The Killing Machine (2010/I) Icarus (original title)

Director:

Dolph Lundgren

Writer:

Raul Inglis (written by)

Release Date:

July 2010 (Indonesia)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

They wouldn't let him quit.

Plot:

A Soviet-trained assassin is determined to escape his double life as a hitman and as a husband-father.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Hitman | Hong Kong | Neo Noir | Woman On Top

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Edward Genn / Icarus
Stefanie von Pfetten	...	Joey (as Stefanie Von Pfetten)
Samantha Ferris	...	Kerr
David Lewis	...	Mr. Graham
Lindsay Maxwell	...	April
John Tench	...	Serge
Bo Svenson	...	Vadim
Katelyn Mager	...	Taylor
Monique Ganderton	...	Kim
Slavi Slavov	...	Oleg
Stephen Chang	...	John: Chinese Boss (as Stephen M.D. Chang)
Igor Morozov	...	Russian Officer
Mike Carpenter	...	Young Icarus
Marian Koprada	...	Young Vadim
Chantal Forde	...	Janet
Malcolm Stewart	...	Jeff
Patricia Mayen-Salazar	...	Manuela
Dan Payne	...	Dave
Charles Zuckermann	...	Fake Cop #1 (as Charles Zuckerman)
Patrick Sabongui	...	Fake Cop #2
Douglas Chapman	...	Road Worker #1 (as Doug Chapman)
Dave Hospes	...	Road Worker #2
Simon Burnett	...	Road Worker #3
Brad Loree	...	Hit Man #1
Colin Corrigan	...	Vlad
Daniel Cudmore	...	Hit Man #2
Mike Ching	...	Chinese Security Guard #1
Lloyd Adams	...	Kerr Bodyguard #2
Guy Bews	...	Kerr Bodyguard #1 (as Guy Brews)
Layton Morrison	...	Kerr Driver
Rick Pearce	...	Kerr Bodyguard #3
Mark Chin	...	Chinese Security Guard #2
Brett Chan	...	Chinese Security Guard #3
Aaron Au	...	Chinese Thug #1 (as Aron Au)
Jeffery Ong	...	Chinese Thug #2 (as Jeff Ong)
Don Lew	...	Chinese Thug #3
Taras Kostyuk	...	Boris
Ken Kirzinger	...	Vadim Killer #1
Dan Rizzuto	...	Vadim Killer #2
Paul Lazenby	...	Vadim Killer #3
Tony Morelli	...	Vadim Bodyguard #1
Yves Cameron	...	Vadim Bodyguard #2
Shawn Stewart	...	Vadim Bodyguard #3
Mike Desabrais	...	Finch
Alexander Mandra	...	Russian Officer #1
Richard Jollymore	...	Ruissian Officer #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jessica Jaymes	...	Dead Girl in Tub - Brunette

Directed by
Dolph Lundgren

Writing credits
Raul Inglis		(written by) (as Raul Sanchez Inglis)

Produced by
Josée Bernard	....	co-executive producer (as Josee Bernard)
Tom Berry	....	executive producer
Lisa M. Hansen	....	executive producer
Breanne Hartley	....	co-producer
Paul Hertzberg	....	executive producer
John Prince	....	line producer
Kirk Shaw	....	producer
Gordon Yang	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
James Jandrisch

Cinematography by
Marc Windon

Film Editing by
Jamie Alain

Casting by
Candice Elzinga

Production Design by
Renee Read

Art Direction by
Lori West

Set Decoration by
Sean Pidgeon
Jason Randolph
Stu Salter
Kester Svendson
John Tiffen		(as Jon Tiffin)

Costume Design by
Allisa Swanson

Makeup Department
Julia Bors	....	first assistant makeup artist
Paula Demille	....	first assistant hair stylist (as Paula DeMille)
Céline Godeau	....	special effects makeup artist: Schminken Studios (as Celine Godeau)
Joanne Kinchella	....	key makeup artist
Toby Lindala	....	special effects makeup supervisor: Schminken Studios
Miyuki Mori	....	special effects makeup artist: Schminken Studios (as Miyuku Mori)
Lee Novak	....	key hair stylist
Kyla Rose Tremblay	....	special effects makeup artist: Schminken Studios

