Takers (2010)

Director:

John Luessenhop

Writers (WGA):

Peter Allen (written by) &
Gabriel Casseus (written by) ...
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Release Date:

27 August 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Who's Taking Who?

Plot:

A group of bank robbers find their multi-million dollar plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Bank | Planning | Police | Detective

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Chris Brown	...	Jesse Attica
Hayden Christensen	...	A.J.
Matt Dillon	...	Jack Welles
Michael Ealy	...	Jake Attica
Idris Elba	...	Gordon Cozier
Steve Harris	...	Lt. Carver
T.I.	...	Ghost (as Tip 'T.I'. Harris)
Jay Hernandez	...	Eddie Hatcher
Zoe Saldana	...	Lilly
Johnathon Schaech	...	Scott
Paul Walker	...	John Rahway
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Naomi Cozier
Gaius Charles	...	Max
Gideon Emery	...	Sergei
Zulay Henao	...	Monica Hatcher
Glynn Turman	...	Chief Detective Duncan
Nicholas Turturro	...	Franco Dalia
Isa Briones	...	Sunday Welles
Andrei Runtso	...	Constatine
Vladimir Tevlovski	...	Ethan
Tim Sitarz	...	Russian #1
Harrison S. Miller	...	Eddie, Jr. (as Harrison Miller)
Karl Knuth	...	Scott's Bodyguard
Conrade Gamble	...	Haitian Thug
Jermaine Holt	...	Dealer #2
Martin Shuler	...	Prison Guard
Kelvin Brown	...	Security Guard #1
Danny Epper	...	Bank Guard #1
Bobby McLaughlin	...	Bank Guard #2
Nancy Wetzel	...	Chopper News 14 Reporter
Andrew Fiscella	...	Security Chief
Juna Kim	...	Asian Girl #1
Natasha Ellie	...	African American Girl
Will McFadden	...	Haitian's Lawyer
Daniel Stevens	...	Slick
Troy Brenna	...	Sweatpants
Gino Anthony Pesi	...	Paulie, Jr.
Mike Wood	...	Police Tech
Terrell Lee	...	Parole Officer
Noelle Mahasin	...	Officer of the Day (as Noelle Smith)
Lanny Joon	...	Vice Cop
Roger Stoneburner	...	Wasted Junkie
Erik Stabenau	...	Armed Driver #1
James C. Lewis	...	Armed Driver #2 (as Jim Lewis)
Matthew Taylor	...	Armed Guard #1 (as Matt Taylor)
Marcus Young	...	Armed Guard #2
Jimmy N. Roberts	...	Guard #3 (as Jimmy Roberts)
Dustin Meier	...	Guard #4
Benito Martinez	...	Officer in Charge (as James Martinez)
Laura-Shay Griffin	...	Receptionist (as Laura Shay Griffin)
Ashleigh Falls	...	Frumpy Bank Teller
JoAnna Rhambo	...	Woman in Underwear at Gordon's
Bryan Ross	...	Officer #4
Nathan Bell	...	Cop in a Hole
Joe DiGiandomenico	...	TV News Reporter #1
Craig Susser	...	TV News Reporter #2
Ben Skorstad	...	2nd News Helicopter Pilot
Gokor Chivichyan	...	Russian #2
Roman Mitichyan	...	Russian #3
Vladimir Orlov	...	Russian #4
Bradley Jensen	...	News 14 Chopper Pilot (as Brad Jensen)
Michael Duisenberg	...	News Reporter Channel 8
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	...	News 14 Camera Crew
John Meier	...	Police Officer Jesse Chase #1
Scott Wilder	...	Police Officer Jesse Chase #2
Trevor Donovan	...	Rahway Body Double
Patrick Stickland	...	Doorman
Mike Smith	...	Russian #5
Paul Stephen Hubbard	...	Internal Affairs Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Antonio Echeverria	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Jerald Garner	...	Building Security (uncredited)
Krystal Harris	...	Hostess at VIP club (uncredited)
David Hill	...	Bank Concierge (uncredited)
Trae Ireland	...	Mercury (uncredited)
Brandon Kyle	...	LAPD Officer (uncredited)
Karina Michel	...	Shopper (uncredited)
Elsa Morales Myers	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Dale Pavinski	...	LAPD Sergeant (uncredited)
Matthew Skomo	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Nancy Young	...	Bank Customer (uncredited)

