush, bright color during daytime and dream sequences to flush out a distinct feeling of terror.

Shutter Island isn't just a pretty face, its also got a great story to boot and this is why I've been anticipating the film for so long. As mentioned earlier, I've been exposed and digested the source material myself before seeing the movie. I was worried the trailers for the film were giving away too much through their spots on television and on the silver screen, but Scorsese has added enough to the film for the story to feel fresh even for those "in the know." You are transferred in the films paranoia and phobia once the camera pans through the mental facilities open doors. Lehane is one of the luckiest authors on the planet to have his work adapted to the big screen by talents such as Eastwood and Scorsese, but his work is brilliant and deserving of such treatment.

At the risk of spoiling plot points for potential viewers who have not read the book, I'll leave a Related Recommendations section concealed in "Spoiler" tags. Discussing this story at any length can be quite revealing.