Production Management
Sean Bowers	....	post-production supervisor
Charlotte Clark-Gamache	....	post-production supervisor (as Charlotte Gamache)
John Prince	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brent Crowell	....	first assistant director
Marian Koprada	....	third assistant director
Sean Osmack	....	second assistant director
Greg Rousseaux	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Patrick Beattie	....	lead dresser
Scott Bowering	....	dresser
Jennifer Cane	....	dresser
Shawn Cole	....	construction
Moni El Batrik	....	assistant art director
Ian Gamel	....	construction foreman
Todd Graham	....	dresser
Sean Hawryluk	....	dresser
Sarah Hughes	....	dresser
Matthew Law	....	on-set dresser (as Matt Law)
Jacob Lynch	....	lead painter
Erik More	....	construction coordinator
Chris Nohel	....	assistant set decorator
Tyler Page	....	props master
Tullis Rose	....	props assistant

Sound Department
Tim Archer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin B. Barron	....	foley mixer (as Kevin Barron)
Kevin B. Barron	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Kevin Barron)
Jason Cole	....	foley artist
Doug Kerr	....	boom operator
Randy Kiss	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Kiss	....	sound supervisor
Scott C. Kolden	....	sound effects editor (as Scott Kolden)
Tad Nazar	....	sound mixer (as Ted Nazar)
Alan Perkins	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Allen Benjamin	....	special effects coordinator (as Al Benjamin)
Tom Evans	....	special effects assistant
Lionel Huppee	....	special effects assistant
Ryan Patton	....	special effects best boy
Rob Thorpe	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Mack Benz	....	visual effects supervisor
Landon Bootsma	....	lead compositor: Exile VFX
Blake Johnson	....	compositor: Exile VFX
Sanjeev Kumar	....	compositor: Exile VFX
Blake Laingsmith	....	compositor: Exile VFX (as Blake Laing-Smith)
Francois Latremoille	....	visual effects supervisor: Exile VFX
Thierry Latremoille	....	3D lead: Exile VFX
Reuben Siboni	....	compositor: Exile VFX (as Benny Siboni)
Mack Benz	....	visual effects producer: Exile VFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Zoey Bellamy	....	stunt: Taylor
Mike Carpenter	....	stunt double: Icarus
Lauro Chartrand	....	fight coordinator
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunt coordinator
Colin Decker	....	stunt double: Vlad
Richard Jollymore	....	stunt performer: Russian Officer #2
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt coordinator
Brad Loree	....	stunt double: Vadim
Alexander Mandra	....	stunt performer: Russian Officer #1
Layton Morrison	....	stunt performer
Chad Sayn	....	air ram coordinator
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	co-stunt coordinator (as Melissa Stubbs)
Barry Evans	....	fight consultant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brittany D. Allan	....	grip
Skylar Almas	....	grip
Ed Araquel	....	still photographer
Chelsea Barrie	....	grip
Melissa Beaupre	....	best boy grip
Kieran Brownie	....	camera trainee
Cindy Cleator	....	best boy electric (as Cynthia Cleator)
Patrick Cronin	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Mark Evans	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Valerie Fraser	....	rigger: safety
Derrick Garland	....	generator operator
Lindsay George	....	grip
Ted Hamilton	....	rigging gaffer
Jesse Harris	....	rigging grip
Dwight Hartnett	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Dan Holt	....	lamp operator
Tammy Jones	....	second assistant camera
Shannon Kohli	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Jonathan Laxton	....	lamp operator
Vince Laxton	....	gaffer
Zack Lazarus	....	lamp operator
Boris Martens	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Rudy Mawson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kevan McGovern	....	grip
Brad Mear	....	grip
Michael Orthner	....	grip
Dorian Perodie	....	dolly grip
Dorian Perodie	....	key grip
Craig Powell	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Kyle Sandilands	....	grip
Armand Santos	....	lamp operator
Ken Sutherland	....	second assistant camera
Jessica Uribe	....	grip
Marc Windon	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
L.A. Hilts	....	extras casting (as LA Hilts)
Martina Smyth	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trilby Jeeves	....	costume assistant
Christina Lara	....	background costumer
Marcia Mior	....	costume truck supervisor
Jamie Tedham	....	set supervisor
Katherine Wigzell	....	assistant costume designer (as Katharine Wigzell)