Directed by
John Luessenhop

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Allen		(written by) &
Gabriel Casseus		(written by) and
John Luessenhop		(written by) &
Avery Duff		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Brown	....	executive producer
Gabriel Casseus	....	executive producer
Morris Chestnut	....	executive producer
George Flynn	....	associate producer
Glenn S. Gainor	....	executive producer
Jason Geter	....	producer
William Packer	....	producer
Nicolas Stern	....	co-producer
T.I.	....	producer (as Tip 'T.I.' Harris)

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Michael Barrett		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Armen Minasian

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger
David Rapaport		(as David H. Rapaport)

Production Design by
Jon Gary Steele

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Dena Roth

Costume Design by
Maya Lieberman

Makeup Department
David Abbott	....	makeup artist
Kweli Calderon	....	makeup artist: Mr Chris Brown
Jamie Leigh DeVilla	....	makeup artist
Luis García	....	key makeup artist
Shawn Janifer	....	makeup artist
Silvina Knight	....	makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head
Larry Waggoner	....	department head hair
Kweli Calderon	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Bret Mayo	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jennifer Blair	....	production supervisor
Glenn S. Gainor	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Douglas Aarniokoski	....	second unit director
Steve Danton	....	first assistant director
Bac DeLorme	....	first assistant director: second unit (additional photography)
Stephen W. Moore	....	second second assistant director
James Moran	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marc Newland	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jaysene Overton	....	second second assistant director: second unit (day player)
Brian Relyea	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Cristina B. Avery	....	art department assistant
Claudia Bonfe	....	set decorating buyer
Max E. Brehme	....	property master
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker foreman
Jay Dupuy	....	plaster department head
Frank-Joseph Frelier	....	art department assistant
Neil Garland	....	propmaker foreman
Brad Good	....	assistant property master
Todd Harris	....	storyboard artist
Karen Higgins	....	construction coordinator
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter
Mark Kelly	....	assistant props
Steven Kissick	....	general foreman
Rachel Klein	....	art department assistant
Richard Lambert	....	leadman
Al Lewis	....	assistant art director
Sean Lira	....	set dresser
Brett McKenzie	....	art department coordinator
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Steve Salazar	....	welder
Grant Sawyer	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Christopher Schultz	....	assistant property master
Trey Shaffer	....	graphic designer
Brian Tipton	....	shop foreman
Jason Vanover	....	key greensman
Fante Zamora	....	set dresser gangboss
Scott Schutzki	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Deb Adair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Armstrong	....	foley editor
Kami Asgar	....	supervising sound editor
Bill W. Benton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Mick Davies	....	utility sound technician: second unit
Lori Dovi	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jeff Gross	....	foley mixer
Steven D. Grothe	....	sound mixer: second unit
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor
Susan Ham	....	sound editorial assistant
Eric Harwood	....	sound recordist
Shawn Holden	....	production sound mixer
Amy Kane	....	foley artist
Gregg Landaker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Herwig Maurer	....	sound editor
Sean McCormack	....	supervising sound editor
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Erin Oakley	....	adr supervisor
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Paul Pirola	....	additional sound mixer
Paul Pirola	....	sound designer
Paul Pirola	....	sound effects editor
Rocky Quiroz	....	utility sound technician
Jacob Riehle	....	sound editor
Tim Tuchrello	....	sound editor
John Wakeham	....	sound editor
Jon Wakeham	....	sfx editor