Editorial Department
Adam Driscoll	....	post production supervisor
Todd Giroux	....	technical supervisor
Ben Kennedy	....	second assistant editor
Adam Locke-Norton	....	assistant editor (as Adam Locke Norton)
Georgia Milroy	....	assistant editor
Ismael Ribeiro	....	director of engineering
Alissa Roode	....	on-line editor
Seán Travers	....	colorist (as Sean Travers)
Peter Hollywood	....	editorial consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Natasha Duprey	....	music clearances
Mark Unthank	....	composer: additional music
Rich Walters	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Tony Boulter	....	driver: cable truck
Ian Cooper	....	driver: cast
Benjamin Easterday	....	driver
John Edwards	....	transportation
Larry Fedyk	....	transportation
Peter Holt	....	transportation
Ross Martin	....	driver
Brian Mcrae	....	driver: cast (as Brian McRae)
Paul Medeiros	....	driver: honeywagon
Laurie Morris	....	transport coordinator
Jeff Nyland	....	driver
Nathan Pergentile	....	driver
Shawn Rader	....	driver
Taylor Sarai	....	driver
Mark Schmitke	....	transport co-captain
Morris Tancredi	....	driver
Ray Waechter	....	transport captain
Robert Zacharivk	....	driver

Other crew
Karen Austin	....	production accountant
Loren Bagelman	....	security guard
John Balfour	....	extras wrangler
Jonathan Barnes	....	production assistant
Renee Bella	....	assistant location manager
Mike Bennett	....	security guard
Bill Berry	....	technical consultant
Jacob Bruce	....	location production assistant
Elle Buckle	....	stand-in
Sandie Cabrol	....	business affairs coordinator
Joseph Condon	....	security guard
Neil Elman	....	production executive
Rob Fournier	....	armorer
Jonathan Fox	....	key production assistant (as John Fox)
Jonathan Fox	....	location scout
Wayne Gaines	....	security guard
Hillary Gallant	....	second assistant production coordinator
Mark Gamache	....	location scout
Micah Gardener	....	assistant production coordinator
Steve Gregoropoulos	....	business & legal affairs (as Steve Gregoropolous)
Than Hadjioannou	....	security coordinator
Margot Hand	....	business affairs
Tamara Harland	....	location production assistant
Amber Howard	....	assistant: Lisa Hansen
Kennya Jefferson	....	location production assistant
Ken Kabatoff	....	assistant: mr. lundgren
Jill Kabush	....	location production assistant
Esther Kang	....	production assistant: assistant director
Harry Kemball	....	security guard
Ally Kimura	....	assistant production coordinator
Justin Lauzon	....	location production assistant
Christin Lindgard	....	production assistant
Boris Machula	....	security guard
Daniel McAlister	....	post production assistant
Jim McKeown	....	production coordinator
Maryvonne Micale	....	unit publicist
John Mio	....	key production assistant
Shaunna Mitchell	....	payroll accountant
Tim Moshansky	....	location scout
Bryce Munro	....	production assistant
Charles Payne	....	security guard
William Perisa	....	production assistant
Lorna Pineda	....	assistant accountant
Nicole Reid	....	assistant to production
Sandy Reynolds	....	craft service
Sandy Reynolds	....	first aid
John Rollins	....	key production assistant
Jacquelyn Roth	....	production assistant
Montague Rudolph	....	production assistant
Carolina Silva	....	production assistant
Devi Singh	....	assistant: Kirk Shaw
Richard Smith	....	security guard
Leah Tanafranca	....	assistant accountant
Leah Tanafranca	....	post-production accountant
Alberto Urrea	....	security guard
Richard Urrea	....	security guard
Paul Walker	....	stand-in
Lilly Warkentin	....	assistant chef
Susan Williams	....	script supervisor
Mark Wilmot	....	location production assistant
Laura Wissot	....	assistant to director
Ali Yates	....	craft service assistant (as Allison Yates)
Ali Yates	....	first aid assistant (as Allison Yates)
Karen Zajac	....	location manager
Michael Zwart	....	chef

Thanks
David W. Hamilton	....	the producers would like to thank: Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers Inc. (as David Hamilton)
Sharon Smyth	....	the producers would like to thank: Steele's Travel World

Production Companies

• Cinetel Films (presents)
• Icarus BC Productions
• Insight Film Studios
• Reel One Pictures (uncredited)