Special Effects by
David J. Barker	....	pyrotechnician: action unit
John Frazier	....	special effects coordinator
Tommy Frazier	....	special effects foreman
Joe Heffernan	....	pyrotechnician
Martin Montoya	....	special effects foreman
Jesse Noel	....	special effects technician
J.D. Schwalm	....	on-set special effects coordinator
Richard Stutsman	....	special effects foreman: pyrotechnics
Jeffrey A. Wischnack	....	special effects supervisor
Bryan Wohlers	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor
Suzette Barnett	....	compositor
Raoul Bolognini	....	visual effects producer
Kristen Branan	....	head of production: Zoic Studios
Matthew G. Donnan	....	visual effects artist
Ristra Fajarwaty	....	roto/paint artist
Ilan Gabai	....	effects technical director: Zoic Studios
Diana Hinek	....	visual effects compositor
Carolyn Martin	....	visual effects coordinator
Nathan Overstrom	....	digital compositor
Rocco Passionino	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Casey Adams	....	stunts
David Ali	....	stunts
Jackie Backer	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunt performer
Craig Baxley Jr.	....	stunt driver
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt driver
Tony Donno	....	stunts
Seth Duhame	....	utility stunts
Cheyenne Ellis	....	stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunt performer
Conrade Gamble	....	stunt performer
Lance Gilbert	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Gunther	....	stunts
Hollis Hill	....	stunt double: Michael Ealy
Jermaine Holt	....	stunt player
Kanin Howell	....	stunts
Jayme Jensen	....	stunt performer
Tracy Kay	....	stunt performer
Richard King	....	utility stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunt performer
Reuben Langdon	....	stunt double: Hayden Christensen/Gideon Emery
Oakley Lehman	....	stunt double
Victor Lopez	....	stunt double
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunts
Angela Meryl	....	stunt performer
Roman Mitichyan	....	stunt actor
Vladimir Orlov	....	stunt player
Dale Pavinski	....	stunt driver
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Manny Perry	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt performer
Brieann Rich	....	stunt driver
Michael Rich	....	stunt driver
Nicholas Rich	....	stunt driver
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunt performer
Pat Romano	....	stunt rigger
Andrei Runtso	....	stunt performer
James Ryan	....	stunt performer
Alena Sauko	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt performer
Jackson Spidell	....	stunt double:Hayden Christensen
Petra Sprecher	....	precision driver
Daniel Stevens	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Vladimir Tevlovski	....	stunts
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double: Chris Brown
Rich Volp	....	stunt rigger
Chrissy Weathersby Ball	....	stunt double
Marcus Young	....	stunts
Nancy Young	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Tyler Anderson	....	rigging electrician
Travis Belgard	....	best boy grip: second unit
John Beran	....	rigging key grip
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
Ryan Carnahan	....	grip
Nelson A. Castillo	....	rigger
Greg Chmura	....	balloon light technician
Henry Cline	....	camera operator: second unit: "a" camera
Todd Csernecky	....	best boy electric: second unit
Douglas A. Degrazzio	....	digital imaging technician
Tulio Duenas	....	second assistant camera
Andrew Dumas	....	assistant camera
Allen D. Easton	....	camera operator
Jason Ellson	....	Steadicam operator: second unit
Matt Fortlage	....	second assistant camera
Christopher Franey	....	set lighting technician
Sarah Galley	....	camera production assistant
Cory Geryak	....	chief lighting technician
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech cineflex
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Herron	....	digital video assist: 2nd Unit
Ami Howard	....	loader
John Janusek	....	key grip
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	additional video assist
David Katz	....	digital video assist operator
Matt Kennedy	....	second assistant camera
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography
Matt Kubas	....	rigging electrician
Gabriel J. Lewis	....	electrician
Damon Liebowitz	....	gaffer: second unit
David Luckenbach	....	camera operator
Diego Mariscal	....	key grip: second unit
Aaron Marquette	....	additional second assistant camera
Byron McCulloch	....	rigging best boy
Daniel C. McFadden	....	assistant camera
Maurice K. McGuire	....	camera operator
Igor Meglic	....	director of photography: second unit
Markus Mentzer	....	second assistant camera
Ryan Nelson	....	grip
Dara Norman	....	lighting technician
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Onofrio Nino Pansini	....	camera operator
Brad Peterman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Sean Prichard	....	grip: second unit
Thoma Reavis	....	electrician: second unit
Mike Sanchez	....	video playback operator
Todd SanSone	....	additional second assistant camera
John P. Shine	....	best boy grip
Benjamin Shurtleff	....	camera loader: second unit
Jeffrey P. Soderberg	....	chief rigging electrician
Kenny Solomon	....	electrician
Larry Sushinski	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Derek Touvell	....	set lighting best boy: second unit
Karl Vindler	....	video assist
Michael Witczak	....	lighting technician
Brian Woronec	....	dimmer board programmer
Marc Wostak	....	rigging electric
John Young	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Thiemann	....	set lighting technician: additional photography (uncredited)

Casting Department
Claire Benjamin	....	extras casting
Julie Swistak	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Albertson	....	additional set costumer
Yvonne Bastidos	....	set costumer
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor
Brad Holtzman	....	set costumer
Herman Hudson Jr.	....	costumer
Lindsey Kear	....	wardrobe production assistant
Laura E. Little	....	key costumer
Molly McConnaughy	....	costume shopper
Anton Schneider	....	set costumer
Kia Tyrrell	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Randy Bricker	....	additional editor
Tony D'Amore	....	digital intermediate colorist
Ash Hanratty	....	apprentice editor
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist
D.J. Turner	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Jim Black	....	music clearance
Gustavo Borner	....	score mixer
Todd Bozung	....	music editor
Robb Gilligan	....	music post-production assistant
Kier Lehman	....	co-music supervisor
Jeremy Levy	....	orchestrator
Justin Moshkevich	....	assistant score mixer
Chris Newlin	....	additional programming
Chris Newlin	....	musician: guitar/bass
Chris Newlin	....	score production coordinator
Jaclyn Newman	....	assistant music editor (as Jaclyn Newman Dorn)
Travis Smith	....	score recordist
Diego Stocco	....	musical sound designer
Martin Tillman	....	soloist: cello

Transportation Department
Dan Brizendine	....	transportation coordinator
Jeff Cadmus	....	driver
Neil Chisholm	....	production van driver
Jayson Ehlers	....	transportation co-captain
John Feinblatt	....	picture car captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Tina King	....	driver
Mike Ortiz	....	driver
Tina Peterson	....	driver
Kirk Roberts	....	driver
Richard Denson	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Philip Banks	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Jennifer Blair	....	production supervisor
James Bland	....	production assistant
Kristen Boulé	....	additional set production assistant
Maxine Brooks	....	studio teacher
Nicholas Brown	....	second assistant accountant
Randin Brown	....	production assistant
Trisha Burton	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Elena Chernock	....	production assistant: second unit
Diane Collins	....	script supervisor
Faith Conroy	....	script supervisor second unit
Darryl Crews	....	stand-in: Michael Ealy
Martin J. Cummins	....	key assistant location manager
Matthew Cuny	....	assistant: Nicolas Stern
Lisa Curtis	....	assistant production coordinator
Jonathan Darden	....	production assistant (as John Reed)
Douglas Dresser	....	supervising location manager
Richie Elson	....	additional set production assistant
Brendan Finnigan	....	second assistant accountant
Vincent Joseph Flaherty	....	armorer
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	set production assistant
Sarah Galley	....	production assistant
Steve Gehrke	....	script supervisor
Brett Gipson	....	stand in/double
Peter Gluck	....	key assistant location manager
Clyde Goins	....	stand-in
Vicki Goldsmith	....	set production assistant
Jesse Grillo	....	assistant: cast
Rich Heichel	....	location coordinator
James Henderson	....	stand-in: Hayden Christiansen
Tyler Hisel	....	production assistant: second unit
Mark Hochman	....	operator: computer and video playback
Richard Itskovich	....	additional set production assistant
Lynn Johnson	....	set medic
Iwona Kanclerz	....	script supervisor (additional script supervisor)
Waléra Kanischtscheff	....	voice actor: Sergei
S. Dylan Kirkland	....	key assistant location manager
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael Barbanell Landres	....	production legal services
Jamie Lieberman	....	assistant: Glenn S. Gainor
Drew Lindo	....	office production assistant
Megan Lurty	....	set production assistant: second unit
Ruben Malaret	....	publicist
Christian Malouf	....	payroll accountant
Jorjeana Marie	....	adr voice
Donny Martino Jr.	....	key assistant location manager
Matthew McArdle	....	production assistant
Brian M. O'Neill	....	location manager: second unit