Distributors

• Cinetel Films (2009) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical) (limited)
• Gulf Film (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (UK) (2010) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
• Aurum Producciones (2010) (Spain) (DVD)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Eagle Pictures (2010) (Italy) (DVD)
• Eastern European Acquisition Pool (EEAP) (2008) (worldwide) (all media) (Eastern Europe)
• Evolution Entertainment (2010) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Falcon Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Hamburger Medien Haus (HMH) (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Hamburger Medien Haus (HMH) (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Icon Film Distribution (2010) (Australia) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kino Swiat (2011) (Poland) (DVD)
• Movie Central Network (2010) (Canada) (TV)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2010) (Romania) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2010) (Finland) (DVD)
• Seven Sept (2010) (France) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Swen Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (DVD)
• United Home Entertainment (2010) (Thailand) (DVD)
• Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2010) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (video)
• Warner Bros Entertainment (2010) (Norway) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Exile VFX (animation and visual effects) (as Exile Visual Effects)
• Lindala Schminken FX (SPFX make-up effects by)

Other Companies

• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)  with the participation of
• Corus Entertainment  produced with the participation of (as Corus Entertainment Inc., through Movie Central TM)
• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia District Council)
• Deluxe Vancouver  the producers would like to thank (as Deluxe)
• Focus Entertainment Insurance Brokers  the producers would like to thank
• Insight Film Studios  post production services by (as Insight HD Post)
• Movie Network, The (TMN)  produced with the participation of (as The Movie Network - Astral Media Networks)
• National Bank of Canada TV and Motion Picture Group  interim financing by (as National Bank of Canada - TV and Motion Picture Group)
• Panavision  the producers would like to thank (as Panavision)
• Pinewood Sound  sound services provided by
• Province of British Columbia Film Incentive BC  with the participation of
• Rolling Chef  catering by
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  music clearances
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  acknowledgment
• Steele's Travel World  the producers would like to thank
• Super Écran  produced with the participation of (as Super Ecran - Astral Media Networks)
• Union of B.C. Performers  production made possible with the generous support of the membership of (also as U.B.C.P.)
• William F. White International  the producers would like to thank (as William F. White)

Also Known As:

"Icarus" - Canada (original title)

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:18 | USA:R (certificate #45896) | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Australia:MA (2010) | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Langley, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Cinetel Films

Trivia:

In this film both Dolph Lundgren and Bo Svenson plays Russians. In real life, they are both Swedish. Bo Svensons mother is Russian do.

Goofs:

Continuity: The Beretta 92FS Inox pistol used by Icarus suddenly changes to a Taurus PT92 and then back to a 92FS Inox during a shootout.

Quotes:

Edward Genn:That's the funny thing about fate... if you don't follow, it will drag you where it wants to go.

Movie Connections:

References "Smallville" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Smoking Gun

An entertaining but not highly memorable action film

Dolph Lundgren made a competent work as a director in Icarus, much better than the one he did in his previous movie as a filmmaker, the tedious Command Performance.Icarus may not be a great movie, but I found it to be entertaining and very superior to many action movies made straight to DVD.

The screenplay of Icarus has various clichés directly taken from many action movies from the 90's, which do not offer something new to the old formula of persecution and revenge; however, screenwriter Raul Inglis made the human element behind the violence to be credible, something which adds a varnish of emotion to the screenplay.The result may not be brilliant, but it feels more honest than many movies about "alcoholic ex-cops who must defeat an enemy from the past", or something like that.I also liked the fact that the main character is a murderer with a golden heart, so that we constantly question ourselves about the morality of his actions and our reasons to wish his triumph.That trick is undoubtedly copied from the film The Professional, but it still worked in Icarus (respecting proportions, of course; remember I am talking about a low-budget B-movie).

Unlike Steven Seagal, Lundgren is conscious of his limitations, as we can see in this movie.To start with, he carries his age with dignity and does not try to make us believe he is 25 years old.The abundant action scenes are consistent with his character, who occasionally triumphs due to his experience and ingenuity, and not because of being omnipotent or infallible.Besides, I feel that even Lundgren himself recognizes the fact that he is not a good actor, and because of that, he filled the other roles with solid actors; I particularly liked the work from Samantha Ferris, Stefanie von Pfetten and Bo Svenson, because they all bring force and conviction to their characters.

So, in conclusion, Icarus is not an excellent or very memorable film; but I personally had a good time watching it, and I think that makes it worthy of a recommendation.