Kyle Oliver	....	key assistant location manager
Kelli Parsons	....	production assistant: second unit
Kelli Parsons	....	set production assistant: second unit
Laura Pendergrass	....	production secretary
Brigette Pope	....	assistant location manager
Arian Simone Reed	....	publicist (as Arian Reed)
Steve Reese	....	production assistant
Brennan Reynolds	....	assistant to cast
Tim Rogers	....	set production assistant: second unit
Jordan Romano	....	production assistant
Chris Romberg	....	production accountant
Tim Seitter	....	production assistant
Matt Sigloch	....	police technical advisor
Frank Slaten	....	set production assistant: second unit
Brandi Slayton	....	assistant: Mr. Packer
Sue Smith	....	production coordinator
Brendan Thomas	....	assistant: Tip 'T.I.' Harris
Chrisoula Vlassopoulos	....	accounting clerk
Edward Voccola	....	assistant: Dana Belcastro
Kate Royce Walters	....	second assistant accountant
Richard W. Welch	....	key production assistant
Ryan Whan	....	first assistant accountant
Chad Witt	....	additional set production assistant

Production Companies

• Screen Gems (presents)
• Rainforest Films
• Grand Hustle Entertainment (in association with) (as Grand Hustle Films)
• Overbrook Entertainment

Distributors

• Screen Gems (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• FX Network (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• RTL Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and promotion
• 424 Post  sound post-production
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Film Art  artwork
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Madison Gate Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• NPI Entertainment Payroll  payroll services - post production sound editors (as NPI Production Services)
• Panavision  digital imaging
• Reel Security  production security
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, a sexual situation/partial nudity and some language

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45407) | Ireland:12A | Malaysia:18 | Singapore:PG | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:12A | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | South Africa:16 | Canada:PG (Alberta) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (blu-ray) | Australia:M | Japan:G | Argentina:13 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

410 Boyd St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Screen Gems

Trivia:

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Wide Ranging".

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: A Ducati sports motorcycle is used throughout the movie. Ducatis are renowned for their distinctive twin cylinder snort, which is unlike almost every other modern bike. Yet, every time it appears the sound we hear is that of a big Japanese 4 cylinder sports bike, nothing remotely like the sound of a Ducati.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Eddie Hatcher:[to Welles] You look like shit, man.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Executing the Heist: The Making of 'Takers' (2011) (V)

Soundtrack:

The Best Thing

Entertaining but not great

I must say this film was entertaining at best. The best performances coming from Matt Dillon and Tip "T.I." Harris. The actions sequences, while very intense, were ruined at times by the shaky camera movements, especially during the chase sequences. The storyline, while it had original elements, was flawed and certain scenes you could see coming from a mile away. The only thing I admire from this film is that it tries to give all of its stars equal screen time and importance, just like the far superior film it tries to emulate "Heat". Takers, attempts to be an heist film with a heart to which the younger generation can connect, but fails to deliver the goods. I commend T.I. for his performance and executive producing this project, but I think it still needed work as far as the storyline and the filming are concerned. My suggestion is to skip it and wait for it on DVD.